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  2. 87th Texas Legislature - Wikipedia

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    The 87th Texas Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Texas, composed of the Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives. The Texas State Legislature met in Austin, Texas, from January 12, 2021, to May 31, 2021. [1] Governor Greg Abbott has announced three special legislative sessions during summer 2021.

  3. Texas House Bill 3979 - Wikipedia

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    Texas House Bill 3979 (HB 3979) is an act that relates to civics instruction and instruction policies in public schools in the state of Texas.A follow-up bill to HB 3079—TX Senate Bill 3 [1] —authored by Senator Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola) and others, which was filed on July 9, 2021, passed on July 16, 2021, and becomes law in December, limits the manner and extent to which students may learn ...

  4. Gov. Abbott issues orders to safeguard Texas from CCP threats

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    In 2021, Abbott signed into law the “Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act,” which the Texas legislature unanimously passed to ban Texas governmental entities and businesses from entering ...

  5. Bryan Hughes (politician) - Wikipedia

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    On March 11, 2021, Hughes introduced a fetal heartbeat bill entitled the Texas Heartbeat Bill (SB8) into the Texas Senate and state representative Shelby Slawson of Stephenville, Texas introduced a companion bill (HB1515) into the state house. [26] The bill allowed private citizens to sue abortion providers after a fetal heartbeat has been ...

  6. A bill banning Chinese citizens from buying property has some ...

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    The sponsor of the new Texas bill, Kolkhorst, cited "the purchase in 2021 of over 130,000 acres in South Texas by a Chinese-controlled firm" and its proximity to an Air Force base as among the ...

  7. Texas Legislature - Wikipedia

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    The most recent of these attempts took place during a 2021 special session of the Legislature. On July 12, 2021, during a special session, at least 51 Democratic members of the House fled the state in two charter jets bound for Washington, D.C., in an effort to block Republican-backed election legislation from passing. The lawmakers planned to ...

  8. Texas House again blocks school choice as Legislature ...

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    With the Legislature on Tuesday adjourning its fourth special session this year, the House once again blocked school choice proposals from advancing in the Capitol, blunting Gov. Greg Abbott's ...

  9. Deregulation of the Texas electricity market - Wikipedia

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    Nationwide data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration [7] shows that Texas's electric prices did rise above the national average immediately after deregulation from 2003 to 2009, but from 2010 to 2015, prices dropped significantly below the national average price, with a total cost of $0.0863 per kWh in Texas in 2015 vs. $0.1042 ...