Suzan Norton | Obituaries | dailysentinel.com - Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel

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• Suzan Norton | Obituaries | dailysentinel.com - Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
• Shout Outs for June 2 | Social Media | dailysentinel.com - Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel
• Big bills left behind as session for now - Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel

Suzan Norton | Obituaries | dailysentinel.com - Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel Posted: 02 Jun 2021 08:44 AM PDT Suzan Norton Jan. 1, 2021 Suzan Norton, 65, of Nacogdoches, died Jan. 1, 2021, in Nacogdoches. She was born Aug. 29, 1955, in Shreveport, Louisiana. A memorial service will be held at The First Christian Church on Saturday, June 5, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. The delay in the service is due to COVID concerns and sudden decline in her husband, Dan Norton's health and subsequent rehabilitation. Mourners are encouraged to donate, in Suzan honor, to the Woman's Shelter of East Texas.

Shout Outs for June 2 | Social Media | dailysentinel.com - Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel Posted: 01 Jun 2021 09:00 PM PDT Every week, we ask our readers to share some positive news with us. It's your opportunity to thank someone for a kind deed or a job well done. Send your Shout Out to news@dailysentinel.com. I would like to give a shout out and thanks to Stacy Jacobs for her services and dedication at Commercial Bank of Texas. I will miss you. — Margie Chumbley

Big bills left behind as session for now - Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel Posted: 01 Jun 2021 01:58 PM PDT The 2021 session of the Texas Legislature ended with some GOP priority bills failing. On Sunday night, Texas Democrats walked out of the House before midnight, blocking passage of a bill that would create new voting restrictions. The walkout also killed a bill that would make changes to the bail system. Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement that both items – which he had declared emergency items – would be added to the agenda for a special legislative session. Before the events of Sunday night, some Texas Republicans were declaring this session the most conservative in the state's recent history after they passed bills allowing permitless carry of handguns and restricting abortion. While Democrats successfully blocked bills aimed at transgender children, an attempt to block a ban on teaching critical race theory in schools was thwarted when the bill was revived in the Senate. Here's are the steps of the legislative process we tracked: Sent to Abbott Permitless carry of handguns HB 1927: Sent to Abbott on May 24 This measure, which has failed in past sessions, would allow people to carry handguns in Texas without a concealed handgun license. State budget SB 1: Sent to Abbott on May 27 The one must-pass piece of legislation this session, Senate Bill 1 is the state budget for the 2022-23 biennium. Lawmakers entered the session expecting to make major cuts, but financial forecasts have improved in recent months. Winter storm response SB 3: Sent to Abbott on May 30 Senate Bill 3 is the upper chamber's sweeping legislation stemming from February's deadly winter storm. The legislation would create a statewide emergency system to alert Texans if power outages are expected and require power generation companies to better prepare their facilities to withstand extreme weather Critical race theory in schools HB 3979: Sent to Abbott on May 28 This bill would ban the teaching of critical race theory in Texas schools and limit what public school students can be taught about the United States' history of subjugating people of color. National anthem bill SB 4: Sent to Abbott on May 25 This conservative-backed bill would require any professional sports teams with contracts with the state government to play the national anthem before the start of a game. Broadband expansion HB 5: Sent to Abbott on May 28 This measure would aim to incentivize the expansion of broadband internet access to areas across the state through the creation of the State Broadband Development Office, which would award grants, low-interest loans and other incentives to build out broadband access. Ban abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned HB 1280: Sent to Abbott on May 25 This measure would ban abortion in Texas if Roe v. Wade were overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. Protecting churches from closure during disasters HB 1239: Sent to Abbott on May 28 This measure would ban public officials from closing churches or other places of worship during a disaster declaration. Signed into law Fetal "heartbeat" bill SB 8: Signed on May 19 This bill doesn't specify a time frame but would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, which proponents say can be as early as six weeks. The measure would be enforced by private citizens empowered to sue abortion providers and others who help someone get an abortion after six weeks, for example, by driving them to an abortion clinic. Vetoed or failed Voting restrictions SB 7: Missed key deadline on May 30 Senate Bill 7 would touch nearly the entire voting process, including provisions to limit early voting hours, curtail local voting options and further tighten voting-by-mail, among several other provisions. It was negotiated behind closed doors over the last week after the House and Senate passed significantly different versions of the legislation and pulled from each chamber's version of the bill. The bill also came back with a series of additional voting rule changes, including a new ID requirement for mail-in ballots, that weren't part of previous debates on the bill. Transgender students and school sports SB 29: Missed key deadline on May 26 This bill would prevent transgender Texas children from joining school sports teams that match their gender identity. Revoke physician's medical licenses for providing gender-affirming medical care SB 1311: Missed key deadline on May 23 This measure would prohibit health care providers and physicians from performing gender-confirmation surgery or prescribing, administering or supplying puberty blockers or hormone treatment to anyone younger than 18. Taxpayer-funded lobbying SB 10: Missed key deadline on May 26 A conservative priority, this bill would ban local governments from using taxpayer dollars to lobby the state. Social media expression bill SB 12: Missed key deadline on May 26 Pushed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in response to the perception that social media companies are discriminating against conservatives, this bill would prohibit social media companies with at least 100 million monthly users from blocking, banning, demonetizing or discriminating against users based on their viewpoint or their location within Texas. Statewide appeals court SB 1529: Missed key deadline on May 23 This measure would create a new statewide court of appeals that would hear cases that have statewide significance — including ones that challenge state laws or the Constitution, or when the state or its agencies are sued. Currently, those cases are heard by the 3rd Court of Appeals based in Austin, whose judges are Democrats. Changes to bail HB 20: Missed key deadline on May 30 The House's priority bail bill was recently overhauled to match the Senate's version. The legislation would keep more people accused or previously convicted of violent crimes in jail before trial unless they can post cash bonds. It would also bar many charitable organizations — which paid for the release of anti-police brutality protesters last year — from posting bond for those accused or previously convicted of violent crimes. Governor's pandemic powers HB 3: Missed key deadline on May 30 This measure would give lawmakers more oversight of the governor's emergency powers during a pandemic and carves out future pandemics from how the state responds to other disasters, like hurricanes. It would affirm the governor's power to suspend state laws and override local orders during a pandemic but would require the Legislature to convene if a governor's order lasts more than 90 days.

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