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State Sen. Kolkhorst: New Measures Seek To Bring MAHA to Texas
Senate Bill 25 will be considered by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Wednesday.
New Measure Seeks to End Faculty Senate Power in University Decision-Making
The measure follows faculty senate clashes with both lawmakers and a university’s board of regents.
House Lawmaker Files Measure To Allow Over-the-counter Ivermectin
Texas is one of several states filing legislation to make ivermectin more accessible.
Texas Senators Rip Lottery Commission in Committee Hearing, Pass Courier Ban
During the hearing, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued a statement calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to expand his investigation into the commission.
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Texans Ready For Results
In a wide ranging poll of Texas voters, 96 percent of the Republican Party’s most likely voters consider legislation banning “sanctuary cities” to be “very important" to them. They are similarly anxious to see the Texas legislature address real ethics reform,...
Using Cruz for Cover
Are some incumbent Republicans pretending to support Ted Cruz for President in order to appear conservative to their voters? For three Texas state representatives, that seems to be the only logical explanation for the endorsements they have made. Cruz recently...
Senate Interim Charges Holding Local Government Accountable
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, in his third set of Interim Studies released yesterday, is asking the Senate to focus on local governments. In particular, he’s charged the Inter-Governmental Relations Committee chaired by State Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr. (D-Brownsville), to examine...
Dan Patrick Charges Senate to Study Border Security Solutions
Members of the Texas Senate are being charged by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to study a series of issues surrounding illegal immigration in preparation for the next legislative session. Specifically, he has directed the subcommittee on Border Security to study cooperation...
Patrick Continues Leadership on Ethics Reform
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is signaling that he will not let House leadership’s end-of-session sabotage of a major ethics reform package stand in the way of reform efforts in 2017. Patrick today released an interim charge calling on the Senate Committee on State Affairs to...
Senate Seeks to End Crony Handouts
If his first interim charges are any indication, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick might be looking for ways eliminate crony capitalist programs in the next legislative session. Interim charges are assigned to House and Senate committees at the discretion of the speaker of the...
Bennett Ratliff Touts “Values” Endorsement of LGBT, Muslim-outreach Activist
Former state rep. Bennett Ratliff is drawing fire from his opponent after Ratliff released an endorsement from an LGBT and Muslim-outreach activist praising Ratliff for his “conservative values.” In a press release issued by the Ratliff campaign, former Carrollton...
Susan King Seeks to Continue Failing Record in Senate
Despite having failed taxpayers throughout her legislative tenure, State Rep. Susan King (R – Abilene) is asking voters for a promotion to the State’s upper chamber. Earlier this week, King formally announced her candidacy for State Senate District 24’s Republican...
Democratic Strategist: Boehner Should Have Used Straus Model
One Democratic Strategist thinks he knows how John Boehner could have remained Speaker of the United State House, and his answer is in Texas. Specifically, that Texas’ current House leadership is run not by the GOP majority, but by a coalition of Democrats and liberal...