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April 25, 2025 1:12 PM
Representatives Tinderholt, Hopper, and others are demanding RPT priorities start moving in the House or Democratic bills will continue to be popped on L&C. L&C committee voted to send all remaining bills they had back to the committees where they were first referred
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April 24, 2025 3:42 PM
"School choice has come to Texas," declared Lt. Gov. Patrick, who earlier had scolded senators for making political statements on the Senate floor
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April 24, 2025 1:06 PM
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April 24, 2025 11:35 AM
“I am truly honored to have all 20 Republican Senators come forward to join my reelection campaign. I have the pleasure to work with these 20 great men and women every day. They are super smart, hardworking, and passionate about representing the conservative majority in Texas as well as all Texans," a humbled Patrick said
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April 24, 2025 11:08 AM
Rep. Noble postponed third reading consideration of HJR72 after it received only 90 votes yesterday
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April 23, 2025 4:03 PM
Apartment owners want an expedited process but opponents say “squatting is a false flag” and that legal aid groups “will simply cease to assist tenants in the evictions process."
A bill
with bipartisan support making its way through the Legislature has tenants’
rights advocates, legal aid organizations, and even some law enforcement
officials saying it would make it easier to evict renters and tenants.
Senate
Bill 38 by Local
Government Chair Paul Bettencourt, dubbed the “Secure Texas
Against Squatters Act” and a top priority of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and
companion HB 32 by Trade, Workforce and Economic Development
Chair Angie Chen Button, creates a streamlined process for removing
so-called squatters. It passed out of the Senate 21-8, with Sens. Juan Chuy
Hinojosa and Cesar Blanco, one of the bill’s co-authors, voting with
the majority.
Black's
Law Dictionary defines
a squatter as “a person who settles on property without any legal claim or
title.” But it's also a term associated with a new cause célèbres of some conservatives
wrapping concerns about landlords’ rights and crime around a bill expediting
the eviction process.
The rest of the story, subscribers only
By James Russell
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April 23, 2025 2:42 PM
A constitutional amendment fails to get 100 on the Texas House floor 90 to 51. 6 were absent. Texas House Democrats showing their teeth now, denying 100 votes for a constitutional amendment. Could still pass it later, but even conservative Ds stuck with leadership after GOP leaders rolled them on school vouchers last week.
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April 23, 2025 12:46 PM
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April 22, 2025 4:07 PM
Vast majority of state agencies report that flexible work schedules have improved productivity, reduced costs, and strengthened recruitment efforts; Gov. Abbott’s return to office order could cause more turnover, increase burnout and has already caused chaos with employees complaining hours wasted hours in Austin traffic could’ve been used instead for work
Since the
COVID-19 pandemic forced workers to work remotely, many agencies have
implemented telework arrangements.
According
to a 2024 Legislative Budget Board study, of the 96 agencies
surveyed about their remote work policies, the benefits are non-exhaustive.
29
agencies reported positive fiscal impacts, including reduced office space
needs, fewer consumables and furniture needs. Only the Texas Medical
Board and 10th Court of Appeals reported negative fiscal
impacts, citing higher supply, phone and Internet costs.
80
agencies reported having remote work and hybrid policies were better for
recruitment and retention. 46 agencies reported an increase in productivity. 40
reported no change in productivity.
Yet Gov. Greg
Abbott’s return to office order could cause turnover, increase burnout and
has already caused chaos with employees complaining the hours wasted hours in
Austin traffic could’ve been used instead for work and returning to cramped and
overcapacity spaces while they struggle to find parking.
DOGE
Committee
Chairman Gio Capriglione’s House Bill 5196, which was
heard in the committee last week, would create a framework for agencies to
restart remote work for government employees.
The rest of the story, subscribers only
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April 22, 2025 3:56 PM
There was unanimous passage in committee so it's recommended for local & uncontested
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April 22, 2025 11:51 AM
That follows reports that Democrats would deny votes on constitutional amendments after all proposed changes were tabled on the floor during the voucher debate last week
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April 21, 2025 4:38 PM
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April 21, 2025 3:00 PM
All
politics is personal for Donald Trump, and never more so than when it comes to
Jeff Roe—the Republican mega-consultant whose once-massively successful
political firm, Axiom Strategies, was effectively blacklisted by the president
for, among many other things, having the temerity to work on Ron DeSantis’s
2024 campaign.
After
Trump’s triumph in the G.O.P. primary, Roe went radio silent for the remainder
of the cycle to protect his clients. In a post-primary conversation with Puck,
he acknowledged that it had been “a mistake to run against a four-time indicted
former president who was pretty well-liked.”
So it was somewhat baffling when Ken
Paxton, the controversial right-wing Texas attorney general, hired Roe earlier
this month to help launch his Senate primary campaign against John Cornyn, a
four-term Republican incumbent. Paxton is a more vociferous Trump ally, and the
president has offered kind words in return. But in hiring Roe, Paxton may have
jeopardized Trump’s support in what is expected to be a nasty and personal
primary, according to multiple people close to the White House.
“This
certainly has not strengthened Ken Paxton’s hand,” one of them said. “Jeff
Roe’s involvement will hurt Ken Paxton more than help him for numerous
reasons,” said another.
Full
report here (requires subscription)
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April 21, 2025 2:50 PM
Quorum Report Editor Scott Braddock and KVUE News Anchor Ashley Goudeau talked about how the voucher vote unfolded, the screaming match over a memorial resolution for Cecile Richards, and more
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April 21, 2025 2:48 PM
Hancock was asked about it on NBC 5 in Dallas and said, in part, "Right now we have roughly 40 days left in session and that's the job I was hired to do...we'll see what happens after that."
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