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More than 600 new laws in effect

Wed, 09/08/2021 - 5:00am

More than 600 new laws signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott went into effect Sept. 1. The new state laws — including one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country, the right to carry handguns both concealed and openly without a license, changes to election law and a bill allowing restaurants to sell alcohol to go — were passed during the regular session of the legislature, which ended May 31. The House and Senate adjourned their second special session Thursday night.

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4TH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

Wed, 09/08/2021 - 5:00am

House Armed Services Committee Member Congressman Pat Fallon (TX-04) issued a statement on the Sense of Congress amendment to the NDAA concerning the Southern Border.

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TEXAS HISTORY MINUTE

Wed, 09/01/2021 - 5:00am

Many historians have called Stephen F. Austin the “father of Texas” for his efforts to bring the first settlers from the United States into Texas. But the story begins with his own father, businessman and visionary Moses Austin, who in his own way became the “grandfather of Texas.”

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Elections bill passes House along party lines

Wed, 09/01/2021 - 5:00am

The Texas House approved an elections bill Friday along party lines with 21 Democrats declining to participate. The bill, slightly different from previously passed Senate legislation, now heads a conference committee that will negotiate a final version.