Last Week Tonight
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JOHN OLIVER: Look, it s been another busy week. Cher turned 75, the house voted to create an independent no commission to investigate the Capitol assault, and the Supreme Court did this:
NORAH O’DONNELL: The Supreme Court says it will take up the most direct challenge to roe vs. Wade in a generation this fall. No
JAN CRAWFORD: At issue, a Mississippi law that would ban almost all no abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. It s similar to bans recently passed in other conservative leaning states, all designed to get the newly conservative supreme court to confront no roe vs. Wade head on.
The Capitol’s Toxic Culture
News broke last weekend that the Texas Department of Public Safety was investigating an allegation that a legislative staffer had been drugged by a lobbyist who works for one of the most powerful firms in Austin. On Thursday, DPS and the Travis County District Attorney’s Office announced in a statement that DPS conducted its investigation and that “we have concluded that there is not enough evidence to support these allegations and that criminal charges are not appropriate. No crime occurred in this instance.”
The allegations had prompted several lawmakers to ban lobbyists from that firm or lobbyists altogether from visiting their offices this week. But many who work at the Capitol said that there must be a bigger reckoning with the Capitol’s longstanding toxic culture of sexism, discrimination, and harassment. “Legislators banning this lobbyist and his firm is not enough. Change the culture,” San Antonio Representative Ina Minjarez tweeted
Texas Senate committee holds hearing on proposed permitless carry bill
Texas Senate committee holds hearing on proposed permitless carry bill
The Senate Special Committee on Constitutional Issues heard public comment on House Bill 1927, also referred to as permitless carry or constitutional carry.
It s a touchy topic that attracted dozens of Texans to the state capitol to testify before lawmakers.
The Senate Special Committee on Constitutional Issues heard public comment on House Bill 1927, also referred to as permitless carry or constitutional carry. What this bill does do is allow law-abiding citizens 21 and over who currently legally possess a handgun will be able to have that handgun in public places in a holster without a state-issued license, said State Senator Charles Schwertner (R-TX District 5).
After the legislators failed to fix the system following the 2011 winter storm, some are skeptical as to whether politicians will get it right this time.