The news of Texas covered today includes:
Our Lone Star story of the day: Legislature calls it quits for the 2nd Called Session even though there was plenty of time left to keep working on important bills that help Texans. I guess they were too worried about running home to raise money for themselves and not worried enough about our growing property tax problem.
Other items from the legislature:
- Texas House Cracks Down on Quorum-Busting With New Rules – but not really….
- Texas Legislature fails to pass bill barring public from most police complaints – that’s a good one to not get passed.
- HB 8 Passes, Replaces STAAR with 3 Tests & Restores Public School A-F Accountability
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Border related:
- ABBOTT: Texas Truckers Should ‘Fully Comply’ with Trump’s Executive Order Requiring English Proficiency. Some background: Mexican B-1 visa truckers conducting illegal runs in US, more. And more: New Texas law combats fake international CDLs – note, we didn’t even require a work visa until 2023!
- Gulf Cartel Brings Mexican Border City to Standstill After Fierce Gun Battle
- Pirro Strikes Blow to Narco-Trafficking: Historic Seizure of Precursor Chemicals Exposes China–Cartel Drug Route
Attorney General Ken Paxton Appeals Flawed Injunction and Continues to Order That the Ten Commandments Be Displayed in Texas Schools – the brief contains some very important arguments, especially on the “Lemmon” standard.
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