Texans Go Without Healthcare While State Leaders Play Politics
Before the 87th Texas Legislature even convened, Sen. Nathan Johnson (D-Dallas) pre-filed legislation providing for the “development and implementation of the Live Well Texas...
Abbott Announces over $171 Million in Funds for Eviction Diversion Plan
Just days after being criticized for hoarding billions in federal CARES Act funding, Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Friday the allocation of over $171...
Follow the Freshmen: A Look at Who’s New to the Legislature
First in an occasional series
The 87th session of the Texas Legislature welcomed 21 new members last month, with 17 members sworn into the Texas...
Senate Unanimously OKs Substitute Teacher Pay Raise Bill
The Senate Education Committee on Thursday unanimously recommended a committee substitute bill to increase pay and expand benefits for Texas teachers, sending the bill...
Republicans Vote Against Commemorating Police Officers Who Defended the Capitol During the Riot, and...
This week, the House passed two major bipartisan bills, the first one to award Congressional Gold Medals to the United States Capitol Police officers...
Abbott Keeping Texans in the Dark
Texas had a bad week, to put it mildly. A catastrophic power outage combined with one of the worst winter storms the state has...
Bills Aimed At Stabilizing The Power Grid Are Moving Forward
In the waning days of the Legislature, there are still live bills aimed at fortifying Texas’ electric grid to prevent a recurrence of the...
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...
Could Texas Schools be Shortchanged Due to COVID-19?
With the beginning of the second semester, it remains unclear whether Texas public schools will be fully funded as they were in the fall...
Group of Republican Legislators Meets in Secret to Orchestrate Challenge to Phelan
With the 89th Texas Legislature set to convene on January 14, political activity in Austin is beginning to increase. A variety of Senate and...
