The news of Texas covered today includes:
Our Lone Star story of the day: Why should Texas taxpayers subsidize movie industry producers and investors? It’s a fantasy that somehow handing over taxpayer money to these people will change the values of Hollywood to Texas values. That and more from the legislature including:
- Ex-Texas House Speaker Gib Lewis honored by Silver-Haired Legislature – there is a nugget in this story echoing what I have said for decades about the first job of House Speakers.
- Texas Senators Consider $2.5 Billion Over Next Decade for Film Industry
- Texas Lawmaker Proposes Sending Illegal Alien Inmates to El Salvador Prison
- Texas Senate passes bill to ban junk food in food stamp program
- Formerly indicted Austin cop’s state Senate confirmation in jeopardy
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Texas Land Commissioner Buckingham Calls for Federal Action To Secure Border Islands.
San Benito sues Texas Regional Bank over ‘fraudulent’ $3.4M lien.
Growth decelerates in Texas service sector as company outlooks worse; retail sales fall.
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