Power and Retribution in the Texas House
If you talk to many lobbyists, staff members, or legislators that have been around the Texas Capitol for long they all long for the...
Sports Betting Gets Contentious Hearing
The House State Affairs Committee considered HB 2070 on Wednesday, a bill that would put a constitutional amendment legalizing sports gambling in the state...
Profile: Briscoe Cain’s History of Supporting Voting Restrictions
Some believe that bills moving through the Texas Legislature as efforts to combat election fraud are a solution seeking a problem.
With no evidence of...
America’s Top Businesses Release Statement Supporting Voting Rights
Following a zoom call this weekend where CEOs and senior executives at companies across the country discussed a coordinated effort against legislation restricting voting,...
House Acts to Protect Working Mothers, Expanding Eligibility for Medicaid Coverage
HB 133 by Rep. Toni Rose (D-Dallas) which would allow women who qualify for Medicaid to stay on the program for 12 months postpartum,...
How to Renew Your Texas Drivers License and Registration
A pandemic induced waiver allowing Texas drivers to drive with expired licenses and registration expires Wednesday April 14th.
Gov. Greg Abbott had issued a...
Bill Delaying Texas Primaries Sent From Senate to House
Texas has a clock problem in 2021 because the state is almost certainly going to have to redraw district lines based on the results...
Medical Marijuana Access For Veterans And Others Suffering From PTSD Advances Out of Committee
Last Wednesday, the public health committee heard Chairwoman Stephanie Klick's HB 1535. The bill as referred to the Calendars Committee and is awaiting to...
Will McAdams On The Way To Becoming the Next PUC Commissioner, Abbott Names Next...
The Senate Nominations Committee recently cleared Gov. Abbott's PUC commissioner nominee and construction lobbyist Will McAdams. He is yet to be confirmed by the...
CEOs Plan New Strategy for Texas Voting Legislation
CEOs across industries are working together to present a new push against restrictive voting legislation currently being considered in Texas and other states.
CEOs...
