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A Border Wall Sends a Clear Message to Cartels: The US Isn’t Open for Business
By Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) I’ve walked our southwest border, seen the chaos that’s unfolded over the last four years, and heard directly from Customs and Border Protection personnel who were stretched...
05/20/2025 Online
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Texas Insider
Rep. Tony Gonzales Discusses Continued Foot Traffic in Big Bend Sector with CBP Leadership
...Today, during a House Appropriations Committee Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing, Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) addressed illegal border crossings within the Big Bend Sector with Acting U.S. Customs...
Gilbert Rodriguez
05/20/2025 Online
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Houston Public Media
Texas Senate passes bill that would require public schools to use Christian B.C./A.D. system to track years
The historic Old City of Jerusalem on May 14, 2025. The Texas Senate approved on Monday a bill that would require public schools to only purchase teaching materials that track years using the terms "Before...
Jaden Edison
05/20/2025 Online
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Houston Public Media
Bail reform package authored by Houston lawmaker advances in Texas House
State Rep. John Smithee (R-Amarillo) A trio of Texas Senate bail reform measures authored by state Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) advanced in the House on Monday. Two of the measures — Senate Bill 9 and...
Andrew Schneider
05/20/2025 Online
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Seabreeze Beacon
Texas House Advances Bill to Ban Land Sales to People and Entities from Certain Countries
The legislation had only pertained to countries the government deemed to be national security threats. A last-minute change would let the governor add more countries to the ban. The Texas House passed...
Gloria Way
05/20/2025 Online
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South East Texas Record
Public nuisance bill seeks to stop regulation through litigation
State Sen. Mayes Middleton (R-Wallisville) | Mayes Middleton/Facebook AUSTIN - Climate change litigation and other public nuisance claims that result in policymaking from the bench won’t be found in ...
Phil Davidson
05/20/2025 Online
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El Paso Times
'Enough is enough': El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson launches DWI crackdown
...Crooks, deputy commanding general of operations at Fort Bliss, El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego, Texas Department of Public Safety and other officials were also present at the mayor's news conference....
Daniel Borunda
05/20/2025 Online
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88​.‌9 KETR
Bill limiting eligibility for bail advances in Texas House
...harder for those accused of certain felonies to be eligible for bonding out. A trio of Senate bail reform measures has advanced in the House. Houston Public Media’s Andrew Schneider says the most controversial...
05/20/2025 Online
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Spectrum News Austin
Texas lawmakers OK former Uvalde mayor's effort to fix police failures in Robb Elementary attack
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers on Monday passed a plan sponsored by Uvalde’s former mayor to fix police failures laid bare by the hesitant law enforcement response to the Robb Elementary School shooting...
Associated Press
05/20/2025 Online
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Spectrum News Austin
Morning Briefing: Texas bill banning social media for minors makes headway
...more headway at the state Capitol. If it were to pass the Texas Senate and be signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott, it would stop minors from creating social media accounts, require age verification for new...
Ashley Mcelroy
05/20/2025 Online
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Abilene Reporter-News
Abbott wants to stop allowing federal benefits in Texas to be spent on unhealthy food
Katharine Wilson, The Texas Tribune Wichita Falls Times Record News Texas Governor Greg Abbott has requested a waiver to restrict the use of SNAP benefits for unhealthy and highly processed foods. The...
05/20/2025 Online
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Texas Border Business
Dean Senator Zaffirini’s First Bill of 89th Legislative Session Signed into Law
Senate Bill 1697 will help protect Texas consumers by requiring a best practices guide for those considering rooftop solar installations. Listen to article (english) Dean Senator Judith Zaffirini prepares...
05/20/2025 Online
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Texas Border Business
Cuellar Announces Over $116M in Projected Federal Funding for South Texas Schools
ongressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28), announced over $116 million in preliminary federal education funding for public schools across South Texas. The projected investments, part of the latest round of...
05/20/2025 Online
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El Paso Times
Trump administration’s first "self-deportation" flight takes off from Houston
...carrying 64 people took off Monday morning, taking 38 to Honduras and 26 to Colombia. More: US Rep. Veronica Escobar questions ICE over Fort Bliss migrant detention plans, conditions During the presidential...
05/20/2025 Online
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NewsRadio 1080 KRLD
Texas lawmakers advance bill to permit firearms at State Fair of Texas
Texas lawmakers are advancing legislation that would prohibit the State Fair of Texas from enforcing its current firearms ban, potentially allowing licensed gun owners to carry weapons on the fairgrounds...
Joe Kelley
05/20/2025 Online
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Waco Tribune Herald
Texas lawmakers are poised to ban minors from social media
STEPHEN SIMPSON The Texas Tribune May 20, 2025 The Texas Legislature is poised to impose sweeping restrictions on how minors use social media, from banning them from signing up for accounts and requiring...
05/20/2025 Online
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Longview News Journal
Improved response to mass shooting goal of 'Uvalde Strong' bill OK'd by Texas Legislature
...youngest daughter, Tess, 10, who was killed in the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde. (Evan L’Roy/Texas Tribune Photo) Jerry Mata and his daughter, Faith, sit in December 2022 at the grave of his youngest...
Jayme Lozano Carver
05/20/2025 Online
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