Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: State Leaders Haul in Huge Contributions Campaign season is in full swing for the March primaries for all members of the Texas Legislature.  Statewide officials such as the Governor and Lt. Governor are in the...

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Border News New numbers released by the Department of Homeland Security show the continued pattern of uncontrolled numbers of migrants entering the US.  The report shows that Customs and Border Patrol has...

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: New Laws in Effect 31 new laws went into effect on New Year’s Day, ranging from taxes to e-cigarettes.  As part of the omnibus property tax relief package passed in the summer of 2023, about 70,000 businesses...

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Border News   The US southern border is once again front and center in the news this week.  Migrant encounters hit their highest one day single record on December 5th when the Customs and Border Patrol...

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Filing Deadline for 2024 The filing deadline to file for a place on the March 5, 2024 primary election ballot was 6PM on Monday of this week.  I have included some of the highlights in the political notes...

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Special Session Update The fourth special session came to an end on Tuesday much like it started – no deal to pass education vouchers, Republican party squabbles and the two presiding officers trading childish...

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Special Session Update The House and Senate met briefly on Monday and took no action on anything. The Senate met again on Thursday and immediately adjourned until today, taking no action.  The only thing that...

Even though it is a short week, there is still a lot happening in and around the legislature, so I wanted to give a very brief update before the long, holiday weekend. Special Session Update Nothing further to update from what was sent last week.  The House for all...

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Special Session Update On Tuesday, the House passed two border and immigration related bills that had passed the Senate last week.  House Bill 3 appropriates $1.5 billion towards the state’s continued effort of...

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Special Session Update The 3rd special session ended very unceremoniously on Tuesday with very little accomplished during the 30-day period.  The only things that passed were the bill prohibiting private...

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Special Session Updat e On Tuesday, Gov. Abbott prematurely announced he had reached a deal with the House on the voucher issue.  The Senate passed a voucher bill on the 3rd day of the session, but the House...

Here’s a quick recap of what happened over the last week: Special Session Update The House met Thursday with four bills on their calendar.  The House first passed Senate Bill 7, which prohibits private employers of any size in the state from requiring COVID vaccine...