August 15, 2021
Texas Senate Passes Election Reform a Third Time. Now What?
by Erin Anderson
For the third time this year, the Texas Senate passed Republicans’ top-priority election integrity bill over the objections of Democrats.
The bill now goes (again) to the Texas House, which has failed to pass major election reforms this year due to Republican leaders’ mismanagement and Democrats fleeing to avoid voting on the measures.
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Statewide
State Rep. Questions State Agency on Child Mutilation Amid Fight to Protect Children
“I think most Texans would be concerned if [the agency] decided that only ‘some’ genital mutilation was wrong while condoning other mutilation.”
Tech Giants Continue to Censor. Will State Lawmakers Finally Stop It in Texas?
“Once again, Texans were failed by cowards in Austin.”
Local
Citizen Victory: Restaurants Reverse Vaccine Passport Requirement
State prohibition on vaccine requirements enforced.
Dickson: Leona Becomes 32nd City in Texas to Outlaw Abortion
“Let’s make the USA a pro-life nation, even if we have to do it one city at a time.”
Federal
Feds Using Texas Airports to Transport Illegal Aliens Nationwide
Are federal officials fueling the rising number of COVID–19 cases in the nation?
Reports: US Border Patrol Only ‘Processing’ Illegal Immigration, Not Stopping It
Still no action by state or federal officials to stop illegal border crossings.
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