Legislative Services

They drove to the Capitol to testify on a bill and got a grueling lesson in Texas democracy (The Texas Tribune)

Texas bill seeking to keep toxic “forever chemicals” off farmland misses key deadline (The Texas Tribune)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announces actions to combat PFAS contamination (National Association of Counties)

NTIA terminates Digital Equity Act grants (National Association of Counties)

Texas Legislature approves bill to ease polling place requirements for countywide voting (Votebeat Texas)

U.S. House committees mark up budget reconciliation titles: What it means for counties (National Association of Counties)

The Rio Grande is at risk (Texas Public Radio)

House budget bill would put 10-year pause on state AI regulation (Route Fifty)

The fastest-growing city in the U.S. is in Texas, and it’s not the one you’re thinking of (The Texas Tribune)

’Neither Work Nor Home’: Dairy Queens as Community Hubs in Rural Texas (The Daily Yonder)