Elections Update
Important Election Dates December 13, 2021 - Major party candidate filing deadline March 1, 2022 - Primary Election Early voting February 14-25, 2022 May 24, 2022 - Primary Election Runoffs [...]
Governor Abbott Signs SB 8, Allocating ARPA Funds
On 11/8 Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 8 (Nelson) into law, allocating the nearly $16 billion federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding awarded to the State of Texas earlier [...]
PUC Adopted Rule Relating to Weather Emergency Preparedness
In the November 5th Texas Register the Public Utility Commission (PUC) adopted a rule change to the section regarding Substantive Rules Applicable to Electric Service Providers. The 104-page original rule [...]
Governor Abbott Renews COVID-19 Disaster Declaration
On October 28, the Governor released a proclamation that renews the COVID-19 Disaster Declaration for all counties in Texas.
AG Paxton Files Suit on Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandates
Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed suit to block enforcement of federal contractor COVID vaccination mandates under Executive Order 14042 “Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors” and the [...]
Summary of Special Sessions
Governor Abbott called for three special sessions after the 87th Regular Session. The First Called Special Session began on July 8th and while the Senate was able to conduct business, [...]
Govenor Abbott Bill Signing
On October 25, Governor Abbott signed 9 bills from the 3rd Called Special Session into law. The bills signed can be found below: SB 1 (Bettencourt) Relating to an increase [...]
Bills Moving on the Call
Redistricting SB 4 (Huffman) relating to the composition of districts for the election of members of the Texas Senate passed out of the House (81-60) with no amendments. The bill [...]
AG Paxton Announces Formation of 2021 Texas Election Integrity Unit
Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced the formation of the 2021 Texas Election Integrity Unit tasked with overseeing the 2021 election season, which begins with early voting today, Monday, October [...]
Bills on the Move
The Senate adjourned until 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 14. The House recessed until 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 13. Video Broadcasts: House | Senate Senate On 10/13 the Senate gaveled in to refer [...]