Texas Senate Completes 4th Called Session Agenda

Texas Senate Completes 4th Called Session Agenda

Nov 13, 2023

By Richard Lee The Senate passed four bills this past Thursday that answered the call for legislation set out by Governor Greg Abbott this week. When the third special session ended without passage of a bill on school choice Tuesday, Abbott immediately called

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Texas Senate Approves $1.5B More Border Wall Funding

Texas Senate Approves $1.5B More Border Wall Funding

Nov 1, 2023

By Richard Lee After approving more than $5 billion for state border security efforts in the regular session, the Senate added another $1.5 billion in Tuesday’s session, almost all of which is earmarked for building more miles of the permanent wall between Texas

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Texas Senate Takes On School Vouchers, COVID Vacs, Border Security, Human Trafficking

Texas Senate Takes On School Vouchers, COVID Vacs, Border Security, Human Trafficking

Oct 12, 2023

Senate committees heard testimony Tuesday related to three of the four topics laid out for consideration in this session by the governor: school choice, border security, and vaccine mandates. The Senate Education Committee approved the Senate’s school choice proposal in the form of

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School Choice And Border Security Take Center Stage At Special Session

School Choice And Border Security Take Center Stage At Special Session

Oct 11, 2023

Controversial SCHOOL CHOICE and BORDER SECURITY take center stage as Texas 88th Legislature begins special session. The Texas 88th Legislature began its third special session Monday, with Governor Greg Abbott calling lawmakers back into Austin to consider the issue of legislation that will

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