Punch and counterpunch have been exchanged between the chambers of the Texas Legislature over a portion of the property tax debate.
After reducing the offense to a misdemeanor last session, the Texas Senate voted to restore illegal voting to a felony.
Five bills proposing various reforms to Texas election law have received public hearings in the Senate chamber.
Due to federal law, the full-time adoption of Daylight Saving Time would require Congress to act first.
Harris County claims it never adopted an annualized budget for 2022 and that it gave Constable Heap’s office a greater percentage of the total budget.
Some district attorneys have publicly vowed to not prosecute certain state laws, including those governing abortion and sex change procedures for children.
Back when most of Texas deregulated its electricity market, Austin chose to keep its municipally-owned utility.
The slate is a broad array of legislation all intended to accomplish one main objective: to build more dispatchable power in the state.
Abortion-inducing drugs are a priority for Texas lawmakers, and this bill would hold credit card companies liable for processing those transactions.
Last session, the Legislature began its foray into the ESG fight, and is keen on jumping back in this session.
Some lawmakers say returning election management to elected officials will restore accountability and transparency in Harris County.
The proposed reforms target Harris County’s use of appointed magistrates to set low felony bond awards and PR bonds for felons in possession of weapons.
