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Bill Passed To Ban Shark Fin Trading in Texas. (Guess theres no sense in selling shark fins from legally caught sharks, huh?)

AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM) – Texas could become the first Gulf Coast state to enact a ban, which protects shark species. Tens of millions of sharks are killed each year to supply the wasteful demand for shark fin soup. Shark populations can’t sustain current slaughter rates, according to The Humane Society of the United States. continued