Monthly Archives: February 2019
Sen. Angela Paxton files bill that would allow her husband, Texas Attorney General Ken...
Sen. Angela Paxton's Senate Bill 860, based on a 2018 Arizona law, would grant broad powers to the attorney general’s consumer protection division. Laura Skelding...
Follow the Freshmen: New Legislators Receive Committee Assignments
Third in an ongoing series.
Following the swearing in of Art Fierro (D-El Paso) earlier this week, there are now 28 freshmen legislators in the House...
Gun Control Advocates and Opposition at the Capitol
On February 13th, hundreds of volunteers with the Moms Demand Action - Texas Chapter wore red as they marched to the capitol, some carrying pictures of loved ones who were killed due to gun violence, to speak with legislators about passing stricter gun laws. One such law- the Red Flag law- would allow a judge to temporarily prohibit someone who poses a danger to themselves or others, from gaining access to guns.
Recap of the First House Insurance Committee Meeting
The Texas House Committee on Insurance held their first meeting of the 86th Regular Session on Tuesday, Feb. 12. State Rep. Eddie Lucio III...
Rangel, Lopez Head to Runoff in House District 125
(Pictured left to right: Ray Lopez, Fred Rangel)
The special election for Texas House District 125 in San Antonio was held on Tuesday, February 12th...
Abbott Sets Runoff for Texas House District 145 for Mar. 5
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has picked Mar. 5 as the date of the special election runoff to replace former State Rep. Carol Alvarado (D-Houston),...
Mental Health Care Bill Passes Out of Senate Health and Human Services Committee
(Pictured: Jane Nelson)
One of the emergency items Governor Abbott laid out in his 2019 State of the State Address was mental health care, in...
Senate Property Tax Reform Bill Passes Out of Committee
(Pictured: Paul Bettencourt)
In the State of the State Address, Governor Abbott listed property tax reform as one of his six emergency items for the...
Early Voting Has Ended in the Texas House District 125 Special Election
Early voting has concluded in the special election for Texas House District 125 located in San Antonio. As of Friday, February 8th, 3,490 voters had cast ballots in District 125, about 3.5 percent of the district’s nearly 101,057 registered voters.
Here's to the Losers: How Incumbents Spent Millions to Lose in 2018
With the final campaign finance reports for the 2018 election cycle turned in three weeks ago, Texas residents can now have a better idea...
