The Texan Podcast - Daily Rundown - July 12, 2024

Episode Date: July 12, 2024

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Howdy folks, today is Friday, July 12th, and you're listening to the Texans Daily Rundown. I'm the Texans Marketing and Media Manager Daniel Friend, and here's the rundown of today's news in Texas politics. First up, articles of impeachment were filed on Wednesday against Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, both associate justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, in an effort led by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. At the time the resolutions were filed, they carried support from a lone Texas Democrat, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett.

Since then, Representatives Veronica Escobar and Greg Kassar have also joined the list of sponsors. The impeachment resolutions are based on allegations arising from several reports relating to the gifts the two justices have received and whether those gifts were properly reported on ethics disclosures. With Republicans presently in control of the U.S. House of Representatives and recent polling shows an overwhelming likelihood they retain control after November, the resolutions for now are considered dead on arrival. Next, a federal judge in North Texas issued a sweeping decision in a challenge to a pair of century-old federal statutes that constituted an obstacle for hobbyists seeking to homebrew

their favorite adult beverages, finding the laws lack constitutional authority. The challenge was brought by the Texas-based Hobby Distillers Association, formed just over a decade ago to pass federal legislation recognizing hobby distilling with the same standing as hobby wine and beer brewers. However, the group noted the ruling wasn't entirely good news, pointing to the 14-day stay of the ruling's effect, and noting nothing about the ruling prevents states from prohibiting home hobby distilling. Concerning Congress's power to regulate commerce, Judge Mark Pittman found federal regulations of alcohol were not a comprehensive regulatory scheme seeking to control the quantity of products on the market and the market prices, and without the intent to comprehensive regulate the market,

regulations on home-based productions do not fall under the Commerce Clause. In other news, Carol ISD won a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the revised Title IX regulations issued by the Biden administration in April. The rules were set to go into effect on August 1st. Federal Judge Reed O'Connor of the Northern District of Texas issued the preliminary injunction on Thursday, July 11th, the same day the Amarillo Federal Court issued an injunction in the case brought by the state of Texas regarding Title IX. Carroll ISD Board President Cameron Bryan said in a statement, quote, this is a major victory for our daughters and female students in the Carroll ISD Board President Cameron Bryan said in a statement, Lastly, if you haven't done so already, be sure to fill out the short survey linked to in the description of this podcast. Respondents will be entered into a drawing to win a free t-shirt or hat from the Texan,

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