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One in four Texas women are uninsured
Rep. John Bucy (D-Austin) claimed “One in four Texas women of reproductive age are uninsured, totaling 1.5 million Texas women” while presenting his amendment...
Follow the freshmen: Few bills passed since bill filing deadline
Sixth in an ongoing series
A month has passed since the bill filing deadline, so it is time to recap on the status of the...
Insurance coverage for pre-existing conditions is under attack in Texas
In February of 2018, a federal lawsuit was filed in Texas, challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Texas v. Azar was...
Texas House approves $9B school finance bill
The Texas House of Representatives passed HB 3 Wednesday afternoon, increasing public education funding and granting property tax relief. The bill invests an additional...
The public not fooled by HB 2730
HB 2730, a bill filed by Rep. Jeff Leach (R-Plano), threatens to gut the public’s freedom of speech under the anti-SLAPP law, which protects...
Texas, Invest in our Future
In 2015, Gov. Greg Abbott created a pre-K grant program, increasing support to 573 school districts and to charter schools across Texas. These grants...
Shaheen’s Hairy Situation
A new bill, H.B. 1705, proposed by State Rep. Matt Shaheen, R-Plano will no longer require cosmetologists and barbers to have a license to...
Merit Pay Provision Removed from School Finance Plan as it Clears House Committee
On Tuesday, the House Public Ed Committee voted unanimously to clear a revised school finance plan expected to inject $9 billion of additional funding...
New bill poses threat to freedom of speech
The Texas Citizens Participation Act established in 2011, also known as H.B. 2973, encourages public participation by citizens but also protects a person's right...
Democrat Ray Lopez wins Texas House seat formerly held by Rodriguez
Results for San Antonio House District 125 runoff election came to a close Tuesday night.
Former San Antonio City Council member and Democrat Ray...
