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Texas Political Pulse for April 18, 2024. You received 15 news.
 
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Spectrum News Dallas-Ft​. Worth
Texas Republicans criticize Senate Democrats for dismissing Mayorkas impeachment charges
...You Need To Know The Senate trial of Mayorkas lasted less than a day, and Republicans including Sen. Ted Cruz criticized Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s decision to dismiss the charges before arguments...
Katharine Finnerty
04/18/2024 Online
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Hood County News
Rep. Shelby Slawson cuts ribbon on new district office
State Rep. Shelby Slawson speaks to Senator Brian Birdwell during the grand opening and ribbon cutting celebration of her new district office April 10. ASHLEY TERRY | HOOD COUNTY NEWS Shelby Slawson...
04/18/2024 Online
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KBTV FOX 4 (Beaumont)
Bipartisan Congress moves swiftly with sanctions on Iran after attack on Israel
...issue a slate of new sanctions and other financial restrictions against Iran and its leaders. Other legislation looks to prevent current Iranian officials sanctioned from evading those penalties and urge the...
04/18/2024 Online
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Fort Bend Herald Coaster
Gov. Greg Abbott named one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is among Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world for 2024. Abbott was named in the leaders category of the list. The Time article calls Abbott a...
04/18/2024 Online
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KLVI AM 560
Cruz: Mayorkas Impeachment Dismissal Is 'Political Expediency'
Senator Ted Cruz says the Senate's dismissal of the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is an act of "political expediency." Majority Leader Chuck Schumer adjourned the trial...
04/18/2024 Online
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San Antonio Current
Manny Pelaez may have an early jump on San Antonio's mayoral election, but it's still wide open
...Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos, a Republican who formerly worked under Govs. Rick Perry and Greg Abbott, is said to be weighing a run, as is San Antonio tech entrepreneur Beto Altamirano, whom Archer...
Michael Karlis
04/18/2024 Online
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Kurv 710
Houston Gets 2-Year Extension To Spend Post-Harvey Federal Housing Money
...city was called on to return the money, which had been distributed by the state. On Wednesday, Mayor John Whitmire announced the Texas General Land Office and the Department of Housing and Urban Development...
04/18/2024 Online
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88​.9 KETR
What's at stake in Collin County's upcoming local elections?
...situated to meet the needs of our workforce in 2024 than the rules outlined in the civil service legislation that was adopted back in 1947," Pierson said. But two firefighters told KERA that Frisco’s fire...
Caroline Love
04/18/2024 Online
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SCOTUS sides with Texas rancher in property rights case
...is taken without compensation seek redress under the self-executing Takings Clause even if the legislature has not affirmatively provided them with a cause of action?" In 2020, several Chambers County...
04/18/2024 Online
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Dallas Observer
Rule Changes for Hemp Products in Texas Could Be Around the Corner
...industry right now. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick just made banning or regulating delta-8 and delta-9 a legislative priority. The Farm Bill is up for reauthorization and could bring regulatory changes to consumable...
Jacob Vaughn
04/18/2024 Online
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Corpus Christi Caller Times
Del Mar College receives additional funds after community college funding overhaul
...statewide overhaul of community college funding is about $1 million more in state funding. The Texas Legislature passed House Bill 8 last spring, creating a new funding model for Texas community colleges. The...
04/18/2024 Online
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Rio Grande Guardian
UTRGV marks facility enhancements with $2.4 million EDA grant
...Reps. Monica De La Cruz and Vicente Gonzalez being played and messages from U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz being read - all congratulating the university on their achievement. "This is a big day, really,...
04/18/2024 Online
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Houston Press
Dan Patrick Sets Off Alarm Bells For Public School Advocates With His Property Tax Trial Balloon
...legislative session resulting in a series of back-to-back special sessions last year, called for by Gov. Greg Abbott. "Patrick is signaling that they know what needs to be done in the area of school choice. The...
Faith Bugenhagen
04/18/2024 Online
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‘Ken, You Lost This Case': Texas AG Mocked for Absurdly Claiming a ‘WIN' After Supreme Court Rules 9-0 Against Him
...counts of corruption and bribery . He got his job back after he was acquitted by the Texas Senate, a legislative body where his wife Angela Paxton (R) is a state senator (although the rules barred her from the...
Sarah Rumpf
04/18/2024 Online
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Axios Austin
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick outlines his priorities
Illustration: Lindsey Bailey/Axios Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has outlined 57 issues for the state Senate to look into — ranging from border security to innovative power generation — before the next legislative...
04/18/2024 Online
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