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Sylvester Turner, Texas and Houston

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.

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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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Texas House colleagues celebrate life of Sylvester Turner in chamber where he once served

Sylvester Turner served as Houston mayor and in Congress after serving 27 years in the Texas House. He died March 4.

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Sylvester Turner carried into Texas Capitol to lie in state as tributes pour out

State lawmakers on Thursday formally honored Sylvester Turner, adding to the plethora of tributes that have poured out since his death last week and ahead of his memorial on Saturday in Houston. Turner,

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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 Gov. Greg Abbott touts a new ally in his school voucher push

For the first time, Abbott and a Texas House speaker are aligned, at least publicly, on his vision to send public dollars to ...

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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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Texas House debates school voucher bill late into the night — Here’s what happened

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

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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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Texas high school athletes may soon be able to profit off their NIL

NIL deals have been in the headlines for the past few years after the NCAA allowed collegiate athletes to share in the ...

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Pat Curry seeks to end daylight saving time in Texas

State Representative Pat Curry (R-Waco) filed House Bill 1736 (HB 1736) to end daylight saving time in the state of Texas.

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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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