Texas Legislature
Marijuana bills are scheduled for a big week in the Texas House
In the first major movement this session for marijuana legislation, Texas state House lawmakers are holding public hearings this week ...Texas Senate passes restrictive voting bill
Early Thursday, the Texas Senate voted to pass Senate Bill 7, one of the two most restrictive voting rights bills ...Texas Republicans take aim at local worker protections with major deregulation bill
Texas Republicans in the Senate Committee on Business & Commerce were giddy with excitement Tuesday afternoon over Senate Bill 14, ...Bill filed to allow Texas counties to legalize pot
On Monday, state Rep. Jessica González (D-Dallas) filed a bill that would allow counties and municipalities in Texas to legalize ...Are Texas Republicans scared of a little direct democracy?
Session after session, Texas Republicans have confidently shot down bills they have deemed unworthy of being called Texan or Texas ...Texas Legislature kicks off hearings over grid failure
Lawmakers in the Texas Legislature held joint hearings in the state Senate and House on Thursday to get to the ...Texas Hispanic lawmakers discuss legislative priorities with NALEO
Texas lawmakers with NALEO (National Association of Latino Elected Officials) met virtually Thursday to talk about the next steps in ...As more Texas legislators test positive concerns remain for Capitol staff
It’s been almost 3 weeks since the opening day of the Texas Legislature was overshadowed by the politics and subsequent ...COVID-19 is No Excuse to Keep Texans Out of the Legislative Process
Access to the Capitol will be quite limited for the general public this upcoming legislative session. If it’s true that ...Here Comes the Gavel
When the Texas legislature gavels in on January 12, it will kick off a frenzied six month legislative process that ...Op-Ed: What I’d like to see in the next legislature
There is a connection between voting and action. If you recall in the 2018 election, many Texans were motivated to ...Dan Patrick proposes rule change to disempower Democrats in Texas Senate
As Donald Trump and loyal congressional Republicans attempt to overturn the results of the election, in Texas, Lt. Governor Dan ...
