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Texas Senate Passes Trio of Flood Disaster Response Bills
The Texas Senate charged ahead on Tuesday, passing their package of bills addressing disaster relief in response to the Independence Day floods in Central Texas. A trio of bills were taken up by the upper chamber on Monday, each addressing different concerns that were voiced during the multiple committee committee hearings that followed the devastating […]
Texas Senate Approves Bill Restricting Disclosure of Police Personnel Records
The Texas Senate has approved a bill that would exclude some portions of police personnel records, including unsubstantiated complaints, from disclosure in response to public information requests from media or the public. Filed by state Sen. Phil King (R-Weatherford), Senate Bill (SB) 14 seeks to implement a “model policy” developed by the Texas Commission on […]
Chemical Abortion Drug Ban Passes Texas Senate as House Remains Without Quorum
Legislation restricting the production and distribution of chemical abortion pills in Texas through civil liability, additional powers granted to the state attorney general, and wrongful death claims passed the Texas Senate, where it will die unless a quorum is met in the House on Friday. Senate Bill (SB) 6, also known as the Woman and […]
Texas Legislature to Sine Die Friday Without Quorum, Abbott to Immediately Call Second Special Session
The Texas Legislature is barrelling toward an immediate second special session if no quorum is reached Friday, the state’s top Republican officials confirmed on Tuesday. The House gaveled in on Tuesday, only reaching 95 votes during the roll call, lacking a quorum for the fourth time since Monday last week; the de facto quorum count […]
Texas Supreme Court Sets ‘Expedited Briefing Schedule’ in Abbott-Wu House Seat Vacancy Case
The Supreme Court of Texas (SCOTX) has responded to Gov. Greg Abbott’s writ of quo warranto petition against state Rep. Gene Wu (D-Houston) to have his House seat declared vacant, setting upcoming dates for briefs to be filed for either side in the case. Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a similar suit against 13 Democratic […]
BetoO’Rourke Funding Quorum-Breaking Texas Democrats Receives Brief Restraining Order from Paxton, Texas
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was granted a temporary restraining order (TRO) against Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke and his “Powered by People” organization hours after suing the latter for allegedly funding Texas House Democratic “runways.” Paxton launched an investigation on Wednesday into O’Rourke’s Political Action Committee, Powered by People, alleging that “public reports” indicated it […]
Paxton files a petition with the Texas Supreme Court to make 13 of the Democratic House Tickets unoccupied.
Attorney General Ken Paxton is now bringing more legal actions against 13 Democratic members who have fled to other states after the Texas House once more failed to quorum on Friday afternoon. Ron Reynolds (D-Missouri City ), Vikki Goodwin (D-Austin ), Gina Hinojosa (D-Austin ), James Talarico (D-Austin ), Gene Wu (D-Houston ), Lulu Flores […]
After the second day of no Quorum, the Texas House Speaker Purchases Absent Democrats ‘ Finances to Lower.
Following the departure of the majority of the Democratic caucus from the position or hiding out within it to demolish a mid-decade legislative redistricting chart, the Texas House lacked a vote for the second day in a column. State Representative Mary González (D-Clint ) returned to the chamber on Friday while state representatives Terry Canales […]
Texas’s” All-Time Lows” of Improper Bridges are reported by DHS.
The U.S. Mexico border is experiencing “all-time lows” of illegal immigrant crossings, according to the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS), as a result of President Donald Trump’s administration’s increased security efforts. On August 1, DHS released preliminary data for the month of July that demonstrate that, in addition to the “lowest single-day misgivings in […]
Texas Republicans, Democrats Jockey Over Narrative Surrounding Quorum-Breaking Redistricting Fight
The fight over Texas’ mid-decade redistricting has blossomed from a political blaze contained within the state’s borders to a raging wildfire subsuming the entire country. There’s a legal strain to this quorum break brawl, but the prevailing dynamic of this redistricting fight is political in nature. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for […]
Texas House Democrats’ Quorum Bust Presents Unprecedented Legal Battle
The power struggle that is congressional redistricting has seen an escalation in tactics from both sides of the political aisle in Texas. Both Republican and Democratic members of the legislative, and now executive and judicial branches of government, are engaged in a battle of legal precedent and narrative-shaping. Shortly after the June 22 midnight veto […]
Texas Senate Proceeds With Redistricting, Other Special Session Items Amid Quorum Break
The Texas Senate is moving full steam ahead with hearing and passing legislation during the first special session of 2025, including its own congressional redistricting map, despite missing multiple senators amid Texas House Democrats’ quorum break. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick stated on Fox News on Tuesday night, “Here’s the truth: I still have a quorum […]
