/tags/matt-krause Matt Krause en-US Copyright Mon, 14 Apr 2025 11:05:00 GMT /government/2025-04-14/tarrant-county-commissioners-court-redistricting Democrats are accusing Republicans of partisan gerrymandering. Republicans say redistricting is more than a decade overdue. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 11:05:00 GMT /government/2025-04-14/tarrant-county-commissioners-court-redistricting Miranda Suarez /government/2025-04-02/tarrant-county-commissioners-court-redistricting Republicans say redistricting is long overdue in a growing county. Democrats say previous commissioners already considered the census, and kept precincts the same. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 23:51:57 GMT /government/2025-04-02/tarrant-county-commissioners-court-redistricting Miranda Suarez /government/2025-04-02/tarrant-county-commissioners-court-cesar-chavez-and-dolores-huerta-committee The committee, dedicated to preserving the civil rights’ leaders' legacies, is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Republican Commissioner Matt Krause brought up concerns about Dolores Huerta’s political beliefs. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 18:00:29 GMT /government/2025-04-02/tarrant-county-commissioners-court-cesar-chavez-and-dolores-huerta-committee Miranda Suarez /government/2024-12-31/matt-krause-tarrant-county-commissioners-court Krause is a Republican and a former state representative who's been vocal about education issues. Tue, 31 Dec 2024 12:23:47 GMT /government/2024-12-31/matt-krause-tarrant-county-commissioners-court Miranda Suarez /education/2022-08-17/most-efforts-to-ban-books-from-texas-schools-are-politician-led-investigation-finds A Houston Chronicle analysis has found that most reviews of books have been done in response to a letter that Republican state Rep. Matt Krause sent to school districts. Wed, 17 Aug 2022 19:00:00 GMT /education/2022-08-17/most-efforts-to-ban-books-from-texas-schools-are-politician-led-investigation-finds Yvonne Marquez | Texas Standard /news/2022-02-22/texas-attorney-general-declares-gender-affirming-medical-care-for-transgender-kids-child-abuse Ken Paxton’s legal opinion issued Monday defines certain gender-affirming medical treatments for minors as child abuse. Tue, 22 Feb 2022 19:35:08 GMT /news/2022-02-22/texas-attorney-general-declares-gender-affirming-medical-care-for-transgender-kids-child-abuse Joseph Leahy | The Texas Newsroom /news/2021-11-12/how-a-ya-graphic-novel-touched-off-texas-latest-culture-war A coming-of-age memoir by a California writer has been seized upon by politicians who want greater control over the kinds of books available in Texas schools. Fri, 12 Nov 2021 21:00:00 GMT /news/2021-11-12/how-a-ya-graphic-novel-touched-off-texas-latest-culture-war Brian Lopez | The Texas Tribune, Cassandra Pollock | The Texas Tribune /news/2021-11-02/gov-abbott-adopts-republican-lawmakers-probe-of-books-in-schools Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has joined a conservative Republican lawmaker’s campaign to investigate books that cover race, gender identity and sexual orientation in public schools. Tue, 02 Nov 2021 15:12:06 GMT /news/2021-11-02/gov-abbott-adopts-republican-lawmakers-probe-of-books-in-schools Associated Press /education/2021-10-30/texas-lawmaker-keeping-mum-on-book-inquiry-as-school-districts-grapple-with-how-to-respond Critics say state Rep. Matt Krause's inquiry targets books about women, people of color and LGBTQ people. The lawmaker says providing specifics about his inquiry "could compromise a potential investigation." Sat, 30 Oct 2021 20:00:00 GMT /education/2021-10-30/texas-lawmaker-keeping-mum-on-book-inquiry-as-school-districts-grapple-with-how-to-respond Cassandra Pollock | The Texas Tribune, Brian Lopez | The Texas Tribune /politics/2021-10-27/texas-house-committee-to-investigate-school-districts-books-on-race-and-sexuality Rep. Matt Krause, a candidate for state attorney general, asks school superintendents to confirm whether any books on a list of 850 titles are in their libraries and classrooms. Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:00:00 GMT /politics/2021-10-27/texas-house-committee-to-investigate-school-districts-books-on-race-and-sexuality Brian Lopez | The Texas Tribune