Many Texas state lawmakers have spent the last couple of months pre-filing and refiling bills ahead of the state’s 88th regular legislative session, which convened on Tuesday. More than 70 pre-filed bills are related to voting and election laws. Republicans aim to pass legislation to create county-level forensic audit processes, appoint election marshals, record ballot…
Election, Voting Bills Top the Agenda for Texas’ 88th Legislative Session
January 11, 2023
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Record $33 Billion Budget Surplus Fuels Talk of ‘Largest Property Tax Cut in Texas History’
January 11, 2023
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Texas registered a record budget surplus during 2022–23 that topped earlier estimates by $5 billion and has triggered discussions on how best to utilize the excess funds, including using it for potential tax cuts and boosting the state’s infrastructure. The $32.7 billion budget surplus is higher than the $27 billion estimate which state Comptroller Glenn…
Southwest Airlines Touts $49 Airfares, Job Promotions Amid Meltdown Fallout
Southwest Airlines has announced an airfare sale and job promotions for some of its leaders while the company is still handling a flood of consumer complaints in the wake of 16,500 canceled flights. Southwest began selling $49 one-way airfares on Jan. 10 for nonstop trips between select cities. Examples of these “low-fare getaways” include jaunts between Austin,…
Texas Executes Ex-Cop Who Hired 2 People to Kill Estranged Wife
A former Houston police officer was executed on Tuesday for hiring two people to murder his estranged wife over 30 years ago. Robert Fratta, 65, was executed by lethal injection at the state jail in Huntsville for the fatal shooting of his 33-year-old wife, Farah Fratta, in November 1994, during a contentious divorce and custody…
Houston Police Question Armed Restaurant Patron Who Shot Dead Suspected Robber
January 9, 2023
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An unnamed 46-year-old Texas man has been questioned by Houston police today for allegedly shooting and killing a robbery suspect last week at a restaurant in southwest Houston. “After consulting with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, it was determined the shooting will be referred to a grand jury,” Houston PD said in a news…
SCOTUS Directs Texas Appeals Court to Reconsider 2011 Murder Conviction Based on Faulty DNA Analysis
January 9, 2023
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The Supreme Court ordered a Texas appeals court on Jan. 9 to reconsider the murder conviction of death row inmate Areli Escobar because the DNA evidence used to convict him was later discovered to be unreliable. Texas had admitted in court papers filed with the Supreme Court that some of the evidence against Escobar was…
Former Texas School District Employee Arrested Over Allegations of Multiple Sexual Encounters With Student
Texas deputies have arrested a 21-year-old woman for allegedly having multiple sexual encounters with a student at the school at which she was employed. Marisol Solis was arrested on Jan. 5 under charges of trafficking of persons. Hays County Sheriff’s Office said they received, in November last year, a report involving a Dripping Springs Independent…
Musk Says He Can’t Get Fair Trial in California, Wants Texas
January 8, 2023
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WASHINGTON—Elon Musk has urged a federal judge to shift a trial in a shareholder lawsuit out of San Francisco because he says negative local media coverage has biased potential jurors against him. Instead, in a filing submitted late Friday—less than two weeks before the trial was set to begin on Jan. 17—Musk’s lawyers argue it…
Colorado to Halt Busing Illegal Immigrants to Democrat-Run Cities
January 8, 2023
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’s office said Saturday that the state will halt sending busloads of illegal immigrants to Chicago and New York City, a move that triggered outcry from the two cities’ Democratic mayors. Polis, a Democrat, announced on Tuesday that the state government would step in to make sure illegal immigrants who recently arrived…
LIVE 1:45 PM ET: Biden Visits the Border at El Paso, Texas
January 8, 2023
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President Joe Biden visits El Paso, Texas, on Jan. 8 in his first trip to the southwestern border since taking office. Republicans and some Democrats who represent districts along the U.S.–Mexico border have repeatedly called on Biden to visit the border amid surging numbers of illegal immigrant crossings. They’ve also accused the administration of pursuing…
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