Tag: Texas Legislature
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Federal Judge Blocks Texas App Store Child Safety Law, Raising Free Speech and Government Overreach Questions
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Texas’s App Store Accountability Act, ruling the child-safety law likely violates the First Amendment by sweeping too broadly. The decision highlights a growing tension between protecting kids online and limiting government overreach into speech, privacy, and parental choice.
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They Promised Freedom. They Delivered Death Houses.
Texas’ lightly regulated boarding-home system was sold as a low-cost alternative for vulnerable adults. Instead, a major investigation reveals preventable deaths, chemical restraint, and financial exploitation—often with little to no state oversight. This conservative analysis exposes how “light-touch” governance became lethal, and why real accountability—not more bureaucracy—is the solution.
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Supreme Court Green-Lights Texas’s 2025 Congressional Map Despite Racial-Gerrymandering Concerns
The Supreme Court allowed Texas to utilize its redrawn congressional map for the 2026 elections, despite a lower court’s concerns about racial discrimination. Critics argue the map undermines minority voting power, potentially increasing Republican seats. Ongoing legal challenges signify a contentious redistricting landscape ahead, impacting minority representation in Congress.
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