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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #61

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

Ballotpedia

Texas House approves bill to improve background checks on child-welfare workers

The action came after The Refuge, a Bastrop foster care facility, hired a caretaker without knowing her history of misconduct.

The Texas Tribune

See Matthew McConaughey, Owen Wilson And More Actors Explain Why They Want More Movies To Film In Texas Instead Of Hollywood

Texas natives like Matthew McConaughey, Owen Wilson, and more explain why more filmmaking should be done in Texas instead of Hollywood.

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Laura Anderson 'glowing' at US baseball game ahead of welcoming newborn daughter

The 34-year-old Scots Influencer was beaming as she shared snaps of her recent outing in Texas with fellow Love Island star Andrew Le Page.

Daily Record

Bill to give companies low-interest loans to build more gas-fired power plants is approved by House committee

The bill marks the Legislature’s turn toward supporting natural gas-fueled electricity after the deadly winter storm in 2021.

The Texas Tribune

Wings Announce Release of Charli Collier, 2021 No. 1 Draft Pick

The former Texas standout played in 45 games in two seasons in Dallas.

Sports Illustrated

Elon Musk may be becoming a risk to his own investors

The Tesla CEO seemingly ignored evidence pointing to white supremacy behind the shooting rampage in Allen, Texas, even as Israel warned that Musk is inciting anti-semitism over his incendiary Soros remarks.

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Rare Daytime Lighting Bolt Shatters Lives Of Father And Son

The odds of being struck by lightning are three out of a million. But sometimes your number comes up.

Zenger

LOOK: 10 best photos from Houston Texans coach DeMeco Ryans throwing out Astros’ first pitch

Here are the best images from Houston Texans coach DeMeco Ryans throwing out the first pitch for the Astros against the Chicago Cubs.

USA Today Sports Media Group

NCAA men’s golf regionals: Florida, Tennessee in danger zone and Texas Tech’s Ludvig Aberg takes lead in Norman during Tuesday’s action

Here's what happened Tuesday at the six NCAA Division I men's golf regional sites.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Texas House moves to crack down on polluters with stricter penalties and heavier oversight

The bill would require the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to focus enforcement and increase penalties on repeat violators and increase public outreach. Still, environmental advocates say the effort was too “modest” in its reach.

The Texas Tribune

The fraught fight to stop the trans health care bans

Conspiracy theories spreading on the right have made fighting the bills even more difficult.

Axios

‘This is about saving lives’: the Texas Democrat fighting for gun control and abortion rights

Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett tells why she’s backing an assault weapons ban – and why Republicans are ‘cowards’

The Guardian - US

Texas GOP close to eroding Dem power

Gov. Abbott and the bill's supporters have long sought legislation to push back against local regulations

Salon

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Daily Mirror

Boy, 1, shot by four-year-old brother after he stumbled across gun in home

A four-year-old boy found an unsecured pistol inside their house and unintentionally shot his little brother in East Harris County, Texas, in the US, police said

Ballotpedia

Texas voters will decide in November whether the state will have the second-highest mandatory retirement age for state judges at 79

The Texas State Legislature voted to send a constitutional amendment to the Nov. ballot that would increase the mandatory retirement age for state judges and justices from 75 to 79—the second-highest retirement age in the country, excluding those with no mandatory retirement ages. Vermont adopted in 2003 the highest retirement…

Axios

Florida and Idaho governors answer Greg Abbott's call to send officers to Texas border

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he'll send help including 800 state National Guard members and 200 law enforcement officers.

Zenger

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Announced The Deployment Of The State Personnel To The Southern Border

The response comes after the expiration of Title 42 and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's request for help at the southern border.

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Texas Senate approves bill that would let prosecutors pursue murder charges in some fentanyl deaths

House Bill 6 has widespread bipartisan support and is one of Gov. Greg Abbott’s priorities. The legislation now heads back to the lower chamber.

The Texas Tribune

Greg Abbott asked other governors for help patrolling the Texas-Mexico border. Ron DeSantis answered the call.

Although border encounters have fallen since Title 42 ended Thursday, Texas’ top Republican asks for “all available law enforcement personnel and resources.”

Fortune

Legendary VC Bill Gurley opens up about stepping back from Benchmark and his next act

The famous VC explains why Steve Martin inspired him to retire from day to day venture capital, and why if a programmer is not using A.I., “you're probably writing your own death certificate.”

The Independent UK

DeSantis to send Florida National Guard soldiers to Texas for border security

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced that he plans to send over 1,100 National Guard soldiers and law enforcement officers to Texas to assist with border security between the United States and Mexico

The Independent UK

Texas mother killed by stray bullet on way to pick up daughter’s prom dress

Ana Moreno, 39, was caught in the middle of a drive-by shooting when she was driving her vehicle around 4pm on Saturday

The Independent UK

'Evil is not going to win,' survivor of Texas mall shooting says

Irvin Walker was looking for a parking place after dropping off his girlfriend at a Dallas-area mall when he began feeling the gunfire that was hitting his car last week

The Texas Tribune

Rural Texas landowners who lost water access due to San Antonio pipeline could soon get relief

Groundwater levels rapidly declined in rural Lee County after San Antonio began pumping the water and moving it 100 miles southwest. A Senate bill initially approved by the House on Tuesday would help affected well owners.

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