At Texas Energy Security Summit, Sen. Bob Hall included economic prosperity as a carrot for the Texas Legislature to harden the state’s electrical grid infrastructure.
By Destin Sensky|January 17, 2019Posts for Destin Sensky
Although Texas lawmakers have made increasingly big promises each session on reforming property taxes, the average tax bills for Texans have continued to skyrocket.
By Destin Sensky|January 14, 2019The conversation took place during Trump’s visit to McAllen on Thursday, during which he held a roundtable discussion with several statewide officials and border patrol officers.
By Brandon Waltens and Destin Sensky|January 10, 2019A bipartisan effort to provide Texans unrestricted access to popular local products continues in the 86th Legislature.
By Destin Sensky|January 10, 2019State’s “Big 3” leaders are in consensus on addressing the state’s most critical issues, property taxes and school finance reform chiefly among them.
By Destin Sensky|January 9, 2019Senate returns to tackle pro-taxpayer legislation, but this time with six new members and one less Republican than two years ago, flirting with the chamber’s three-fifths rule.
By Destin Sensky|January 8, 2019Joe Straus says he will use his remaining $8.5 million in campaign funds to influence the Texas Legislature, launching an advocacy group: “I’m not planning to disappear.”
By Destin Sensky|January 2, 2019Following pressure from House Freedom Caucus and a last-minute meeting with the president, Republican leadership is calling on members to reconvene in an effort to incorporate $5 Billion in border wall funding to year-end deal.
By Destin Sensky|December 20, 2018