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April 15, 2025 1:00 PM
Bonnen, Gonzalez, Orr, Kitzman, Walle
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April 15, 2025 12:34 PM
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April 15, 2025 11:01 AM
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April 14, 2025 5:46 PM
Some House Republicans support putting vouchers on the ballot this fall. QR has learned there may be as many as 85 R and D votes in the House for that; Abbott is privately telling members such a move would be unconstitutional, per sources. But there is precedent for it
Despite
his public insistence that there are enough votes in the Texas House
to pass “school choice,” Republican sources on Monday indicated Gov. Greg
Abbott is privately furious with some GOP lawmakers who want to make
changes to his signature initiative.
Those
possible changes include a provision that, if adopted, could trigger a statewide
vote of Texans on the issue of school vouchers. There’s also been more
grumbling in the past couple weeks – even from some House GOP supporters of the
voucher plan – who are argue this entire process so far should have been handled
in a much more transparent way.
The rest of the story, subscribers only
By Scott Braddock
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April 14, 2025 5:11 PM
Superintendents around Texas will be forced to call their House members to be able to see the spreadsheets for how ISDs will fare under the plan - information that would have previously just been posted online. Meantime, Calendars set school finance and vouchers for floor debate coming up Wednesday
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April 14, 2025 3:22 PM
They are Huffman (chair), Creighton, Kolkhorst, Nichols, & Schwertner
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April 11, 2025 11:19 AM
“I am pleased and honored my very first re-election endorsement came from my friend and ally President Donald J. Trump," Patrick said
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April 11, 2025 11:18 AM
From the release
from PACT:
Today,
Protecting American Consumers Together (PACT) released a new survey of likely
Texas voters gauging their views on the rising cost of living and the impact of
lawsuit abuse on everyday expenses. Conducted between March 27 and April 2 by
GS Strategy Group, the survey reveals that a vast majority of Texans believe
lawsuit abuse is a key factor driving up the price of goods and services, and want their legislators to take action to fix
the system.
“Lawsuit
abuse threatens the strong Texas economy for hardworking Texans, costing the
average family $4600 a year. Lawmakers in Austin have a clear opportunity to
stand up for Texas consumers and enact legislation to ensure a more transparent
system that treats plaintiffs with the respect they deserve,” said PACT
Executive Director Lauren Zelt.
The
polling memo
is here. The full poll
is here.
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April 11, 2025 3:30 AM
The House gave final passage to both the budget and supplemental around 3am and headed out for the weekend
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April 10, 2025 5:31 PM
"Dan Patrick has my Complete and Total Endorsement – He will never let you down!"
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April 9, 2025 4:05 PM
Assessing the bigger picture: When they needed more support from within the chamber, previous speakers would rally House members against Patrick. Burrows doesn’t need to do that now. With the House fully united against Rep. Harrison, Burrows is in a stronger position than ever to cut deals with the Texas Senate’s presiding officer
We were
only five days or so into the legislative session when some of the most strident
Texas House Republican critics of Speaker Dustin Burrows
started to privately grumble that Rep. Brian Harrison was hurting their
cause. “Did you notice some of us have stopped standing with him at the back
mic?” one asked.
Yes, I
noticed.
As Rep. Harrison
and his small crew have pushed and prodded their colleagues, the number of allies
Harrison can rely on has now dwindled to one. Rep. Davie Lowe stood with
Harrison against the motion to table the ill-fated attempt to vacate the chair
but later released a statement arguing “it’s time to move forward” and put any questions
about Burrows’ ability to serve as Speaker in the rearview mirror. “I firmly
believe we must refocus on the issues that matter most to the people of Texas,”
Lowe said in his written statement.
Harrison,
R-Himself, has been called a “Stunt Queen” and is the worst possible messenger
for what could have been some compelling arguments. Of course, they fall flat
when all a member ever does is aggravate his colleagues.
But there
is some irony in Democrats gloating about an outcome that puts Speaker Burrows
in better position than ever to cut deals with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who
has said his weekly talks with Burrows are representative of the best relationship
he’s had with any speaker during his decade as the Texas Senate’s
presiding officer.
The rest of the story, subscribers only
By Scott Braddock
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April 9, 2025 3:52 PM
While “these are the jobs everyone is vying for,” in midst of trade war, advocates see an opportunity to attract businesses seeking to return from abroad. “If we don’t have a research and development incentive it’d be a black eye.”
Proponents
of a bill renewing the state’s research and development’s tax credit argued the
program’s impact is outsized and should be boosted in Senate Finance
today.
Senate
Bill 2206 by Local
Government Chair Paul Bettencourt, and its companion House
Bill 4393 by House Administration Chair Charlie Geren
would renew the credits before they expire next year.
The
current program offers a sales tax exemption on property directly tied to
qualified research or a franchise tax credit for qualified research expenses
for entities in the start-up stage.
The rest of the story, subscribers only
By James Russell
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April 9, 2025 11:03 AM
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April 9, 2025 10:21 AM
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