With less than 40 days to go, attention turns to the House Calendars Committee as the gatekeeper that determines which bills make it to the House floor for consideration by the entire chamber. Right now, the members of the House Calendars Committee are critical to...
Week of April 26, 2021 With less than 40 days to go, the House Calendars Committee’s full powers come into focus as the gatekeeper that determines which bills make it to the House floor for consideration by the entire chamber. Right now, the Calendars Committee is...
Migrant Protection Protocols Update On January 21st, 2021, the Biden administration announced the suspension of additional enrollments in the Trump era policy, the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP). Under MPP, asylum seekers who arrived at the southern border...
Monday & Tuesday, April 19-20, 2021 Focus Areas: More Bullying LGBTQ Children, the Death Penalty, and Redistricting Bills that Bully LGBTQ Children Oppose SB 1646 by Sen. Perry SB 1646 would empower the state to take a child away from affirming parents, and...
While millions of Texans worry about the continued threat of COVID and their February electric bills, the Legislature spent last week pandering to the whims of around 1 million Texans who they expect to participate in the Republican primary election less than 11...
Week of April 5, 2021 Focus Area: Voting Rights Oppose These Bills in House Elections Committee: Criminalizing the Distribution of Applications for Ballot by Mail: HB 3080 by Oliverson HB 3080 would make it a criminal offense for any person to distribute an...
