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Follow the Freshmen – Dead House Bills
Tenth in an ongoing series
The Follow the Freshman series has focused on how freshmen legislators communicate with their constituents through social media. With the...
Women's Issues Still Up for Debate
It’s 2019 and women’s issues are still up for debate in state houses across the United States.
Since the rise of the #MeToo Movement...
Joaquin Castro's out and MJ Hegar's in, but other Democrats still eyeing John Cornyn's...
When U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro announced earlier this month that he would not run for U.S. Senate in 2020, the San Antonio Democrat cleared up one...
Rigged: How Corporate Tax Cuts Increase Property Taxes for Homeowners
Over the past 10 years, Texas legislators have voted to cut taxes for corporations while freezing education spending, passing the buck to Texas homeowners.
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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 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...
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...
Reform Austin Explains: Special Sessions of the Texas Legislature
Starting on the second Tuesday of January in every odd-numbered year, the Texas Legislature holds what is called a Regular Session to consider legislation...
How First-Term Legislators Are Using Instagram
Ninth in an ongoing series
Over the past two weeks, Reform Austin has compared the social media use of freshmen Texas Legislators. This week we...
Paid Sick Leave Ban Gets Contentious Hearing in the House
AUSTIN, TX - Following nearly 7 hours of contentious testimony, the House Committee on State Affairs left pending an anti-sick leave bill by Senator Brandon...
