Bills, Bills, Bills: Ahead of the Veto Deadline, Abbott Rejects 58 Bills
Gov. Greg Abbott had vetoed a total number of 58 bills- including two corresponding resolutions- passed by the 2019 state Legislature. While both chambers...
Gov. Greg Abbott vetoes bill requiring children under 2 to ride in rear-facing car...
Abbott said the measure "is an unnecessary invasion of parental rights and an unfortunate example of over-criminalization."
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill Saturday that would...
Plumbers Rally to Fix What's Wrong with Austin
AUSTIN, TX - Nearly 10,000 Texas plumbers and their supporters rallied in front of the Texas Capitol today calling on state legislators to ensure...
After House Republicans tackle big challenges in session, they face another one: Saving themselves
When Hillary Clinton came to Houston last month for a local party fundraiser, she spoke forcefully about the opportunities that await Texas Democrats in...
Instead of Listening to Texans, Gov. Greg Abbott Knocks Out Another Category of Weapons
Following last session’s elimination of the “illegal knives” category, including Bowie knives and daggers, Texas once again jumps the gun on passing up smarter...
86th #TxLege Report Card: Sexual Assault
Texas legislators are commending themselves for passing a few long-overdue bills concerning sexual assault, but progress on sexual harassment and women’s safety proved deplorable...
Texas Voters Need to Know Which Legislators Working For Them – We’ll Tell You...
Now that the 86th Texas Legislature has come to a close for the next two years, it’s time for a roll call- find out...
Texas Law Raising Smoking Age to 21, Exempting Active Military, May be Difficult to...
Active U.S. military members are exempt from Texas’ new law that prohibits adults under the age of 21 from purchasing cigarettes.
But the new...
Analysis: Texas conservatives, in search of a new nemesis
When longtime U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy died in 2009, an irreverent Texas political consultant predicted the people who raise money for the two major...
86th #Txlege Report Card: Minimum Wage
Proposed minimum wage increases received minimal effort in Texas’ 86th Legislative Session.
For more than a decade, the Texas minimum wage hasn’t budged from the...
