Senate

Special session is sign of state on wrong track: Moody (Op-ed)

Next time you spend hours in line at a Department of Public Safety office trying to get your license renewed, you’ll have something in common with the legislators and staffers coming back to Austin for a special session later this month. Those lines and this session are both wasteful, senseless situations created by a betrayal […]

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Israel: Now is the time to fix public school finance

Israel: Gov. Abbott’s special session is political posturing (Op-ed)

The good news is the Legislature is done, and we finished a two-year budget despite contentious issues like women’s health and so-called “bathroom bills.” The bad news is Gov. Abbott called a special session to address these same issues again. I don’t like to needlessly fight, and you may hear the excitement in my voice

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Special session ‘a failure of leadership,’ Rep. Turner says

DALLAS – State Rep. Chris Turner, D-Grand Prairie, said Governor Greg Abbott’s call for a special session next month is a failure of leadership and shows he needs to be more involved in the legislative process. “The reality is this special session announcement is really representative of a failure of leadership on the governor’s part.

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Fighting for Kids' Healthcare

Senate’s Misplaced Priorities Cloud Session

While the House has focused on fixing the CPS crisis and putting forward a responsible budget that invests in Texas families, the Texas Senate’s focus on needless social issues has cast a dark cloud over the first half of the legislative session. Last week, the Texas Senate passed the discriminatory “bathroom bill” and voted outtwo anti-women’s health bills.

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