Texas 2023 legislative prioritiesJerry Stratton, March 15, 2023Election integrity and reliable power are critical. The legislature is in session; they are only in session once every two years. It’s getting past time for them to hear from us about what matters to Texans. My understanding is ...
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...
which was passed by the Legislature last year and partially went into effect Sept. 1, also requires companies to create tools that let verified parents supervise their minor child’s account. Paxton argues in the legal filing that TikTok, a short-form video app, has failed to comply with the...
After taking office in 2019, Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham withdrew the majority of National Guard troops her Republican predecessor sent to the border, denouncing a "charade of border fear-mongering." New Mexico's Legislature is also controlled by Democrats. Nevertheless, l...
One of the pressing issues was the relationship between UT and A&M. The 1876 Texas Constitution designated the A&M College a “branch” of the University, but UT’s Board of Regents and A&M’s Board of Directors met a week before the session began and agreed to ask the Legislature to...
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 88th Legislative Session, which begins on January 10, 2023 and will address a number of issues that will affect FBISD...
The most important Pro-Life outcome of the Regular Session of the 88th Texas Legislature is… Denial of Treatment August 4, 20230 Rosemary’s Miracle: God answered your prayers! This is a miracle! Over the last five weeks, we asked you to pray for… ...
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On the time-honored but dubious Texas theory that less government is good government, the legislature meets only every other year for 140 days, not counting thirty-day “special sessions” that may be convened by the governor when he isn’t yet satisfied he’s gotten everything he wants. ...
The law in question, which was passed within Senate Bill (SB) 1 during the Texas Legislature’s first special session in 2021, creates an offense for “vote harvesting services.” Specifically, the law bans “in-person interaction with one or more voters, in the physical presence of an offi...