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...
Texas House Bill Bars Gay Foster Parents
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...
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
House Bill 2, sponsored by state Rep.Ryan Guillen, R-Rio Grande City, would increase the minimum sentence for someone convicted of smuggling people or operating a stash house to 10 years under state law. That would drop to 5 years if the defendant cooperates with police or if a person con...
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...
House Passes Bill to Sell Surplus Water to TexasHouse Passes Bill to Sell Surplus Water to TexasRead the full-text online article and more details about "House Passes Bill to Sell Surplus Water to Texas" - THE JOURNAL RECORD, March 11, 1992U...
House Bill 789/Senate Bill 332May 5, 2005 Taxes & SpendingShare Rates for Texas basic residential telephone service, includingthe federal subscriber line charge, range fromabout $13.82 per month in rural areas to $16.72 in urbanareas. But long-run incremental costs for service rangefrom $11.84...
My wife and I had lunch here. We ordered the cactus blossom for an appetizer. It was good at first but once you got toward the center it was nearly burnt. The manager removed it from the bill. We each order the Sirloin Combo with shrimp. Mine was cooked correctly. My wife's c...
House Bill 1535 would increase how many people are eligible for the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP) and how strong the medical marijuana they use can be.