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Sylvester Turner, Texas and Houston

Sylvester Turner eulogized as a man of faith, family and public service to Houston

The former Houston mayor’s funeral drew more than 1,000 mourners on Saturday, including 20 of his congressional colleagues from both political parties.

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Former Houston Mayor and Congressman Sylvester Turner lies in honor at Texas State Capitol

A longtime public servant, Turner served in the Texas House of Representatives for many years before he was elected Houston’s mayor in 2016 and 2020.

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State lawmakers, friends honor former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s legacy at Texas Capitol

Turner, who most recently served as a United States Congressman, died last week at age 70 from enduring health complications. What he left behind was a lasting mark on the state’s largest municipality and a legacy as a Texas lawmaker who consistently pushed boundaries.

Texas, FURRIES and litter boxes in school

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Kids using litter boxes in school? Texas FURRIES bill seeks to stop 'non-human' behavior

SAN ANTONIO - A new bill has been proposed to prevent the alleged "non-human" behavior at Texas schools, and it has the Governor's backing.H.B. No. 4814, otherw

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Texas politician introduces bill to ban 'non-human behavior' in schools

A new bill introduced in the Texas House of Representatives Thursday by state Rep. Stan Gerdes (R-Smithville)— which would be known as the FURRIES Act— seeks to ban "non-human behavior" in schools, including meowing or hissing,

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Texas bill would ban ‘furry culture’ in public schools

Smithville, introduced the FURRIES Act (Forbidden Unlawful Representation of Roleplaying in Education) on Thursday to prohibit Texas public schools from allowing furry subculture behavior in classrooms and on campuses.

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Texas Lawmakers Want a Charter School Network to Stop Paying Its Superintendent Nearly $900K. The School Board Says No.

The rebuke from lawmakers and charter school leaders came after an investigation from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune ...

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Texas House school vouchers bill would cost $10 billion by 2030, analysis finds

The spotlight is on the Texas House of Representatives, where an education committee took up and is expected to pass its ...

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Texas House committee holds marathon hearing on school voucher bill

A Texas House committee's public hearing on a controversial school voucher bill continued into the early morning hours ...

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Texas Senate passes bills to fight AI-generated sexual images of children, non-consenting adults

The Texas Legislature is working on several bills that could introduce more protections against AI-generated explicit images ...

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WATCH: Texas House public education committee holds hearing on school vouchers

The Committee on Public Education in the Texas House of Representatives is holding a hearing on HB 3 on Tuesday morning.

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Bill Targeting Squatters Would Hand Texas Landlords More Eviction Power

Some fear a bill introduced in the Texas Houston to reduce squatting and expedite evictions could take away some tenants' ...

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Texas ‘not for freedom’: House bill could ban gender-affirming care for transgender adults

Texas House Bill 3399 would ban medical providers from prescribing certain medications and performing certain medical procedures if they know their patient is transgender.

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Who is Al Green? Texas congressman kicked out of Trump’s address has history of protest

Rep. Al Green disrupted Donald Trump's joint congressional address Tuesday. It's not his first time countering the president, ...

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North Texas lawmaker’s bill would set the bar for splitting school districts much higher

Amid the Keller school district split turmoil, this state representative aims to make it much harder for school boards to ...

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