{"id":10480,"date":"2019-05-24T19:51:39","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T19:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/inside-texas-politics-5-19-19-flashpoint\/"},"modified":"2019-05-24T19:51:39","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T19:51:39","slug":"inside-texas-politics-5-19-19-flashpoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/politics\/inside-texas-politics-5-19-19-flashpoint\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside Texas Politics 5\/19\/19: Flashpoint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PHOs2E48WX4\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Texas legislature is debating election reform. It has become a lightning rod issue in Austin and sparked this morning&#8217;s Flashpoint. From the right, Wade Emmert, former chairman of the Dallas County Republican party. And from the left, LULAC&#8217;s national president Domingo Garcia.<\/p>\n<h3>More info on Inside Texas Politics 5\/19\/19: Flashpoint<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=Inside+Texas+Politics+5%2F19%2F19%3A+Flashpoint&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">Inside Texas Politics 5\/19\/19: Flashpoint - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66488342d6ae44c1a6417aa7ea9b9f0a&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Ftexas-state-set-host-first-183044294.html&amp;c=9518777352633238628&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas State was set to host first presidential debate. How Biden, Trump upended that plan.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Texas State University pledged $5 million to host the debate. The new agreed upon debates will not be hosted by the Commission on Presidential Debates.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66488342d6ae44c1a6417aa7ea9b9f0a&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kut.org%2Feducation%2F2024-05-15%2Ftexas-state-university-will-no-longer-host-a-presidential-debate-this-election&amp;c=4033888990857604462&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas State University may no longer host a presidential debate this election\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The university was planning to spend about $5 million to prepare for the debate between Biden and Trump, originally scheduled for Sept. 16.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66488342d6ae44c1a6417aa7ea9b9f0a&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fbuffalonews.com%2Fsports%2Fprofessional%2Fchiefs-kicker-harrison-butker-benedictine-college-commencement-speech%2Farticle_45c7addb-420a-5780-8f73-b49cdefcb25d.html&amp;c=3071281749846451842&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChiefs kicker Harrison Butker says a woman should be a 'homemaker' in college commencement speech\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker railed against Pride month, working women, President Biden\u2019s leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and abortion during a commencement ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66488342d6ae44c1a6417aa7ea9b9f0a&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Finside-christian-tv-show-rallying-150011439.html&amp;c=12055638593610776452&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tInside the Christian TV show rallying Trump superfans with apocalyptic warnings\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>as television cameras began filming last Friday inside ... live taping of \u201cFlashPoint,\u201d a national TV program that\u2019s won loyal viewers with a unique blend of pro-Trump political commentary ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66488342d6ae44c1a6417aa7ea9b9f0a&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kvue.com%2Farticle%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Ftexas-law-marijuana-ban-2024-delta-8-thc%2F269-3871829c-fb4d-40bc-9296-9aed1f19af8b&amp;c=11515927892820087733&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas lawmakers to study potential delta-8 and delta-9 ban before next legislative session\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>CEDAR PARK, Texas \u2014 Lawmakers won't be back at the Texas State Capitol to pass new laws for another eight months, but one issue Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants to tackle is already getting a lot of ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66488342d6ae44c1a6417aa7ea9b9f0a&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wfaa.com%2Farticle%2Fweather%2Fnorth-texas-weather-damage-photos-video%2F287-2700b97e-caff-4bea-83d5-2d66be09ce55&amp;c=5933066150694704846&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPHOTOS: Hail damage, overturned semi-trucks seen across North Texas as severe storms swept through Friday\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>DALLAS \u2014 Severe storms swept across North Texas Friday afternoon ... Edmison showed us their safe room. It's inside their master bedroom closet, reinforced to withstand the severe weather ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66488342d6ae44c1a6417aa7ea9b9f0a&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fkfor.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Freel-surprise-woman-catches-30-pound-koi-fish-in-texas-lake%2F&amp;c=13401728231942931947&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tReel surprise: Woman catches 30-pound koi fish in Texas lake\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>AUSTIN (KXAN) \u2014 An angler at a lake in Austin, Texas, said she caught a huge koi ... \u201cI began to reel it in. After a quick, 5-minute fight, the fish was close enough to see some bright orange ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66488342d6ae44c1a6417aa7ea9b9f0a&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fabc13.com%2Fharris-county-investigation-bid-rigging-scandal-texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-assisting-judge-lina-hidalgo-staff%2F14734752%2F&amp;c=14102106914245275533&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas AG stepping in to investigate bid-rigging scandal within Judge Lina Hidalgo's Office\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The case against three of Hidalgo's former staffers centers around a now-canceled $11 million COVID-19 ... political nature of her work when she secretly hired the general counsel of the Texas ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66488342d6ae44c1a6417aa7ea9b9f0a&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fkfor.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2Ffifth-suspect-arrested-in-texas-county%2F&amp;c=16493234194120704214&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFifth suspect arrested in Texas County\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>TEXAS COUNTY, Okla. (KFOR) \u2014 The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation has made a fifth arrest in connection to the deaths of two Kansas women in Texas County. 27-year-old Veronica Butler and ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66488342d6ae44c1a6417aa7ea9b9f0a&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcdfw.com%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Flone-star-politics%2Frunoff-election-for-tarrant-county-texas-house-seat%2F3520604%2F&amp;c=117030037898666125&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTarrant County Texas House seat sees a rematch in May runoff election\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>That organization had to rebrand after the president of its former organization, Defend Texas Liberty, stepped down after meeting with a neo-Nazi. NBC 5\u2019s Lone Star Politics spoke with both ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=66488342d6ae44c1a6417aa7ea9b9f0a&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.khou.com%2Farticle%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Finside-politics%2Ftexas-politics%2Ftexas-republican-defeated-super-tuesday-expected-to-write-a-book-detailing-his-experience%2F287-a03be596-8f49-4975-809d-cac9600ae40e&amp;c=2895461084046701886&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas Republican defeated on Super Tuesday expected to write a book detailing his experience\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>But he decided to join Inside Texas Politics for a no-holds-barred conversation. The Graford Republican lost to conservative challenger Mike Olcott in the Texas House District 60 primary ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            <\/ul> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Texas legislature is debating election reform. It has become a lightning rod issue in Austin and sparked this morning&#8217;s Flashpoint. From the right, Wade Emmert, former chairman of the Dallas County Republican party. And from the left, LULAC&#8217;s national president Domingo Garcia. 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