https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rebecca-schneid/The latest news by Rebecca Schneid.enWed, 21 Jun 2023 15:07:25 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/21/texas-lgbtq-pride-2023/Organizers across Texas are balancing a focus on security and a celebration of community after state lawmakers pushed scores of bills that threatened to upend the lives of LGBTQ Texans.Rebecca SchneidWed, 21 Jun 2023 15:07:25 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/21/texas-lgbtq-pride-2023/Fish Navarro, chair of Brownsville’s LGBTQ Task Force, has been focusing on security ahead of Pride month celebrations this year.Nolan “Fish” Navarro, LGBTQ Task Force chair, poses for a photo in Brownsville, Texas on June 17, 2023. Verónica G. Cárdenas for The Texas TribuneVerónica G. Cárdenas for The Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/14/greg-abbott-veto-threat-property-taxes/With several hundred bills awaiting action by the governor, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called the veto threat an affront to Texans and the legislative process.Patrick Svitek and Rebecca SchneidWed, 14 Jun 2023 15:30:45 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/14/greg-abbott-veto-threat-property-taxes/Gov. Greg Abbott speaks about the recent regular session of the Legislature at the Texas Public Policy Foundation offices in Austin on June 2, 2023.Gov. Greg Abbott speaks about the recent 88th Legislative Session to an audience at the Texas Public Policy Foundation offices in Austin, on June 2, 2023. Abbott recounted policy victories in regards to fentanyl and the border crisis, as well as limiting gender-affirming care and banning DEI practices in higher education. Abbott ended the event by promising to call a special session for school choice, after the current special session for property tax resolves.Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribune