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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick waffles over whether he still supports the stronger gun background checks
In September 2019, he said he was “willing to take an arrow” and go against the National Rifle Association by pushing for Texas to extend background checks to gun sales between strangers. On Thursday, he sat next to NRA leader Wayne LaPierre as an expansion of gun rights became law. Jun 17, 2021Administrator See the […]
TribCast: Assessing Texas' power grid and its plans to build a border wall
On this week’s TribCast, Matthew speaks with James, Alexa and Erin about Gov. Greg Abbott’s border wall plans, the state power grid and Democrats pushing for voting legislation in Washington. Jun 17, 2021Administrator See the original article: https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/14555185/tribcast-power-grid-border-wall-voting-bill
Gov. Greg Abbott makes interim Public Utility Commission appointment
The nomination comes the same week that ERCOT asked Texans to cut back their electricity use to avoid outages. Cobos’ term will last until Sept. 1 Jun 17, 2021Administrator See the original article: https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/14555038/abbott-public-utility-commission-cobos
Texas empties prison to prepare to detain immigrants arrested during ramped-up border enforcement
The prison — Dolph Briscoe Unit in Dilley — will have capacity for about 1,000 people. Jun 17, 2021Administrator See the original article: https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/14554745/immigration-prison-border-jail
Critics denounce Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick’s “invasion” rhetoric on immigration, saying it will incite violence
“If people die again, blood will be on your hands,” U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, wrote in a tweet. Jun 17, 2021Administrator See the original article: https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/14554665/greg-abbott-dan-patrick-el-paso-invasion-immigration
Supreme Court tosses Texas-led Affordable Care Act challenge, preserving sweeping health care law
The 7-2 ruling said the plaintiffs didn’t have standing to sue over the law. The court’s ruling did not include an official opinion on whether the law, commonly known as Obamacare, was constitutional. Jun 17, 2021Administrator See the original article: https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/14554415/supreme-court-affordable-care-act-texas
A year after Vanessa Guillén’s death, lawmakers and advocates call for Congress to pass military sexual assault reform bill
A federal bill was recently reintroduced, proposing sweeping changes to the way the military investigates sexual assault and harassment allegations. Texas lawmakers are urging Congress to make it law. Jun 17, 2021Administrator See the original article: https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/14553257/guillen-act-federal-law-2021
Dozens who died in Texas prisons during the pandemic had been granted parole, new report shows
At any given time, thousands of Texas prisoners have been approved for parole but not yet released. At least 42 of those people died in the 12 months after the coronavirus first swept the state. Jun 17, 2021Administrator See the original article: https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/14553258/texas-prisons-parole-coronavirus
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