Mike Lang’s misguided attempt to appear magnanimous is a major mistake that unnecessarily undermines his credibility.
Cary Cheshire
Sharp Seeks Stay on Proposed Contract Expansion
Texas A&M will avoid a potential controversy by delaying a vote on extending Chancellor John Sharp’s contract.
Texas Senate Protects Land Owners, Taxpayers Against Proposed High-Speed Rail
The bills would hold Texas Central to its promise that it will require no state funds for construction, operation, and maintenance and prevent the company from taking citizens’ property with eminent domain.
Grover Norquist to the Texas Legislature: Pass Paycheck Protection
The passage of the legislation will unfortunately be at the mercy of House Speaker Joe Straus and his hatchet-man, Byron Cook.
Texas House To Debate Sanctuary Cities Legislation
The legislation has been diluted and weakened and conservatives will have to quickly organize if they are to salvage the bill on the House floor.
Convention of States in Jeopardy After Addition of Poison Pill
Straus could still very well kill the legislation by bottling it up in the Calendars Committee or sentence it to “death by deadline” by placing it deep enough in the queue that Democrats can kill it.
Texas House Writes Hot Check for Schools, Refuses Reforms
“Simply put, the bill increases funding for the system without fixing it. And worse than that, it spends money that the state literally does not have.”
Straus, Patrick Appoint Budget Conferees
The biggest fight will be over whether or not to raid the Rainy Day Fund, something Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has taken off the table and to which lawmakers should “Just Say No!”
Imperfect Ridesharing Legislation Passes Texas House
The flawed and complicated measure passed by a vote of 110-35 with conservative and liberal members on both sides of the legislation.
Texas House Committee Scuttles Constitutional Carry, Approves Compromise Carry
Keeping with their tactic of diluting what they cannot destroy, a Texas House committee chose to disappoint Second Amendment advocates and advance anemic legislation instead of adding Texas to the growing number of states that allow constitutional carry.