State
With Dustin Burrows Flailing, New Names Emerge in Speaker Battle
Sources say the three names most often mentioned as potential replacement candidates are State Reps. Ryan Guillen, Greg Bonnen, and Todd Hunter.
New Measure Would Ban Sale of Obscene Devices in Family-friendly Stores
The law would only allow the sale of sex toys in “sexually oriented businesses.”
AG Paxton Sues Chemical Manufacturers For Marketing Harmful Toxins in Household Products
Harmful chemicals used in certain products like cookware and food packaging were sold to Texans under well-known brand names such as Teflon and Scotchgard.
Congressional Republicans Urge Texas House Members to Support Republican Speaker Nominee
The congressmen urged Texas House Republicans to abide by the bylaws of the Republican caucus and support the caucus nominee on the floor of the House.
State Archive
Texas House Advances Legislation to Add Illegal Aliens to Welfare Rolls
Despite campaigning on cracking down on illegal immigration, Texas House Republicans just advanced a measure to provide illegal aliens taken into custody with welfare benefits. Unanimously. On Thursday, the House voted on and approved House Bill 888 by State Rep....
With Deadline Approaching, House Decides to Take Weekend Off
With the major deadline for House bills quickly approaching a week from today, lawmakers in the Texas House are ... taking the weekend off. That’s right. Even though this coming Thursday, May 9, is the last day a Texas House bill can be voted out before having the...
Second Amendment Activists Sound the Alarm on Anti-Gun Measure
A bill some say would lead to gun control appears to be gaining traction and Republican support in the Texas House and has law-abiding gun owners on red alert. Last week, lawmakers voted House Bill 545 by State Rep. Poncho Nevarez (D-Eagle Pass) out of the Criminal...
Licensed Carry in Places of Worship Passes Senate
On Wednesday, the Texas Senate passed a measure putting the state one step closer to making statute out of a 2017 Attorney General opinion asserting Texans who possess a license to carry do so in places of worship. Senate Bill 535 would codify an opinion of Texas...
Geren Amendment Makes Tax Appeals Harder for Citizens
The Texas House passed its version of property tax reform legislation on Tuesday; and while most onlookers were concerned with the major parts of the legislation that would offer more voter control over skyrocketing property taxes, one amendment would make it harder...
Joaquin Castro Passes on Campaign Against John Cornyn
Despite hinting that he would soon announce a campaign for the U.S. Senate, Democrat Congressman Joaquin Castro of San Antonio has announced he would not challenge incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn in the 2020 election. Castro, whose identical twin brother Julian...
School Finance Reform Rushed Through Committee
State lawmakers made haste Wednesday morning to pass a significant school finance reform out of committee, despite having just received a copy of the bill upon their arrival to the committee’s meeting. “We’re just moving this along in the process,” said Senate...
Another One Bites the Dust: House Version of GOP Priorities Being Killed
While legislation dealing with the issue passed the Texas Senate weeks ago, lawmakers in the Texas House are signaling the death of a measure banning taxpayer-funded lobbying. This would be the fourth of five priorities of the Republican Party of Texas to be dealt a...
Property Tax Reform Passes Texas House
NOTE: This article has been updated with additional information since it was initially published, including a statement from State Rep. Briscoe Cain. More than two weeks after their colleagues in the Texas Senate, the Texas House has passed its version of property tax...