Texaspassed a massive 1,100 bills during its 88th Legislature, and 774 are now in effect. If you aren't well acquainted with these new laws, I can't say I blame you. In fact, many of these laws are unlikely ever to affect you in any way, as they are hyper-local in focus or a...
State Rep. Carl Sherman was one of several Democratic lawmakers who unsuccessfully tried getting bills passed in the GOP-controlled Texas Legislature this year that would have required prisons to be fully air conditioned. "This is not a political issue. This is a humanity issue. ... This is ...
Texasfar-right RepublicanLt. Governor Dan Patrickis lauding two just-passed state Senate bills which mandate theTen Commandmentsbe prominently displayed in every public school classroom and that public schools be allowed to create times specifically devoted so people...
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 monopo...
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? Part 4: Eminent Domain Update Part 5: Special Session Report – Legislature Prohibits Vaccine Mandates ...
May 2023: The legislative session in Texas concludes without any forwarding of sports betting motions for the year. May 2023: The Texas Tribune reports that final approval is close for the two sports betting-related bills. April 2023: Two separate sports betting bills are passed by the Texas ...
The state Legislature only meets every two years, making each session a logjam of potential bills, most of which never go anywhere. In 2022, for example, the Legislature passed about 38 percent of the nearly 10,000 bills introduced.
Given Republican control of the legislative process in Texas, all of these bills have a good chance at being enacted into law. Yay for democracy! #GregAbbott_TXThe#TexasSenate passed Senate Bill 1933. The#DeathToDemocracybill is also being called the#DeathStarBill. Texans need to stand up ...
On any given night in Dallas, 400 girls are trafficked on the streets according to New Friends New Life, a North Texas human trafficking advocacy group. May 19, 2023 08:02 Bills related to sex trafficking would change the way law enforcement investigates missing children A local advocacy ...
Texas Republicans have approved a pair of bills targeting the elections process in Harris County, the state’s largest and home to Houston, with voting rights activists accusing the GOP of plotting a “power grab” in an increasingly Democratic county.