Both the House and the Senate have begum referring bills to committees. See spotlight on hearings for more detail. Senate Finance and House Appropriations have both met and will continue to meet. Finance and Appropriation Subcommittees will also begin meeting this week.
House: Adjourned until Mon, Feb 14, 2011 1:00 pm
Senate: Adjourned until Mon, Feb 14, 2011 1:30 pm
Rep. Donna Howard won the House District 48 seat by four votes over Republican Dan Neil, according to state Rep. Will Hartnett, R-Dallas. Hartnett was appointed to investigate their election after Neil challenged the results.
Friday, March 11, 2011 marks the 60th day of session and is the deadline for filing bills and joint resolutions other than local bills, emergency appropriations, and bills that have been declared an emergency by Governor Perry.
Senate Finance Chairman Steve Ogden, R-Bryan, announced Thursday afternoon that he is delegating to two subcommittees the task of recommending how much the state should spend in each area of Medicaid and Public Education. Recommendations are expected from the subcommittee within the next three weeks.
- Finance Medicaid Subcommittee Members: Nelson (Chair), Deuell, Eltife, Hinojosa, Whitmire, Williams and Zaffirini
- Finance Public Education Subcommittee Members: Shapiro(Chair), Duncan, Estes, Lucio, Patrick, Seliger and West