“I think that this program is run amok and it’s time to start over with an absolute clean slate.” – State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst
By Jeramy Kitchen|May 19, 2021
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The committee substitute that passed the House State Affairs Committee last week is curiously different from the version that passed the overall Senate.
By Jeramy Kitchen|May 17, 2021This deadline however meant more than just another date on the calendar, it sealed the legislative fate for hundreds of bills still languishing in the legislative process to include priorities of the Republican Party of Texas.
By Jeramy Kitchen|May 14, 2021Both chambers have appointed members to a conference committee to reconcile the differences between their versions of the bill.
By Jeramy Kitchen|May 13, 2021A legislative priority of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the bill is an attempt to address the continued discriminatory practices of the Obama administration’s Operation Choke Point.
By Jeramy Kitchen|May 13, 2021With only a matter of hours left to pass priority House bills placed on the calendar, the Texas House left while the sun was still out.
By Jeramy Kitchen|May 12, 2021As deadlines loom, the window is nearly closed on many priorities still stuck in the legislative process in the Texas House.
By Jeramy Kitchen|May 11, 2021Seven Republican lawmakers voted with Democrats to allow both the governor and local governments to be able to require the wearing of masks when responding to a pandemic.
By Jeramy Kitchen|May 10, 2021