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Texas Senate passes legislation to keep some defendants in jail without bail. Here's why.

Senate Joint Resolution 1, or "Jocelyn's Law," would keep people without authority to be in the U.S. who are charged with felonies in jail until trial

Yahoo · 1d

Texas Senate approve bail reform bills

The Senate approved three bills on Wednesday. The "Zero Day" star and "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert let a haunting silence hang in the air for several seconds. Ripa, whose children are all grown up,

KXAN Austin on MSN · 7h

Advocates make the case against bail reform: 'Texas' pretrial system is broken'

The Texas Senate has passed a proposed constitutional amendment that would give judges more discretion to hold people accused of committing violent crimes without bail, but advocates are concerned about the potential for abuse and are urging the Texas house to take a closer look.

Mitch McConnell Won't Seek Reelection to Senate

LA Times on MSN · 1d

Sen. Mitch McConnell won’t seek reelection in 2026, ending tenure as GOP power broker

McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, chose his 83rd birthday to share his decision not to run for another term in Kentucky

POLITICO on MSN · 1d

Out goes Mitch McConnell — and an era of GOP politics

Mitch McConnell announced the impending close of his four-decade Senate career Thursday, underscoring a remarkable legacy of turning American government rightward but also capping a fading era in Republican politics.

The Washington Post · 1d

McConnell won’t seek reelection, ending decades-long Senate tenure

McConnell, who is celebrating his 83rd birthday on Thursday, is the longest-serving Senate party leader in history.

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Texas Senate discusses to expand teacher pay

The Texas Senate Committee on Education met to talk about raising teacher pay and expand the current teacher incentive allotment program.

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Texas lawmaker's bail reform bill package heads to House after easy path through Senate

The Texas Senate passed a trio of legislation from Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) on Wednesday aimed at tightening rules ...

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Texas Senators file new bill for largest property tax exemption in history

Most Texas Senators have signed on to a new bill that increases the residence homestead exemption to $140,000. Twenty-nine Texas senators, headed by Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) made the ...

The Texas Tribune10d

Texas Senate unanimously approves tax cuts for homeowners

The marquee proposal would increase the amount of a home’s value exemption from school taxes to $140,000 from $100,000. The ...

Senate approves $140K homestead exemption to increase property tax relief

Texas Senators voted unanimously to increase the homestead exemption to $140K to provide tax relief to Texans. If passed in ...

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Texas Senate greenlights new property tax cuts despite concerns over mounting costs

Increasing the homestead exemption would cost the state roughly $3 billion over two years and add to a growing tab of ...

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With urging from Lt. Governor, Texas Senate OKs measures to limit access to bail

The Texas Senate passed a trio of proposals Wednesday to further restrict bail, sending the “bail reform” package to the House of Representatives. The proposals, which received bipartisan support from ...

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