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Rangers’ Jacob deGrom to Undergo Tommy John Surgery, per Report

The Texas ace is projected to be out until the middle of the 2024 season.

Sports Illustrated

The Awful 88th

Losers during the 88th session of the legislature included taxpayers, teachers, trans youths, and anyone who uses electricity.

Texas Observer

Dan Patrick says Senate won’t budge on property tax relief — but there’s no House to negotiate with

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says the Senate won’t accept a property tax relief bill the lower chamber left behind before adjourning for the special session. A bill targeting migrant smuggling also appears imperiled.

The Texas Tribune

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Texas Republicans Refuse to Condemn Allen Shooter’s Extremist Beliefs

When it comes to the hypermasculine, nationalist beliefs of the Allen shooter, Texas Republicans find themselves caught in a bind.

Texas Observer

Supreme Court opened the door to states’ voting restrictions. Now a new ruling could widen them

A U.S. Supreme Court decision a decade ago that tossed out the heart of the Voting Rights Act continues to reverberate across the country

The Independent UK

Texas set to become ninth state to withdraw from ERIC, Arizona’s possible withdrawal vetoed by Gov. Hobbs (D)

Texas lawmakers sent SB1070 to Gov. Greg Abbot (R) on May 29, 2023, positioning the state to become the eighth to withdraw from ERIC this year, and the ninth overall. Elsewhere, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) vetoed SB1135 on May 26, a bill including provisions that would have effectively withdrawn…

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ESG pressure on CFO decision-making

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

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Texas Senate appoints committee to develop rules for upcoming impeachment trial

The Texas Senate appointed a committee on May 29 to develop proposed rules for the upcoming impeachment proceeding against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R). The committee, consisting of five Republicans and two Democrats, was directed to propose rules for the trial by June 20. The Senate also adopted a…

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‘It’s been a total witch-hunt. It takes its toll’: the LGBTQ+ families fleeing red states

Anti-trans bills and threats leave adults and children fearing for their safety at home

The Guardian - US

Texas sheriff recommends criminal charges over DeSantis migrant flights

District attorney could weigh felony charges of unlawful restraint over Martha’s Vineyard flights in 2022

The Independent UK

Texas sheriff files criminal case over DeSantis flights to Martha’s Vineyard

Sheriff recommends charges over flights arranged by Florida governor to deport 49 South American migrants to wealthy island

The Guardian - US

Supreme Court tossed out the heart of Voting Rights Act a decade ago. Next ruling could go further

A U.S. Supreme Court decision a decade ago that tossed out the heart of the Voting Rights Act still reverberates across the country

The Independent UK

Supreme Court opened the door to states' voting restrictions. Now a new ruling could widen them.

A U.S. Supreme Court decision a decade ago that tossed out the heart of the Voting Rights Act continues to reverberate across the country

The Independent UK

Almost two years since Kabul fell, a frayed refugee system creates obstacles for Afghans in Texas

The refugee system in Texas and nationally is still recovering from major cuts under the Trump administration. The latest casualty is Texas’ largest resettlement agency, Refugee Services of Texas.

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Texas lawmakers closed a background check loophole, but many gun measures failed to pass

Legislators passed a bill that requires courts to report certain involuntary mental health hospitalizations to the federal gun background check system. Many other measures that could restrict firearm access got little traction.

InsideEVs

Apparent Tesla Cybertruck Rear Castings Spotted At Giga Texas

No less than 45 casted components were spotted laying on the ground outside the Austin manufacturing facility in Texas.

The Independent UK

California investigating whether DeSantis involved in flying asylum-seekers from Texas to Sacramento

Officials are investigating whether Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis was behind a flight that picked up asylum-seekers on the Texas border and flew them — apparently without their knowledge — to California’s capital, even as faith-based groups scrambled to find housing and food for them

Axios

California's Newsom threatens Florida's DeSantis with kidnapping charges over migrant flights

"DeSantis you small, pathetic man," the California governor said as 2nd migrant flight in days arrived in Sacramento.

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‘Pathetic man’: California gov slams DeSantis over migrant flight

Top California official suggests Florida governor guilty of kidnapping after asylum seekers flown to US state’s capital.

The Independent UK

LOCALIZE IT: $570M in grants headed to railroad crossing projects in 32 states

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Let the good times roll

Last month, one of the great explorers and producers of American vernacular music, Chris Strachwitz, passed away. He was 91 years old. He was the founder and co-owner (with Tom Diamant) of Arhoolie Records which since its first release in 1960, Texas Sharecropper And Songster by Texan bluesman Mance Lipscomb,…

The Texas Tribune

Without access to water lines, Texas colonias residents are pulling water from the desert air

Thousands of low-income, Latino residents in Texas still do not have safe drinking water. In one El Paso colonia, some residents are using solar distillation to generate water from the air.

Reason

The New York Times Thinks Preempting Local Control Is Bad—When Republicans Do It

The paper's editorial board is happy to endorse the centralization of decision making when it supports their liberal policy preferences.

Salon

Abbott signs ban on trans youth care

Opposing legal groups have vowed to sue to stop the new law from taking effect

USA Today Sports Media Group

Recruiting Roundup: 4-star QB to Texas among latest commitments

Here are all the latest notable college commitments from around the nation.

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