Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Special Session Announced On Wednesday, Gov. Abbott officially called the first special session of the summer to begin Monday, July 21st.  With the issuance of the proclamation, members will begin filing...

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Abbott Calls Special Session Sunday was the deadline for Gov. Abbott’s final actions on all bills that were passed by the legislature in the recently concluded regular session. Abbott signed 1,155 bills into...

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Special Session Looming? The New York Times reported this week that the Trump administration is pressuring state leadership to examine the possibility of redrawing the state’s Congressional districts to try and...

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Texas House Active Before Deadline Under the rules, both the House and Senate had to pass all bills by Wednesday of this week, meaning that from now through the end of session, the only floor activity will be...

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: House Passes Ban on Hemp The Texas House – following the lead of the Senate – passed legislation this week that bans all THC products which effectively prohibits the sale of any type of hemp products in the...

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Another Poll Shows Cornyn Trailing by Big Margin Another week and another poll proving that incumbent US Senator John Cornyn not only trails challenger Ken Paxton by a wide margin but is also widely unpopular...

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Abbott Signs School Voucher Legislation Last Saturday, Gov. Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 2, the legislation establishing education savings accounts – vouchers – in Texas.  The signing ceremony was...

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Trump to Endorse School Voucher Supporters Gov. Greg Abbott told Texas House Republicans this week that President Donald Trump will endorse every member who voted for Senate Bill 2, the recently passed bill...

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Senate Concurs in House Version of Vouchers The Texas Senate concurred in amendments to the House version of the bill creating Education Savings Accounts (ESA), or vouchers.  The bill now heads to the...

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Texas House Passes Vouchers, School Finance Bills The Texas House yesterday passed Senate Bill 2 (SB 2), a $1 billion school voucher investment that would create education savings accounts (ESAs) for families...

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: House Rejects Motion to Remove Speaker A very misguided and poorly strategized motion to remove Speaker Dustin Burrows was soundly defeated by a vote of 141-2 on Wednesday on the House floor.  The effort was...

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: School Voucher Bill Passes Committee The Texas House Public Education Committee on Thursday advanced a bill that sets up education savings accounts (ESA) – vouchers -- that will now head to the full House for...