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Tanuki

(14,918 posts)
Fri May 26, 2017, 10:00 AM May 2017

TX lawmakers cut funding for sex trafficking victims, approve hunting

of feral hogs by hot air balloon.

https://www.texastribune.org/2017/05/25/behind-closed-doors-texas-lawmakers-strip-funding-trafficking-victims/amp/
"Lawmakers cut a $3 million initiative to help victims of sex trafficking, ending child welfare advocates' hopes that 2017 woud be the year they would finally see funds set aside to help children who had been sold for sex.".....


https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/national/texas-approves-feral-hog-hunting-by-hot-air-balloon/2017/05/25/07dd9f2a-413b-11e7-b29f-f40ffced2ddb_story.html

"Texas lawmakers have approved the hunting of feral hogs and coyotes from hot air balloons.
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The state already allows the shooting of feral hogs from helicopters....."......

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TX lawmakers cut funding for sex trafficking victims, approve hunting (Original Post) Tanuki May 2017 OP
Of course they did atreides1 May 2017 #1

atreides1

(16,079 posts)
1. Of course they did
Fri May 26, 2017, 10:04 AM
May 2017

I'd even go so far as to say that some of those legislators, might be involved with sex trafficking...

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