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1/ A number of new laws loosening restrictions on guns in Texas are going into effect today — the day after a shooting in #WestTexas left 7 dead, including the shooter.

#MidlandShooting #OdessaShooting #WestTexasStrong

bit.ly/2ZHelo2
2/ Landlords are no longer able to prevent tenants or their guests from carrying a firearm. bit.ly/2ZHelo2
3/ Gun owners can now carry their concealed firearms without a license for up to 48 hours when leaving an area due to an evacuation order.

Supporters said that Texans should have the ability to take their firearms with them in the case of a disaster. bit.ly/2ZHelo2
4/ A new law also clarifies that licensed gun owners can carry handguns in churches, synagogues, and other places of worship, unless the institution posts a sign banning guns. bit.ly/2ZHelo2
5/ In the wake of the Santa Fe High School shooting, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill that abolishes the cap on how many school marshals can carry guns at public schools. bit.ly/2ZHelo2
6/ Another new Texas law says licensed gun owners, including employees, can store a firearm in a locked vehicle on a school parking lot — as long as the gun isn't visible. cnn.it/2YrDpDA
7/ Another new Texas will allow some foster homes to store firearms in a safe and secure place for personal protection. cnn.it/2YrDpDA
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1/ A judge told Texas to give some inmates air conditioning.

But lawyers say prison officials are violating that order. #txlege

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2/ The lawyers representing inmates in a long and costly legal battle over a lack of air conditioning in Texas prisons claimed the state continues to jeopardize the lives of some of the nearly 900 inmates a judge ruled must be kept in cool temperatures. bit.ly/30ZgexP
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1/ Until now, it was nearly impossible for voters to estimate how much state Sen. Royce West made from his private business interests.

But his U.S. Senate run means the public can now get a better look at his considerable wealth. #txlege #tx2020

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Some say he is using his influence as a state lawmaker to score business deals that average citizens can’t get. #tx2020

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The latest on what we know on the #TexasShooting:
+ The gunman worked alone
+ The shooting left 8 people dead, including the shooter
+ 22 others were injured
+ The @WSJ, citing law enforcement, has identified the shooter as 36-year-old Seth Ator
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@WSJ Just as he'd done after the El Paso shooting, Gov. Greg Abbott flew to West Texas and offered words of sympathy and promises to take action.

"We know that words alone are inadequate. Words must be met with action." bit.ly/2zN6YAB
@WSJ "I have been to too many of these events. I am heartbroken by the crying of the people of the state of Texas. I am tired of the dying of the people of the state of Texas. Too many Texans are in mourning." — @GregAbbott_TX bit.ly/2zN6YAB
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