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The House passed a bill without Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s preferred increase to homestead exemptions — then abruptly adjourned for the special session. That basically tells the Senate to take the House bill Gov. Greg Abbott backs or leave it.

The Democrat made the announcement at an event with her supporters. In September 2021, Rep. Israel said she would not seek re-election to her District 50 seat.

The week in Texas politics has been dominated by the governor's race, which heated up Monday with Democrat Beto O'Rourke tossing his hat into the ring.

The elderly, voters with disabilities and voters with limited English proficiency risk disenfranchisement under sweeping legislation Texas Republicans pushed through earlier this year, the justice department argues in its legal challenge to Senate Bill 1.

The 30-year House veteran says he can better fight the GOP-backed elections bill "from the inside."

May 24, 2021 Guest Submission I was supposed to write this post weeks ago, way back during budget week in April. Or was that in March? Lege time feels very different from usual work time. You never know when your boss is going to text or call you to get on the computer and do some work. When you walk into the office you never know what time you will get to go home. Sometimes that can be 5:30 pm, other times that can be 3 am. When you’re not writing analyses, you’re watching your committe...

March 8, 2021 Guest Submission On January 12, 2021 the Texas Legislature kicked off the 87th Legislative Session. Long before the start of the session, myself and 13 others from the University of HoustonGraduate College of Social Work (GCSW), began preparing for session with the help of Dr. Suzanne Pritzker. This preparation began over our Christmas break and consisted of assignments, readings, and online classes leading up to the start of session. Like anyone about to embark on a new journe...

Before I even started my legislative internship, the 87th legislative session was foreseen as a challenge, due to balancing the fulfillment of the democratic process while adhering to COVID-19 precautions. I spent the early weeks of my internship preparing by meeting with a myriad of groups remotely, reading prior analyses of bills, as well as watching archived committee meetings. Along the way, the process of getting started has been prolonged and extended until the highly ant...

Earlier this week, the Texas Legislature kicked off its 87 For the first time in the history of this program, however, only some of these students welcomed Opening Day from the Texas Capitol. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, these legislative placements will range from 100% virtual, to hybrid experiences, to 100% in person. Some students will intern in the Capitol daily, while others will remain in Houston, completing internship tasks from Houston. Those working in the Capitol will do so while adh...