Lt. Gov. Patrick Calls for Power Grid Reform on Special Session Call
Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick called in Tuesday’s Dallas Morning News that Gov. Greg Abbott should include legislation to address the state's increasingly unstable...
Texas Department of Agriculture Cuts Funds for Hungry Texans, Farmers
Food banks across Texas are urging the Texas Department of Agriculture to reconsider budget cuts that will impact their ability to feed hungry Texans...
Gov. Abbott’s Billionaire Buddies, not Average Texans, to Determine Ways to ‘Reopen’ Texas
Thirty-nine, mostly white, male, super rich and politically connected Texans will be in charge of the process of reopening the Texas economy.
The Governor’s Strike...
Ft. Worth Republican Files for Newly Vacant Senate Seat
Fort Worth Republican Rep. Nate Schatzline on Wednesday announced that he is running to fill a Senate...
Texas Railroad Commission Hearing Ends Without Decision on Oil Production Cuts
The Texas Railroad Commission, the agency charged with regulating the state’s oil and gas industry, has punted on any decision to cut oil production...
Late-Night Compromises Resurrect Some Bills; Other Republican Priorities Fail
Republican priorities on school choice and border security have failed to find compromise in the Texas House and Senate, leading to the expiration of...
Supreme Court DACA Decision Will Affect Lives, Livelihoods
Since the state’s staggered reopening, every day means more Texans are going back to work. If they’re an essential worker on the frontlines, they...
Threads Of Dysfunction Unravel 86th Legislative Session
Threads of dysfunction were on full display during the 86th Texas Legislature. For all the talk of the “Big Three”, Texas lawmakers inability to...
Burrows Buries Vouchers in Pandemic Bill
Every legislative session since 1995 a school voucher bill has been filed in the Texas Legislature. A school voucher is any mechanism or scheme...
A Bill Could Have Protected Domestic Violence Survivors, but Texas Didn’t Pass It
Days after being released from jail on domestic violence charges, Jacques Dshawn Smith is now facing charges for capital murder in connection with the...
