The Texas Tribune: Sameea Kamalhttps://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sameea-kamal/The latest news by Sameea Kamal.enWed, 30 Apr 2025 16:22:00 -0500A 20-hour wait to speak: A pre-dawn House panel takes up Ten Commandments billhttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/30/texas-testify-house-committee-ten-commandments/Dozens of people who signed up to speak were ready at 4 a.m. to debate whether public school classrooms should have to display the Ten Commandments.By Sameea KamalWed, 30 Apr 2025 16:22:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/30/texas-testify-house-committee-ten-commandments/In order to testify for or against a bill requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in classrooms, members of the public waited nearly a full day for a House committee to take up the issue.The Ten Commandments, written out on a monument, sit outside the Texas Capitol on March 17, 2025.Lorianne Willett/The Texas TribuneFewer Texans see immigration as helping the U.S., poll findshttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/29/poll-immigration-abbott-texas-lyceum/Eight years ago, 62% said immigration was more helpful than harmful. This year, that has fallen to 32%, according to the Texas Lyceum poll.By Sameea KamalTue, 29 Apr 2025 10:01:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/29/poll-immigration-abbott-texas-lyceum/Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announces he’s running for fourth termhttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/11/dan-patrick-lt-governor-texas-reelection/President Donald Trump offered an endorsement of Patrick on Truth Social.By Sameea KamalFri, 11 Apr 2025 13:42:57 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/11/dan-patrick-lt-governor-texas-reelection/Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick during a Texas Senate meeting on March 25, 2025.Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick during a Texas Senate meeting on March 25, 2025.Lorianne Willett/The Texas TribuneFormer U.S. Attorney John Bash first to announce run to replace Attorney General Ken Paxtonhttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/10/john-bash-texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton/Bash served as special assistant to President Trump during his first term and is Elon Musk’s lawyer.By Sameea KamalThu, 10 Apr 2025 16:55:54 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/10/john-bash-texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton/Sales tax receipts will be closely watched as Texas tracks economic jolt of tariffshttps://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/10/texas-comptroller-tax-budget-tariffs/As the Texas House prepares to vote on the budget, officials and other experts monitor national policy and state tax revenue.By Sameea KamalThu, 10 Apr 2025 05:00:00 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/10/texas-comptroller-tax-budget-tariffs/A view from a downtown Dallas office tower. Any clouds that shadow the Texas economy will become evident in data tracking sales tax revenue, according to the office of the state comptroller.A view of the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge from The Tower Club on the 48th floor of the Santander Tower in downtown Dallas, on Nov. 07, 2023. Texas metros have a glut of vacant offices space driven by the rise of remote work, overbuilding and other factors during the pandemic. One option companies are doing to combat the changes, is to convert office space into residential housing.Ben Torres for The Texas Tribune