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Gov. Abbott Signs Measure Requiring Insurance To Cover Detransition Care
The new law requires health insurance agencies to pay for any adverse effects from a gender mutilating surgery if they provided coverage for the surgery itself.
Patrick Accuses Abbott of Trying To Legalize Recreational Marijuana in Texas
Gov. Abbott’s veto of legislation banning THC has created a rare public clash between two of the state’s top leaders.
Parents Praise Passage of Protections From Sexual Predators in Schools
An army of advocates worked with lawmakers to protect students from sexual abuse and exploitation.
Joan Huffman Launches Campaign for Texas Attorney General
Huffman joins a field that already includes State Sen. Mayes Middleton and former U.S. Department of Justice official Aaron Reitz.
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Bonnen Announces Committee Assignments for Texas House
Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen made the highly anticipated announcement of each state representatives’ respective committee assignments today. The announcement comes less than one week after the announcement of the Texas Senate’s committee assignments and...
Seliger Stripped of Committee Chairmanship After Lewd Comments
Just days after announcing committee assignments, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has already adjusted them by removing State Sen. Kel Seliger (R–Amarillo) from his chairmanship of the Agriculture Committee. After committee assignments were announced on Friday, Seliger went on a...
Does Drew Springer Have a Conflict of Interest on Tax Issues?
Members of the Texas House have turned in their committee preference cards and are anxiously awaiting assignments from Speaker Dennis Bonnen. But one lawmaker’s employment is raising questions about whether he can continue to serve on the Ways and Means Committee....
House and Senate Begin Budget Process
While much of the focus this week in the Texas Capitol was on the pageantry of the inauguration, both chambers of the Texas legislature have taken the first steps towards crafting the state budget for the next biennium — a process that will continue long into the...
Patrick Announces Senate Committee Assignments
Although the legislature gaveled out on Wednesday and is not set to reconvene until this coming Tuesday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick released his list of committee assignments for the 86th legislative session. “These committee assignments reflect the proven leadership,...
Democrats Push Job-Killing Wage Mandates
Like clockwork, Democrat lawmakers have once again filed legislation to increase the state’s minimum hourly wage — a proposal that threatens jobs and the current prosperous economy in Texas. The minimum wage in Texas is currently set at the federal minimum of $7.25 an...
Hall Highlights Economic Prosperity at Texas Energy Security Summit
Military and policy experts from across the nation took to the Texas Capitol on Monday to discuss an issue that has been confronting the nation since the 1960s. Since taking office four years ago, State Sen. Bob Hall (R–Edgewood) has sought to highlight the...
Texas AG Charges Navarro Noncitizen with Voter Fraud
Texas authorities have charged another noncitizen with voter fraud. Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Monday an investigation by his Election Fraud Unit resulted in the arrest of a Navarro County woman who voted illegally in November 2016. Marites Canete Curry, a...
Abbott, Patrick Prioritize Property Tax Relief in Inauguration
At the inaugural ceremony on the north steps of the Texas Capitol on Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick were officially sworn in for their second terms.Both Abbott and Patrick took office in 2015 after sweeping electoral victories for...