Marissa Martinez | The Texas Tribune
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett from Dallas pushed bills to reform policing, expand voting options and loosen drug laws in the state. But she made waves for her passionate dissent.
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As The Pandemic Exposed Inequity, A Proposal For An Office Of Health Equity Died In The Texas SenateDemocratic lawmakers wanted to replace a defunded agency by creating a new office that would look at health inequities across the state. But after Republicans pulled it into ongoing debates about transgender rights and critical race theory, the bill died in the Senate.
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Though seven of the sheriff’s officers have been fired after initially being put on administrative leave and another resigned while under investigation, the family and protesters say they don’t plan to stop until the officers have been charged with a crime.
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As Texas Expands Vaccination Eligibility, Racial Disparities Persist Among Black, Hispanic ResidentsWhite Texans are being vaccinated for COVID-19 at nearly twice the rate of Hispanic Texans and more than six times the rate of Black Texans, according to state data.
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Texas’ statewide mask mandate has ended as of March 10. Businesses are also now allowed to operate at full capacity as long as the hospitals in their region haven’t been treating a large share of patients for COVID-19. Here’s a look at what the loosened restrictions mean for Texans.
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Beleaguered Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who attended the pro-Donald Trump rally that preceded the U.S. Capitol siege, issued civil investigative demands to Twitter after the company banned the former president from its platform.
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National Guard teams will visit DeWitt, Marion, Real, Sherman and Starr counties as part of a newly created State Mobile Vaccine Pilot Program.