Monthly Archives: June 2019
Kids say the darndest things
Participating in testimony at the Capitol is so easy a toddler could do it… and they sometimes do.
If you want to testify for a...
Children can still be charged with prostitution in Texas after Greg Abbott veto
Children in Texas can still be charged with prostitution after Gov. Greg Abbott this month vetoed a popular bill prohibiting prostituted minors from being arrested or...
Analysis: What do Texas voters want? Meat and potatoes, apparently. And cleaner elections.
A poll nestled between the end of a Texas legislative session and the beginning of what promises to be a tumultuous 2020 election has...
Dog Ate Your Homework? Legislators May Face Fallout From Judicial Disregard
It was quiet under the pink dome the day SB 341 passed, a bill set forth by Senator Joan Huffman (R-Houston), which stipulates private...
86th Legislature Fails Texans with Pre-existing conditions
Protections for pre-existing conditions could be lost under a current lawsuit and the 86th legislative session failed to do anything to help protect some...
Greg Abbott Gives Peace Offering to Incumbents Following Previous Campaigning Failures
Hot on the trail of the 86th Texas Legislature’s Sine Die, Gov. Greg Abbott has made great efforts to keep the “Kumbaya” hymn going...
“Do Not Pass Go: Texas Legislature Cracks Down on Lewd Photos”
Come September 1, certain digital behavior of a number of Texans across the state will be criminalized: HB 2789, signed by Gov. Abbott, classifies...
Criminal case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton remains threatened after court upholds prosecutor...
After mulling the question for nearly six months, the nine Republican judges on Texas’ highest criminal court will not reconsider their 2018 ruling that...
Chen Button: Texas Women Must Wait for Solutions for Maternal Mortality
At a Texas Tribune panel last week, State Rep. Angie Chen Button (R-Richardson) told Texas women to “give a little time” for the Texas...
After Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes cyberbullying prevention bill, some worry forms of online harassment...
Two years ago, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law a bill criminalizing cyberbullying, with an increased punishment if there's proof a bully intended for a...
