He joins an already crowded primary election field of three other candidates.

He joins an already crowded primary election field of three other candidates.
Priorities include redistricting, unemployment fund debt, and more.
Instead of returning her per diem to the State Treasury, quorum-breaking State Rep. Michelle Beckley (D-Carrolton) donated the money to a Planned Parenthood in Denton County.
The Legislature had the money available to pay down debt before a deadline, but now they have to pay the debt with interest, amounting to millions of more dollars.
Conservative activists organize and rally to express priority needs in Texas, yet so-called Republican lawmakers in the Texas Legislature routinely do the opposite. The House Republican Caucus chairman might be one reason that is the case.
“The Senate has passed that bill four times, and it has failed in the House. … We will pass it again.”
Whether those unfinished priorities will be put on a future special session call is unclear, but the legislative stalemate between parties on issues like election integrity has finally reached its conclusion.
With the Texas property tax burden increasing, property owners still hope to get actual relief out of the ongoing special session.
Legislation seeking to preempt local government regulations on private businesses’ employment practices hit a snag in the Texas House of Representatives.
Constitutional carry, the “heartbeat bill”, a supposed ban on critical race theory in public schools, and a public camping ban are among other new Texas laws.