Bryan Slaton Might Be the Most Conservative, But Least Effective, State Representative in Texas
As RA News continues our look at the work of the freshmen state legislature members over their first session, one name stands out as the most...
Texas Democrats Have Left for DC to Block Voter Restrictions Bill
In spite of risking arrest for leaving town during the ongoing special session, Texas Democrats are apparently heading to Washington in an effort to...
Texas US Rep. Pat Fallon Failed To Properly Disclose Millions Worth of Stock Trades
An in-depth report of newly filed congressional records by Business Insider recently revealed that GOP Rep. Pat Fallon failed to properly disclose dozens of...
First Look at the Texas GOP’s Legislature Scorecard
Back in May, the Republican Party of Texas announced that it would be issuing a “scorecard” to rate how the legislature had achieved the top conservative...
Abbott Releases Special Session Agenda, Includes 11 Items
Exactly 24 hours before the special legislative session starts, Governor Greg Abbott has finally announced the issues that will be further discussed by lawmakers...
Here’s What We Know About the July 8th Special Session
Update July 7 9:10AM: Abbott releases proclamation with 11 items for the first special session.
With the special session just around the corner and...
Deplatforming Bills are Dying, Proving to be Political Stunts and not Solutions
The legislature evidenced GOP priorities, such as siding with Trump after being censored for incitement of violence when a mob of his supporters assaulted...
What is the Process of the Upcoming Special Session?
Texas has a remarkably short legislation session (about five months every two years), so special sessions to accomplish unfinished business are fairly common. It’s...
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...
The Abortion Bills of Freshman Rep. Shelby Slawson
Now that the 87th Texas Legislature is (kind of) over, it’s worth looking back at some of the work the freshmen members did in...
