Blaise Gainey
Texas Capitol ReporterTexas Capitol Reporter for The Texas Newsroom (public radio collaboration)
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Texas Senate Bill 762 stipulates that students, teachers, and others on public school campuses could be fined $500 for each day an unapproved flag [Pride, Black Lives Matter] is displayed after they’re told to take it down. -
In all, the Texas House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans’ Affairs Committee heard testimony on more than a dozen proposals to lessen firearm restrictions in the state. -
At issue is a potential $1 billion spending cap for the first two years of a voucher program, and the increase of $395 for the base amount of funds for each student in public school districts. -
Texas Senate Bill 26 would create a system where teachers automatically receive raises in their third and fifth year of teaching. -
School voucher programs are passing at record rates across the U.S. with 31 states now taking part. -
During a media briefing, Gov. Greg Abbott explained that crews are directing resources and response plans are in place. -
Tennessee passed a bill package expanding gun access, including a measure allowing teachers to carry firearms in schools — despite calls for gun safety legislation after the Covenant school shooting.
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The Tennessee legislature's special session to deal with gun violence and public safety has been extended to Monday. It was supposed to wrap up on Thursday.
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Two Tennessee lawmakers who were expelled after participating in a gun control demonstration in the statehouse won reelection. Where does that leave the gun control debate?
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LGBTQ advocates say these bills are another attempt to restrict transgender rights. Republicans sponsoring the bills say the definitions are important to keep sex from being conflated with gender.
