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* Texas Republicans, including Gov. Abbott, were reluctant to redraw the state’s congressional maps. Then Trump got involved: The governor eventually agreed to include redistricting on his special session agenda after discussing the matter with the president on a phone call. [More]
* Speaker Mike Johnson expresses extreme weirdness. He and his son monitor each other’s porn intake: In a weird exchange, Speaker Mike Johnson confessed that he and his son are each other’s porn intake monitor on a panel. [More]
* Beto O’Rourke on CNN’s State of the Union discusses how to fight Texas redistricting: Former Congressman Beto O’Rourke did not mince his words as he pointed out the various aggressive methods that Texas politicians must use to stop redistricting. [More]
* Texas Senate committee doubles down on THC ban, saying state and local governments don’t have the resources for regulations: Senate Bill 5 would ban products containing any detectable amount of any cannabinoid, creating criminal offenses for possession of hemp-derived THC. [More]
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