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NEWS DIGEST
February 12, 2023
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Featured As Expected, [[link removed]] Speaker Dade Phelan Appoints Democrats to Leadership in Texas House [[link removed]]
by Sydnie Henry
Much to the dismay of the Republican Party, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan has announced the committee assignments for the 88th Legislative Session and continued the practice of appointing Democrats to committee chairman positions.
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State Joe Moody: The Democrat in Charge of the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee [[link removed]]
“Meet your new chair of Criminal Jurisprudence, who blames violent crime on guns & Republican ‘hate-mongering’ … appointed by a Republican.”
Democrats Push Legislation to Give Driver’s Licenses to Illegals [[link removed]]
“No sane individual would countenance such a measure under quiescent circumstances, much less in the midst of the most extreme border crisis our nation and state have ever faced.”
Texas AG Ken Paxton Agrees to $3.3 Million Settlement with Fired Employees [[link removed]]
The cash portion of the settlement will need to be approved by the state legislature and paid for with taxpayer dollars.
Gov. Abbott Warns State Agencies that Race-based Hiring Practices Violate Texas Law [[link removed]]
“The fight against left-wing racialist ideology has just begun—and we will not stop until colorblind equality is the law of the land.”
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Investigation Life or Death
By Robert Montoya and Jessie Pennington
Approaching the two-year anniversary of the Texas power failure, a three-part investigation series last week examined the state's power grid to determine if a repeat was possible.
Part 1: Texas’ Unstable Power Grid [[link removed]]
Part 2: Making Texas Energy Unreliable and Unaffordable [[link removed]]
P:art 3: Power Outage at the Lynn W. Ross Detention Center [[link removed]]
Local 7 School Administrators Arrested for Failing to Report Sexual Misconduct Allegations [[link removed]]
Failure by the administration to report alleged abuse by a school employee is a state jail felony under the Texas Education Code.
Texas Lt. Gov. Calls for Election Redo in Harris County [[link removed]]
After a ballot shortage during the 2022 elections in Harris County, Dan Patrick is calling for a redo election.
Tarrant County Officials Launch Election Integrity Task Force [[link removed]]
“We want everyone to know we take election integrity seriously in Tarrant County.”
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Federal Texas Attorney Banned By Russian Federation [[link removed]]
FEC commissioner Trey Trainor, among those blacklisted by Russia, says he is proud to be working to block “Russian interference in U.S. elections.”
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