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Texas lawmaker Gene Wu clarified with PokerNews some incorrect reports that he is attempting to have the dozens of poker rooms in the state banned.

In 2023, Texas lawmakers will consider a bill that would close the legal loophole that currently allows the dozens of poker rooms in the state to operate.

Washington, Nov 17 (Prensa Latina) To respond to the threats of such increased attack tolls in U.S. schools, Texas laws have taken the controversial step of authorizing school staff, other than security guards, to carry firearms on campus.

State Sen. Nathan Johnson is calling for an amendment to repeal language in the Texas Constitution that defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman.

While some victims' families and survivors fight for gun control, others across the state are choosing to fortify schools by arming their children's teachers.

Members of the Texas GOP wasted no time introducing anti-LGBTQ+ legislation on the first day submissions for the next legislative session were accepted.

In particular, theyre apparently worried that Texas has few state regulations on armed teachers, which is kind of ironic, really.

 

“Too many crimes, too much punishment”[1] has been a recurrent problem in our criminal justice system.[2] That concern gave rise to a canon of statutory construction known as the Rule of Lenity, which has evolved to ensure that criminal laws, if objectively ambiguous, are read in favor of the defendant and against the government. So wrote William Blackstone in 1765: “[P]enal statutes must be construed strictly.”[3]

We've all seen multiple viral videos in Texas, but what about audio recordings?