:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/4af748485dce2608a787aa5ac05c7fae/0314%20Senate%20and%20Labor%20Committee%20File%2014.JPG?w=627&resize=627,376&ssl=1 "With Texas House Adjourned, Senate Takes Bigger Swing At Border Enforcement And Human Smuggling")
Rather than accept the House legislation as is, senators passed their own — more expansive — proposals for border security. But unless the House convenes again, the bills can’t go to the governor’s desk.
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Lawmakers delivered Gov. Greg Abbott a long-sought bill to stop local governments from enacting local laws that exceed state law on a number of fronts.
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The bill, recently signed by Gov. Greg Abbott and set to take effect Sept. 1, does not restrict pandemic rules by private entities.
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The boisterous and outspoken attorney will be matched against two legal icons who will prosecute the attorney general in his upcoming trial before the Texas Senate.
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says the Senate won’t accept a property tax relief bill the lower chamber left behind before adjourning for the special session. A bill targeting migrant smuggling also appears imperiled.
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