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Senate Committee Sub for HB7

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Texas House Floor Debate of SB14

Transcript of the House Floor Debate of SB14 May 12, 2023 On May 12, 2023, the Texas House debated SB14 by Sen. Bryan Hughes, sponsored by Rep. Tom Oliverson, which would ban all gender-affirming care for individuals under the age of 18. The debate lasted several...

This is Not a Fire Drill

If you have 60 seconds on Monday to call a legislative office, please call your state representative and urge them to remove the unregulated militia provisions from HB 20 when it comes to the House floor on Tuesday; urge them to oppose the bill if those provisions are...

48: Ep. 248 Listen to the Families: Texans Plead for Common Sense Gun Laws

This week Scott welcomes two advocates in the struggle for common sense gun control. Christina Delgado, Southwest Regional Advocacy Associate with the Community Justice Action Fund and Nicole Golden, Executive Director with Texas Gun Sense, have both been working...

Call to Faith In Action: Team Brownsville Needs All Hands on Deck

Militarized Response to Humanitarian Crisis As I detailed in a previous post, Title 42 is nearing its end on May 11, 2023 and as a result many changes in processing of asylum seekers at the border are going to take place. In conjunction with the migration plan...

Biden Manage Migration Plan: Seek Asylum from Your Home Country

TLDR: On April 27th, Biden Administration officials announced their plans to help manage migration in light of Title 42, a pandemic health policy set to expire on May 11th. Use of Title 8 expedited removal proceedings, credible fear interviews in custody, and the...