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6/3/25 A Last-Minute Deal in the Legislature

– Texas Lawmakers Vote To Increase Judicial Pay and Their Own Pensions in Last-Minute Deal – Conflict of Interest? House Republicans Urge Abbott to Veto Appraisal Board Bill – Legislation Prohibiting Soda and Candy Purchases Using SNAP Benefits Heads to Governor’s Desk

6/2/25 The Legislature Leaves Austin

– Legislature Adjourns—Now the Governor Has the Last Word – Parental Rights Bill Banning DEI, Social Transitioning, and ‘Sex Clubs’ in Schools Heads to Governor – Effort to Restore AG’s Authority to Prosecute Election Fraud Killed as Deadline Passes

5/30/25 Protecting Texas Land

– Texas Legislature Sends Foreign Land Ownership Ban to Governor – House Rejects Paxton’s Call on Election Integrity Measure – Harris County Bureaucrats Among America’s Highest-Paid Government Employees

5/29/25 Texas Democrats Kill Jocelyn’s Law

– With Democrats Holding Out, Bail Reform Push Collapses in Texas House – Legislation to Make Vaccine Manufacturers Liable Passes Senate – Houston Ends Traffic Stop Quotas in Unanimous Vote