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Texas House OK’s ‘Merry Christmas’ Bill

The House on Wednesday approved a bipartisan bill that aims to remove legal risks of saying “Merry Christmas” in Texas public schools.

2013/05/08

Bill Passed To Ban Shark Fin Trading

Texas could become the first Gulf Coast state to enact a ban, which protects shark species. Tens of millions of sharks are killed each year to supply the wasteful demand for shark fin soup.

2013/05/05

Water Fund Bill Dies In Texas House

A plan to spend $2 billion on a state water fund that met with conservative opposition has failed because it broke a parliamentary rule about when such a bill could be considered.

2013/04/29

Rep. Michael Burgess hosts a forum with America's Health Insurance Plans President and CEO Karen Ignagni on Capitol Hill October 26, 2009 in Washington, D.C. (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

New Bill May Save Keller Girl’s Life

A bill just introduced in Washington may provide the life-saving physical therapy a Keller girl has been fighting to receive.

2013/04/27

A person holds a rainbow flag during a Gay Pride parade. (credit: Peter Kohalmi/AFP/GettyImages)

Texas Senators Consider Homosexual Discrimination Bill

Texas senators have begun considering a bill that would ban discrimination against homosexuals and transgender people in the workplace.

2013/04/03

A health professional attends a mother breastfeeding her baby. (credit: Joel Nito/AFP/Getty Images)

Texas House Bill Aims To Protect Breastfeeding In Public

House bill 1706 in the Texas Legislature would legally prohibiting anyone from interfering with a nursing mother in public, a protection breast-feeding advocate Michelle Hickman feels new mothers need.

2013/03/15

Fort Worth Democrat Introduces Same-Sex Marriage Bill

A Democratic lawmaker has introduced a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Texas, 10 years after the Legislature proposed a constitutional amendment banning it.

2013/02/14

A customer looks over a .45-caliber pistol in suburban Chicago on July 12, 2010. (credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

State Lawmakers Say Concealed Guns Bill Needed

Supporters of a bill to allow concealed handguns into Texas college classrooms say gunfire at a Houston-area community college shows the measure is needed to protect lives.

2013/01/23

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