Considerable forces in the Texas Legislature continue fighting the plague of human trafficking. Here's a critical follow-up development and what kind of response we can expect from leaders in the state capitol.
The legislation would replace the state’s civil asset forfeiture process with a criminal process requiring a criminal conviction before prosecutors could proceed with asset forfeiture in most cases.
Spurred by a groundswell of far-right support, the Texas Senate has passed all of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s priority LGBTQ bills and then some. What the House does next will impact queer Texans’ lives and could determine Speaker Phelan’s future.