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Houston lawmaker's staff in resignation letter: 'You have continued to endorse, encourage and create an abusive and hostile work environment in the workplace'
A Houston state representative’s entire staff has resigned in response to what a letter claims is an “abusive and hostile” work environment, according to reports from Houston-based media outlets.
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Bettencourt on legislation to present elimination of daylight saving time to voters: 'Texans, like me, want to be on one time'
Proposed legislation looks to give registered Texas voters the opportunity to vote on ending the observance of daylight saving time (DST).
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Whitmire on state's findings on Harris County Jail: 'I do feel a responsibility to sound the alarm'
State Sen. John Whitmire (D-Houston) has expressed concern regarding the Harris County Jail’s failure to comply with standards set forth by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS), according to a report from Houston FOX affiliate KRIV.
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Creighton on school choice: 'It’s, without a doubt, caught a grassfire of support and I think it’s just different than before'
A Republican state senator from Southeast Texas said many parents have expressed support toward school choice, per a report from San Antonio CBS affiliate KENS.
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Abbott: 'Our first responders represent the very best of who we are'
Gov. Greg Abbott graced the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR) where he and City of Houston officials honored law enforcement and first responders on Monday, per a press release issued by the Office of the Texas Governor.
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Abbott: Southeast Texas storm aftermath 'requires robust, comprehensive action by all levels of government'
Gov. Greg Abbott requested President Joe Biden to issue a disaster declaration on Tuesday in response to a tornado that touched down in Southeast Texas, according to a press release issued by the Office of the Texas Governor.
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Houston lawmaker Johnson: Confederate Heroes Day 'is a remembrance of a horrible past'
Thursday marks Confederate Heroes Day in the State of Texas, but a Houston-area member of the Texas House of Representatives seeks to do away with the holiday.
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Abbott in third inaugural address: 'We work every day to live up to Texas exceptionalism'
Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick were formally sworn in to their respective third terms in an inauguration ceremony at the Texas Capitol on Tuesday.
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Phelan: 'I see 149 people, ordinary Texans, who are eager to get to work on extraordinary things'
The 88th session of the Texas Legislature marks State Rep. Dade Phelan’s (R-Beaumont) second term as speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.
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Texas Legislature convenes with record-setting $33 billion surplus: 'This is truly a historical, once-in-a-lifetime budgeting session'
The 88th session of the Texas Legislature began on Tuesday with the Lone Star State in the black.
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Abbott meets Biden, delivers note to president: 'This chaos is the direct result of your failure to enforce the immigration laws that Congress enacted'
President Joe Biden and Gov. Greg Abbott met in El Paso on Sunday, with the interaction marked by the latter hand-delivering a note to the former.
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Paxton on $43 million settlement against e-cig company: 'It’s clear that JUUL violated the law'
Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton announced on Wednesday that the state has entered into a $43 million settlement with Washington, D.C.-based electronic cigarette company JUUL Labs, per a press release issued by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG).
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Scott: 'Election audit demonstrates how Texas' measures can and should be used'
The Texas Secretary of State's Office (SOS) has published the second and last phase of the agency’s full forensic audit on Monday of the results from the 2020 general election, a press release said.
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Abbott directs removal of TikTok from government-issued devices: 'China-based employees can have access to U.S. data'
Gov. Greg Abbott prohibited the use of TikTok on any government-issued devices on Wednesday, per a press release issued by the Office of the Texas Governor.
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Nelson on Texas Secretary of State nomination: 'I look forward to this new chapter of public service'
Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday nominated a retiring longtime member of the Texas Senate to become the next Texas Secretary of State after incumbent John B. Scott’s resignation announcement, according to reports from Austin-based media outlets.
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Scott on resignation as Texas' elections chief: 'I approached my duty with humility, patience and an open mind'
Texas Secretary of State John B. Scott said on Monday that he’ll vacate the office effective at the end of this year, per reports from Austin-based media outlets.
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Abbott on fentanyl vaccine: 'This happens to be a health care innovation that’s transformative'
Gov. Greg Abbott visited a facility on the campus of the University of Houston (UH) on Thursday where researchers have developed a vaccine to battle the dangerous synthetic opioid fentanyl, per a press release issued by the Office of the Texas Governor.
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Abbott: 'Fentanyl remains the single deadliest drug threat our state and nation has ever encountered'
Gov. Greg Abbott has launched an awareness campaign in response to the influx of fentanyl in the country, according to a press release from the Office of the Texas Governor.
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Abbott, O'Rourke meet in lone debate of gubernatorial contest: 'Voters want to know who they’re voting for and what they’re voting for'
Incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Beto O’Rourke met at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) in Edinburg on Friday for their first and only debate, Austin-based media outlets reported.
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Paxton on subpoena attempt at residence: 'They’re attacking me for having the audacity to avoid a stranger lingering outside my home'
A process server alleged that Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton left his house on Monday to evade a subpoena, per reports from Austin-based media outlets.