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AUSTIN (AP) -People convicted of human trafficking would face tougher penalties under legislation that has passed the Texas House. The bill makes it a felony to force children into prostitution, extends the statute of limitations for trafficking crimes and requires anyone convicted of sex trafficking...
On May 2, a Texas House committee passed a bill to create 100% reserve gold and silver-backed transactional currencies.Enactment of this legislation would create an option for people to conduct business in sound money, set the stage to undermine the Federal Reserve’s monopol...
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...
The move, basically telling the Senate to take the House bill or leave it, could exacerbate already heightened tensions at the Capitol.
The bill had unexpectedly advanced Monday, just days after a deadly shooting over the weekend in Allen, Texas, had left eight dead.
The bill, which was proposed by Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, failed when it was brought up for a vote. "I could not vote for the bills on the floor tonight because they are not paid for and therefore put Americans' hard-earned benefits at risk," Larson said in a statement. "...
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
' shaky bipartisan border talks.Johnson also told GOP senators that he's not committed to taking up a big sweeping package even if they can pass it — and even if it includes some border policy changes —“until he knows exactly what it looks like," said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas)....
The GOP-led Texas state Senate passed sweeping elections legislation Tuesday that critics say will make it harder to vote, particularly for those of color, one day after Democratic lawmakers in the state House left Texas to thwart passage of the bill in the lower chamber. The uppe...