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“He has a battle rifle”: Police feared Uvalde gunman’s AR-15

In previously unreleased interviews, police who responded to the Robb Elementary shooting told investigators they were cowed by the shooter’s military-style rifle. This drove their decision to wait for a Border Patrol SWAT team to engage him, which took more than an hour.

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China's Purchases of U.S. Land Stoke Bipartisan Panic, Just Like Japan's Did In the 1980s

People panicked in the 1980s that Japan's economic largesse posed a grave threat to American interests. Then the market reined it in.

Reason

Texas, Florida push border laws as governors eye presidency

Texas and Florida are being led by tough-talking Republican governors weighing presidential runs as their state lawmakers debate especially strict legislation on border security

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“We just want parity”: Military groups call on lawmakers to give Operation Lone Star troops death benefits

Law enforcement officers who serve on Operation Lone Star get a $500,000 death benefit for their survivors if they die on duty. But National Guard troops on the same mission don’t get a dime from the state for their families if they die.

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Texas AG Ken Paxton pushes court to reconsider injunction halting investigations into affirming care

In the state’s final brief to appeal a September injunction that halted the investigation into Texas parents of transgender children, Paxton argued that individual families must provide evidence of harm from the actions of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

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Senate passes bill opening door for prosecutors to charge fentanyl distributors with murder

Gov. Greg Abbott and state lawmakers have taken a tough-on-drugs approach to the fentanyl crisis, primarily pushing efforts to increase criminal penalties.

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Texas Senate confirms Jane Nelson as secretary of state

Nelson’s former colleagues in the Senate gave her resounding approval, avoiding another embarrassment for Gov. Greg Abbott, whose last three nominations for secretary of state did not receive confirmation.

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Texas GOP's drag "bounty hunter" bill

Lawmakers have introduced six anti-drag bills, including one that would allow people to sue drag performers

Salon

Texas Democrats and Republicans are on the hunt for rare chances to flip seats in 2024

The dearth of competitive down-ballot races could contrast with the last few election cycles in Texas, when multiple congressional seats and state legislative seats drew significant national investment.

The Texas Tribune

Border Militia Bill Reveals Texas GOP’s Scheme to Expand State Enforcement Powers

Opponents call it a dangerous vigilante move that will get innocent people killed.

Texas Observer

Texas GOP bill: Ban lessons on gender

The bill would create new rules on how gender and sexual orientation is taught

Salon

Texas Republicans propose state immigration police force

Texas lawmakers are proposing legislation that would make it a state felony to cross the border from Mexico illegally and create a new border police force that could deputize private citizens

The Independent UK

Texas House proposes state border unit, enlisting citizens to help with border operations

AUSTIN, Texas — A bill that would create a Texas Border Protection Unit, allow the governor to declare a migrant “invasion” and let the new border unit enlist the help of citizens was introduced in the House late Friday.

Tribune News Service

House unveils bill giving state authority to “repel” and return migrants crossing from Mexico

House Bill 20 by state Rep. Matt Schaefer, R-Tyler, would test the boundaries of the state’s ability to enforce immigration law, which courts have historically ruled falls under federal purview.

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Texas families would get $8,000 in tax dollars to send students to private school in sweeping ‘parental rights’ bill backed by Lt. Gov.

The bill, which has the blessing of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, will create new rules on how gender and sexual orientation is taught. It will face a tougher test in the House.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Senate’s priority bills on higher ed would end tenure, diversity policies

The bills are part of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s list of priorities and, if passed as filed, could have profound impacts on how Texas universities recruit top faculty and other employees.

Tribune News Service

Texas GOP push to limit city ordinances could target rules from droughts to beekeeping

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott is throwing his weight behind a push to limit city ordinances that local officials say could undermine rules from beekeeping to payday lending.

The Independent UK

Five women who were denied emergency abortion care in Texas sue the state over ‘barbaric’ restrictions

The lawsuit appears to be the first time that pregnant women have sought legal action after a wave of anti-abortion laws have threatened care for millions of Americans

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The top fundraisers among Texas statewide elected offices

Campaign finance requirements govern how much money candidates may receive from individuals and organizations, how often they must report those contributions, and how much individuals, organizations, and political entities may contribute to campaigns.

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Texas Republicans have filed dozens of bills affecting LGBTQ people. Here’s what they’d do.

Texas lawmakers this year are debating whether to block transgender kids’ access to transition-related health care, classify businesses that host drag shows as sexually oriented establishments and limit public school lessons on sexuality and gender identity.

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Texas Tech basketball coach Mark Adams suspended over “racially insensitive” comment

The head coach is also being investigated for allegedly spitting on a player during a game earlier in the season.

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Ron DeSantis proclaims Texas, Florida partners against “woke” left in Houston speech

Where others see a budding rivalry between GOP states, the likely presidential candidate focused on similarities with Gov. Greg Abbott’s Texas.

Tribune News Service

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis brings his culture war to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s turf

DALLAS — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis won’t need much of an introduction at Saturday’s Dallas County Reagan Day Dinner.

The Texas Tribune

Texas legislative leaders — Dan Patrick, Dade Phelan — jab each other’s priorities in dueling speeches

During dueling speeches to a conservative think tank in Austin, state House Speaker Dade Phelan and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who have a history of animus, split over property tax relief, criminal justice reform and school choice.

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Texas senators, facing criticism, soften proposed ban on Chinese purchases of land

The measure, endorsed by Gov. Greg Abbott, originally would have banned citizens of China, Iran, Russia or North Korea from buying land in Texas. Under a new version considered Thursday, the ban wouldn’t apply to dual citizens or lawful permanent residents.

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