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 passed Senate bill that could ban abortion at 6 weeks: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/03/texas-house-abortion-heartbeat/
Both are going to conference committee to iron out differences before going to Gov.
Senate passed House permitless carry bill: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/05/constitutional-carry-guns-texas-legislature/
House passed Senate bill that could ban abortion at 6 weeks: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/03/texas-house-abortion-heartbeat/
Both 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 the chamber also OK'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/ #txlege
And the chamber also OK'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/ #txlege
And up today in the #txlege House:
The chamber's bill to punish cities that decrease police funding. Different from the Senate's take here: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/04/13/texas-police-budget-cuts/
And 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/
The chamber's bill to punish cities that decrease police funding. Different from the Senate's take here: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/04/13/texas-police-budget-cuts/
And 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/