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.
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.
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.
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.
March 12, 2021|
Legislative News
TAC Legislative Services staff has highlighted some recently filed bills of interest to county officials.
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.
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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