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Lawmakers steer toward food stamp clash on work requirements - Roll Call

Food stamps are on course again to be a flash point in the farm bill as some Republicans want to add work requirements for recipients.

Roll Call

After years of little progress, Texas gun control and safety advocates see some small openings for dialogue at the Capitol

Many bills that would limit access to firearms or ammunition likely won’t become law anytime soon. But people who advocate at the Texas Capitol see emerging signs that there’s appetite for finding some middle ground.

The Texas Tribune

Texas House committee debates firearms bills filed in response to Uvalde shooting

The House Select Committee on Community Safety is scheduled to hear testimony on bills that would change how people buy firearms and how authorities report those purchases. One of these bills would raise the minimum age to 21 years old to purchase certain semi-automatic rifles.

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Medication abortion restrictions could worsen delays for Texans at out-of-state clinics

Texans are flooding abortion clinics in New Mexico, Kansas and Colorado. A recent court ruling could imperil access in those states.

The Texas Tribune

Is Elon Musk creating a utopian city? The hellish, heavenly history of company towns

The Tesla founder has broken ground on a plot in Texas, while Google and Meta are building workers’ homes in California. Should we be celebrating or worrying?

The Guardian - UK

Williams brothers launch new city-based team in Austin, Texas

Brothers Justin and Cory Williams have announced the launch of the city-based team, the Austin Aviators, which made its official debut at the Redlands Bicycle Classics this past weekend.

Cycling Weekly

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Ohio murder rates far higher than NYC as state’s GOP Rep. Jim Jordan slams city’s crime woes

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Texas Senate seeks increased penalties on polluters as it renews state’s environmental agency

The bill would require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to focus enforcement on repeat violators and increase public outreach.

The Texas Tribune

Staffer: Texas GOPer had sex with intern

New bill would target members of the Legislature who engage in grooming behavior with victims under the age of 21

Salon

‘Use it or lose it’ bill that could strip inactive Texas voters’ registration advances

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate approved a “use it or lose it” voter bill Monday that could purge voters from registration rolls who skip two federal elections.

Tribune News Service

Key takeaways from Harlan Crow’s interview with The Dallas Morning News on Clarence Thomas

DALLAS — Harlan Crow, the Dallas real estate magnate whose friendship with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has drawn national attention, doesn’t believe they’ve done anything wrong.

Tribune News Service

Texas Senate passes $308 billion budget plan, kicking off high-stakes negotiations with the House

There are $5 billion and several political wedges standing between the House and Senate plans, which now move into conference committee with less than five weeks before session ends.

The Texas Tribune

How disappearing ice in Antarctica threatens the U.S.

Galveston, Texas, has some of the fastest sea level rise in the world. To protect the city, engineers need to know how fast ice in West Antarctica will melt. Scientists are racing to figure it out.

WEKU

Texas State Legislature proposed 295 constitutional amendments in 2023

The Texas State Legislature proposed 295 constitutional amendments during the 2023 legislative session, an increase over previous odd-year regular sessions where legislators proposed 218 amendments in 2021 and 216 amendments in 2019.

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Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes keeps the hype train rolling for WR Justyn Ross

#Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes shared his latest impressions of WR Justyn Ross after throwing to him down in Texas.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Watch: Every play for Arch Manning from Texas spring game

Now he has to prove that he belongs at the next level.

The Texas Tribune

West Texas A&M University President Walter Wendler faces no-confidence vote from faculty after canceling drag show

Faculty say the decision to take a vote on whether to condemn Wendler was the final straw in a host of issues with him.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Andy Reid confirms Chiefs will meet virtually during Phase 1 of offseason program

The #Chiefs will again hold Phase 1 of the offseason program virtually, with several offensive players joining Patrick Mahomes to work together in Texas.

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The Guardian - US

Texas teacher fired over ‘appalling’ behavior after encouraging students to fight

Substitute teacher at Kimbrough middle school in Mesquite helped coordinate fights during class, officials say

Tribune News Service

Skeptical rural leaders aren’t buying Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s school choice plan

Placed inside the folder of parental rights and one of Gov. Greg Abbott’s major agenda items, a school voucherlike program appeared to have a good chance of passing through the Legislature.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Seattle Seahawks: Updated roster going into 2023 offseason program

The Seattle Seahawks will be back in the building today at the VMAC, beginning the first phase of their 2023 offseason program.

Space

Watch SpaceX Starship evolve and explode on the way to its 1st space launch (video)

SpaceX shared a video that charts the journey its massive Starship rocket has taken to get to the launch pad ahead of its first orbital flight test.

Autosport

10 things we learned from the 2023 MotoGP Americas Grand Prix

Despite a woeful beginning to 2023 for Honda, LCR’s Alex Rins gave the Japanese marque some much-needed hope after claiming its first win since the 2021 Emilia Romagna GP last weekend in Texas.

The Independent UK

GOP states targeting diversity, equity efforts in higher ed

Republican governors and lawmakers are increasingly targeting “diversity, equity and inclusion” initiatives in public colleges and universities

Al Jazeera

Elon Musk’s Space X to launch Starship rocket: What to know

SpaceX is counting down to the first test flight of its Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built.

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