Plus, children's advocates ask for better conditions in migrant detention centers, and a new face will challenge Senator Cornyn.
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The State of Texas July 18, 2019
In today's State of Texas: The state tries to clarify its confusing new hemp law, children's advocates ask for humane conditions for migrants, and Senator Cornyn has a new opponent.
â Leif Reigstad
Quote of the Day
"Failing to enforce marijuana laws cannot be blamed on legislation that did not decriminalize marijuana in Texas."
âA [letter](W9kBW8T4zxwWNW5zJwF64n6Bl60/*W7Hp1kl3hk82JW1rzCWf4TC7-f0/5/f18dQhb0S1Wc6XvPVTV1x6Rf33TDBvN33P09wDQ81zW180x3T6DPrV5W3TxXqq1FyYvCW4w_0tg82QfyxW4bzrZQ1J1GM8W8mC_YW6L66JtW4NN05L4fhWG4W9bK9dJ4w6st7VZNWWm8FKP9pW2fqMG25L0hpYN7xxcgGV6_bmW2N5Vtf5fWGf4M46gR3Mp90hN1D6bZ6vS8c7W7kPRF925wHsMW6nrydV6LSMgvM6x6BXBJlWPW5_s8SP6b_FfWW4pQY8y6CmX6gVF2N_Z3M0vjPVtw2Xs51LSVBN5WLFWkmf7h_N1PJHBbCtF8jW82-xmx14zkCKN8Ng5zQdCpQQW36krLy2hbj4gW393FN95-fjX6W6ypJsy6LXnFGW68J35x7nYwGvW2mDt3k8j0XMJW2zfvtR4v4DKkVW775F6j1dBZW8jpGvr6Pvjn2W29S5Kj5N56wwN6MwMvhjGZ9MW3gkgcM8xj6XMW451Ym14t0KntW1R-4nQ5LPbXSV74GPJ2HKy2FW4PcF1b7RH7BGN3MsGC6cgHcCN5MXGYFzBpRSW7KCQY93HFpP8W67ppy5999k6bW4DGz0B7yjFJtW5RJLkl7Y3z9XW7hN_VM2P2hz4VLs5gr7nkYY8111) to district and county attorneys, signed by Governor Greg Abbott and other state leaders.
Reefer madness
State leaders penned a letter Thursday to district and county attorneys, urging them to continue to enforce marijuana laws that became clouded after the Legislature passed a law legalizing hemp, according to the [Texas Tribune](W9kBW8T4zxwWNW5zJwF64n6Bl60/*W84JtC78mKmTvW2RbX_t60_dC80/5/f18dQhb0S1Wd6XNQnnVWVNWK6CjB_8Vm1g_G2qP8P9W7JTZL_8r3L_GW2tR58j5s7pKfW2LspPV5N5lcjW89HfMQ1RdMlPW5tqz0C3xc3n_W5VJvdv2rxXCTN17X2Zs7vFk5W8Xp-pD8kx3R_W29mRN07h8h_FW6LLd1r6DZh_WN4y_KshTrq7LW6CsZP15ld8bFVlVj9K5bDnGTW75rzlk3dgXFbW3jX1Y671b2M3W90Gb7M6yCD_JN16dbbYDQJ2fN4_lfR7VPttJVJpXNv5DFWKLW4J_K2R1c2YCKW8ZJBtV9gkMMKW8qn63r6ffyD3W6-6Nk33MR3P0N5f9JDwHc6F_W3qYtcD4pj1qgW83FcC74y0-D1W2BZHXg3-LKsDW8qWPMW4hfp6ZW3J7pCV868MlQN2ZwSQlCn4xkW2CTyfk2VY93sW23LckN45WZdpW98xTKP382HB_W59ZHLS65l3NRW4vkHRg38Cy4VW3_HdMQ7wp30MW8cb5B95JYrt8W4vFzwB6kt3JqW2sq0pl8z5ZhBW32lJrn5F1TZ2W7l4blD1_JBXcW63rVyd43nvCRW8t2WcW6zH95mW5rHL_m21LM-5W12tFtV6TVcH3W1LtcrQ4HtM55W7cW9618GzT3yW6_lLpn9fn9vVW3wqrSH50ypMVW53rSwq9lKZ8Vf3FH52003). The [letter](W9kBW8T4zxwWNW5zJwF64n6Bl60/*W4LwDfQ6Jn6R2V9h2Rm1_0gwY0/5/f18dQhb0S1Wc6XvPVTV1x6Rf33TDBvN33P09wDQ81zW180x3T6DPrV5W3TxXqq1FyYvCW4w_0tg82QfyxW4bzrZQ1J1GM8W8mC_YW6L66JtW4NN05L4fhWG4W9bK9dJ4w6st7VZNWWm8FKP9pW2fqMG25L0hpYN7xxcgGV6_bmW2N5Vtf5fWGf4M46gR3Mp90hN1D6bZ6vS8c7W7kPRF925wHsMW6nrydV6LSMgvM6x6BXBJlWPW5_s8SP6b_FfWW4pQY8y6CmX6gVF2N_Z3M0vjPVtw2Xs51LSVBN5WLFWkmf7h_N1PJHBbCtF8jW82-xmx14zkCKN8Ng5zQdCpQQW36krLy2hbj4gW393FN95-fjX6W6ypJsy6LXnFGW68J35x7nYwGvW2mDt3k8j0XMJW2zfvtR4v4DKkVW775F6j1dBZW8jpGvr6Pvjn2W29S5Kj5N56wwN6MwMvhjGZ9MW3gkgcM8xj6XMW451Ym14t0KntW1R-4nQ5LPbXSV74GPJ2HKy2FW4PcF1b7RH7BGN3MsGC6cgHcCN5MXGYFzBpRSW7KCQY93HFpP8W67ppy5999k6bW4DGz0B7yjFJtW5RJLkl7Y3z9XW7hN_VM2Pws1bW1sWbwJ8b-xQl111), signed by Governor Greg Abbott, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen and Attorney General Ken Paxton, attempts to explain that the decision by many prosecutors to either dismiss or not prosecute misdemeanor marijuana cases is based on a "misunderstanding" of the new law. Some local jurisdictions, including Harris County, the most populous county in Texas, have said hemp legalization makes it difficult to distinguish between legal hemp and marijuana without expensive testing.
