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Gov. Greg Abbott signed the state’s roughly $250 billion budget Saturday, bringing a session-long effort to address the Legislature’s top priorities — school funding and property taxes — to a close. A spokesman for Abbott confirmed that …
The Texas Tribune
June, 2019
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7 June
Trump backs off tariff threat, says Mexico will help stem tide of Central American migrants headed for U.S.
President Donald Trump announced Friday evening that his administration has reached a deal with the Mexican government over immigration and the punitive tariffs he threatened to impose on Mexican imports have been postponed indefinitely. “I am …
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6 June
Gov. Abbott signs several school safety bills in wake of shooting at Santa Fe High
Capping off a yearslong effort to prevent another school shooting like the Santa Fe High tragedy, Gov. Greg Abbott signed a series of bills into law Thursday that would, among other things, strengthen mental health initiatives available …
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5 June
Migrant apprehensions continue to surge on Texas-Mexico border
The surge of unauthorized migration that has the U.S. Border Patrol sounding alarm bells continues to rise to modern-day records, according to government statistics released Wednesday. Across the southwest border, about 133,000 migrants were apprehended …
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3 June
Texas has 200+ freestanding ERs. Lawmakers just passed bills to combat patient confusion, price gouging.
Ten years ago, Texas became the first state to allow licenses for independent freestanding emergency rooms. Since then, just over 200 have opened their doors around Texas, according to state data. The facilities go by …
May, 2019
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31 May
Trump’s tariffs could hurt Texas, U.S. economies as much as Mexico’s, border leaders and analysts say
With a looming trade war with Mexico on the horizon, Texas’ proximity to its southern neighbor could spell economic trouble for the state’s consumers and workforce. But it’s the added dynamic of how this country …
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30 May
Trump says U.S. to impose 5% tariff on all Mexican imports beginning June 10 in dramatic escalation of border clash
President Trump on Thursday said he would impose a 5% tariff on all goods entering from Mexico unless it stopped the flow of illegal immigration to the United States, a dramatic escalation of his border …
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28 May
Border wall on private land near El Paso lacks necessary permits, local officials say
SUNLAND PARK, N.M. — The organization that raised millions of dollars to construct a border barrier on private land over the Memorial Day weekend will be issued a cease-and-desist letter due to a lack of …
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24 May
Teacher raises, all-day pre-K: Here’s what’s in Texas Legislature’s landmark school finance bill
After weeks of tough negotiations, lawmakers have come up with a final deal on how to increase public education funding and cut school district taxes — and it includes a compromise on raises for full-time …
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23 May
Texas’ legislative leaders say they have a deal on school finance and property tax reform
Texas’ top three political leaders declared Thursday that the Legislature had reached agreements on its top three 2019 priorities: A two-year state budget, a comprehensive reform of school finance and legislation designed to slow the …
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22 May
Texas expansion of medical cannabis nears finish line after Senate approval
Marijuana advocates were handed an unlikely victory Wednesday after the Texas Senate advanced a bill greatly expanding the list of debilitating medical conditions that can legally be treated by cannabis oil in the state. Although …
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21 May
Texas school safety measures expanded with House amendments to sweeping legislation
The Texas House expanded a sweeping school safety bill that now calls for students to learn about domestic violence prevention, requires certain training for school resource officers and would provide an undetermined amount of state …
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20 May
Analysis: Welcome to Hell Week for the Texas Legislature
Here at the beginning of a week in which most bills in the Texas Legislature will die, the big priorities set out at the beginning, in January, are still alive: school finance, property tax reform, …
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17 May
Texas medical marijuana expansion gains steam in Senate, even after previous stonewalling
Even as the Senate stonewalls a handful of bills aimed at lessening criminal penalties for possession of marijuana, an upper chamber committee on Friday advanced legislation that aims to vastly expand who has access to …
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15 May
Toddler apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border dies in El Paso after weeks in hospital
A 2½-year-old Guatemalan boy apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border died Tuesday night in El Paso after several weeks in the hospital, according to the Guatemalan Consulate and another person with direct knowledge of the case. …
