Democrats in the Texas Legislature filed legislation Monday as bill filing opened for the 2027 session. Proposals included Medicaid expansion, minimum wage increases, ending data center tax breaks, banning Flock cameras, repealing ICE partnership requirements for sheriffs, forbidding border wall construction at state parks, ending school vouchers, boosting per-pupil school funding, legalizing marijuana, and building high-speed rail from Dallas to San Antonio.
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Texas legislators to pre-file bills ahead of 2027 session
Texas Democrats move to repeal ICE agreements law as bill filing begins
Democrats chart ambitious course as bill filing begins for a divided Texas Legislature
San Antonio Democrats file bills on Medicaid, immigration enforcement, minimum wage ahead of 2027 session
Texas legislators filed fewer bills on day 1 of pre-filing than last session
Texas legislators begin bill pre-filing for 2027
Bill filed to repeal Texas Ten Commandments law
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A bill was introduced in the Texas Legislature to repeal state laws requiring certain sheriffs to enter into agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law. The bill also provides for a grant program.
Texas Legislature, Legislative body
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Bill filing opened Monday for the Texas Legislature's 90th session, beginning a new era under a Democratic governor and divided Legislature. Hundreds of bills were filed Monday by both parties, with Democrats prioritizing Medicaid expansion, minimum wage increases, data center restrictions, and reversing school voucher law.
up to $10 billion a year for medicaid expansion federal funding
Gina Hinojosa, Gov.-elect; Vikki Goodwin, Lt. Gov.-elect; Senfronia Thompson, Democratic Rep., longest-serving woman and longest-serving Black legislator in any state and 3 more
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As the 2027 legislative session filing period begins, Greater Houston lawmakers have announced proposals to regulate data center development and address infrastructure costs. The San Antonio Water System is also considering policy changes for data centers following local council action.
State Rep. Cody Vasut, Republican from Angleton; Sen. Paul Bettencourt, Houston-area Republican senator; Rep. Senfronia Thompson, Houston Democratic representative and 5 more
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Matthew Shane Zachary was arrested and charged with murder in connection with a homicide at a residence in Gaines County. The Texas Department of Public Safety Texas Rangers are leading the investigation with assistance from the Gaines County Sheriff's Office.
$750,000 for bond
Matthew Shane Zachary, Suspect arrested and charged with murder; Gaines County Sheriff's Office, Law enforcement investigating homicide; Texas Department of Public Safety Texas Rangers, Leading the investigation
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Texas governor-elect Gina Hinojosa said in a CNN interview that the state should pause work with data centers until protections for residents are in place. She promised to introduce laws to change the state's approach and said communities should have a role in deciding whether data centers are built there.
Gina Hinojosa, Texas governor-elect; Jake Tapper, CNN interviewer
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T. Cullen Davis, a Texas oil tycoon acquitted in 1970s murder and murder-for-hire trials, died Friday at his Fort Worth-area home. He was 93.
T. Cullen Davis, Texas oil tycoon who died; Trey Davis, son of T. Cullen Davis; Richard 'Racehorse' Haynes, Davis' attorney and 4 more
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El Paso County Sheriff's Office arrested 38-year-old Laron Lenard Watts and charged him with theft of property valued at $150,000 or more after he reportedly refused to return a shipment of fiber-optic cable, trailer, and container worth $155,000 total following a payment dispute.
$155,000 for estimated value of property (shipping container, trailer chassis, fiber-optic cable)
Laron Lenard Watts, 38-year-old man arrested and charged with theft; El Paso County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement agency conducting investigation and making arrest
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Texas is considering a moratorium on new data centers while studying their effects on the electrical grid. Researchers found that synchronized battery systems and data center backup power devices cause regular frequency drops in power grids, though not considered an immediate threat to stability.
Governor Greg Abbott, Governor; Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), Grid operator; Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), Regulatory body and 2 more
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