Legislative Services

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he won't compromise with House on Senate's property tax cut plan (The Dallas Morning News)

Texas' Rainy Day Fund Projected to Hit Cap for First Time (Fiscal Notes newsletter, Texas Comptroller)

Republican bills would make it easier to remove progressive DAs, judges (San Antonio Express-News)

Texas Republicans, once allied with prosecutors, seek to rein them in (The Texas Tribune)

Texas border bills aim to challenge federal law and consolidate state power (KXAN-TV Austin)

Texas Republicans target Harris County in push to rein in local election officials (Houston Chronicle)

Texas lawmakers hear proposal to end countywide voting on election days (KEYE-TV Austin)

Texas may be about to scrap a voting security system it can't replace (Votebeat Texas)

Senate Bill 22 may bring additional funds to local rural law enforcement departments like Hockley County (KJTV-TV Lubbock)

'Major problem': Lawmaker's bill would end paper tags (KXAN-TV Austin)

With billions of dollars on the line, East Texans say a crucial state map incorrectly shows they already have broadband (The Texas Tribune)

The Horrifying Epidemic of Teen-Age Fentanyl Deaths in a Texas County (The New Yorker)