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Associated Press
DALLAS— Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is vowing to help defend North Carolina's law on transgender restrooms — and hinting that a similar measure could be coming soon to his state.
The U.S. Justice Department is suing North Carolina over its new law requiring transgender people to use public bathrooms corresponding to the gender on their birth certificates. Texas Republicans have used the issue to delight conservatives, even though legislative action isn't likely until state lawmakers reconvene in January.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants the Fort Worth school district superintendent to resign over guidelines to accommodate transgender students.
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AUSTIN, Texas— University of Texas System regents have postponed until July a vote on proposed rules allowing concealed handguns in campus buildings due to concerns that some might be too restrictive.
State law requires public universities to allow concealed handguns in classrooms and buildings starting Aug. 1.
The most controversial proposals have been for the flagship campus in Austin. They would allow professors to ban weapons from their offices. The school also wants to prohibit semi-automatic weapons from having a bullet in the chamber as a safety measure to avoid accidental discharge.
Those provisions have been attacked by gun-rights groups, which say the law is a key Second Amendment and self-defense measure. The Texas A&M System approved gun rules for its campuses in April
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Texas' attorney general has asked an appeals court to throw out criminal charges against him at a Dallas hearing just blocks from the state Republican convention.
Attorney General Ken Paxton returned to court Thursday on felony charges of defrauding investors. The alleged fraud happened before Paxton was elected in 2014.
His lawyers say the fact that former Texas Gov. Rick Perry recently had his criminal charges dismissed before trial is helping their efforts to also prevent Paxton's case from going to a jury.
Paxton has pleaded not guilty and released a defiant video Wednesday reiterating he's "not going anywhere."