Governor Abbott Signs Anti-Human Trafficking Bills Into Law At Governor’s Mansion
Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 2306 and Senate Bill 1212 into law at the Governor’s Mansion, imposing the toughest penalties on human traffickers and ensuring offenders who target children and vulnerable Texans stay behind bars. “I thank all the survivors of human trafficking for stepping up
Weekly Roundups from Texas Legislature
Bail Reforms, Pay hike for teachers, Expansion of teacher incentive allotments. By Richard Lee The Senate passed a number of bills this week intended to keep dangerous criminals behind bars instead of free on bail. Since 2021, 162 new homicide cases have been
Finance Committee begins Budget Hearings
By Richard Lee/ Special to East Texas Review The Senate Finance Committee on Monday began the first in what will be weeks’ worth of hearings on the budget for the 2026-2027 biennium. Chair and Houston Senator Joan Huffman unveiled the base proposal last
Senate Advances School Safety Bill
Governor Greg Abbott said he would veto any school finance legislation that did not contain school choice provisions. By Richard Lee/Special to ETR The Senate approved a bill on Friday that would allocate hundreds of millions of state dollars to help school districts
Texas Senate Approves $1.5B More Border Wall Funding
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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