House Select Cybersecurity – May 16, 2018
The House Select Committee on Cybersecurity met on May 16 to hear invited and public testimony regarding the state of cybersecurity at all levels of government and cybersecurity education and [...]
Joint Economic & Small Business Dev/Veterans Affairs – May 15, 2018
The joint committee met to hear invited and public testimony on the following charge: Study the economic impact of the aviation, aerospace, & defense manufacturing industry in Texas and the [...]
Senate Business & Commerce – May 15, 2018
The committee met on May 15 to hear invited testimony regarding interim charges relating to the implementation of SB 1004. This report is intended to give you an overview and [...]
House Economic & Small Business Dev – May 15, 2018
The House Committee on Economic and Small Business Development met on May 15 to hear invited testimony on Hurricane Harvey economic and workforce impact; and to monitor agencies and programs [...]
House Pensions – May 10, 2018
The House Pensions Committee heard invited and public testimony regarding TRS health Care, improving defined benefits programs, and legislative oversight of the agencies and programs under the committee’s jurisdiction. This [...]
House County Affairs – May 10, 2018
The House Committee on County Affairs met on May 10 to hear invited and public testimony on interim charges related to emergency response activities and adequacy of county authority for [...]
House Environmental Regulation S/C Air Quality & Municipal Landfills – April 24, 2018
The House Environmental Regulation Subcommittee on Air Quality and Municipal Landfills met on April 24 to hear invited testimony regarding interim charges related to the permitting, siting, and regulatory process [...]
Senate Committee on State Affairs – April 4, 2018
The Senate Committee on State Affairs heard invited and public testimony regarding interim charges related to the public pension system in Texas, and the implementation of SB 2190, HB 3158 [...]
AG Paxton Asks Supreme Court of Texas to Uphold Bag Ban Ruling
As part of an ongoing case involving the City of Laredo and the Laredo Merchants Association, Attorney General Ken Paxton has asked the Texas Supreme Court to uphold last year’s [...]
U.S. Supreme Court Lets Ruling on Same-Sex Spousal Benefits Stand
On December 4, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari to review the City of Houston’s challenge against a state ruling that married same-sex couples were not entitled to spousal benefits [...]