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Pressure builds over restrictive voting bills in Texas

Wednesday, April 7 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Amid the fallout over Georgia's new sweeping elections law, Texas Democrats and voting rights activists are strategizing how to get some of the state's biggest employers to apply political pressure on lawmakers weighing restrictive voting bills in the Lone Star State. Over the... Read More.

NCAA group condemns anti-transgender sports bills in open letter

Tuesday, April 6 by ABC News

By Kiara Brantley-Jones, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Already, 2021 has been a record year for anti-transgender legislation -- especially when it comes to school athletics -- and one group is taking a stand.To date, 28 states across the... Read More.

Dell, American Airlines, AT&T weigh in on restrictive voting bills in Texas

Saturday, April 3 by ABC News

BY: ALISA WIERSEMA, ABC NEWS (AUSTIN, TX) -- Amid a growing national discourse over ballot access, several major companies voiced concerns -- and in some cases, outright objections -- over bills that voting rights advocates say would make it harder to vote in... Read More.

Parents, LGBTQ advocates speak out on Arkansas bills targeting transgender rights

Thursday, April 1 by ABC News

By Meredith Deliso, ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Dozens of bills that LGBTQ advocates say would impact transgender rights are being considered in states across the country this year. Arkansas is among several to pass such measures so far, with two... Read More.

Texas AG says $29 million in storm-related energy bills will be forgiven

Friday, March 19 by ABC News

By CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (AUSTIN, Texas) -- More than $29 million in unpaid electric bills are set to be forgiven as part of Griddy Energy's bankruptcy plan, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced.Griddy, the wholesale electricity provider that came under... Read More.

Advocacy groups target Georgia companies in campaign against restrictive voting bills

Thursday, March 18 by ABC News

By QUINN SCANLAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- A coalition of voter advocacy and civil liberties organizations have doubled down on opposing proposed legislation that would impose new voting restrictions in Georgia, calling on major corporations based in the state to oppose the... Read More.

House to take up immigration reform bills amid border crisis

Monday, March 15 by ABC News

By BENJAMIN SIEGEL, ABC News (WASHINGTON) -- The House will vote this week to protect undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children and provide legal status to farm workers.These will be the first immigration reform measures taken up by... Read More.

Record number of state bills in 2021 impact transgender rights, advocacy group says

Friday, March 12 by ABC News

By MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- State legislators have filed a record number of bills this year that would impact the rights of transgender people, according to an LGBTQ advocacy group.There have been 82 such bills introduced so far... Read More.

Some Texans told they owe thousands in electric bills

Tuesday, February 23 by ABC News

By TREVOR AULT and ALLIE YANG, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Millions of Texans lost their power last week as they desperately tried to stay warm amid a historic chill that descended upon the region. But those whose power continued to stay on... Read More.

Buffalo Bill’s home from ‘Silence of the Lambs’ is about to become a bed & breakfast

Thursday, February 18 by ABC News

(PERRYOPOLIS, PA) -- It puts the breakfast in the bed... The house featured as the home base of fictional serial killer Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs is about to join the hospitality industry. TMZ reports that the 100-year-old house featured in the 1991... Read More.

Kentucky lawmaker introduces three new bills in wake of Breonna Taylor case

Tuesday, January 12 by ABC News

By IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (FRANKFORT, Ky.) -- A Kentucky lawmaker has begun the state's legislative session by introducing three bills that address police conduct and protests in the wake of the shooting death of Breonna Taylor.State Rep. Lisa Willner told... Read More.

House bill’s passage expected to force standoff with GOP over policing

Friday, June 26 by ABC News

By MARIAM KHAN, ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- The House has approved a historic, sweeping policing reform bill on Thursday, setting up a face-off with the Republican Senate where bipartisan talks have stalled.One day after senators blocked a GOP-led policing... Read More.

Stories tagged with: bills

Pressure builds over restrictive voting bills in Texas

Dell, American Airlines, AT&T weigh in on restrictive voting bills in Texas

Parents, LGBTQ advocates speak out on Arkansas bills targeting transgender rights

Texas AG says $29 million in storm-related energy bills will be forgiven

Advocacy groups target Georgia companies in campaign against restrictive voting bills

House to take up immigration reform bills amid border crisis

Some Texans told they owe thousands in electric bills

Buffalo Bill’s home from ‘Silence of the Lambs’ is about to become a bed & breakfast

Kentucky lawmaker introduces three new bills in wake of Breonna Taylor case

House bill’s passage expected to force standoff with GOP over policing

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