Dan Patrick says PAC leaderโs meeting with white supremacist was a โblunder,โ but will keep groupโs $3 million contribution
Two other Republican lawmakers are giving away donations after Nick Fuentes was seen visiting the office building associated with Defend Texas Liberty PAC President Jonathan Stickland. The meeting has roiled the party, leading to many Republicans calling on their peers to return money from the PAC.
Texas lawmakersโ attempts to ban school library books deemed inappropriate for kids spur confusion โ and concerns
The authors of bills in both legislative chambers say their billsโ aim is simple: keeping sexually explicit content off school bookshelves. But opponents say the legislation is vague and broad enough to wreak havoc.
โWe just want parityโ: Military groups call on lawmakers to give Operation Lone Star troops death benefits
Law enforcement officers who serve on Operation Lone Star get a $500,000 death benefit for their survivors if they die on duty. But National Guard troops on the same mission donโt get a dime from the state for their families if they die.
Texas Republicans have filed dozens of bills affecting LGBTQ people. Hereโs what theyโd do.
Texas lawmakers this year are debating whether to block transgender kidsโ access to transition-related health care, classify businesses that host drag shows as sexually oriented establishments and limit public school lessons on sexuality and gender identity.
2 Texas bills would restrict lessons about sexual orientation and gender identity in public schools
The legislation closely mirrors a Florida bill passed last year, dubbed by critics as the โDonโt Say Gayโ law, which detractors say would further isolate LGBTQ students and open teachers and school districts to legal risks.