The news of Texas covered today includes:

Our Lone Star story of the day: Bills that have passed; bills still in play, and; bills that were killed or failed – another update in these closing days of the 89th Texas Legislature.

Also, you’ll hear from Senator Bettencourt and Lieutenant Governor Patrick on the successful property tax relief package that has passed. We are very fortunate that the House decided to largely go along with the Senate’s focus on increasing the Homestead Exemption. You can watch the full press conference from this afternoon here.

Other items covered:

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Houston Ends Traffic Stop Quotas in Unanimous Vote

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The news of Texas covered today includes:

Our Lone Star story of the day: A big deadline for the Texas House passed this morning and as usual, many good bills died because leadership waited until the very end of the session to get to work hearing and voting on bills. I review key items that failed and passed including:

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Dallas Fed report on the Texas Service Sector and retail sales.

Space historian Robert Zimmerman of BehindtheBlack.com joins us to explain what went right and wrong in yesterday evening’s SpaceX Starship & Superheavy launch test from Starbase, Texas.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: It’s the final days of the 89th Texas Legislature. Here are some of the late breaking items covered today:

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Texas manufacturing production steady – Dallas Fed report.

Texas Lottery scandal now includes guilty pleas in federal investigation. But lawmakers didn’t have the guts to shut it all down.

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The news of Texas covered today includes:

Our Lone Star story of the day: The House and Senate are working in these final days of the 89th Texas Legislature with the House working all through the weekend. There is much to catch you up on and that includes the stories below plus much more on the show:

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5th Circuit rules against library-libs in Llano: Library patrons have no First Amendment right to force libraries to include their points of view. This is an important and correct ruling and its reasons are well expressed in the opinion.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: Much from the 89th Texas Legislature in its waning days filled with deadlines. There is a big stack of items related to government public schools:

Also, Rep. Ken King’s name comes up again as the person blocking key conservative legislation: Bill to stop flow of abortion pills into Texas clears House panel.

Other bills mentioned:

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UT-RGV sued for allegedly discriminating against non-Spanish-speaking professors.

Trump Admin. backs Texas A.G. Paxton’s antitrust suit against financial titans to ‘Protect Coal.’

Oil & gas rig count falls.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: The Texas House gets it right, does not cave into the fallacy that selling THC to get people “high” is a productive “industry” we must save in Texas. I talk about this and the good role of Senator Perry and the bad role of Rep. Ken King.

Other key items from the Legislature:

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Attorney General Ken Paxton Urges Congress to Pass National Constitutional Concealed Carry Legislation

From the border and illegal immigration stack:

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Our Lone Star story of the day: Report says a deal has been struck on the now $8.5 billion increase in funds for Texas public schools between the House and Senate.

On the get-high THC front, where Rep. Ken King and other House members are working hard to keep THC-infused drinks and edibles for sale in Texas (shameful!,) the bill was postponed again yesterday and the House adjourned without hearing it. You really should read:

Other items covered from the Legislature include:

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Number of 'Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn' Grows to 58; Big Sandy passes full ordinance.

As promised, this link: Northside ISD sued over teacher's alleged 'Go back to Africa' comment.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: Texas House passes property tax relief package and we’re lucky they went mostly with the Senate’s version. Bail reform passes the House finally but not until Democrats significantly watered it down.

And today is set to be the big “Rope, not Dope” vote on THC and hemp. See these two stories to get an idea of what a mess Rep. Ken King has the House in:

Other items from the 89th Legislature mentioned:

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Double Anti-Wimp Update:

Harris County DA dismisses charges against prominent Republican donor Dr. Steven Hotze previously charged by Kim Ogg

Hackers give Abilene, TX one week to pay ransom after cyber attack.

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Our Lone Star story of the day: Lubbock native, Brownfield born, man to be the new chief of the George W. Bush Presidential Library as well as the overall Bush Center. Shilo Brooks was announced today as the new president and CEO of the Bush Center. The Lubbock High School graduate’s mother, Bettina, still lives in Lubbock.

“[His parents] named him Shilo, after a character in a novel by their favorite Western author, Louis L’Amour.
He narrowly escaped his father’s choice of Bocephus — Hank Williams Jr.’s nickname. “I’m the luckiest man in the world for not being named that,” Brooks said with a laugh.“

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Attorney General investigation finds insurance company did nothing illegal in compiling information on lawmakers and others but, legislators sailed through a bill to protect themselves from “spying” If anyone needs watching, it is elected officials!

Taiwanese silicon wafer-maker GlobalWafers opens $3.5 billion factory in Sherman.

Supreme Court lets Trump end Venezuelan migrants’ protected status for now. Plus much other border news including:

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The news of Texas covered today includes:

Our Lone Star story of the day: House leadership engineers a bill massacre, including many conservative priority bills, by running out the clock at midnight this morning. First legislative deadline of Texas session slashes 80% of bills in House. Texas House deadline leaves hundreds of bills as casualties.

But, of course, the Burrows BurrowCrat leadership team found time to spend passing this law that has nothing but symbolic affect: Bill Decriminalizing Homosexual Conduct Passes Texas House.

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Texas Senate Committee Passes New Version of Public School Funding, Teacher Pay Raise Bill.  Winners and losers in the Texas Legislature’s school funding plan.

Other items from the 89th Legislature:

Texas Labor Market Achieves Five Consecutive Months of Record High Jobs with More Than 37,000 Added in April – click for local unemployment rates.

Baker Hughes’ North America Rig Count Report – Texas loses the two gained last week.

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