Marquez Announced as New Chief of Staff for House Speaker
From Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan – Texas Speaker of the House Dade Phelan today announced the departure of Julia Rathgeber as Chief of Staff to the Speaker’s Office effective [...]
Legislative Update
The Senate recessed until 8:00 p.m. Saturday, October 16th. The House recessed until 4:00 p.m. Saturday, October 16th. Video Broadcasts: House | Senate Floor Calendars: House | Senate Bills Moving to Conference SB 1 (Bettencourt) [...]
Senate Finance Passes ARPA Funding Bill SB 8
The Senate Finance Committee today unanimously approved the Committee Substitute to Senate Bill 8 by Senate Finance Chair Jane Nelson (R-Flower Mound) allocating federal funds designated for Texas in the [...]
ARPA Funds Discussion
Texas House & Senate discussions continue over appropriations for the $16 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funding flowing to the state. Funding is subject certain restriction, including requirements to [...]
Governor Abbott Adds Illegal Voting Penalty Increase To Third Special Session Agenda
Governor Greg Abbott today submitted a message to the Secretary of the Senate identifying legislation to increase the penalties for illegal voting as an additional agenda item for the Third Special [...]
Governor Abbott Announces Additional Items For Third Special Session
Governor Greg Abbott today submitted a message to the Secretary of the Senate identifying two additional agenda items for the Third Special Session that began Monday, September 20. "These two additional agenda [...]
1st Day of the Third Called Special Session
The Senate has adjourned until 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 21. The House has recessed until 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 24. Video Broadcasts: House | Senate Senate The Senate [...]
Comptroller Releases Revenue Estimate for Third Called Special Session
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar released the Revenue Estimate for the Third Called Session saying... At this time, I have made no changes to projected General Revenue-Related (GR-R) collections for the [...]
House Insurance – August 30, 2021
House Insurance met on August 30th to discuss TWIA’s rate increase for residential and commercial policies and its readiness and preparedness for the upcoming storm. The meeting can be found [...]
Quorum Present in the House
The House of Representatives gaveled in shortly after 6 p.m. today and took a vote confirming that a quorum was present. The House then referred a number of bills to [...]