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23.12.16
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By Jennifer Wyatt Bourgeois and Howard Henderson. Brookings Institution, November 28, 2023, p. 1.
Highlights the CROWN Act (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) as an important step towards ending race-based hair discrimination. Argues the Texas version of the law, HB 567, 88th Legislature, R.S., must address additional inclusive policies such as hair length and color in order to be effective.
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23.12.17
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By Blair Bowie. Champion, November/December 2023, pp. 14-18, 20, 22.
Considers laws related to illegal registration and voting and how to assist defendants accused of illegal registration and voting.
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23.12.18
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By Andrea Thurston. Education Trust, November 2023, pp. 1-14.
Explains how and to whom the federal government distributed Higher Education Emergency Fund (HEEF) aid in Texas.
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23.12.19
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By Sean Morales-Doyle, et al.
Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, September 18, 2023, pp. 1-29 (Note Length).
Evaluates the risks that gun violence poses for U.S. elections and proposes policy solutions to limit those risks, including prohibitions on firearms at or near polling places; ballot drop boxes; election offices; and ballot counting facilities. Recommends stronger state laws to prevent intimidation of voters, election officials, election workers, and anyone else facilitating voting. Explains that the U.S. Supreme Court Bruen decision allows for restricting firearms at polling places.
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23.12.20
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By Sofia Gonzalez. Houston Business Journal, November 24-30, 2024, p. 12.
Describes Houston ISD's attempt to become a District of Innovation, a designation that would exempt it from certain state laws. Notes which laws the district seeks to exempt itself from — including school calendar requirements, teacher certification rules, and class size limits — and names some of the state's 968 other Districts of Innovation.
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23.12.21
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By Karen Brooks Harper. The Imprint: Youth & Family News, December 5, 2023, p. 1.
Discusses developments in last week's hearing in the long-running Texas foster care lawsuit and the use of psychotropic medications in foster care youth. Notes U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack could hold the state in contempt and place parts of the foster care system in receivership.
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23.12.22
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By Anya E. R. Prince. JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), December 5, 2023, pp. 2049-2050.
Discuses recent state legislation related to direct-to-consumer genetic testing, including protecting genetic privacy and preventing genetic discrimination by insurers. Argues legislation that has passed only provides minimal protections and does not address third-party access to consumer genetic data.
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23.12.23
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By Jamiles Lartey. Marshall Project, November 11, 2023, p. 1.
Discusses gun rights cases currently before the U.S. Supreme Court, including cases related to domestic violence, the National Rifle Association, and bump stocks. Analyzes studies showing how changes to gun laws have affected the rate of gun deaths and notes that the legislative landscape around firearms has shifted rapidly.
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23.12.24
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By Dani McClain. Nation, December 11-18, 2023, pp. 24-27, 33.
Details the passage of the Ohio ballot initiative in November 2023 to include the right to abortion, as well as rights to miscarriage care, contraception, and IVF treatment, in the state constitution. Discusses the abortion rights and reproductive health movements since the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs decision.
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23.12.25
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By Hannah Putman. National Council on Teacher Quality, November 2023, p. 1.
Reviews state reading instruction tests for quality and effectiveness in determining if teachers understand reading instruction. Concludes in the data that Texas has a strong reading instruction exam for teachers.
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23.12.26
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National Governors Association, October 2023, pp. 1-16.
Discusses state-level approaches to addressing supply chain issues in advanced manufacturing sectors, including infrastructure and transportation, renewable and alternative energy, semiconductors, and battery applications.
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23.12.27
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By Brian Kennedy and Alec Tyson. Pew Research Center, November 14, 2023, p. 1.
Discusses a new survey finding the share of Americans who say science has had a mostly positive effect on society has fallen and there has been a continued decline in public trust in scientists. Notes that 57 percent of Americans say that science has had a mostly positive effect on society, down 8 percentage points from November 2021 and 16 points since before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Finds that while individual positive views of science have declined, most Americans still believe that government investments in scientific research are usually worthwhile for society.
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23.12.28
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By Brad Johnson. Texan, December 7, 2023, p. 1.
Describes the rising debt and tax collections of local governments in Texas, as well as recent local government bond approvals. Highlights a new report by the Texas Public Policy Foundation showing property tax collections totaled $79 billion in 2022.
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23.12.29
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Texas AFT, November 17, 2023, p. 1.
Summarizes recent actions from the State Board of Education on recommended educational materials, including textbooks and instructional material guidelines. Discusses HB 1605 and mentions HB 900, 88th Legislature, R.S.
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23.12.30
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By Emma Freer. Texas Medicine, December 2023, pp. 30-32.
Discusses the passage of HB 3359, 88th Legislature, R.S., legislation that makes improvements to the network adequacy of commercial health plans. Highlights issues with the current waiver system, which allows networks to operate without a sufficient panel of in-network physicians.
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23.12.31
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By Skip Hollandsworth. Texas Monthly, January 2024, pp. 52-54.
Interviews Jena Ehlinger, whose son Jake died of fentanyl poisoning in 2021 and who led a successful campaign to change fentanyl-related legislation in the 88th Legislature.
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23.12.32
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By Steven Monacelli. Texas Monthly, December 7, 2023, p. 1.
Discusses recent efforts to remove books from the gift shops at plantations managed by the Texas Historical Commission. Reports fears of reprisal from the Legislature may have been a factor in the removal.
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23.12.33
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By Steven Monacelli. Texas Observer, November/December 2023, pp. 24-31.
Examines the increase of political action committees (PACs) and conservative consultants involved with school board elections. Comments on the recent elections involved with Carroll ISD, Humble ISD, and more.
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23.12.34
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By Andrew Flores and Kerith J. Conron. Williams Institute (UCLA School of Law), November 2023, pp. 1-18.
Provides estimates on the number and percentage of the U.S. adult population that identifies as LGBT overall, as well as by state, region, and age. Finds Texas ranks second in number of LGBT adults with 1,071,300.
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