One of the Republican candidates vying for the special election in Texas House District 118 has indicated his support for the expansion of Medicaid. Former State Rep. John Lujan is currently one of five total candidates and one of two Republicans in the race to...
Ending a 37-day paralysis, the Texas House of Representatives gaveled in Thursday with enough lawmakers present to allow them to conduct legislative business. A majority of Democrat lawmakers left just five days into the first called special legislative session on...
AUSTIN — Children across Texas still face genital mutilation, women’s sports are still threatened, families are still being taxed out of their homes, the state’s power grid is still unstable, and the southern border is a humanitarian crisis. But at least state...
The first called special legislative session began on Thursday, July 8. Almost as soon as lawmakers began working on legislative items related to Gov. Greg Abbott’s agenda, some Democrat lawmakers decided to bust quorum, leaving the state and throwing the prospects...
Barring a “Hail Mary” effort consisting of a series of unprecedented actions by the Texas House, legislation to prohibit gender modification surgeries and treatments for children will not be brought up for a vote in the House during this regular session....
Do you hear that? That’s the subtle sound of bills dying. If you tune into the legislative session over the next few days, you are likely to see a series of orchestrated conversations that seemingly are endless in the hopes of running out the clock. Day 122 of the...
On Monday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called for the resignations of the chairman of the Public Utility Commission DeAnn Walker and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas President and CEO Bill Magness. His call comes just days after a series of committee meetings in...
Following the 2018 elections, the State of Texas sent four freshmen Democrat lawmakers to Washington. A little more than halfway into their first year in office, Texas Scorecard reviews what these Democrat lawmakers have been doing with the power entrusted to them....
Following the 2018 elections, the State of Texas sent five freshmen Republican lawmakers to Washington. A little more than halfway into their first year in office, Texas Scorecard reviews what these Republican lawmakers have been doing with the power entrusted to...
A common sense pro-life measure is working its way through the chambers of the United States Senate, and is in part being pushed by Texas’ very own, Sen. Ted Cruz. After the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act easily passed through the House of Representatives...
