
Jessica Priest
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Professionally curious, but normally too busy to tweet! Higher education reporter @TexasTribune
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05-05-2010 14:55:24
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WHY DO THE #TXLEGE GAVELS KEEP BREAKING? And who makes them? I have answers. Hint: CodyforTexas and a prison in Cody Vasut's district is involved. statesman.com/story/news/pol…

Is it law yet? See how far some of the most consequential bills have made it in the 2025 Texas Legislature texastribune.org/2025/05/20/tra… via Texas Tribune

Trump administration’s first “self-deportation” flight takes off from Houston texastribune.org/2025/05/19/tex… via Texas Tribune


Governor Greg Abbott signed today a bill requiring schools to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition and examples of antisemitism in disciplinary proceedings. The House passed the bill a few weeks ago: texastribune.org/2025/04/29/tex…

Texas House, Senate lawmakers on verge of reaching $8.5 billion school funding deal texastribune.org/2025/05/21/tex… via Texas Tribune

Texas bill clarifying when doctors can perform life-saving abortions wins early House vote texastribune.org/2025/05/21/tex… via Texas Tribune

Bill to teach Texas kids the dangers of communism — but not fascism — OK'd by House texastribune.org/2025/05/21/tex… via Texas Tribune

Good morning! I'll be reporting from the Texas House today on two bills, one that would expand oversight of the state's public universities and one that would restrict protesting on campus. texastribune.org/2025/05/13/tex… Follow the Texas Tribune for the latest!

‘You Don't Have to Kill Us. You Don't Have to Throw Us Away.’ texasobserver.org/life-after-dea… - via Texas Observer


Political appointees would have more control over Texas universities’ courses and hiring under bill OK’d by House texastribune.org/2025/05/24/tex… via Texas Tribune

Bill limiting protests at public universities gets initial Texas House approval texastribune.org/2025/05/27/tex… via Texas Tribune

Bill allowing Texas colleges to pay their athletes nears approval in the Legislature texastribune.org/2025/05/27/tex… via Texas Tribune