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Texas Black Leaders discuss 2021 legislative session

Texas Black Leaders discuss 2021 legislative session

The NAACP Houston Branch hosted a crucial conversation with the community at the Buffalo Soldiers Museum last week to discuss how the latest bills in the Texas legislative session will impact the Black community.  Texas legislators, community organizers, and...

87th session ends with few victories for GOP, Texans

87th session ends with few victories for GOP, Texans

The walkout by Democratic lawmakers on Sunday night to kill Gov. Greg Abbott’s favorite voter suppression bill was a fitting end to a dramatic legislative session that had no business being dramatic. Entering session amid a pandemic, economic recession, recovering oil...

The other bill that was stopped by the Democratic walk-out

The other bill that was stopped by the Democratic walk-out

Much attention has been given to Democrats blocking the passage of SB 7, a Republican “election integrity” bill, by staging a dramatic walkout late Sunday night to break quorum. SB 7 has received quite a bit of attention nationwide as part of a wave of GOP efforts to...

Bill to quash local worker benefits passes Texas House

On Wednesday, the Texas House voted 94-52 to pass Senate Bill 14, legislation that prohibits local governments from passing laws that guarantee worker protections and benefits. The intent of the bill, Republican lawmakers and Democratic co-author Rep. Eddie Lucio III...