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
Klick's bill would expand the program once again by allowing all with chronic pain to access medical marijuana. And while the legislation said through the House, the more conservative Texas Senate may be a different story. In the last legislative session the Senate changed the House Bill on TH...
The adjournment means the chamber can’t meet for the rest of the special session, leaving the Senate to accept the version of the bills the House passed or not pass any bill this session. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick recaps the 2023 regular legislative session with Sherry Sylvester, distinguished s...
The Texas House passed an "Athena Alert" bill on May 9, allowing law enforcement to quickly issue a regional alert when a child goes missing without confirmation of an abduction. May 11, 2023 Athena Strand's mother advocates for localized alert, House Bill 3556 ...
I had completely forgotten about this. However, it's been a busy few years for all of us. You may recall that back in August of 2023, Governor Greg Abbott signed this new reality into law. Apostshared by Community Impact wrote 'On Aug. 5, Gov. Greg Abbott signedHouse Bill 3297into ...
Thursday marked the last day that bills can be scheduled in the Texas state House before the legislature adjourns May 29. The Community Safety committee had voted to advance the bill Monday, after two Republicans voted with the committee's Democrats, days after adeadly shooting over the weekend...
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...
March 14, 2023 The campus of the Saint Sarkis Armenian Church, Carrollton, Texas, Courtesy of David Hotson. Image © Dror Baldinger David Hotson (b. 1959) founded his New York City-based practice David Hotson Architect in 1991. His projects – houses, loft residences, penthouse apartments...
In June 2023, the Texas state legislature’s enactment of House Bill 19 created a new business court with 11 divisions, joining nearly 30 other states that have established specialized business courts. Five divisions will begin operations on September 1...
2023:Passage of House Bill 3162, an incremental reform of the Texas Advance Directives Act: Protects competent patients from the countdown. Prohibits hospitals from withdrawing treatment based on discriminatory “quality of life” determinations. ...