State SenateTexas Senators Hold Drawing for Short Two-Year Terms In Wake of Redistricting
Senators drew lots to determine which members would run for re-election in two years.
Senators drew lots to determine which members would run for re-election in two years.
Cornyn also faced backlash among staunch conservatives for his bipartisan appropriations bill that included limited gun control measures.
Commercial casinos are banned in Texas, but a political action committee funded by a Las Vegas corporation hopes to change that.
In December, the GOP judges on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals invalidated a state law empowering the attorney general to prosecute election fraud.
The commissioners court unanimously approved a document urging Governor Greg Abbott to order deportations by the state government.
Casinos are constitutionally banned in Texas and opponents say legalizing them would have adverse social effects.
The Democratic candidate for governor suggested legalizing gambling could provide an opening for property tax relief.
Republican incumbents on Texas’ two highest courts easily secured the GOP nomination on primary day.
The court heard arguments in a case in which the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo is seeking the right to regulate its own gambling activities.
Even with increasing cases of the omicron variant, nursing homes and assisted living facilities cannot unilaterally decide to halt visitation by designated essential caregivers which is now protected by the Texas constitution.
The laws taking effect on December 2 were passed during the second called session of the Texas legislature.
Abbott said that job growth in Texas is “roaring back” in comparison to many other states.