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Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed House Bill 308, colloquially called the "Merry Christmas bill," into law last Thursday. The measure will allow students and teachers in Texas to celebrate religious...
View ArticleCornyn’s high-profile border security amendment shot down in favor of new...
GOP Sens. Mark Kirk of Illinois, Bob Corker of Tennessee and John Hoeven of North Dakota are drafting a new border security compromise – without the input of Cornyn or Sen. Ted Cruz -- that Reid said...
View ArticleCornyn expresses ‘shock and amazement’ at Corker-Hoeven border enforcement...
While Texas Sen. John Cornyn said the Corker-Hoeven proposal "moved this bill in a constructive direction," he questioned how the amendment differed from his own to garner the support of Gang of Eight...
View ArticleAfter defeat of Cornyn amendment, what’s next for Senate immigration reform?
Sen. John Cornyn’s high-profile border security amendment was scuttled by the Senate Thursday amid political maneuvering that produced an even tougher enforcement proposal that would double the size of...
View ArticleSheila Jackson Lee introduces bill to require public disclosure of all FISA...
Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, introduced her H.R. 2440 bill Tuesday, which would “require the Attorney General to disclose each decision, order, or opinion of a Foreign Intelligence...
View ArticleCornyn, Cruz lead conservative push against Gang of 8-backed border security...
"I cannot support an amendment cobbled together at the eleventh hour that doubles the border patrol without knowing how much it will cost or whether it is even the right strategy," Texas Sen. John...
View ArticleWendy Davis bolsters image of Texas Democrats on national stage following...
It is no small wonder that Wendy Davis, a State Senator without widespread name recognition even in Texas, was catapulted to instant national fame after over 120,000 people throughout the country tuned...
View ArticleTexas abortion wars go national as Rick Perry chides Wendy Davis at National...
In his keynote speaker address at the National Right to Life Conference Thursday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry chided Texas State Sen. Wendy Davis on the issue of abortion despite her “difficult...
View ArticleRep. Marc Veasey sues state of Texas to block Voter ID implementation
After the Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act, Rep. Marc Veasey filed suit in federal court to prevent the state of Texas from implementing a law that would require voters to have...
View ArticleFifteen tweets you might have missed about Wendy Davis’ filibuster
The 13-hour one-woman marathon was met with countless responses from not only Texans, but viewers all over the country and the world. Here are some tweets about the law-block that you may have missed.
View ArticleCommentary: It took a ‘mob’ to protect Texas from bumbling ‘Banana Republicans’
If Americans witness their government abusing power, wouldn’t you want them to speak up? Molly Ivins used to jokingly call the gallery the “owners’ box” because that’s where the special interest...
View ArticleTexMessage: Immigrant rights advocacy coalition sets Aug. 2 deadline for...
As House Republicans ready for a closed-door meeting to discuss immigration reform July 10, members of immigrant rights groups are pressuring the House to pass a comprehensive reform package before the...
View ArticleFact-check: What will be the impact of Rick Perry abortion proposal?
The abortion bill in Texas would require clinics to meet the minimum standards of ambulatory surgical centers. Will stricter requirements force abortion clinics to shut their doors or will they be able...
View ArticleWho is driving the social media debate over the Legislature’s special...
Each week, we will look at a widely used #hashtag and examine which people, media outlets or pundits are driving the social media debate on the issue. This week, we take a look at who is influencing...
View ArticleApplause and anger on social media after Texas House approves anti-abortion...
Twitter-users came out in scores to laud and lambaste the anti-abortion legislation overwhelmingly approved by the Texas House of Representatives.
View ArticlePresidential contender Rick Santorum visits Austin ‘because Texas is the...
Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator and staunch abortion foe, wasted no time criticizing the attention that Fort Worth state senator Wendy Davis received after her filibuster of the legislation...
View ArticleSocial media melee ensues as Texas DPS confiscates feminine hygiene products...
The seizure of feminine products prompted a lively national debate on social media as Texas women had to decide whether they wanted to keep their tampons or watch the debate.
View ArticleTexas Twitter Tussle: Planned Parenthood vs. National Right to Life Committee
Behind the scenes (and in public view), Planned Parenthood and pro-life groups have been playing a prominent role in social media discourse. This week, our Texas Twitter Tussle feature compares the...
View ArticleAbortion returns as major national issue amid GOP push for state restrictions
Rick Santorum, a failed 2012 presidential candidate who's considering another run, has traveled to Texas to lobby for the abortion-restriction bill. Rick Perry, meanwhile, is among several...
View ArticlePlanned Parenthood’s Texas closures: ‘Travesty’ against women or ‘an answer...
Shortly after Texas Governor Rick Perry signed the Texas legislature's controversial abortion bill into law, the nonprofit family planning organization Planned Parenthood announced that it would be...
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