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Chris Langer

Haiku poems for this week: Library card my passport to faraway lands Dust blankets the well-worn book cover chance for rediscovery .

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AG Paxton files Amicus brief in support of race-neutral, meriocratic admissions criteria

AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton filed a Virginia-led amicus brief with the Richmond, VA-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in support of race-neutral, meritocratic public-school admissions criteria. One Virginia school district, however, sought to “redefine merit” in order to reduce Asian-American enrollment and increase other favored racial minorities. The district’s goal was to move away from “equality” and toward racial “equity.” The district was sued and, fortunately, lost. It is now appealing, and Texas and other states argue that the lower court’s ruling should be affirmed.

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AG Paxton files Amicus brief defending privacy and safety of boys, girls using sex-segregated restrooms in public schools

AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an Indiana-led amicus brief with the Chicago-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit defending the privacy and safety of boys and girls using sex-segregated restrooms in public schools. In this case, a federal district court barred a school district from requiring school restrooms separated by sex, concluding that the separation violated federal statutes and the U.S. Constitution. The school district appealed, and Attorney General Paxton filed his brief in support of the district, urging the Court of Appeals to reverse the lower court’s decision.

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Governor Abbott appoints Robnett of Ft. Worth to Texas Mutual Insurance Company Board

AUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Kevin Robnett to the Texas Mutual Insurance Company Board of Directors for a term set to expire on July 1, 2027. The company provides a stable, competitive source of workers’ compensation insurance for Texas employers, acts as an insurer of last resort, and helps to prevent on-the-job injuries and illnesses and minimize their consequences.

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Somervell County bans fireworks

GLEN ROSE — On the same day as voting in a county-wide burn ban, the Somervell County commissioners passed a ban on fireworks. Working on the counsel handed down from the Texas Forest Service, which determined drought conditions existed in the county, in its regularly scheduled meeting on June 13, the commissioners unanimously adopted the order “prohibiting or restricting the sale or use of restricted fireworks in the unincorporated areas of Somervell County.

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