Suffer the little children
Nearly forty children's advocacy groups urged Texas and federal officials on Thursday to do more to improve poor conditions in migrant detention centers. "Migrant children who are in U.S. custody awaiting review of their asylum requests should reside in safe and clean environments with their parents, relatives or sponsors," the advocates wrote in a [letter](W9kBW8T4zxwWNW5zJwF64n6Bl60/*W3Srx_S8nYb1lVP64FQ4SLNdx0/5/f18dQhb0S1V229gNYjTXtbS6d3X5rW2lm8hV34PYbSW24Zjr53bJ00cW7HvgDK2wrxxkW7c87jX8zxMC7W5M59cq38MdpwW1J5xgL6vC7RxN6tvqy2gb4YHVd1wPW4YdZ3DW98M35D8TGs5ZW8CxKGw3-3m22W1_WWc96X996hW5vttNj6-bcpYW1bF5dT8bGFnbN7pc6Kp6dcpCW4CC79h1FpqQsN4SLr2N5YYjPW3-gjsJ52WKyRV5Z8-K1NM1yjT_phQ6kvJp6W4XJGyX8vT066W1mzmRT4cSj8SW5TDS3r8jC6bnW4yMh5v6vfBkmMrw3PftdFQ1W2Ssy3L7FHFKQW1z27Pz2PdCncW5p7d4t5nlGDxW69GMZJ2B94YSW6NZ-0D1B62vzW8H0qX-2p14y0W4FbhHY9dkZM4W6TgTd41S1ZqJW4x44T03yRHSPW3gjN451H-JwpW2bCxGR7Gv8xcW57KDBt4lX0RHW2WRHKh2RR6PGW6s3SGB5SLWH_W7jm2vl6YhTKnW59VHzR8CH9qyN28xQf7M_CdJW5Dj3wj4dykTfW7RkjnS4DYmjTW8Tn6q62y7C-9W6FXr9H64XHhGW61yHjQ8Jgg0bN3NYYyFplfm6N6zT22lwPXnvW43J6K73bkGSSW5LN8dG8S7KppN5xPNyGS_Cw3W4yBHBp43HFYwW96ScJD96C_fQM55fb2BhLgzf8Dg-6d03) to officials, reports the [Dallas Morning News](W9kBW8T4zxwWNW5zJwF64n6Bl60/*W423TMH7xXZG-W4S8FRk8MHnjH0/5/f18dQhb0S1V36_HXFkW12L7P13cMV6CW4-qCqj54kz9DW6PjzQL23kH8lW3DCNVl2RMdDKW1LGzPW4xx82cW7myncD5CtpPpW55gHH_3nqLNCN48M-Bzk205-W5-fFXz83xt2BW2hzqrk5SkfcDW707rnV7v3qxrVTN1198xvpxsW5sV9vn3r09vNW78STyd7qYXRxW3tnkJg2YbvCzW8Cxf5b4TPY_bW82MrSB1txf-TW5sBLCH8qnxjYW4dcCsy1qcW7hW1XGHbQ4R_2FzN1brD7x13dDjMDJM9FmWnjYW2TpyWz56JZwLW1gzY5v2xp_7NW2T2WDb6QsZSTW2p-yPW8Y84J8W5rZH813P5fjbW26_LL73M_sq_W9bkmpl2J222wW3FF5vS7RVgpgVwWBQH77FTZbN8p0fgdbPNMgW7yT6L321GWmvW481ytW9c_BBDW1X8LdJ7ZjZ8RW3PvZ687RjgPJW6661vJ60jqP2W8jmMhM8pD1nmW5YY-q95N-XkTV5jSm77GGqtZW7sL_C96F2mdTVgXH5g7FRQQVW1653Nv8MqhTqVfqG_Y2gxpFDW1kmXKJ9bRCgkW7VcBxm6x3lrZW6l0yyN53HjCYW4KhvX48y9T8pW3ZjrwJ4CzjFlW8SBNpY5-TFz-V6hB3R3ZZD8yW5bXK_L7g4-5_W966zJq93hvFmW2kxWTp5hJ2XsW8Sqq1t8VZbsrW7YNQms4D56R3W7dWzBM59hKT9f6yY0g_11). "During any brief stays in border or detention facilities, children should have access to sufficient food, clean water, beds, clean clothes, soap, and other necessities, in addition to recreation, health care and educational services."
