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Middleton to run for Texas Senate: 'I'm asking for your prayers, support, vote'
Texas State Rep. Mayes Middleton (R-Wallisville) will be running to replace the vacated seat of fellow Houston-area lawmaker Sen. Larry Taylor (R-Friendswood).
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'House Dems should be ashamed': Bettencourt condemns House Democrats for not passing bail reform bill
State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) is calling for bail reform in Texas following cases of individuals committing crimes while on bail release.
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'Wade made a lasting, positive difference in Houston': Texas Senate honors late Houston mayoral advisor Keith Wade
The Texas state Senate late in its session remembered Keith Wade, the late mayoral advisor in Houston who died of COVID-19 last year.
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'Great bill': Bettencourt applauds Texas Senate's recent approval of public anti-camping legislation
House Bill 1925 (HB 1925), which authorizes a statewide ban on homeless encampments, was recently approved by the Texas Senate by a vote of 28 to three, according to a press report.
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'I pushed myself too hard': Creighton recovers after collapsing on Senate floor
State Sen. Brandon Creighton has recovered after collapsing on the Senate floor on May 5.
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'I felt I needed to be on the Senate floor': Creighton collapses during gun bill debate
As the Texas State Senate debated legislation May 5 allowing eligible gun owners in the state to carry firearms in a holster or concealed without a permit, Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe) collapsed.
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'This one is historic': Permitless carry bill headed to Abbott’s desk
The Texas Senate recently passed a bill that provides for “constitutional carry,” which supporters say removes requirements that individuals be licensed with the state in order to exercise rights related to gun ownership and the U.S. Constitution.
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Bill to end non-jailable offense arrests would 'save lives and freedom,' Reynolds says
A co-author of bipartisan bill that would ban arrests on non-jailable offenses, which passed the Texas House last week and is headed into the Senate, is urging his fellow lawmakers to support the legislation for the sake of justice in the state.