Hope turns to heartache for Texas volunteers looking to help refugees
President Trump’s executive order restricting travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries and halting refugee admissions left many refugee resettlement agencies
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Month: January 2017
Juvenile justice advocates look to raise age of criminal responsibility to 18
Seventeen-year-olds can’t vote, join the military or buy cigarettes or alcohol, but they’re treated as adults in criminal cases in
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Texas lawmakers fired up about state CPS and foster care woes
On Monday, the Senate Finance Committee scrutinized Department of Family and Protective Services budget requests while the House Workgroup on
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Two Texas mosques burned to the ground this month
The Islamic Center of Victoria was destroyed by a massive fire Saturday, less than three weeks after the partly constructed
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Dallas freeway becomes national target for highway teardown movement
After spending years as a target of Dallas activists, I-345 is now among a list of U.S. highways that a
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School choice bill pitches savings accounts, tax credit scholarships
Sen. Larry Taylor on Monday filed Senate Bill 3, which pushes education savings accounts and tax credit scholarships to subsidize
Read moreReadout of the Vice President's Meeting with King Abdullah II of Jordan
The Vice President hosted His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan for a working breakfast at the Vice President’s Residence
Read moreSenate Democrats Obstruct President Trump’s Nominees
SENATE DEMOCRATS OBSTRUCT PRESIDENT TRUMP’S NOMINEES TO LEAD MAJOR DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES 17: President Trump’s nominees to head major departments or
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Former President George H.W. Bush discharged from Houston hospital
Former President George H.W. Bush, who was admitted to the hospital this month for shortness of breath, was discharged Monday.
Read morePresidential Executive Order on Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs
EXECUTIVE ORDER – – – – – – – REDUCING REGULATION AND CONTROLLING REGULATORY COSTS By the authority vested in
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