DPS releases mugshots for those arrested 4/5 to 4/18 on #HumanSmuggling charges:

“The 18-3 vote to add The Woodlands came with minimal opposition from Houston and Metropolitan Transit Authority appointees who said the changes should be taken together.”

On today's Daily Rundown podcast, Rob Laucius covers:
🔺The 5th anniversary of The Texan!
🔺The Joe Biden administration's new Title IX rules protecting 'gender identity'
🔺The petition for an Amarillo 'Sanctuary City for the Unborn' ordinance
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More than 500 UT Austin faculty have signed onto a letter of no confidence in Jay Hartzell as the pro-Palestine campus protest and confrontations with Texas DPS continue into their second week. thetexan.news/issues/educati…

David Lowe did not end up attending today’s debate hosted by Northeast Tarrant County Republican Club. #HD91 #txlege

My OTHER favorite thing we’ve ever made.

Over 500 UT Austin Faculty Sign Letter of No Confidence in University President Jay Hartzell thetexan.news/issues/educati… via The Texan

Lots of talk about the protests/attempted encampment at UT Austin but haven't seen this wrinkle mentioned yet (though I may have missed it):

#txlege passed a public camping ban in 87(R) aimed at Austin's homeless encampment experiment. Looks to me like the law applies here.

4th-place finisher in the #TX12 GOP primary Shellie Gardner backs Craig Goldman in the runoff versus John O'Shea for US Congress CD 12 - Texas:

Members of the Amarillo Sanctuary City for the Unborn Ordinance Initiating Committee brought petitions with 10,322 signatures supporting passage of the ordinance to the city secretary. thetexan.news/issues/social-…

Amarillo Citizens Initiate Vote on 'Sanctuary City for the Unborn' Ordinance thetexan.news/issues/social-… via The Texan

Texas Officials Challenge Biden Administration's New Title IX Rule Protecting 'Gender Identity' thetexan.news/issues/social-… via The Texan

Congrats KB on 5 years! 🎈 As your Day 1 in-house-pessimist, you have blown everyone away by creating a news org that does news right. Texas is lucky to have you. #txlege Konni Burton Phil Burton McKenzie DiLullo Brad Johnson Daniel Friend Matt Stringer Holly Hansen

New: 1892 Polling of 400 likely voters between April 11 and 13 finds tight #TX34 race between incumbent Democrat Vicente Gonzales (48%) and Mayra Flores Vallejo (45%) with 7% undecided.

Polling suggests 'Undecideds are poised to break for Mayra Flores.'

#txlege

Poll was…

De La Cruz, Arrington Add Pressure on White House to Enforce Water Treaty with Mexico thetexan.news/issues/trade/d… via The Texan

Culture at The Texan starts from the top down. If you know Konni Burton, you can imagine what that might look like.

Check out our full video celebrating our 5th anniversary here: thetexan.news/podcast/video/…

Thankful to have had a front-row seat to watch the vision Konni Burton and Phil Burton had in 2018 come to such humbling fruition.

Here's to the next 5 years 🎉

.Greg Abbott has sent a letter to President Biden regarding the recent Title IX changes saying 'Texas will not adhere to the new rules.'

'I am instructing the Texas Education Agency to ignore your illegal dictate.'

#txlege

As we stroll down memory lane on this 5th anniversary of The Texan, take a look at the bottom middle pic. The guys - Seth Dillon & Kyle Mann aren't very well known & they have a struggling site called The Babylon Bee so I thought I'd include them in this graphic to, you…