Download the PDF On May 9, the 88th Legislative Session will have 21 days remaining, and just 3 days for the Texas House to pass House bills. House Floor (3rd Readings Tues.) Support HB 381 by Thompson. HB 381 would prohibit the death penalty in cases...
If you have 60 seconds on Monday to call a legislative office, please call your state representative and urge them to remove the unregulated militia provisions from HB 20 when it comes to the House floor on Tuesday; urge them to oppose the bill if those provisions are...
Militarized Response to Humanitarian Crisis As I detailed in a previous post, Title 42 is nearing its end on May 11, 2023 and as a result many changes in processing of asylum seekers at the border are going to take place. In conjunction with the migration plan...
TLDR: On April 27th, Biden Administration officials announced their plans to help manage migration in light of Title 42, a pandemic health policy set to expire on May 11th. Use of Title 8 expedited removal proceedings, credible fear interviews in custody, and the...
Download the PDF On May 1, the 88th Legislative Session will have 29 days remaining, and just 11 days for the Texas House to pass House bills. The “potential” of March is long gone. The “set up” of April is over. In May, the “chess pieces” start to move as the “grand...
Dear Texas Lawmakers: We write to you as members and leaders of faith communities throughout the State of Texas. Our faith is the foundation on which our political priorities are built. We care deeply about our neighbors – all of them, and especially the...