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  1. The Texas House passed Senate Bill 8, the so-called "bathroom bill" that would restrict access to public restrooms for transgender people. The measure needs one more procedural vote in the chamber before heading to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk.

    houstonpublicmedia.org/article

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  2. A state judge has temporarily blocked Texas AG Ken Paxton from pursuing a case against Powered by People, the political group founded by Beto O'Rourke, after Paxton accused the group of improperly funding a Democratic quorum break in the Texas House.

    houstonpublicmedia.org/article

    #Court #News #Politics #Texas #BetoORourke #KenPaxton #REDISTRICTING #TexasHouseOfRepresentatives #TexasPolitics #TXLegislature

  3. Ken Paxton filed lawsuits escalating the state's response to a Democratic walkout that's stalled the Legislature, accusing former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke of illegally supporting absent lawmakers and seeking to remove 13 House Democrats from office.

    houstonpublicmedia.org/article

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