April

Bills on the Move

April 01, 2021| Legislative News

TAC Legislative Services staff will highlight important county-related bills on the move that have had either committee or floor activity in the House and Senate during the week. While this list does not include every county-related bill, it does provide an overview of some recent significant legislative actions.

Week in Review: A Digest of What Happened This Week at the Capitol

April 01, 2021| Legislative News

At the close of today’s proceedings, 81 days will have elapsed in the legislative session. That leaves just 59 days for the 87th Texas Legislature to complete its business.

Senate Finance Committee Adopts Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1

April 01, 2021| Legislative News

The Senate Finance Committee adopted the Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1 on Tuesday, March 30. CSSB 1 expends $250.7 billion in all funds, and $124.3 billion in general revenue-related funds, with most of the latter amount subject to the constitutional “pay-as-you-go” spending limit.

House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence Meets to Discuss Legislation Changing Criminal Procedure

April 01, 2021| Legislative News

The House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence met Monday to discuss a large number of bills, many dealing with changes to criminal procedure. The slate included the following bills.

House Appropriations Committee Completes Mark-Up of House Bill 1

April 01, 2021| Legislative News

The Texas House Appropriations Committee completed its mark-up of House Bill 1 and issued instructions for the Legislative Budget Board to prepare the committee substitute, CSHB 1.

Unable to Attend This Week's Tuesday Morning Breakfast? Here's What Happened

April 01, 2021| Legislative News

This week's virtual breakfast meeting opened and closed over the course of a brisk 20 minutes — unlike last week's House State Affairs Committee hearing, which ended around 5 a.m. March 26, after 21 hours of testimony! House Bill 749, which would prohibit counties, cities and school districts from using public money to advocate for their interests at the Legislature, was among the two dozen bills State Affairs considered. 

Register Now for the 2021 TAC Legislative Conference

April 01, 2021| Legislative News

The 2021 Legislative Conference, set for Sept. 1-3 in Austin, offers county officials and staff an in-depth analysis of the 87th legislative session. Registration for the conference is now open.

What We're Reading

April 01, 2021| Legislative News

This week, the activities of the 87th Texas Legislature continued with committee hearings and both chambers convening. Here are a few news articles on the week’s happenings.


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