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...
Legislature Takes Federal Funds Into Its Own Hands
Last week, House and Senate budget negotiators had stripped the budget legislation of protections for over $16 billion in federal relief for Texas public...
Texas Senate Bill Would Give Free Private School To Students With Religious Objections To...
If a bill allowing taxpayer money to be spent on tuition at private, mostly religious schools doesn’t pass, Texas Senate Republicans have a Plan...
Abbott: Texas Will Send $11.2B of Federal Stimulus Money to Schools
After months of waffling on how and when federal stimulus dollars will be sent to schools, Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Wednesday that the...
Dueling Pledges: Abbott Makes New Threat to Cities; Dems Condemn Racism
On the day Gov. Greg Abbott pushed his Back the Blue pledge and issued a new threat to cities that defund police, Texas Democrats...
Over 7,000 Bills and Joint Resolutions Filed in the 86th Legislative Session
AUSTIN, TX - Friday was the last day to file bills for consideration during the 86th legislative session. Legislators from the Texas Senate and...
28 new members are joining the Texas House of Representatives
28 new members are joining the Texas House of Representatives
Texas House Rejects Bail Amendment SJR 87 After Verification Vote
Senate Joint Resolution 87 (SJR 87) dies in Texas House, according to Quorum Report. As deadline...
Lt. Gov. Patrick Calls For Clarity In Abortion Law As Doctors Demand Clarity
Months after over 110 Texas OB-GYNs called for changes to the state's abortion ban, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has acknowledged the need to amend...
Texas Senate Advances Clarification Bill On Abortion Law Amid Ongoing Legal Ambiguities
A Texas Senate committee has advanced Senate Bill 31, a measure designed to clarify the state’s abortion...
