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Illegal Aliens Cost Texas Hospitals $121.8 Million in Just One Month
Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order mandates that hospitals report quarterly on the costs of providing care to individuals in the country illegally.
House Committee Considers Legislation Creating Penalties for Distributing Abortion Pills
Texas Right to Life estimates that abortion pills are being used to end thousands of pregnancies each year.
Lawmakers Consider Measures to Ensure Only US Citizens Vote in Texas Elections
Proposed proof-of-citizenship requirements align with provisions of the federal SAVE Act, which awaits Senate approval.
Jilted Lottery Ticket Reseller Sues the Texas Lottery Over Ban
Claims leveled in the suit burn former directors Gary Grief and Ryan Mindell, validating watchdog claims.
State Archive
Election Integrity Dominates Senate Hearing
A dozen bills designed to make Texas elections more secure and election officials more accountable received a public hearing Monday in the Senate State Affairs Committee. Election security is a major concern in the state. Local elections are especially vulnerable to...
First Priority Pro-Life Bill Passed Out of Senate
A bill targeting the transfer of taxpayer dollars from state and local governments seeking to help fund the operations of abortion providers passed out of the Texas Senate on Tuesday. Senate Bill 22 by State Sen. Donna Campbell (R-New Braunfels) passed with 20 ayes...
Texas Senate Moves to Protect Religious Liberty
Members of both parties broke rank in the Texas Senate on Tuesday over religious freedom protections. As a result, legislation protecting professionals from discrimination based on their faith got the go-ahead nod of the chamber in bipartisan fashion. Billed “The...
Democrats Reject Border Security in Partisan Senate Fight
Texas Democrats have come out against border security, after a Senate vote on Tuesday. In a legislative session that has so far been characterized by unanimous votes and bipartisan spending sprees, the Texas Senate broke the pattern on Tuesday by passing a resolution...
Where’s the Relief?
Has the Texas House given up on meaningful property tax relief? As the legislative session began in January, legislators filled the halls of the Texas Capitol with the song of a “new day” in Texas. And for a while, that seemed to be the case. After all, the...
Texas House to Ratify Robin Hood
The Texas House is preparing to vote on legislation on Wednesday that will increase your property taxes. Yes, you read that correctly— increase your property taxes. Despite making grandiose promises to provide real tax relief and meaningful reform, lawmakers plan to...
Action Needed: Citizens Must Call for Tax Reform and Relief
While politicians have been paying lip service to property tax relief and reform since last year, they are doing very little about it at the Capitol. In fact, the Texas House Ways and Means Committee has gutted the comprehensive property tax reform measure supported...
Democrat Lawmaker: “The Lottery Sucks”
The lottery “sucks,” according to one Democrat state lawmaker. During a recent meeting of the Texas House Committee on Licensing and Administrative Procedures, members considered a bill that would expand the Texas Lottery’s ability to enter into advertising...
Senate Committee Revises Budget, Matches House on Education Spending
As the Senate Finance Committee comes close to finalizing their version of the state’s budget, new tweaks made today would increase the chamber’s amount of spending on what they refer to as "public education reform." As filed, the Senate’s version of the budget barely...