Daily Archives: July 14, 2021

Day 2 quorum busting omnibus post

Gonna round up a few stories here. Don’t know how often I’ll be this energetic, or how often there will be this many stories that I see that are worth commenting on, but it is Day Two. We’re just getting … Continue reading

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Lawsuit filed against “heartbeat” abortion law

Normally, I’d say this has an excellent chance of success, given that all previous litigation over such bans have been wins for the plaintiffs. But we are in uncharted territory here. Two months after Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law … Continue reading

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Senate Republicans advance their anti-trans sports bill

There were enough of them on the committee to have a quorum by themselves, so they did the thing that they do. Legislation that would limit transgender students’ participation in school sports advanced out of a Senate committee on Monday after … Continue reading

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Lee Merritt officially joins the AG race

We now have a contested Democratic primary for Attorney General. Lee Merritt, the nationally known civil rights attorney, is officially running for Texas attorney general as a Democrat. Merritt is set to launch his campaign at a 9 a.m. news … Continue reading

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