85th Session dates – does not include “Old” system articles
The day before the 86th Legislature convenes, Texas State Comptroller Glenn Hegar provided his estimate that Texas lawmakers will have $119.1 billion for general-purpose spending during the 2020-21 biennium. This [...]
The House Committee on Public Education has published its interim report to the 86th Legislature. The report addresses multiple issues, including education response to Hurricane Harvey, teacher compensation, student assessments, [...]
Gov. Greg Abbott has set January 29, 2019 as the special election date to fill HD 145 (the seat recently vacated by former Rep. Carol Alvarado) and HD 79 (recently [...]
The Texas Commission on Public School Finance gave unanimous approval to their report on December 19, 2018. During the 6 hour meeting, the committee deliberated on the final language for [...]
The House Committee on Public Health has released its interim report to the 86th Legislature. The report addresses multiple issues, including women’s health services, maternal mortality, traumatic brain injury, services [...]
The House Committee on Human Services has released its interim report to the 86th Legislature. The report addresses multiple charges, including the impact of Hurricane Harvey, the roll out of [...]
The Texas Water Development Board is inviting entities to submit information on projects to be included in the upcoming fiscal year’s State Revolving Fund programs’ Intended Use Plans. To be [...]
On December 21, 2018, the TCEQ published a Notice of Intention to Review 30 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 17, Tax Relief for Property Used for Environmental Protection in the Texas [...]
The House Committee on Special Purpose Districts has published their interim report. The committee took up four interim charges including: disaster preparedness, bonding, dissolution, and MMD template language. Proposed template [...]
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) has released the State Flood Assessment in a report to the 86th Legislature. The report provides an initial assessment of Texas’ flood risks, an [...]
