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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 2013
Page
3
The Texas Senate approved a bipartisan measure to reduce legal risks of saying Merry Christmas in public schools and to allow holiday symbols like menorahs and nativity scenes if multiple religions and a secular symbol appear. Governor Perry will decide.
The Senate approved a bill criminalizing drone surveillance of private property with malice, allowing $500 fines, with an exemption for law enforcement and a provision to protect smartphone filming of police actions. The measure goes to the House. In Texas, the Senate Criminal Justice Committee advanced a unanimous move to legalize switchblade knives, already cleared by the House. Author Harold Dutton touted weapons law debate, while John Whitmire noted broad sentiment.
Lawmakers finalize a roughly 100 billion dollar state budget restoring nearly 4 billion to public schools and adding water funding amid a drought. The deal raises state employee pay modestly and includes business tax cuts, aiming to satisfy Gov. Perry while avoiding a special summer session.
Texas officials report the state unemployment rate steady at 6.4 percent for April, remaining 1.1 points below the national 7.5 percent. Midland shows 3.0 percent, Odessa 3.7, while McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metro tops at 10.5 percent and Brownsville-Harlingen at 9.9. Nonfarm employment rose 33,100 in April, with 326,100 new jobs year over year, and the civilian labor force reached a record 12.7 million.
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