Press Releases
Chair Chris Turner Responds to Near Doubling of Estimated Surplus for 2023 Fiscal Year
(TEXAS) – Thursday, July 14th, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar revised the state’s Certification Revenue Estimate, announcing an additional $13.75 billion in General Revenue-related funds. Texas
Chair Chris Turner Responds to AG Paxton Filing Lawsuit to Block Lifesaving Care for Pregnant Mothers
(TEXAS) – Today, Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration over its enforcement of the 1986 Emergency Medical Treatment and Active
HDC Chair Chris Turner Statement on One-Year Anniversary of Historic Quorum Break
(TEXAS) – Today marks the one-year anniversary of the start of the Texas House Democrats’ historic, 38-day quorum break. On July 12, 2021, House Democrats
HDC Chair Chris Turner Responds to Gov. Abbott’s Latest Political Misdirection on the Border
(TEXAS) – Today, Gov. Greg Abbott issued a proclamation that allegedly authorizes the Texas National Guard and the Texas Department of Public Safety to apprehend
HDC Chair Chris Turner Responds to President Biden Signing Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
(TEXAS) – Today, President Joe Biden signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act to enact several reforms aimed at reducing gun violence across the country. Texas
HDC Chair Chris Turner Responds to SCOTUS Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade
(TEXAS) – Today, the Supreme Court of the United States released its 6-3 decision to overturn the landmark case Roe v. Wade. Due to Texas’