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End of Title 42: Legal Walls Implemented
“I am only here because of what happened to me in my country” “I am only here because of what happened to me in my country. I didn't know how difficult this journey would be. I...
51: Ep. 251 What a Tangled Web
The tax policy cliche “oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to exempt” is on point for this legislative session. This week, tax-whisperer Dick Lavine joins Scott to discuss legislation to increase property tax exemptions, including…
House General Investigating Committee 5/24/2023
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50: Ep. 250 All Quiet on the Texas Front
Immigration and border issues have really come to the forefront in the last few weeks thanks to the news around the COVID-era Title 42 policy ending and some frankly shocking border militarization bills in the Texas Legislature. So, here to help us…
Postpartum Coverage: One More Big Push! (ha)
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee has approved HB12 , which would provide a full year of postpartum coverage under Medicaid. Yay! But we aren't over the...
Gun Reform in Texas: Incremental or Placating?
As mass shootings and gun violence continue to wreck the US, state and federal legislatures are forced to reckon with our current gun culture. Texas, having just had another mass...
Texas Impact in the Rio Grande Valley to Witness End of Title 42: The True Story
The Above photo is of the port of entry bridge in Brownsville, Texas that leads into Matamoros, Mexico taken a few days after Title 42 ended. A HUGE Thank you from all of us at...
Senate Committee Sub for HB7
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49: Ep. 249 What the Doctors Order
This week we welcome Dr. Charlie Brown, Board Member with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to talk about key reforms to Texas’ ban on abortions that are necessary to better define steps that can legally be taken to protect the…
Texas House Floor Debate of SB14
Transcript of the House Floor Debate of SB14 May 12, 2023On May 12, 2023, the Texas House debated SB14 by Sen. Bryan Hughes, sponsored by Rep. Tom Oliverson, which would ban all...