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 and districts across the state.
In the 2022 legislative session, sports betting failed to pass into law. Given that online casino gambling is likely to be at least one or two steps beyond, it is unlikely we will see real money online casinos legalized before the beginning of 2025 at the very earliest. There seems to be...
The 88th Texas legislative session became a battleground for the energy industry with the introduction of a slew of bills that could disproportionately harm the renewables market. The most extreme bills initially failed to make it out of House committees, but all were reintroduced by the Senate i...
Oct 12, 2023 School choice a point of discussion as Texas' third special legislative session begins The main topic of debate in this special session will be a bill that would allow taxpayer-funded education savings accounts to be used for some students to attend private or religious schools...
Sports betting in Texas made its first step toward legalization during the 2021 legislative session. Various bills arose to support the legal sports betting market, but the next opportunity won’t arrive until 2025 because of the Texas Legislature’s two-yearly meeting schedule. Legal sports ...
Texas Lawmakers End Legislative Session
All casino and sports bills die in Texas.All four bills are officially deadas they didn’t receive a vote or a hearing before Texas’ legislative session adjourns.[Action Network, May 31] April 2021 Las Vegas Sands begins a considerable advertising campaign supporting HJR 133.They hope to bol...
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Online gambling in Texas isn’t regulated yet, and the state’s history suggests this is unlikely to change shortly. Until the fateful day arrives, you can play for real money at one of the best casinos in Texas hosted offshore without breaking any laws. ...
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...