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...
New Voter Residency Law Gets Legal Challenge From Latino Voters
Texas Republicans might not have gotten their giant omnibus bill of voter right restrictions passed thanks to a mass walkout of House Democrats, but...
Bipartisan Letter Urges Governor Abbott to Add Medicaid Expansion to the Call for the...
After unfruitful efforts to expand Medicaid during the Legislature, a bipartisan letter has been sent to Abbott asking him to add the expansion of...
Texas Democrats, Energized by D.C. Visit, Look to Preserve Voter Access
The Texas legislature was thrown into the national spotlight last month when the minority Democrats staged a mass walkout to deny the House the...
Gov. Abbott Sets July 8th For Special Legislative Session
Gov. Abbott has finally set a date for the anticipated special session, and that’s only a couple of weeks away: July 8th. The session...
Gov. Abbott Vetoes Dog Protection Bill and Sparks Outrage on Twitter
Gov. Greg Abbott started off this week by using his power to veto bills that came to his desk from the recent legislative session.
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