Posted on · Rep. Briscoe Cain’s version of Senate Bill 7 passed a party-line vote on second reading after harsh questioning by Democrats and parliamentary maneuvers that nearly derailed the bill.
Posted on · In a letter to the state’s Republican leaders, a coalition of voting rights and criminal justice organizations found 29 election bills that would add 87 new criminal penalties, 77% of them felonies.
Posted on · House Bill 20, which would tighten the state’s bail requirements, will come up for a vote on the Texas House floor on Monday.
Posted on · The Deer Park state representative is managing one of his party’s highest-profile bills, but opponents say he’s not up to the task.
Posted on · The measure, authored by County Judge Lina Hidalgo, passed 3-2 on a party-line vote.
Posted on · Senate Bill 15, which would limit public access to drivers’ records, has already passed the Senate and is awaiting action in the House Transportation Committee.
Posted on · Senate Bill 912 is one of more than 90 such bills advanced in state legislatures across the country in the wake of last year’s demonstrations against racism and police violence.
Posted on · Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner linked the fight against SB 7 and HB 6 to the civil rights struggle in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, one day after his killer was convicted.
Posted on · Congress voted nearly $18 billion in COVID relief funds for Texas K-12 education over the last few months. So far, the schools haven’t seen a penny of it.
Posted on · The measure would slash the statute of repose to five years, although defects often take more than five years to manifest.
Posted on · Senate Bill 11 would have restructured the state’s appellate system, halving the number of districts.
Posted on · Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick also bashed corporate leaders who weighed in against Senate Bill 7.
Posted on · Harris County Commissioners voted 3-2 along party lines to denounce Senate Bill 21, authored by State Senator Joan Huffman, R-Houston.
Posted on · Gov. Greg Abbott is banking on a version of reform that makes it harder for people accused of violent crimes to bond out, while ignoring Harris County-style efforts to ease the burden on indigent defendants.
Posted on · Cuts to key programs like public education are in the works, despite Governor Greg Abbott’s promises