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'Happy to eat your share of samosas': MAGA influencer slams pastor for speaking up for Indians

The city council meeting of Frisco Tuesday turned acrimonious with the H-1B issue and the 'Indian takeover' of Texas, triggering a major social media debate. Many Frisco residents spoke about how they are happy living with Indian immigrants; some voices came out as extreme. MAGA influencer Kaylee Campbell, who was…

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Texas strips protections for teachers, parents who share “obscene” material with children

A fiery debate on the House floor Friday gave way to the Senate Bill 412’s final vote. Supporters say it’s needed to protect children.

The Texas Tribune

Texas lawmakers advancing bill to ban kids from social media

The Texas House passed onto the Senate a proposed ban Tuesday, alongside another bill that would require a social media warning label for minors.

The Texas Tribune

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Bible Back in Texas Schools After Being Pulled for Sexual Content

Canyon Independent School District pulled sections of the Bible from its library shelves over concerns that its "sexually explicit" material violated Texas law.

Reason

Texas book ban law causes a school district to remove Bible from libraries

Canyon independent school district briefly removed text – and then reinstated it – to comply with state’s Reader Act

The Guardian - US

Texas Lawmakers Propose Social Media Ban for Minors Pointing At Rising Online Dangers

Texas lawmakers are debating the measures amid a rise in cyberbullying, exploitation, and harmful content

Latin Times

Texas weighs social media bans for minors as schools and police face challenges

A Texas lawmaker has introduced a bill prohibiting minors from using social media accounts as school districts become a “hunting ground” for online dangers.

The Texas Tribune

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Does Dade Phelan have the votes to keep his job as Texas House speaker? It depends on how you count.

Phelan appears to lack support from the majority of House Republicans, but he could still win with some Democratic support.

The Texas Tribune

Texas runoff yields no clear winner among GOP’s warring factions, setting stage for power struggle

Neither of the Texas GOP’s dueling factions landed a clean knockout blow during a grueling primary season that only seemed to set up further chaos and strife.

The Texas Tribune

The Booksellers’ Revolt

The READER Act would have required vendors to rate books on "explicitness" before selling to schools—and blacklisted those that didn't comply.

Texas Observer

We ranked Texas House members along the ideological spectrum based on their 2023 votes

Here’s a look at House members, ranked from most conservative to most liberal, based on their votes cast during the 2023 regular session and four special sessions.

The Texas Tribune

House Votes 84-63 to Strip Vouchers from Omnibus School Funding Bill

Rural Republicans team up with Dems to remove vouchers from HB 1 in intra party showdown in the House. From Reporting Fellow Josephine Lee.

Texas Observer

Texas' part-time Legislature has been at it all year. Now they're heading into a rare fourth special session

A full 30-day session amounts to about $1 million in per diem payments to lawmakers, which are meant to cover their expenses in Austin.

The Texas Tribune

Dan Patrick says PAC leader’s meeting with white supremacist was a “blunder,” but will keep group’s $3 million contribution

Two other Republican lawmakers are giving away donations after Nick Fuentes was seen visiting the office building associated with Defend Texas Liberty PAC President Jonathan Stickland. The meeting has roiled the party, leading to many Republicans calling on their peers to return money from the PAC.

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Federal judge bars Texas from enforcing book rating law

House Bill 900 requires book vendors to rate all their materials based on their depictions or references to sex before selling them to schools. Vendors say the law aims to regulate protected speech with “vague and over broad” terms.

The Texas Tribune

Analysis: The 2023 Texas House, from right to left

Here’s a look at House members, ranked from most conservative to most liberal, based on votes cast during the 2023 regular session.

The Texas Tribune

Texas power struggle: How the nation’s top wind power state turned against renewable energy.

State lawmakers have pushed bills to support fossil fuel-burning power plants and restrict renewable energy development this legislative session.

The Texas Tribune

Unanimous Texas Senate supports death benefits for National Guard serving along southern border

The legislation was named for Bishop Evans, who drowned last year trying to rescue migrants in the Rio Grande.

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Texan leading TikTok ban in Congress urges state lawmakers to rein in their own social media legislation

U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul has warned members of the Texas Legislature to keep their China-countering legislation focused on espionage and not to target Chinese immigrants.

The Texas Tribune

Texas House backs death benefits for state troops in Operation Lone Star

The bill was amended to make the benefits retroactive, supporting the family of a soldier whose name is on the legislation.

The Texas Tribune

Family of dead National Guardsman urges Legislature to make death benefits bill named for him retroactive

While the state guarantees law enforcement officers, like Department of Public Safety troopers, a $500,000 death benefit for their families if they die on duty, National Guard troops who stand shoulder to shoulder with those DPS officers on Operation Lone Star don’t have the same benefit.

The Texas Tribune

Chinese Americans fight for their place in Texas as lawmakers push restrictions on foreign land ownership, social media platforms

Among the fastest-growing segments of the Texas population, Chinese Americans fear their rights are becoming collateral damage as Texas officials seek to limit investment from China and ban a popular app that many rely on to keep in touch with family.

The Texas Tribune

Texas lawmakers’ attempts to ban school library books deemed inappropriate for kids spur confusion — and concerns

The authors of bills in both legislative chambers say their bills’ aim is simple: keeping sexually explicit content off school bookshelves. But opponents say the legislation is vague and broad enough to wreak havoc.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Texas book ban plan must be shelved

Teenagers seem more interested these days in being on social media apps than reading classic novels.

The Texas Tribune

“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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