The news of Texas covered today includes:
Our Lone Star story of the day: It was announced this afternoon that a deal has been made in Dallas that should (who knows with Saks?) keep the storied Neiman Marcus flagship store open in downtown Dallas. The ordeal is tied up in Texas history as much as any business story I’ve read.
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Repeated musician bus trips from Mexico to Houston was a successful cocaine smuggling ring – until the border folk finally searched that “anomaly” in the big Vovlo bus’ fuel tank. Also, 118 illegal aliens were arrested in Colony Ridge raids.
News from the 89th Texas Legislature includes:
- Texas House Suspends Rules to Honor Group Opposing Voter ID
- School choice bill in the House now has enough co-sponsors to equal 76 votes – enough to pass.
- $113K Funneled Into Legislator’s Pocket Via Taxpayer-funded Lobbying Payouts? – many legislators don’t want to stop taxpayer funded lobbying because they want to cash out with one of the lobby jobs at some point. Dems seem to have long figured out how to do it while elected!
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