Texas Bill Would Expand State Right to Try; Further Reject Some FDA Restrictions on Experimental Treatments

The legislation would enable patients suffering from chronic diseases to access medications and treatments not yet given final approval for use by the FDA.

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Texas Bill Would Create Foundation to End Unconstitutional National Guard Deployments

The legislation would prohibit the governor from releasing any unit or member of the Texas National Guard into “active duty combat” unless "Congress officially declares war in accordance with Clause 11, Section 8, Article I, United States Constitution, or takes other official action in accordance with Clause 15, Section 8, Article I, United States Constitution."

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Texas Bill Would Ban “No-Knock” Warrants

The legislation would ban Texas judges from issuing warrants allowing “no-knock” entry. The bill defines “no-knock entry” as “a peace officer’s entry, for the purpose of executing a warrant, into a building or other place without giving notice of the officer’s authority or purpose before entering.”

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Five Texas Cities Vote to Decriminalize Marijuana Despite Federal Cannabis Prohibition

The new city ordinances in Denton, San Marcos, Killeen, Elgin and Harker Heights prohibit city police from issuing citations or making arrests for Class A or Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana.

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3 States Taking on Federal Gun Control

Of the increasing number of states claiming to create a “2nd Amendment Sanctuary” just three (and one honorable mention) have really got the ball rolling in the right direction, legislatively and strategically. Learn what they’re doing and replicate it in your own state.

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“Constitutional Carry” Now in Effect in Texas

On Wednesday, a new “Constitutional Carry” law went into effect, making it legal for Texans to carry a concealed firearm without a license. This will also help create an environment hostile to federal gun control

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Now in Effect: Fake Texas “Gun Sanctuary” Law

a loophole in the bill will allow continued support for the enforcement of any future gun control as well – as long as it’s done under existing task force agreements, which virtually every locality in the state already has in place.

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Now in Effect: Texas Law Sets Foundation to Nullify Federal Restrictions on Suppressors

The law repeals Texas code criminalizing owning a firearm “silencer,” more accurately referred to as a sound “suppressor” - outside of Federal regulations. It also bans the state from enforcing any federal restrictions on suppressors that don't exist under the laws of the state.

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Texas Cop Could Get Away with Murder Thanks to Federal Law Enforcement Partnership

The state of Texas wants to prosecute a former Austin Police Department detective for using excessive force and killing a man, but the officer has so far avoided prosecution by claiming federal immunity because he was working on a task force organized by the FBI. Austin P.D. Detective Charles Kleinert was investigating another case at…

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Texas National Guard Using Airborne Stingrays for Domestic Surveillance

Big Brother is definitely watching you in the state of Texas, where the state National Guard last year installed stingray devices on two surveillance aircraft, The Observer reports: Dirt boxes mimic cellphone towers by tricking every smartphone within a geographic area of up to one-third of a mile to connect with the technology, usually without…

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