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The Texas Tribune on MSNEviction bill now focuses on squatters in Texas House rewriteThe chamber jettisoned a provision tenants’ advocates warned would make it easier for Texas landlords to evict renters.
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A key House committee voted late Wednesday evening to advance President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda to the House floor after marathon proceedings that lasted almost 22 hours, setting up a high-stakes vote in the chamber and a showdown between warring wings of the Republican conference.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNPolitical appointees would have more control over Texas universities’ courses and hiring under bill OK’d by HouseSenate Bill 37 would give more power to university regents, who are appointed by the governor, to vet and veto new curricula and administrators.
If passed, a bill from the House of Representatives would sharply curtail the tax credits that have spurred a rise in clean energy investments.
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The poorest fifth of Americans would receive 1 percent of the House reconciliation bill's net tax cuts in 2026 while the richest fifth of Americans would receive two-thirds of the tax cuts. The richest 5 percent alone would receive a little less than half of the net tax cuts that year.
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The Texas Tribune on MSNBill to stop flow of abortion pills into Texas clears House panelThe bill also contains a controversial provision that says it cannot be challenged in state court before it is enforced. It goes now to the House for a full vote.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package passed by House Republicans early Thursday would gut clean energy tax credits that Democrats approved three years ago while supporting increased mining, drilling and other traditional energy production.