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Leading Off

Leading Off (9/27/17)

Paxton's SB4 hotline, the fate of HGTV's Fixer Upper, and Mark Cuban's latest donation.
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Senate Bill 4 Fans: Ken Paxton’s Got Your Back. SB4 has been through a lot. The “anti-sanctuary cities law” was supposed to go into effect September 1, but then in August a judge issued an injunction, blocking key elements of the bill. Then Monday, a trio of judges unblocked parts as the bill awaits its turn through the Appeal-O-Nator. Then yesterday, Ken Paxton announced that his office would be accepting sworn affidavits to complain about sanctuary city violations (which this guy says is B.S.). Side note: Here is some literature on SB4 and your rights. Second side note: Here is the latest on Paxton’s securities fraud case.

Dallas No Longer Holds the Title For Worst Child Poverty Rate. We now have the third worst child poverty rate. Philadelphia has taken the top spot.

J.J. Barea Skipped First Day of Training Camp to Take Mav’s Plane to Puerto Rico. With Mark Cuban’s blessing, the point guard delivered supplies to the hurricane-ravaged island and returned to Dallas with his grandma and several others.

Chip and Joanna Gaines Say Fixer Upper Is No Longer. The Waco couple (one-half of which hails from Colleyville) announced via their blog that the fifth season would be their last and that their marriage is doing really great. What lives on: artificial cotton stalks at the Silos, a furniture and accessories line, a collection of chalk style paint (greige!), fixed up rentals, a realty company, and a beautiful magazine desperately in need of a smart editor to shine its lackluster content (I have opinions).

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