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Sylvester Turner, Texas and Houston

Sylvester Turner eulogized as a man of faith, family and public service to Houston

The former Houston mayor’s funeral drew more than 1,000 mourners on Saturday, including 20 of his congressional colleagues from both political parties.

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Former Houston Mayor and Congressman Sylvester Turner lies in honor at Texas State Capitol

A longtime public servant, Turner served in the Texas House of Representatives for many years before he was elected Houston’s mayor in 2016 and 2020.

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State lawmakers, friends honor former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s legacy at Texas Capitol

Turner, who most recently served as a United States Congressman, died last week at age 70 from enduring health complications. What he left behind was a lasting mark on the state’s largest municipality and a legacy as a Texas lawmaker who consistently pushed boundaries.

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Texas House colleagues celebrate life of Sylvester Turner in chamber where he once served

Sylvester Turner served as Houston mayor and in Congress after serving 27 years in the Texas House. He died March 4.

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Sylvester Turner carried into Texas Capitol to lie in state as tributes pour out

State lawmakers on Thursday formally honored Sylvester Turner, adding to the plethora of tributes that have poured out since his death last week and ahead of his memorial on Saturday in Houston. Turner,

Texas, FURRIES and litter boxes in school

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Kids using litter boxes in school? Texas FURRIES bill seeks to stop 'non-human' behavior

SAN ANTONIO - A new bill has been proposed to prevent the alleged "non-human" behavior at Texas schools, and it has the Governor's backing.H.B. No. 4814, otherw

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Texas politician introduces bill to ban 'non-human behavior' in schools

A new bill introduced in the Texas House of Representatives Thursday by state Rep. Stan Gerdes (R-Smithville)— which would be known as the FURRIES Act— seeks to ban "non-human behavior" in schools, including meowing or hissing,

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Texas bill would ban ‘furry culture’ in public schools

Smithville, introduced the FURRIES Act (Forbidden Unlawful Representation of Roleplaying in Education) on Thursday to prohibit Texas public schools from allowing furry subculture behavior in classrooms and on campuses.

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Texas Lawmakers Want a Charter School Network to Stop Paying Its Superintendent Nearly $900K. The School Board Says No.

The rebuke from lawmakers and charter school leaders came after an investigation from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune ...

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Texas House committee holds marathon hearing on school voucher bill

A Texas House committee's public hearing on a controversial school voucher bill continued into the early morning hours ...

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WATCH: Texas House public education committee holds hearing on school vouchers

The Committee on Public Education in the Texas House of Representatives is holding a hearing on HB 3 on Tuesday morning.

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Bill Targeting Squatters Would Hand Texas Landlords More Eviction Power

Some fear a bill introduced in the Texas Houston to reduce squatting and expedite evictions could take away some tenants' ...

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Texas ‘not for freedom’: House bill could ban gender-affirming care for transgender adults

Texas House Bill 3399 would ban medical providers from prescribing certain medications and performing certain medical procedures if they know their patient is transgender.

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Who was Rep. Sylvester Turner? The Texas Democrat who died right after Trump's speech

Sheila Jackson Lee, who died in July 2024. The Texas House of Representatives voted unanimously to allow Turner to lie in honor at the Texas State Capitol on March 13 and 14. Politicians from both ...

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Texas Senate Expands Child Pornography Laws to Include AI-Generated Content in Unanimous Vote

The Texas Senate has passed bills aimed at updating child pornography laws to include AI-generated images and regulating deepfake media.

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North Texas lawmaker’s bill would set the bar for splitting school districts much higher

Amid the Keller school district split turmoil, this state representative aims to make it much harder for school boards to ...

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Who is Al Green? Texas congressman kicked out of Trump’s address has history of protest

Rep. Al Green disrupted Donald Trump's joint congressional address Tuesday. It's not his first time countering the president, ...

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