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Texas will share equipment database with local fire departments to help beat wildfires
Read full article: Texas will share equipment database with local fire departments to help beat wildfiresThe legislation, which won unanimous approval in both chambers, was written following the state’s historic Panhandle wildfires last year.
Bills introduced a year after state’s largest blaze seek to limit wildfires
Read full article: Bills introduced a year after state’s largest blaze seek to limit wildfiresAmong the proposals is a bill that would force more inspections of power lines, which a committee concluded ignited a blaze that burned more than 1 million acres last year.
Texas bill barring anonymous reporting of child abuse heads to Gov. Greg Abbott
Read full article: Texas bill barring anonymous reporting of child abuse heads to Gov. Greg AbbottHouse Bill 63 is an attempt to reduce the amount of vindictive or false child abuse reports made to the state, but child advocates say it will deter valid reports, too.
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Weighing reelection bid, GOP Texas Sen. Kel Seliger confronts redrawn district, Trump endorsement of primary challenger
Read full article: Weighing reelection bid, GOP Texas Sen. Kel Seliger confronts redrawn district, Trump endorsement of primary challengerAfter high-profile clashes with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a fellow Republican, Seliger suspects members of his own party are trying to oust him.