The news of Texas covered today includes:

Our Lone Star story of the day: Rep. Carl Tepper’s bill to clamp down, somewhat, on the issuance of C.O. Bonds by local governments is the right direction (and should be strengthened not weakened.) Levelland’s city manager shows what is wrong with so many in local government when they shout “local control” – they don’t actually mean local control by citizen voters but by the government insider crowd.

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Also from the legislature, Senator King’s bill, SB781, is not the way to have better government and better policing. Police misconduct allegations not being substantiated sometimes mean the people doing the investigating don’t want truth to be known.

Texas lawmakers consider bill prohibiting the use of SNAP to buy junk food. See: “Influencers” paid to shill for taxpayer funded soda for food stamp users.

George W. Bush’s gift that keeps on giving, like a bad fungal infection, is Judge Xavier Rodriguez: Federal Judge Blocks Voter ID Requirement for Texas Mail Ballots.

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