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Texas House Weakens Transactional Gold Bill Before Passage
An amendment requires federal court approval before the legislation can take effect.
Analysis: Was the Rigging of a $95M Jackpot Legal? No.
Here are the laws that were likely broken in April 2023.
House Leadership Blocking Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying, Says Texas Lawmaker
State Rep. Brent Money says State Affairs Committee Chair Ken King won’t give the legislation a hearing.
Texas Senators Consider Measure To Regulate Artificial Intelligence
The measure, which passed the Texas House, would create new privacy standards for artificial intelligence systems and establish a new program for AI developers.
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Texas GOP Opposes Proposed Debt-Raising Constitutional Amendment
As early voting continues in Texas’ constitutional election, Texans will be taking to the ballot box to vote on eight different proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution. The propositions address a wide variety of issues from tax relief to visitation rights in...
Abbott and Patrick at Odds Over the Necessity of a Fourth Special Session
On Wednesday, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick took to Twitter to urge Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to call yet another special legislative session. He specifically requested that re-increasing the penalty for illegal voting and election forensic audit legislation be added to an...
Southwest Airlines Changes Course, Won’t Put Unvaccinated Employees on Unpaid Leave
Southwest Airlines has agreed to let employees who are unvaccinated continue their work past their previous December 8 deadline for vaccinations or exemptions, a reversal from their position amid increasing pressure from employees and concerned citizens. A statement...
Texas House of Representatives Honors Pro-Abortion and Child Mutilation Activists
AUSTIN — While state lawmakers continue to allow child mutilation operations in Texas, the Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives is now celebrating activists who support those and other barbaric practices. On Monday, the House voted to sweepingly...
Texans Call for Fourth Special Session to Address Vaccine Mandates
Following the close of the Texas Legislature’s third special session, where legislation prohibiting vaccine mandates stalled out in the House and Senate, Texans are calling for a fourth special session to stop vaccine mandates. Despite Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive...
Former Coalition Candidates Now Competing Against One Another
The 2022 election cycle is already underway in Texas. As the proposed boundaries for districts up and down the ballot get finalized as a part of the delayed decennial redistricting process, many candidates are making their intentions known. For Central Texas voters,...
Third Special Session Concludes With Unfinished Business
Early Tuesday morning, the third special legislative session concluded as the Legislature adjourned sine die. Of the 10 total items on the agenda prescribed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, only six made it across the legislative finish line. Though the prospects for an...
Analysis: Real People Are Hurting
Most Tuesday mornings, the Texas Minute—our weekday email publication—includes the One-Click Survey. It’s almost always a question about policy or politics, oftentimes tinged with a bit of humor. We ask readers to not only “click” an answer, but to then reply with...
Mike Olcott Announces Campaign for Texas House
ALEDO — As the legislative debate on redistricting has now come to a close, more state elected officials are either retiring or playing musical chairs with the newly revised districts. State Rep. Phil King (R–Weatherford), who currently represents House District 61...