With only until the end of the month for lawmakers to pass bills, here’s where the progress on the Texas GOP’s legislative priorities currently stands.
A constitutional amendment to reform the Texas Disaster Act to require more legislative oversight was passed by the Senate in a 30 to 1 vote.
Luther will officially avoid having to serve her remaining five-day jail sentence and payment of a $7,000 fine.
All counties in Texas have been under a declared disaster for over a year. Here’s a look back at the policies implemented under the designation in comparison with the data.
The hearing examined a committee substitute of the bill, which would create a 10-person “Legislative Oversight Committee” that could end a pandemic disaster declaration.
Authored by nearly half of the Texas Senate, a proposed constitutional amendment would require legislative approval for extending disaster declarations.
Rep. Burrows filed a bill to create new guidelines for a pandemic response that solidifies the approach Gov. Abbott took to the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting criticism from some conservatives. Here’s a look at the debate and what’s inside.
"The simple truth is that only the legislature is constitutionally authorized to create, amend, or abolish criminal laws,” said Schaefer.
According to a new attorney general opinion, remote floor voting will likely not hold up to legal scrutiny.
