Texas House staffers summarizing stances on the bill only found criticism that it didn't go far enough, arguments that the bill should allow more conditions and eliminate any cap on THC to allow doctors to set it as they think best. The House is set to vote once more, a move considered...
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"The Texas Senate's passage of SB 2 is the biggest launch of any universal school choice program in American history, with $1 billion in funding for 100,000 students," Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said in a statement Wednesday night.
The reach of the bill would be limited, however, because pot smokers could still use their benefit cards to get cash from an ATM at a different store or bank, and then use the money to buy marijuana. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, said he supported the bill. But he complained that it...
Senator Bryan Hughes joins TPPF's David Dunmoyer for a special edition of The Layout to discuss House Bill 20, a bill from the 87th Legislative Session, that would prohibit social media companies from censoring Texans based on their viewpoint.
Legislation was introduced in the Texas House of Representatives on Thursday to establish a strategic bitcoin reserve, which could serve as a proving ground for the U.S. Treasury. The proposed bill would enable the state to start building a strategic bitcoin reserve by accepting taxes, fees a...
Thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of House Bill 4635. My name is Melissa Ford Maldonado, and I am the policy director for Secure & Sovereign Texas, an initiative of the Texas Public Policy Foundation. The Foundation is grateful for your committee’s leadership and efforts...
By a unanimous vote, the Texas House of Representatives today passed a bill that will allow physicians licensed in Texas to supply telemedicine services to patients they have never met in person. The bill must now be reconciled with a similar state Senate version that was passed earlier. It is...
While paying homage to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Last House on the Left, Motel Hell, and other gory classics, Zombie's ramshackle plot (two young couples are terrorized by an inbred family of homicidal maniacs) lacks a crucial sense of dread, but his pastiche of vivid colors, grainy ...
The House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday night to suspend the nation’s debt limit through January 1, 2025. The final vote tally was 314-117 with 71 Republicans and 46 Democrats voting against the bill. Next: The timeframe to avoid an unprecedented debt default is extremely tight...