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Abbott Will Take Names of Those Who Oppose Him in Special Session

BY MORGAN SMITH The Texas Tribune Editor’s note: This story has been updated throughout Gov. Greg Abbott said that he would publicly call out lawmakers who didn’t support his 20-item legislative agenda while Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick came out swinging against House leadership during Monday appearances on the eve of Texas’ special legislative session. Abbott said he would aggressively hold …

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The Bathroom Bill Will Shape the Upcoming 2018 Republican Primaries

By The Associated Press WTOP Though “bathroom bills” targeting transgender people fizzled in deep-red states across the U.S., the issue is still white hot in Texas, where the Legislature is heading into special session prepared to revive it and conservative groups are vowing revenge on Republican lawmakers who don’t approve it. Whether Texas eventually enacts a …

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Texas GOP Primaries Will Turn on “No Men in Women’s Bathrooms!”

By The Associated Press Though “bathroom bills” targeting transgender people fizzled in deep-red states across the U.S., the issue is still white hot in Texas, where the Legislature is heading into special session prepared to revive it and conservative groups are vowing revenge on Republican lawmakers who don’t approve it. Whether Texas eventually enacts a …

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Spec’s Liquor Wins Huge Case Against Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC); Another Texas Bureaucracy Run Amok

by Jay Root Texas Tribune Leaders at the Texas Capitol love to bash what they call out-of-control bureaucrats at city halls and in Washington, D.C., but a recent case pitting the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission against Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods looks like state regulatory overreach on steroids. After an investigation of the state’s largest …

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The Oust Straus Petition

  Whereas, Speaker Joe Straus blocked numerous conservative bills, during the recent legislative session, that were supported by Gov. Abbott, Lt. Gov. Patrick, and the Texas Senate, as well as by the majority of Texans, and Whereas, Gov. Abbott has called for a Special Session of the Texas Legislature, starting July 18, to pass the conservative …

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