Texas House approves bill to remove sales tax from female hygiene products
The Texas House of Representatives voted 145 to 2 during the vote on Wednesday, which would also exempt maternity clothes, breast pumps and diapers.
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The Texas House of Representatives voted 145 to 2 during the vote on Wednesday, which would also exempt maternity clothes, breast pumps and diapers.
The bipartisan proposals reflect “some of the most pressing issues on the minds of Texans today,” Phelan said. More priorities will be announced later in the legislative session.
While Democrats and the far-right edge of the Republican Party remain focused on abortion, leaders in both chambers have not yet spent much time discussing the issue this session.
Democrats and Republicans, at campaign events Monday morning, pitched similar warnings.
HHSC said it was initially told the plan was “not approvable.” Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a statement Friday saying Texas’ plan to extend coverage to six months was not rejected but still under review.