Plano Teens Testify At Texas Capitol To End Sales Tax On Feminine Hygiene Products
During the hearing, Samantha Haggerty, 13, told lawmakers, the products "are not luxury items, they should not be taxed as luxury items."
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During the hearing, Samantha Haggerty, 13, told lawmakers, the products "are not luxury items, they should not be taxed as luxury items."
With election day on Saturday, records show incumbent Jennifer Staubach Gates has raised $147,954 while Laura Miller has $119,731 on hand.
A revised measure in the Texas Legislature would reduce penalties for those with an ounce or less of marijuana to a Class C misdemeanor — eliminating arrests, but still making possession a crime.
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke has announced his first major policy initiative, a $5 trillion plan to combat climate change.
"You've got a bunch of conservatives in this country who believe that the court was basically tricked."
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said he's staying in the Trump administration. Perry's comments come after a report last week by Bloomberg News that he is planning to leave his post.
The agreement announced Friday ends an effort by Texas elections officials that led to the state questioning the U.S. citizenship of tens of thousands of voters.
A judge has given the federal government six months to identify potentially thousands of children who were separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The bill was supposed to come up for a vote in Austin on Thursday but it didn't happen.
Sen. Sanders was criticized this week after saying criminals in prison should still be able to vote.
Ending months of speculation, former Vice President Joe Biden announced Thursday he is launching his third presidential campaign.
Some supporters of the ordinance cheered and clapped for Councilman Philip Kingston, but Mayor Mike Rawlings scolded Kingston.
In Dallas County, 15,923 people have cast ballots in the first two days of early voting, which is about 1.23 percent of the nearly 1.3 million registered voters in the county.
Early voting runs Monday, April 22 through Tuesday, April 30 for dozens of races in cities large and small across North Texas.
CBS 11 conducted on-camera interviews with all nine candidates for Dallas mayor who will appear on the ballot.
