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News for the Panhandle from ProNews 7
Latest news from around the Texas Panhandle, the State of Texas and the Nation/World
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Monday, June 17, 2013
The Texas House of Representatives is back in Austin to work on redistricting after holding hearings across the state.
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Friday, June 14, 2013
The Texas Senate is scheduled to vote on the state's political maps and a new sentence for 17-year-olds convicted of capital murder.
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
The latest headlines from across the state.
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Christmas may be more than six months away, but it's already on the minds of Gov. Rick Perry and some lawmakers in the state Legislature.
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Texas lawmakers are expected to consider alternatives to the state's political districts and hear additional testimony on the highly-partisan issue.
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Monday, June 10, 2013
Volunteer firefighters say they need more state funding as a bill would divert some of the money from a fund originally dedicated to assist them.
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Monday, May 27, 2013
The Texas Legislature is done lawmaking with a scorecard of big-agenda victories, but it might not be big enough for Gov. Rick Perry.
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Friday, May 17, 2013
A breakthrough on a new Texas budget could be for real this time.
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
The House is set to debate a plan to dramatically expand the number of charter schools allowed to operate in Texas - a sweeping proposal that's cleared the Senate but could face a tougher road in the lower chamber.
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
Gov. Rick Perry is holding a special ceremony to sign into law a proposal attempting to limit future wrongful convictions as the legislative session enters its final, frantic days.
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Friday, May 10, 2013
The final gun for passing legislation proposed by lawmakers in the Texas House has sounded, killing hundreds of bills.
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
The Texas House has narrowly approved and sent to the Senate a bill cutting taxes on chewing tobacco by more than 30 percent but raising the price of some smaller brands of cigarettes.
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Texas senators are considering a requirement that doctors who perform abortions have privileges at a nearby hospital.
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Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Education committees in both the Texas House and Senate are discussing a raft of bills, including the possibility of offering expanded "school choice" to students with disabilities.
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
The Texas House is expected to take up a supplemental spending bill to close a $4 billion budget deficit.
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