Updated: Nov 7, 2023 / 05:37 PM CST SHARE McALLEN, Texas (Border Report)— Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday evening called a fourth Special Session of the Texas Legislature in Austin aimed at border security issues. GOP Senate border security plan tied to Ukraine aid sends wrong...
In 2023, the Texas legislature convened for a regular and four special legislative sessions, during which 21 House Republicans blocked a school choice bill. This year, many of them were replaced by newly elected Republicans vowing to pass a school choice bill. In the Texas Senate, Lt. Gov. ...
In addition to the developments contained in our release dated July 17, 2023, the second special legislative session ended recently in Texas with passage of several significant property tax bills, addressing administrative and compliance issues. The following bills should be noted. Property Tax ...
Mihaela Plesa, a Democrat, will continue to represent District 70. Morgan Meyer, a Republican, will represent District 108, and Angie Chen Button, a Republican who has served eight terms as the only Asian American woman in the Legislature, will represent District 112 in the Texas Legislature, ...
Texas Legislature Adjourns Special Session; Governor to Call Members Back a 3rd Time to Force Vote on GOP Redistricting PlanEdward Walsh
Oct 9, 2023 Eye on Politics: One-on-One with TX Sen. Nathan Johnson As the special session of the Texas Legislature gets underway, Jack FInk speaks with Democratic State Sen. Nathan Johnson of Dallas about proposals for school choice, and other agenda items Oct 9, 2023 12:04 Eye ...
Roundups of lawmakers who made Texas proud or made us scratch our heads during the legislative session Latest 1-50 of 68 Articles Best and Worst Legislators| June 13, 2023 2023: The Best and Worst Legislators Our scorecard of the Eighty-eighth Texas Legislature’s noisy scoundrels and ...
" the group wrote in its analysis. "The offense of smuggling of persons is extremely broad because of changes made by the legislature in 2021. For example, church vans with tinted windows could be deemed to be ‘concealing’ a person with the driver subject to a mandatory minimum [sentence...
Texas 2023 legislative priorities The Texas legislature is in session now for 2023; other than special sessions, it won’t meet again until 2025. Everyone has their priorities. Here are mine. Texas and Round Rock News from Texas, and especially Round Rock/Austin. ...
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. ...