These and other policies fall within the priority umbrella of Defending Pro-Life Values in Healthcare. The 2023 legislative session is already over halfway done, but Texas Right to Life will continue fighting to advance these important bills to protect Texas patients and healthcare professionals. T...
In addition to the developments contained in our release dated July 17, 2023, the second special legislative session ended recently in Texas with passage of several significant property tax bills, addressing administrative and compliance issues. The following bills should be noted. Property Tax ...
Texas Education Agency Commissioner Mike Morath opposes a proposal to change how public schools are funded. In preparation for the next state legislative session, some lawmakers want the state to pay for schools based on how many students are enrolled in a distr...
2023 Annual Meeting 2024 Annual Meeting 88thLegislative Session Report Part 1: TCJL Priority Bills Passed in the 88thSession Part 2: Civil Justice-Related Bills that Failed in 2023 Part 3: How Did TCJL’s Statement of Conservative Business Principles Fare?
During the 2023 legislative session, state lawmakers approved several bills— including one that sought to ban drag shows in public places— that the LGBTQ+ community and free speech advocates called unconstitutional. At the same time, local school boards and city councils ha...
During the 2023 legislative session, I routinely fought against the city of El Paso’s lobby team to advance conservative proposals, like allowing ETJ residents a voice in their governance (SB 2038), allowing certain voters to hold disannexation elections (HB 3053), and preempting city regulation...
In the Fort Bend ISD Board of Trustee’s continued efforts to protect the future of Texas public education, the Board approved and adopted legislative priorities for the Texas 89th Legislative Session, which begins on January 14, 2025 and will address a number of issues that will affect FBISD...
By Darrell Frost | April 21, 2023 4 min read Marking the passage of yet another legislative priority for Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the Texas Senate advanced legislation that would end the practice of awarding tenure to professors in state-funded colleges and universities. Senate Bill 18 by ...
An assault weapons bill that had unexpectedly advanced inTexas' Republican-controlled legislatureearlier in the week missed a key deadline to receive a floor vote, likely dooming it in this legislative session. Thursday marked the last day that bills can be scheduled in the Texas state House bef...
Texas' 2023 legislative session is expected to be similar to 2021 because anti-vaccination bills that did not pass last time are likely to be refiled, according to thereport. "How vaccine policies are handled here could have spillover effects into other states," the authors wrote....