Dangerous & absurd is Alex Jones “defamation” lawsuit | Abbott invites mayors to see a real crisis – Pratt on Texas 8/2/2022

The news of Texas covered today includes:

Our Lone Star story of the day: The “Alex Jones” lawsuit from Sandy Hook parents is absurd from every angle and Texas courts shouldn’t be playing a role in the farce. Jones has done himself and us no favors but that doesn’t excuse everyone looking the other way pretending this “defamation” lawsuit business isn’t a clear threat to fundamental free political speech.

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Governor Abbott invites the DC and NYC mayors to come to the Texas-Mexico border and learn what is a real “crisis.”

State Representative Harrison reminds local governments that any tax rate set above the no-new-revenue-rate is a tax increase.

Collin Co. Republican Party votes to censure Senator Cornyn.

Sales tax revenue sets a new record but looking at the detail will dispel the idea of a booming economy. And, how much of the increase is simply a function of inflation?

And, other news of Texas.

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