Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: House Committees Appointed Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows finally released committee assignments for the session.  As expected, his early supporters received the key chairmanships, including Rep. Todd...

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: State of the State Address Gov. Abbott delivered the State of the State address last Sunday evening.  Abbott used the opportunity to lay out his priorities for the legislative session, including emergency items...

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Senate Committee Approves Vouchers On Tuesday, the Texas Senate Education Committee voted 9-2 along party lines to advance the private school voucher legislation (SB 2) to the full Senate, with the committee’s...