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TribFest Recap: Red and Blue Teams Find Common Ground Before the 88th
BY MAGGIE Q. THOMPSON, 11:36AM, SUN. SEP. 25, 2022 The 88th Texas Legislature, to be elected Nov. 8 and to convene on Jan. 10, faces the Herculean task of lawmaking in a sharply divided country and state with rapidly developing life-or-death issues on the agenda. At four consecutive panels on Friday, Sept. 23, at the Texas Tribune Festival 2022, …
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HDC Chair Chris Turner Responds to President Biden Signing Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
June 25, 2022 (TEXAS) – Today, President Joe Biden signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to enact several reforms aimed at reducing gun violence across the country. Texas HDC Chair Chris Turner (D-Grand Prairie) issued the following statement in response: “Today marks an important step forward in the fight against gun violence in our country. …
HDC Chair Chris Turner Responds to SCOTUS Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade
June 24, 2022 (TEXAS) – Today, the Supreme Court of the United States released its 6-3 decision to overturn the landmark case Roe v. Wade. Due to Texas’ “trigger ban,” this decision effectively outlaws abortion in the state. Texas HDC Chair Chris Turner (D-Grand Prairie) issued the following statement in response: “Today is a dark …
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KLTV 7 News: Texas House Democrats requesting special session on gun reforms
Texas House Democrats held a press conference on Thursday on gun violence and school safety when the announcement was made. Rep. Chris Turner (D-Grand Prairie) said over the past several weeks in the aftermath of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Democratic representatives have held town halls in the state to hear …
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram: ‘We have a serious problem.’ Tarrant leaders address gun safety after Uvalde shooting
Law enforcement and school officials joined Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives in Fort Worth on Thursday for a town hall responding to the shooting at an Uvalde elementary school. Rep. Chris Turner, a Grand Prairie Democrat, and Fort Worth Democrats, Rep. Nicole Collier and Rep. Ramon Romero, Jr. hosted the town hall …
Turner Responds to Passage of Legislation to Provide Direct Relief to Texas Homeowners
(Austin, TEXAS) – Today, the Texas House passed a joint resolution to increase the homestead exemption — which is a homeowner’s exemption from ad valorem taxes for school finance purposes — from $25,000 to $40,000. Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Chris Turner (D-Grand Prairie) issued the following statement in response: “Texas House Democrats have been …
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