The Texan Podcast - Daily Rundown - June 11, 2025

Starting point is 00:00:00 Howdy folks, today is Wednesday, June 11th and you're listening to the Texans Daily Rundown. I'm the Texans Assistant Editor Rob Lauschus and here is the rundown of today's news in Texas politics. First up, Attorneys General representing 15 states plus the District of Columbia filed lawsuit in a Maryland-based federal district court to block the federal government from returning seized forced reset triggers, or FRTs, to their owners across the country after a federal court in Texas ruled a Biden administration rule banning FRTs was illegal.

Starting point is 00:00:38 Looped into the lawsuit alongside the Trump administration are several Texas-based private defendants including the National Association for Gun Rights, its partner group, Texas Gun Rights, and FRT manufacturer Rare Breed Triggers. Last year, Judge Reed O'Connor of the Fort Worth Division of the Federal Northern District Court ruled that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives exceeded the law by proposing a federal rule redefining FRTs as machine guns. Next, a man accused of putting abortion-inducing drugs in his girlfriend's drink to end her

Starting point is 00:01:13 pregnancy and tampering with evidence has been arrested in Parker County. According to the Parker County Sheriff's Office, Justin Anthony Banta, age 38, was taken into custody on June 6th as part of a capital murder investigation. The victim discovered she was pregnant in September 2024 and reported this to her then boyfriend Banta. Allegedly, he offered to pay for the victim to have an abortion, but she told him she wished to keep the baby.

Starting point is 00:01:40 The victim believes that he put abortion-inducing drugs in her drink when they met at a coffee shop on October 17th after she had a doctor's appointment. In other news, college student athlete compensation and representation regarding name, image and likeness or NIL was addressed during the 89th legislative session with significant updates to Texas legal framework for athletes rights to monetize their personal brand, which has been signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott. House Bill 126, authored by Representative Carl Tepper,

Starting point is 00:02:12 allows college athletes in Texas to enter into NIL agreements and grants flexibility for compliance with future National Collegiate Athletic Association rules or court orders. It also places a restriction on prospective athletes under 17, not already enrolled in the university from entering into an agreement while allowing athletes to earn compensation for signing autographs, albeit without the use of the school's uniform logo or registered trademarks. Quote, unless the student athlete obtains the institution's express permission. Also, new Dallas Police Chief Daniel Como has announced that 98 fugitives were arrested during Operation Justice Trail that took place

Starting point is 00:02:55 during the month of May. Como, whose service as police chief began on April 23rd, initiated the fugitive hunt for alleged violent felons. The Dallas Police Fugitive Unit worked with the U.S. Marshals Service North Texas Fugitive Task Force to capture the fugitives, who have a combined 700 previous arrests among them. The Dallas Police Department recognizes that, responsible for a majority of offenses. By arresting these wanted fugitives, many of whom have extensive criminal histories, the department is keeping our streets safe." Last but not least, the Dallas Independent School District approved a $2.4 billion unbalanced budget for the 2025-2026 school year that is out of

Starting point is 00:03:40 balance by $89.4 million overall and includes a new employee compensation package worth almost $36 million. The district is projecting a total tax rate of just under 98 cents, which would be a two cent cut compared to the current rate of just under a dollar per $100 in valuation. The budget is projecting that the district will receive over $132 million more in property taxes for 2026 compared to 2025, a 9.8% increase. With the new tax rate, student enrollment is expected to be around the same as 2024-2025,

Starting point is 00:04:17 with the district estimating an increase of 88 more students overall for the new school year. The budget was unanimously approved by the board during its May, 2022 meeting. Thanks for listening. To support the Texan, please be sure to visit thetexan.news and subscribe to get full access to all of our articles, newsletters and podcasts.

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The Texan Podcast - Daily Rundown - June 11, 2025

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