A new challenger for Cornyn
Houston city councilwoman Amanda Edwards announced on Thursday her candidacy for U.S. Senate. She joins Air Force pilot MJ Hegar and former Houston congressman Chris Bell in the Democratic primary race to decide who will challenge John Cornyn. "This is going to be a very pivotal moment in our country's trajectory," Edwards said, according to the [Houston Chronicle](W9kBW8T4zxwWNW5zJwF64n6Bl60/*W3yGSDn5gdw9VW4sLCmB5XZgmT0/5/f18dQhb0S1V22fcTYHV1pKqg37NgC4N1b8Wf7PrC8NW3rrRD96gWdcBW2H5GbY1gKfdtW7d7pvB87qYrkN7hTfH7m6NMXW63DhQl5k8sMJV6-fw373qv71W1v_KcM1T5BQ3W1HFmLN1CKLd5N6yD2QSPJJDrW5Ft_Jk3j9xhwN8ykCfbBRSkxW5qqF0Z232Tx8N5z_gtbGbVT_W21MGxB1wB04vN4sL4FjnHdSHMtJwl2XGXrqW8ymyQn8pZfTSW1tJLKf19fYJjF5yrC7knV6rW86htc44RsT_PW7MT-Dv7nR6G_W1p-ZYK5_Spq7W7vclk264V7nNVMlFMM11CT5MN5KbXdKSbNMjV8gPHT64f3Y8W5hFkB41QCkCkW3HK5kP7jVT5LW6r3r924HD_-0W3h9xwk5RzkXTW1jS5mm87prl1V7wJrm7Bq9RwW3pDNjt12NyJsW8KtBdg7WvjndW2PHwbK4rFQmPW7GKmy_7-Zw4TN4wz3SbfXncpW2bpM798kSLnlW9j1Fl548dKQQW6vxnBf8c4shYW45Bxm-6B6ytrW1936Vc2DP-_LW3fW_bd6sDWvRW51vLMJ1800tLW69PfJj2WktNpW2vN4wg1dktRwW2M2Ww67wM8TPW4HwcdY3hZ0S7W7mQ8GH93gXp_W8W7mJ383FTc5W4GyKw68VVL94N9f85xhcxTKFW2JlHXH9k855qf54x0yG02). "This is going to be potentially the shift of the power paradigm of our nation, right here in Texas." In other political news, the [Austin American-Statesman](W9kBW8T4zxwWNW5zJwF64n6Bl60/*W8bMzbm1qmL7TW1fnZmr4PdbS-0/5/f18dQhb0S1Wc2jW4v5D1xJpz3TLDW3QS1YN2lybHdW5fC0rw7VlnGTW6BWzpj7-QVv4W8pK1YL6p8T29W4mKYrw8CD0C4W45Vz3C1NZ5TZW54lLNn7cKZgTW8gJl-s7F47VYW6-D19w6Pf7SBW8Thgxr2R546tVYBG5m6cKywTW6fcyhk6sq132W35nCzJ7Sg3-TMkSrnzK5XHfW2wtnkM6ddJDBW6cKXDB1wNnCCMhXrDql0f2CN3DnWdM6d1sVW5cbx9V7YRRLqW7CsJWC8s1-b0W2QtGkF6ch4bqW2qD1Fz1cGzzkW6lwnN74XVsvsVC2lx21jCGr5VGKqN49glpcVW1DRpcJ7l78NsVMC2s32ychk8W33FC_Z1QwyvCW2JGZkJ4Dw01nW3Fl1r_4XllQWW8kWBJp1pRyg0W922sX42LHK4CW1hvV7F3vRxKLN1txmN6v9QkqM9wzP86gG4PW5DK43l7wkXf9W4ZtBSq2dPXhWN155S6sY8Jv7W4Z1N-Y5PHvRlW4WvYhj3Ff8ZNVxs0gl8L0w2JN2BV3Hb93s3_W5Vc3w64z1JjCW1BbvwD9l1PZRN5QwkMxyqG6PW41yKsy88dvp1W9dvMmZ3sWGzjW4mMBzx92Q6jBW2hyn7b7Cbzg3W4HsW-c7QvTvyW8SgyDJ6pZ-SQW4r-V2D2ZNm89d-03_B11) reported Thursday that former state senator Wendy Davis is planning to run for Republican Chip Roy's Austin-area congressional seat. Davis has long been expected to run for the seat, but has not yet made an official announcement.
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For the latest installment of our Sound Check series, Fort Worth soul/R&B singer Abraham Alexander visited the Texas Monthly Studio to play his debut single, "America." Sit back and enjoy his soothing vocals and bluesy undertones.
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