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Jared Patterson is calling for the Attorney General (who he voted to impeach), to support...

Interesting. Jared Patterson is calling for the Attorney General (who he voted to impeach), to support his bill with an appeal. What do you think Hava Perskin Johnston? What do ya'll think? Think the AG will go for it? #txlege

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Parts of a Texas law that would have required booksellers to rate sexual content in books sold to schools will not go into effect. A federal appeals court this week declined to reconsider an earlier ruling that sided with booksellers who said the law violates the First Amendment. Ellie Brinkley is a legal fellow with Penn America. She called House Bill 900 disastrous.

These laws are sort of patently absurd and on their face are antithetical to First Amendment values.