By Michael Karlis
GOP lawmakers filed recent bills targeting ‘furries’ and ‘chemtrails’ along with proposals based on debunked voter-fraud claims.
If it seems the Texas Legislature is debating an awful lot of bills this session that would be more appropriately discussed in an internet chat room, you’re not wrong.
This session, lawmakers have filed more than 30 bills to address “vaccine freedom,” including one that would outlaw mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. Another would require the Texas Department of Health and Human Services to provide blanket vaccine exemptions, and a third would prohibit the state health department from collecting vaccine data information by ZIP Code.
All this while Texas experiences its worst measles outbreak in three decades.
Other bills, including the high-profile HB 5337, would make it more difficult for undocumented migrants to vote — something that’s already illegal and elections experts say almost never happens.
Read the full article in the San Antonio Current.
May 14, 2025.
