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House Passes Weakened Higher Education Reform Bill
A time consuming conference committee is likely.
House Passes Immigration Enforcement Bill Mandating Local ICE Cooperation
Lawmakers approved legislation requiring counties with jails to enter into immigration enforcement agreements with the federal government.
House Advances Legislation on Prayer and Ten Commandments in Schools
Two of the three measures considered were legislative priorities of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
Lawmakers Look to Slash School Superintendents’ Severance Pay
Senators heard a House-passed bill to limit the tax-funded payouts to six months’ salary and benefits.
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School District Allows Principal to Stay After Indictment, Calls of Nepotism
An East Texas school board may have violated district policy with a decision some parents are calling “blatant nepotism.” During a special school board meeting last week, the Neches Independent School District board of trustees supported a decision by Superintendent...
COVID Killed the Snow Day, but ERCOT Brought It Back
Late last week, school districts across the state made inclement weather plans, with many opting to go virtual instead of losing time in the classroom. Because of government actions in response to the Chinese coronavirus, the framework was already in place to easily...
Sid Miller: ‘We Should Never Build Another Wind Turbine in Texas’
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is expressing his disappointment with Gov. Greg Abbott’s Public Utility Commission appointees for their alleged negligence in preparation for a statewide disaster, which has led to millions of Texans being stuck without power....
Citizens Cry Out During Texas Freeze
Freezing Texans are crying out after power outages—caused in part by Texas relying on green energy—have left many without power for extended periods of time. Texans across the state are reaching out to help each other, and many are demanding answers and action from...
Legislature to Investigate Electric Council as Blackouts Continue
With millions of Texans suffering from power outages in subfreezing weather, Gov. Greg Abbott is calling on the state Legislature to investigate the state’s electric system and “ensure Texans never again experience power outages on the scale they have seen over the...
Wind Turbines Freeze as Rolling Blackouts Are Implemented Across the State
As extreme low temperatures sweep Texas, the agency that oversees Texas’ electrical grid has implemented rolling power outages, due in part to decreased supply from wind turbines. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas said on Sunday that half of the state’s wind...
Peacock: Texans’ Liberty is at Risk Through Corporate Cronyism
Economic development means a lot of things to different people. One fairly common definition comes from the International Economic Development Council: “Typically economic development can be described in terms of objectives. These are most commonly described as the...
Another Census Delay Sets Stage for Potential Redistricting Special Session
Another delay in census data being released could push back the redistricting process even further, setting up a potential special session of the Texas Legislature. On Friday, the U.S. Census Bureau announced it would deliver the data to all states by September 30,...
Who Is That on the Dais? Meet the Legislative Officers
If you have ever tuned in to any livestreams of the Texas Senate or House of Representatives proceedings, you are probably familiar with seeing non-elected officials—who are granted access to the floor—provide certain functions as a part of the overall legislative...