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May 19, 2019 7:44 PM
Just after 7pm, an amendment was pre-filed by Rep. Middleton to bar those governments from hiring lobbyists, the amendment also includes increased reporting requirements
Here
is the amendment pre-filed by Rep. Mayes
Middleton, R-“Chambers County”, who’s sponsoring the bill.
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May 19, 2019 7:34 PM
Controversial bill assailed by critics as "voter suppression" not set for debate even after Abbott said it "should be supported"
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May 19, 2019 5:53 PM
So far, all Dems have been present and holding the line against Abbott priority while the governor leans on Patrick to get it done
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May 17, 2019 3:32 PM
Patrick said from the dais that his new policy will be for the Senate to stand at ease. Says he understands the House is going to chub for the next 4 or 5 hours. Sen. Whitmire thanks Patrick for his "leadership."
Developing...
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May 17, 2019 3:31 PM
"I believe my service in the Texas Legislature makes me uniquely qualified to lead the Republican Party of Dallas County into the 2020 elections," he said on Facebook today
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May 17, 2019 3:00 PM
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May 17, 2019 10:24 AM
The speaker's office says "We hope to move as quickly as possible"
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May 17, 2019 9:45 AM
Agency news, appointments, staffer moves, juicy chicken tenders and more puppies coming to the building
Good morning, y’all.
POTM is coming out a
little early because, well, it’s a busy day at the Texas Capitol with folks
freaked out, on guard, and working diligently to pass, kill, or “fix” proposals
that seem to have new life with final deadlines looming. Not sure about you,
but I love working until 1am or so every day.
Even though the Chik-fil-A franchises across the state
are under constant threat of closure, there is hope. Though, honestly, the
tenders at Lucy’s and Gus’s are crispier, juicer, and the
sauces are more creative. Don’t’ take my word for it. Go try ‘em so you know what some of your options are just in case Chik-fil-A goes out of business.
Saw Jim Arnold in the hallways yesterday and he promises there will be
more puppies on hand for the second puppy day next week. Those dogs are in
demand, Jim.
As we stare down the end
of the legislative session, be sure to let us know if you’re leaving your gig
and where you’re headed. It’s just not possible to keep track of it all without
your help. Send career news anytime to ksbraddock@gmail.com
and be sure to use POTM in the subject line. Thanks so much.
Here’s this week’s edition
of People
on the Move:
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May 17, 2019 9:13 AM
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May 16, 2019 12:28 PM
A meeting had been called for 9:45 this morning, a quorum was not present. Now we are told Rep. Swanson is out sick and Democrats are also on guard to deny permission for the committee to meet while the House is in session. If there's objection to that it takes 2/3rds support
In one of the more heated debates of the closing
weeks of the legislative session, a new version of SB 9 brought out hundreds
of witnesses to the House Elections Committee Wednesday as the chair cut short registration
for testimony and delayed a vote.
The vast majority of those who registered
before 8:30am, when registration ended at Chair Stephanie Klick’s direction, were in opposition to the bill which
has been labeled by Democrats as an attack on access to the polls and an
attempt to suppress voter turnout.
Conservative supporters like Sen. Bryan Hughes R-Mineola, say it’s aimed
at stopping those who cheat in elections by making it a state jail felony to forge
a ballot. Critics say that amounts to “criminalizing mistakes.”
The hearing started off confrontational as Chair
Klick laid out the bill while seeming to anticipate several lines of criticism.
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May 15, 2019 6:57 PM
Vote to set SB 29 was 6-2, 3 were absent
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May 15, 2019 5:57 PM
It appears Speaker Bonnen may have talked Leach out of a record vote on Moody amendment that Leach had argued would “gut” his legislation
After
an extended debate, Texas House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jeff Leach, R-Allen, retreated in a battle over a key change to
legislation dealing with how human trafficking cases are prosecuted in this state.
Rep.
Joe Moody, D-El Paso, called the bill
as proposed by Chair Leach as a “sea change” in the way human trafficking cases
are dealt with, shifting more power to the Office of the Attorney General, who
under the bill would have been able to prosecute those cases even when local district
attorneys decline to do so.
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May 15, 2019 5:04 PM
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May 15, 2019 10:28 AM
The
breaking news here
via KTRK television:
Houston's
Proposition B, the voter-approved pay parity plan for Houston firefighters, has
been ruled unconstitutional by a state district court judge. The decision came down Wednesday morning. It's
unclear what this means right now for firefighter raises or layoffs, but the
firefighters' union has vowed to appeal.
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May 14, 2019 4:19 PM
As
budget negotiators and school finance conferees close in their final work
product, Comptroller Glenn Hegar
delivered the news Tuesday afternoon that there is more money on the table.
A
half billion dollars more.
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May 14, 2019 1:30 PM
The bills including a ban on government-mandated paid sick leave now include what chambers of commerce have demanded: Specific protections for nondiscrimination ordinances. Sen. Creigton has argued the bills would not affect NDOs anyway
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May 13, 2019 5:04 PM
While some in the lobby chatter that the budget is basically done, negotiators unveil some of their latest work including nixing of an anti-highspeed rail rider
Conferees finished up four of the smaller articles in the
state budget this afternoon, with Appropriations Committee Chairman John Zerwas,
R-Richmond, promising lawmakers would not wait until the last minute to agree
to the final details of the budget, as they have previously.
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May 13, 2019 4:15 PM
Posting rule suspended; of course no one was on hand to testify on the contentious legislation because the hearing was held so abruptly. SB 1978 voted out 5 to 1. Could be on the floor by Wednesday, it appears
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May 12, 2019 9:12 PM
A committee sub is being circulated tonight and is slated for a hearing Wednesday; Sen. Hughes says a paper backup for electronic voting is key, others in the GOP say “we should make it easy to vote, hard to cheat.”
Editor’s note: Chair Klick says the bill will be heard Wednesday morning in her committee. For clarification, an earlier report suggested the bill might be heard on Monday but that is incorrect. A
copy of the committee sub can be downloaded at the end of this story – SB
Just
as Texas retreats from a voting rights fight in federal court in San Antonio
over the way embattled Secretary of State David
Whitley handled the rollout of a botched voter purge, Senate Bill 9 by Sen. Bryan Hughes, R- Mineola, has the
potential to inflame the situation if it gains any traction in the House
during the closing weeks of the session.
The
bill would increase the criminal penalty of forging a ballot from a Class A
misdemeanor to a state jail felony, something that voting rights groups say
would have a negative impact on turnout.
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