Monthly Archives: May 2019
Gymnasts who survived abuse by Larry Nassar urge Texas lawmakers not to water down...
Jordan Schwikert tried to steady her breath one last time before leaning into a microphone at the Texas Capitol on Monday.
“I was abused a...
Stickland continues to be the lone no vote against important legislation for Texans
Rep. Jonathan Stickland (R-Bedford) is alienating himself from the rest of the Legislature these days. He resigned from the House Freedom Caucus he helped...
Texas Senate passes bill to end the shackling of pregnant women in prison
The Texas Senate unanimously passed a bill Friday that would end the shackling of pregnant women in prison and would provide female inmates with...
Renewable energy proponents brace for last-minute attack on tax breaks for wind and solar
Any day now.
That’s a phrase on the minds of renewable energy proponents who have been fighting to preserve what they say is a key...
Texas House passes bill to prohibit telemarketers from falsifying caller ID
The Texas House gave an initial stamp of approval Wednesday to a bill that aims to prohibit telemarketers or businesses from falsifying their phone...
Texas House passes second, more limited bill expanding access to medical cannabis
Four years after state Rep. Stephanie Klick authored legislation that legalized the sale of medical cannabis oil to Texans suffering from intractable epilepsy, the...
Texas Senate Passes School Finance Plan, Remove Sales Tax Swap Provision
AUSTIN, TX - After nearly eight hours of debate and votes on about 70 amendments, the Senate passed House Bill 3, the chief school...
How would lawmakers' plan to hike sales taxes and drop property taxes affect Texans?
Texas lawmakers are expected to debate a plan this week that would raise the taxes consumers pay when they go shopping in order to...
Texas House passes bill to vastly expand access to medical cannabis
The Texas House on Monday advanced a bill that would expand the list of debilitating conditions that allow Texans to legally use medical cannabis.
House...
Summer is Coming: where is the Texas Legislature on Texans' top priorities?
Texas has less than a month left until sine die, the final day of the regular session of the Texas Legislature which falls on...
