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88th TX Legislature News Summary

Updated: Jan 16, 2023

Summary: State civics is an integral part of Willow Park civics and of Willow Park Civics. WPC is providing blogs of articles on specific legislative topics, during the 88th Texas Legislative Session, including a weekly compendium of blogs and articles.

Latest Update: Friday, 13 January, 2023

 



Week ending Friday, 13 January, 2023

Additions to 88th TX Legislature WPC Blogs

Details in each blog.


  • Back to the basics, Texas Scorecard, 10 January 2023, Learn the ins-and-outs of the Texas legislative process as the 88th session begins -- in a five minute video.

  • Ahead of legislative session, most viewed bills filed relate to parental rights, child abuse, The Center Square, 09 January 2023

  • What Are the House Deadlines During the 88th Legislature? Texas Scorecard, 09 January, 2023

  • Texas Legislature 101: Understanding the state government and how it passes laws, The Texas Tribune, 10 January 2023

  • Live video from the Texas House and Senate,The Texas Tribune

  • Texas Senate Gavels In. Will this session be conservative or “productive?”Texas Scorecard, 10 January, 2023

  • New Members, New Dynamics for Texas Senate in 88th Regular Legislative Session, The Texan, 10 January 2023


  • Time Runs Out for Largest Corporate Welfare Program in Texas, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, December 30, 2022

  • Texas Supreme Court says it can’t force the state to process deluge of applications for tax break expiring this year, The Texas Tribune, 30 December 2022

  • Pro-Chapter 313 Group Pauses Efforts, The Texan, 06 January 2023


Editorial Note: This issue was killed -- by a political procedural move -- by House Chair Phelan before it could brought to the house floor during the second day of the TX House legislative session.

  • Texas House Adopts Session Rules, Kills Proposals to Ban or Restrict Democratic Chairs, The Texan, 11 January 2023

  • Effort to ban Democratic chairs fails in Texas House, but rule passes to penalize future quorum-breakers, The Texas Tribune, 11 January 2023,

  • Phelan on Democratic Chair Fight, The Texan, 13 January 2023

  • Texas speaker criticized for blocking amendments, appointing Democratic chairs

• Property Tax Blogs / Issue / #PropertyTax

• Budget Surplus Blog (to post week of Monday 16 January 2023)





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