The top local stories this morning from ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº:
Two major bills will soon head to the full state Senate.
The state affairs committee yesterday advanced a bill that would end most for state public employees. The other measure is one of the emergency items the Governor declared for this session - a resolution supporting a to amend the U.S. Constitution.
Greg Abbott wants to hold a convention to restrain the federal budget, check federal government power and enact term limits for U.S. officials.
The Senate could vote on the resolution as early as next week.
Other stories this morning:
- The North Texas Food Bank has launched a campaign to raise $55 million to fight hunger. The group served 70 million meals last year, and wants to push that number to 92 million a year by 2025.
- Hundreds of students walked out of their classrooms as part of "Day Without Immigrants" demonstrations across Texas yesterday. They were protesting President Trump’s policies on immigration.
- Immigration roundups across the country last week has brought renewed attention to the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. Sarah Saldaña, who ran the agency under the Obama administration, talks about what it was like to be in charge of ICE in our .
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