Legislative Update
The Senate has recessed until 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 23. The House has recessed until 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 23. Video Broadcasts: House | Senate Senate SB [...]
Senate Finance Discusses ARPA Funds
During the Senate Finance committee discussions on Tuesday, staff from the Legislative Budget Board (LBB) told members that the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding coming to the state will [...]
Lt. Governor Patrick Sunset Advisory Appointments
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced new appointments to the Sunset Advisory Commission including Charles Schwertner (R-Georgetown) as chair, Angela Paxton (R-McKinney), Brian Birdwell (R-Granbury), and Drew Springer (R-Muenster). Sen. Eddie [...]
Senate Jurisprudence – September 22, 2021
Senate Jurisprudence met briefly on September 22nd to take up SJR 1 (Huffman) Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring a judge or magistrate to impose the least restrictive conditions of bail [...]
Governor Abbott Press Conference – September 21, 2021
Governor Abbot held a press conference on September 21 to provide a border security update at the international bridge in Del Rio. The Governor was joined by Texas Department of [...]
Senate Finance – September 21, 2021
Senate Finance met on September 21 to discuss SB 1 (Bettencourt | et al.) relating to compressed tax rates of a school district. CSSB 1 was voted out of committee [...]
Senate Health & Human Services – September 21, 2021
The Senate Committee on Health & Human Services met on September 21st to take up SB 3 (Perry) relating to requiring public school students to compete in interscholastic athletic competitions [...]