The Latest: Texas Senate advances less-strict tree bill

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the Texas Legislature’s effort to limit local tree ordinances statewide (all times local):
3:20 p.m.
The Texas Senate has advanced new limits on local tree ordinances — but they aren’t as sweeping as the chamber’s original efforts to virtually wipe out such ordinances across the state.
Senators approved 17-14 on Friday a modified House bill allowing most local ordinances on trees with trunks at least 10-inches in diameter to stand.