Eighty-four new laws, including 35 Senate bills authored by State Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, and 49 House bills she sponsored during the 2023 legislative session, will become effective in Texas on Friday.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]
In my work for the Texas Association of Broadcasters, I had a ringside seat for some pitched battles to save landmark statutes protecting public access to government records and free.
A loophole in Texas' public records law allowed police to hide records of deaths in custody, but outrage over the Uvalde shooting got legislators to close it.
The regular Texas legislative session has come to a close, but the political turmoil is not ending any time soon with a special session expected and the pending impeachment trial of AG Ken Paxton.
Members of the newly-appointed Texas House impeachment board of managers delivered to the Texas Senate on Monday the articles of impeachment against Republican.