New Initiative Urges TX Legislators

Over 120 TX Groups Urge Legislature to Prioritize Child Care

Austin – Today, over 120 Texas organizations delivered a statement to the state Legislature urging lawmakers to make child care a policy priority during the ...

C@R Joins Over 120 Groups To Urge Texas Legislature to Prioritize ...

The first recommendation urges the Legislature to support the child care scholarship program run by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) ...

Texas lawmakers file bills ahead of 2025 legislative session

Moody's bill would change the standard of proof required to merit a new trial. Currently, a defendant must prove that the likelihood of them ...

Urging the Legislature to Address Kids' Priorities in “Interim Charges”

With the dawn of a new year, both the Texas House and Senate are considering what key issues each legislative committee will explore prior to the 2025 ...

Governor Abbott urges Texas colleges to freeze tuition for two more ...

On Wednesday, Governor Greg Abbott sent a letter to Texas colleges and universities saying that his office has spoken to every public university ...

TMA Leadership Encourages Legislative Relationships to Protect ...

To best serve medicine's agenda in the upcoming Texas legislative session, the Texas Medical Association urges members to make and ...

86th Texas Legislature enacts many LRP recommendations

House Bill (HB) 3 by Rep. Dan Huberty, R-Houston, responds to this Long-Range Plan recommendation by establishing the Teacher Incentive Program, which has a ...

Dan Patrick previews priorities for next legislative session

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick lists housing affordability, fighting antisemitism on campus among 2025 priorities. Examining charitable bail organizations ...

TELL LAWMAKERS: Protect the Countywide Polling Place Program!

We The People of Texas urge you to protect the Countywide Polling Place Program (CWPP). This program has been a resounding success for nearly two decades, ...

Texas Food Banks Urge Legislators to Fight College Hunger ...

“A simple change in policy would allow low-income students in vocational and technical degree programs to access SNAP while they pursue their ...

House Interim Charges Finally Released as School Funding Crisis ...

On May 8, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) released interim charges directing House committees to study a range of issues before the 2025 ...

Texas Early Childhood English Learner Initiative Legislative Briefing ...

... New Initiative Urges TX Legislators, Schools, and Child Care to Support Young English Learners →. Subscribe. Sign up with your email address to receive news ...

Solar Industry Urges Gov. Abbott to Extend Tax Abatement Program

AUSTIN, TX and WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the solar industry voiced support for the Texas House of Representatives for passing a 10-year extension of Chapter ...

Regular Session Wrap-Up of Texas' 88th Legislature

HB 5 creates an incentive program that reduces school district maintenance and operations property tax for certain businesses, similar to the Texas Economic ...

2023 | Texas Municipal League, TX

December 15, 2023, Number 49 · TWDB Opens SWIFT Applications · EPA Invites Public Comment on New Lead and Copper Pipe Rules · Broadband Development Office Holding ...

2023 Texas Legislature Testimonies - Texas Medical Association

Budget · TMA Urges Budget Conferees to Bolster Women's, Children's, Behavioral Health · Physicians Ask House Budget Committee to Invest in Texans' Health

Texas mayors asks state lawmakers for more mental health money

A letter urges Texas legislators to give salary increases to community mental health workers ... Mayor Sylvester Turner announced sweeping new ...

Legislative Affairs - NCTCOG

The Texas Transportation Commission met on August 22, 2024, and approved the 2025 Unified Transportation Program (UTP). This plan includes over 12,000 projects ...

What We Want to See During the 87th Texas Legislative Session

During the 87th Texas Legislative Session, THN hopes to see a bipartisan effort to better care for those already experiencing homelessness and those at-risk of ...

2023 Legislative Wrap-up - Texas Pharmacy Association

The bills provide that drug manufacturers and health care facilities, including pharmacies, may donate prescription drugs under the program. The bills authorize ...