Tag: texas-house
Buckley Vows to Pass STAAR Overhaul in Late-Night Hearing
The House Public Education Committee early on Wednesday morning promised to pass a bill to replace the...
House Republicans Pass Voucher Bill
Capping a marathon day of floor debate on two of the biggest public education bills this session,...
Trump Calls Texas House GOP Ahead of Pivotal Voucher Vote
President Donald Trump called into a Texas House GOP Caucus meeting on Wednesday morning ahead of a...
House Ed Chair Won’t Post Runs for School Finance Bill Online
The chair of the House Public Education Committee won’t publicly release online copies of financial impact summaries...
House Passes Budget Bill After Marathon Floor Debate
The Texas House passed its $337.4 billion two-year spending plan for the state in the wee hours...
Republican State Representatives Take on Gov. Abbott to Get Texas Open Faster
A few days after Gov. Greg Abbott announced that movie theaters, malls, retail stores and restaurants can reopen May 1, several Republican legislators are...
Outgoing Texas House Speaker Bonnen Breaks Silence, Denies Targeting Fellow Republicans
Today, Speaker Dennis Bonnen, who prior to his scandal had been one of the most influential persons in the Texas House, has broken his...
Three New State Representatives Sworn In Today
On Tuesday, the three winners of the Jan. 28 special election runoffs are being sworn in to the Texas House as state representatives filling...
Results Are In: Birabil Defeats Armstrong III in Texas House District 100 Runoff Special...
Dallas County House District 100 runoff special election came to a close Tuesday night with Democrat Lorraine Birabil on top.
Political operative Lorraine Birabil won...
Results Are In: Eastman Defeats LaRotta in Texas House District 148 Runoff Special Election
The Harris County House District 148 runoff special election came to a close Tuesday night with Democrat Anna Eastman on top.
Democrat and former Houston...
