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Gun safety advocates see signs of progress in first session after Uvalde shooting even though raise-the-age bill stalled

Emotions often ran high over a proposal to limit young adults’ access to some firearms. Lawmakers have largely prioritized school safety measures, but there was still progress for some gun-related legislation.

The Texas Tribune

‘We Have to Put These People Back in Their Place’: Gene Wu Explains White Supremacy, Reddit, and Life in the Minority

"A lot of these little things had a very strong white-supremacist basis."

Texas Observer

Texas House Overwhelmingly Approves Restrictions on No-Knock Warrants

Conservatives who support the bill recognize the conflict between unannounced home invasions and the Second Amendment.

Reason

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After months of struggle, Korean language access advocates find their voice at a legislative hearing

In a key step on their quest to make state services more easily available to non-English speakers, advocates from Houston’s Woori Juntos community group testified before a panel of lawmakers.

The Texas Tribune

Texas' proposed China property ban softened as bill is decried at state Capitol

AUSTIN, Texas – More than 100 people, the vast majority Asian American Texans, decried a bill designed to ban Chinese citizens from owning property in the state.

Tribune News Service

Texas, other US states mull ban on Chinese buying land

Houston (AFP) - The US state of Texas is considering barring Chinese citizens from buying property on national security grounds -- and as tensions with Beijing rise other states may follow suit.

AFP

How a 12-year-old federal lawsuit turned a judge into Texas’ foster care czar

As Judge Janis Jack continues to threaten contempt-of-court fines in a federal lawsuit against the state’s foster care system, advocates say the case has moved the needle on reform — but it has come with a hefty price tag.

The Texas Tribune

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This Texas Bill Could Bar Certain Immigrants From Buying Property in the State

Gov. Greg Abbott has already announced that he’d sign the bill if passed.

Reason

Democrats decry Republican bill banning foreign land investment in Texas as racist

AUSTIN — Democratic state Rep. Gene Wu stood inside the Texas Capitol holding a photo of the childhood home in which he grew up in Houston after emigrating from China.

Tribune News Service

Bill to ban Chinese citizens and government from buying Texas land gains steam among Republicans

Sen. Lois Kolkhorst filed a bill that would ban citizens, governments and entities from China, Iran, North Korea and Russia from purchasing land in the state, part of what she and other Republicans have said will help stem foreign influence in Texas.

The Texas Tribune

Porch piracy: are we overreacting to package thefts from doorsteps?

As we rely more and more on home delivery of purchases 13 states have passed or introduced laws to make the crime a felony

The Guardian - US

Lawmakers decry collapsing Texas juvenile prison system, ask Abbott to call special session

Without a jolt of funding, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department will struggle to hire workers and regain control over the safety and treatment of almost 600 incarcerated youth, its acting director told lawmakers at a hearing.

The Texas Tribune

Police responding to Uvalde school massacre 'failed to prioritise saving innocent lives', report finds

A report into the Ulvalde school shooting that left 21 dead condemns the inaction of heavily armed officers, with the grandfather of one victim saying: "They've got no business wearing a badge."

ABC News

Seven years later, still no trial for Texas AG Ken Paxton

It's been nearly seven years since Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was indicted on felony securities fraud charges

The Independent UK

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