88th LegislatureLawmakers, Texas GOP Factions Weigh In Ahead of Paxton Impeachment Vote
Brad JohnsonMay 26, 2023
One national figure who has not weighed in — and who endorsed Paxton in last year’s primary — is former president Donald Trump.
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88th LegislatureState HouseStatewide NewsWith the End of Session in Sight, Lawmakers Increasingly Employ House Rule Procedure to Kill Bills
Brad JohnsonMay 16, 2023
Legislators have called more than 170 points of order this session to stall and kill each other's bills. The most ever was in 2007 with 218.
88th LegislatureState HouseStatewide NewsTaxes & SpendingTexas House Approves $300 Billion Budget Draft After Expediting Amendment Process
Brad JohnsonApril 10, 2023
The budget now moves to the Senate, where the upper chamber will make its changes before the legislation must be reconciled in conference committee.
88th LegislatureCivil SocietyIssuesState HouseTexas Lawmaker Files Bill Allowing Minors to Sue Drag Performers
Cameron AbramsMarch 14, 2023
A bill opponents call a "drag bounty hunter" law will attempt to disincentive drag performances by allowing minors in attendance to take legal action.
88th LegislatureCivil SocietyIssuesState HouseTexas Lawmaker Looks to Restrict Online Access to Materials Assisting or Facilitating Abortion
Cameron AbramsMarch 7, 2023
Internet service providers could face penalties in Texas if they allow websites to host information related to abortions.
88th LegislatureEnergyStatewide News‘Fiduciary Responsibility’: The Two Words at the Center of the ESG Fight in Texas
Brad JohnsonFebruary 9, 2023
The table is set for a second wave of legislation taking aim at ESG in the Texas Legislature.
87th Legislature88th LegislatureState HouseState SenateDan Patrick Accuses Lawmaker of ‘Revisionist History’ Blaming Senate for Child Gender Modification Ban Failure
Matt StringerJanuary 19, 2023
The lieutenant governor blasted a state representative’s claim placing blame on the senate for failing to pass a ban on child gender modification.
88th LegislatureCivil SocietyEducationParental Information Rights, Ban on K-8 Gender Instruction Filed in Texas House
Brad JohnsonJanuary 3, 2023
The bill expands on a similar Florida classroom restriction for kindergarten through third grade.
88th LegislatureCivil SocietyEducationHealthcareState HouseState SenateIllegal Voting Felonies, ‘Save Women’s Sports Act,’ and School Choice Among Bills Filed on First Day of Pre-Filing
Brad JohnsonNovember 16, 2022
Here's a rundown of some of the bills filed on the first day of pre-filing for the 88th Legislative Session.
88th LegislatureCivil SocietyCriminal JusticeIssuesDemocratic Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Abolish Death Penalty in Texas
Hayden SparksNovember 15, 2022
Texas executed a 61-year-old man last week for murdering his mother in Smith County nearly two decades ago.
Civil SocietyFederalState HouseGOP Lawmakers Demand Biden Administration Withdraw Proposed Title IX Change with ‘Gender Identity’ Protections
Hudson CallenderSeptember 14, 2022
Some Republicans in the Texas House wrote a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Education opposing the new interpretation of Title IX.
EnergyStatewide NewsBlackRock Among 10 Financial Companies on Official Texas List of Fossil Fuel ‘Divestors’
Brad JohnsonAugust 24, 2022
The list will be updated as frequently as each quarter and companies may be added or subtracted from it as developments occur.