FORT WORTH, Texas We Texans can't bet on a Rangers game, but we may be able to soon carry a .44 Magnum to watch our kids' soccer games. As the opportunity to bet on sports grows like untrimmed, prosperous vines over America, Texas remains true to its Southern Baptist roots. There shall be no drinking before noon on Sundays . unless it's a mimosa in a restaurant. There shall be no wagering .
Gay Agenda • May 14, 2021
May 14, 2021 |
The Gay Agenda
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Every Monday: THRIVE
Resource Center’s THRIVE Support Group for people 50 and older meets virtually from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. led by a SMU Intern from their counseling program. A secure Zoom Room opens at 11:30 a.m. for people to join and chat. Email THRIVE@myresourcecenter.org to request the link.
May 14, 2021
The Mavericks are receiving permission from the NBA to increase American Airlines Center attendance capacity to at least 9,000 for the playoffs. Dallas owner Mark Cuban shared the news during a radio appearance on Thursday. Local health department guidelines amid the ongoing pandemic resulted in the Mavericks opening the season with no fans at home games but recently eased health guidelines have allowed a small number of fans spaced out throughout the 20,000-seat arena to attend. Dallas most recent home games have numbered between 4,200 and 4,500 fan in attendance.
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May 14, 2021
The Mavericks are receiving permission from the NBA to increase American Airlines Center attendance capacity to at least 9,000 for the playoffs. Dallas owner Mark Cuban shared the news during a radio appearance on Thursday. Local health department guidelines amid the ongoing pandemic resulted in the Mavericks opening the season with no fans at home games but recently eased health guidelines have allowed a small number of fans spaced out throughout the 20,000-seat arena to attend. Dallas most recent home games have numbered between 4,200 and 4,500 fan in attendance.
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Legalizing voter intimidation
May 14, 2021 |
A group opposing new voter legislation gather outside the House Chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin on May 6. (Eric Gay/Associated Press)
A bill being rammed through the legislature has a number of provisions that are intended to suppress the vote of LBTQ and other minority voters
DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writer
State Rep. Jessica Gonzalez has been working overtime this session fighting off not only anti-transgender bills, but, as vice chair of the Committee on Elections, fighting off voter suppression bills, too.
Along with three other committee members, including Rep. Michelle Beckley, D-Carrollton, Gonzalez has written to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, asking him to have the civil rights division of the Department of Justice “monitor the proceedings of the House Elections Committee and the Texas House for the remainder of the session” after committee Chair Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, on April 29 forced a vote on