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Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

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Texas Senate appoints committee to develop rules for upcoming impeachment trial

The Texas Senate appointed a committee on May 29 to develop proposed rules for the upcoming impeachment proceeding against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R). The committee, consisting of five Republicans and two Democrats, was directed to propose rules for the trial by June 20. The Senate also adopted a…

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‘It’s been a total witch-hunt. It takes its toll’: the LGBTQ+ families fleeing red states

Anti-trans bills and threats leave adults and children fearing for their safety at home

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Texas sheriff recommends criminal charges over DeSantis migrant flights

District attorney could weigh felony charges of unlawful restraint over Martha’s Vineyard flights in 2022

The Independent UK

Texas sheriff files criminal case over DeSantis flights to Martha’s Vineyard

Sheriff recommends charges over flights arranged by Florida governor to deport 49 South American migrants to wealthy island

The Guardian - US

Supreme Court tossed out the heart of Voting Rights Act a decade ago. Next ruling could go further

A U.S. Supreme Court decision a decade ago that tossed out the heart of the Voting Rights Act still reverberates across the country

The Independent UK

Supreme Court opened the door to states' voting restrictions. Now a new ruling could widen them.

A U.S. Supreme Court decision a decade ago that tossed out the heart of the Voting Rights Act continues to reverberate across the country

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Texas lawmakers closed a background check loophole, but many gun measures failed to pass

Legislators passed a bill that requires courts to report certain involuntary mental health hospitalizations to the federal gun background check system. Many other measures that could restrict firearm access got little traction.

The Texas Tribune

Almost two years since Kabul fell, a frayed refugee system creates obstacles for Afghans in Texas

The refugee system in Texas and nationally is still recovering from major cuts under the Trump administration. The latest casualty is Texas’ largest resettlement agency, Refugee Services of Texas.

The Texas Tribune

Apparent Tesla Cybertruck Rear Castings Spotted At Giga Texas

No less than 45 casted components were spotted laying on the ground outside the Austin manufacturing facility in Texas.

InsideEVs

California investigating whether DeSantis involved in flying asylum-seekers from Texas to Sacramento

Officials are investigating whether Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis was behind a flight that picked up asylum-seekers on the Texas border and flew them — apparently without their knowledge — to California’s capital, even as faith-based groups scrambled to find housing and food for them

The Independent UK

California's Newsom threatens Florida's DeSantis with kidnapping charges over migrant flights

"DeSantis you small, pathetic man," the California governor said as 2nd migrant flight in days arrived in Sacramento.

Axios

‘Pathetic man’: California gov slams DeSantis over migrant flight

Top California official suggests Florida governor guilty of kidnapping after asylum seekers flown to US state’s capital.

Al Jazeera

LOCALIZE IT: $570M in grants headed to railroad crossing projects in 32 states

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Let the good times roll

Last month, one of the great explorers and producers of American vernacular music, Chris Strachwitz, passed away. He was 91 years old. He was the founder and co-owner (with Tom Diamant) of Arhoolie Records which since its first release in 1960, Texas Sharecropper And Songster by Texan bluesman Mance Lipscomb,…

The Texas Tribune

Without access to water lines, Texas colonias residents are pulling water from the desert air

Thousands of low-income, Latino residents in Texas still do not have safe drinking water. In one El Paso colonia, some residents are using solar distillation to generate water from the air.

Reason

The New York Times Thinks Preempting Local Control Is Bad—When Republicans Do It

The paper's editorial board is happy to endorse the centralization of decision making when it supports their liberal policy preferences.

Salon

Abbott signs ban on trans youth care

Opposing legal groups have vowed to sue to stop the new law from taking effect

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Recruiting Roundup: 4-star QB to Texas among latest commitments

Here are all the latest notable college commitments from around the nation.

The Independent UK

California attorney general blames Florida for charter flight that took migrants to Sacramento

Florida appears to have arranged for a group of South American migrants to be transported from Texas to California and dropped off in Sacramento

Ballotpedia

Proposed legislation would eliminate ESG in TSP pensions

Congressman Chip Roy (R-Texas) on May 23 reintroduced legislation calling for the elimination of the use of ESG in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), the pension plan for federal employees and members of the military. The private managers of the TSP are BlackRock and State Street, two of the largest…

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Thunderstorms Across The Central US To Bring Drought Relief

Through the rest of this weekend, states near the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains will experience increased moisture.

Fortune

This state boasts the most Fortune 500 companies in 2023

Texas retained its crown as the state with the most Fortune 500 companies thanks to a combination of legacy energy companies and an emerging tech hub.

Fortune

Oil, health care, Texas are winners on this year's Fortune 500

Oil company ExxonMobil surpassed Apple to hit No. 3 on this year's ranking of the largest U.S. companies by revenue.

The Guardian - US

Trump critics warn of ‘deep decline of rule of law’ if he wins second term

Former DoJ prosecutors say Trump will pack government agencies with sympathizers in effort to ‘secure his autocratic power’

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