March 12

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

March 12, 2021| Legislative News

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) announced seven priority bills on Monday in response to the widespread power outages last month. The proposals dovetail with Gov. Greg Abbott’s previously issued emergency items regarding reform of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and winterization of the state’s power grid.

House Elections Committee Holds Organizational Meeting

March 12, 2021| Legislative News

On March 4, the House Elections Committee held an organizational hearing featuring invited testimony from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), the Secretary of State’s (SOS) Elections Division and the Office of the Attorney General.

Texas House Committees Start Discussion on Juvenile and Criminal Justice Bills

March 12, 2021| Legislative News

Texas House committees were full steam ahead this week as several committees met to hear public testimony on filed legislation. The House committees on Criminal Jurisprudence and Juvenile Justice and Family Issues both started off the week by hearing legislation on Monday.

Budget-Writing Committees Temporarily Pause, but Prepare for What’s Ahead

March 12, 2021| Legislative News

Signaling that the Senate Finance Committee is ready to begin its mark up of Senate Bill 1, the Legislative Budget Board posted the initial decision documents for the committee.

Bills of Interest

March 12, 2021| Legislative News

TAC Legislative Services staff has highlighted some recently filed bills of interest to county officials.

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

March 12, 2021| Legislative News

A new, 7:30 start time didn't stop more than 120 participants from joining this week's virtual Tuesday Morning Breakfast for a quick look at what's brewing at the Capitol.

What We’re Reading

March 12, 2021| Legislative News

This week, the activities of the 87th Texas Legislature continued with committee hearings and both chambers convening for a short period. Gov. Greg Abbott’s COVID-19 order took effect midweek removing many of the state-wide restrictions put in place during the pandemic, though counties may enforce more restrictions depending on their community’s hospitalization rates.


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