Texas Senate calls for amending Constitution to limit feds

AUSTIN (AP/KXAN) — The Texas Senate has approved calling a “convention of states” that would amend the U.S. Constitution and impose things like a federal balanced budget requirement and term limits.
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has long backed legislatures nationwide bypassing Congress and convening a convention against Washington “overreach.” He made it an “emergency item,” fast-tracking Tuesday’s passage.
Doing so requires a series of bills that s