Politics
Texas lawmakers want to end state holiday commemorating Confederate veterans
Posted on · For the third straight legislative session, state Rep. Jarvis Johnson, D-Houston, has filed a bill to end Confederate Heroes Day as a state holiday.
Tag: House State Affairs committee
Energy & Environment
Bill To Prevent Texas Cities From Banning Natural Gas Heads To Governor’s Desk
Posted on · With the support of the natural gas industry, Oklahoma and Louisiana have already preemptively passed laws to ban local natural gas bans.
Texas
House Committee Advances Scaled-Down “Sanctuary Cities” Bill
Posted on · The latest version of the Texas Legislature’s bill to outlaw "sanctuary cities" in Texas is a scaled-down version of what the state Senate passed out in February.