1/ A lot happened in #txlege yesterday:

Senate passed House permitless carry bill: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/05/constitutional-carry-guns-texas-legislature/

House">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/0... passed Senate bill that could ban abortion at 6 weeks: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/03/texas-house-abortion-heartbeat/

Both">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/0... are going to conference committee to iron out differences before going to Gov.

2/2 House approved a statewide public camping ban for those who are homeless: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/05/texas-house-camping-ban/

And">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/0... the chamber also OK& #39;d a bill to make it a felony and require jail time if protesters block emergency vehicles: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/05/texas-protesters-highways-ambulances-legislature/">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/0... #txlege

And up today in the #txlege House:

The chamber& #39;s bill to punish cities that decrease police funding. Different from the Senate& #39;s take here: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/04/13/texas-police-budget-cuts/

And">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/04/1... the big voting bill that would restrict how and when voters can cast ballots: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/04/21/texas-voting-restrictions-senate-bill-7/">https://www.texastribune.org/2021/04/2...