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Protesters decry stalled fentanyl test strip bill; Texas House passes get-tough criminal penalties

Stuck in committee, the test-strip legislation has support from Gov. Greg Abbott and bipartisan lawmakers, who see it as a way to save lives.

The Texas Tribune

Popstroke to expand with 13 new venues across the country in Las Vegas, Nashville, more

College-themed venues will open in College Station, Texas and Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Texas voters to decide constitutional amendment related to conservation and reclamation districts in El Paso County in November

The Texas State Legislature took the final vote to send a constitutional amendment to the Nov. 2023 ballot on April 25. The measure would amend section 59 of Article XVI of the state constitution to authorize the legislature to permit conservation and reclamation districts in El Paso County to issue…

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Texas Legislature proposes parental rights amendments

The Texas State Senate passed two constitutional amendments related to parental rights. They are now pending before the House. If approved by the House, they would appear on the ballot for Nov. 7, 2023.

Ballotpedia

Illegal voting in Texas likely to be a felony again after state House vote

The Texas Senate has passed similar legislation. But a key policy separates the two chambers.

The Texas Tribune

Mississippi jailbreak prisoner caught while on the run in Texas

Jerry Raynes arrested in Spring Valley View near Houston, according to officials

The Independent UK

Texas Ag imposes anti-trans dress code

Violators will be sent home to change; repeat offenders could face further sanction and termination

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10 players the Bears could pick in Round 1 of the 2023 NFL Draft

Here's one more look at 10 possible players the Bears could draft when they're on the clock tonight.

USA Today Sports Media Group

2nd Mississippi jail escapee found; arrested near Houston

Authorities in Mississippi say a man who escaped from jail last weekend and fled to Texas after allegedly stealing a public works vehicle has been arrested in a Houston suburb

The Independent UK

Giant hail filmed smashing down on Florida town in freak weather incident

Hailstorms are expected throughout the region through the weekend

The Independent UK

Police say man continued date after fatal shooting over $40

Authorities say a Texas man paused his dinner date to fatally shoot an individual who had allegedly posed as a parking attendant and scammed him out of $40

The Independent UK

Texas House OKs $5 billion for broadband, if voters give thumbs up

The legislation — which falls short of the $10 billion needed to ensure all Texans have reliable internet access — must still win approval in the state Senate.

The Texas Tribune

‘Unlawful’ Texas policy requires state employees to dress in their ‘biological gender’

ACLU says policy allows for open discrimination

The Independent UK

Legendary Philadelphia sports personality Howard Eskin vows to retire if Eagles draft Bijan Robinson

Legendary Philadelphia sports analyst Howard Eskin vows to retire if the Eagles draft Texas All-American running back Bijan Robinson

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Reason

"State Regulation of Online Behavior: The Dormant Commerce Clause and Geolocation"

Jack Goldsmith's and my article with this title is now out in the Texas Law Review, as is David Post's response (many thanks for writing that, David!). Many of our readers are already familiar with it from when I serialized it here several months ago; but here's the Introduction: Many…

Salon

TX woman: I nearly died on Cruz's watch

Amanda Zurawski is one of five women suing the state over its aggressive abortion laws

The Independent UK

Suit over Texas woman's jail death settles for $7 million

A lawyer says a for-profit company that ran a Texas jail has agreed to a $7 million settlement in a lawsuit over the 2019 death of a woman who jail staff allegedly neglected as her health deteriorated

USA Today Sports Media Group

College: Oklahoma continues ‘amazing ride,’ goes wire-to-wire to repeat as Big 12 men’s golf champions

The Sooners set a program record for a four-round tournament and also set a Big 12 record at Prairie Dunes by 10 shots.

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The Texas Tribune

Two Texas “Trump Train” participants settle lawsuit claiming they harassed 2020 Biden campaign bus

Hannah Ceh and Kyle Kruger wrote in their settlement that they apologized for participating in the October 2020 incident in which dozens of Trump supporters surrounded and harassed a Joe Biden campaign bus driving down a Central Texas highway.

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian provost refutes claims of taxpayer-funded Texas trip

Invite was presented the Executive this week but Councillor Cathy Muldoon had already ruled out joining the trip to the Texan city of Grapevine in September

The Guardian - UK

Willie Nelson’s 30 greatest songs – ranked!

As the 90-year-old country icon releases a new album, I Don’t Know a Thing About Love, we look back on the outlaw’s best tracks

WEKU

San Francisco is repealing its boycott of anti-LGBT states

San Francisco repealed a boycott that prohibits staff from visiting and city departments from contracting with companies headquartered in states including Texas, Florida and Ohio.

Sports Illustrated

Searching for the Rangers’ Suddenly Missing Stolen Bases

Texas led MLB in stolen bases last season, but Bruce Bochy’s squad is on a far slower pace this year despite the league’s new runner-friendly rules.

The Texas Tribune

Toxic benzene lingered for weeks after shelter-in-place warnings ended following 2019 Houston-area chemical fire

The Texas Tribune analyzed previously unreported air monitoring data and records from the 2019 ITC chemical disaster near Houston and found that high benzene levels lingered in the air for two weeks after public health measures were lifted. Experts say more shelter-in-place advisories should have been issued.

The Independent UK

The ‘mean girls’ pile-on that shows ‘doxxing’ is not idle fun – it’s toxic

After girls were filmed giggling at another girl at a baseball game in Texas, social media users unearthed their names, their family members and contacted their bosses to get them sacked. Ellie Muir asks whether digital ‘justice’ has become just another form of abuse

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