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Wednesday, July 31, 2019
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• Supporters of the Lone Star Agenda announced they have already received endorsements from more than one hundred grassroots leaders from across the state. Cary Cheshire reports more than 125 grassroots leaders are supporting a plan to unite Texas Republicans around an 11-point policy agenda engineered to improve the state, excite the electorate, and protect the state’s Republican majority.
       
• The Lone Star Agenda includes legislation that was either untouched or killed in the recently concluded legislative session despite widespread support among Texas voters and taxpayers.
     
• “The Texas Legislature completely failed to address conservative priorities this spring, including gun rights. Texas is already behind the majority of other states in protecting our right to bear arms, and instead of fixing the problem, the legislature ignored the grassroots and gave us bread crumbs instead.” – Rachel Malone of Gun Owners of America’s Texas operations
     
• “The Lone Star Agenda is an accumulation of common-sense conservative issues that will inspire like-minded Texans to vote their values in 2020. You’ve heard the term ‘don’t California my Texas’? Unifying around the Lone Star Agenda will prevent this from happening.” – Tanya Robertson, Texas State Republican Executive Committee member

• While other states passed monumental legislation to limit and eventually end the practice of abortion, the Texas legislature failed to lead on the issue of life. In the latest report on the outcomes of the legislative session, Brandon Waltens looks at why pro-life legislation – such as abolishing abortion, PreNDA, and the “heartbeat bill” – failed to pass.
       
• Amid historic inaction on pro-life issues by the Texas Legislature, Sam Samson profiles the Trotter House in Austin. This non-profit organization is making an impact on the frontlines for both the pro-life movement and family care in the heart of one of Texas’ most liberal cities. 
       
• Massive economic development generated by West Texas’ bustling energy industry is also putting a strain on the area’s transportation infrastructure. Matt Stringer reports a new state highway funding plan could help relieve that strain.