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Texas DA could face prison for weed smoking protest
A Texas district attorney could face a prison sentence for livestreaming herself smoking marijuana to protest a proposed ban ...
A week into their walkout, Texas Democrats are figuring out what to do next
Texas Democratic lawmakers expected to confront many uncertainties when they left the state in a last-ditch attempt to block ...
Texas agency warns toxic shale drilling wastewater threatens top oil fields
A Texas agency overseeing 13 million acres of state land is warning that toxic waste fluid from shale drilling threatens to ...
Texas Democrats plead for donations to extend their walkout and block Trump’s redistricting plan
Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block a Republican plan for congressional redistricting are pleading for ...
The Law in West Texas Breaks the Law to Protest Weed’s Prohibition
Sarah Stogner, a Republican district attorney in Texas oil country, recorded herself smoking a joint that she bought legally ...
Texas AG Ken Paxton Files Lawsuit To Vacate Seats Of 13 Democrats Who Fled State
The lawsuit from Paxton is one of several ways Texas officials have pressured Democrats to return to the state for a vote on ...
Texas Democrats head to California as Republicans warn of more escalations over walkout
Texas Republicans are planning to escalate their efforts to end a weeklong holdout by Democrats if they don’t return to the ...
Will this Houston lawmaker lose his seat over a protest?
State Rep. Gene Wu, a Houston Democrat, has until 5 p.m. Friday to formally respond to the emergency petition.