Summary this week: education savings plans; school safety; taxpayer lobbying; define woman; recall US Senators; online age restrictions; dispatch able power floor for ERCOT; broadband and water infrastructure; abolish Tarrant Appraisal District; property taxes; how to spend budget surplus; illegal voting to felony offense; election administrators; and more. / 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, 17 March, 2023
Week of Friday, 17 March, 2023
Education savings plans can 'empower families to make the best educational choices for their children’, The Fort Worth Times, 09 March 2023
Abbott: 'Urban, suburban and rural Texans agree, the time is now for school choice in Texas' Forest County News, 17 March 2023
Abbott: 'Majority of Texans from every community' support school choice, Houston Daily, 10 March 2023
Editorial: The time is now for parent empowerment, The Community News, 14 March 2023
Patrick Reveals Senate’s Plan for Tackling School Choice and Parental Rights, Texas Scorecard, 13 March 2023
Texas families would get $8,000 in tax dollars to send students to private school in sweeping ‘parental rights’ bill backed by Lt. Gov., The Texas Tribune, 10 March 2023
Texas Senate School Choice Plan Grants $8,000 Student ESAs, $10,000 Reimbursement for Rural Districts, The Texan, 11 March 2023
Multiple School Safety Bills Filed in Texas Senate to Fulfill Legislative Priority, The Texan, 09 March 2023
Lawmaker Seeks to Block School Districts from Paying Groups that Employ Lobbyists, Texas Scorecard, 10 March 2023
6 school safety bills filed, address security failure in Uvalde, chronic truancy, The Center Square, 10 March 2023
Legislation to Protect Women’s Sports Gets Hearing in Texas Senate, Texas Scorecard, 14 March 2023
Texas Senate’s priority bills on higher ed would end tenure, diversity policies, The Texas Tribune, 10 March 2023
Texas Lawmakers Answer the Question ‘What Is a Woman?’, Texas Scorecard, 15 March 2023
Legislation Filed in Texas to Allow for Recalling US Senators, Texas ScoreCard, 16 March 2023
Committee Approves Bill to Increase Maximum Sentence for Assault Leading to Paralysis, ‘Vegetative State’, The Texan, 16 March 2023
Texas cities have adopted ordinances to benefit workers. Sweeping legislation could roll many back. The Texas Tribune, 16 March 2023
Texas Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Require Age Verification for “Sexual Material” Online, The Texan, 15 March 2023
Texas Lawmaker Proposes Age Restrictions for Pornography, The Texan, 08 March 2023
Bills would prohibit some Texans with mental health issues from being able to legally purchase a gun, The Center Square, 14 March 2023
Russia Divestment Bill Filed, One Senator Abstains Then Joins, The Texan, 10 March 2023
Unanimous Texas Senate support for divestment of funds from Russian Federation, The Center Square, 10 March 2023
Dispatchable Power Floor, Reliability Fees Among Senate’s Priority ERCOT Reform Slate, The Texan, 09 March 2023
Texas Senator Files Bill to Hold Credit Card Issuers Liable for Abortion Transactions, The Texan, 09 March 2023
Texas Senator Files ESG Crackdown Bill Prohibiting ‘Social, Political, or Ideological’ Investing, The Texan, 09 March 2023
Citizens Testify for Taxpayer-funded Lobbying Ban in Texas Senate, Texas Scorecard, 13 March 2023
Texas House Committee Hears Testimony on Protecting Businesses From Vaccine Mandates, Texas Scorecard, 09 March 2023
Lawmaker Makes Good on Promise, Files Legislation to Ban Drag Shows for Children, Texas Scorecard, 09 March 2023
Texas lawmakers propose historic investments to broadband and water infrastructure — but voters will have the last word, The Texas Tribune, 07 March 2023
Lawmakers could no longer “double dip” into pension funds under newly filed bill, The Texas Tribune, 03 March 2023
Geren files last-minute bill to abolish embattled Tarrant Appraisal District, Fort Worth Report, 13 March 2023
The Texas House and Senate differ on how to cut property taxes. Here’s what their proposals say. The Texas Tribune, 15 March 2023
Texas House Takes First Swing in Property Tax Appraisal Reform Fight With Senate, The Texan, 14 March 2023
Report: Senate Property Tax Plan ‘Falls Short’, Texas Scorecard, 15 March 2023
Appraisal Caps Overwhelmingly Rejected in HB 2 House Hearing, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, 14 March 2023
"Invasion" on the Border, Parker Co. included. In July 2022, Parker County joined the call for border control by proclaiming illegal immigration an "invasion." Since then, there has been a swell of Texas counties (42) joining the call for action. In addition, “Invasion” on the Border has become part of the TX 88th Legislative Session with the filing of House Bills 184 and 1491.
How could Texas spend its record $32.7 billion surplus?, The Texas Tribune, 13 March 2023
Lawmakers propose energy bill relief for Texans with $4 billion legislation, The Texas Tribune, 15 March 2023
Lawmakers could use $5 billion of a record surplus for raises, flood prevention and border operations, The Texas Tribune, 08 March 2023
Governor Abbott, TxDOT developing record $100 billion plan for projects across the state, TXDot, 24 February 2023
Abbott Budget Proposal Recommends $350 Million for Texas Space Commission, The Texan, 23 February 2023
Texas to Create Its Own Voter Roll Crosscheck Program, Texas Scorecard, 16 March 2023
Texas Senate gives first OK to make illegal voting a felony again, The Texas Tribune, 13 March 2023
Texas Senate Debates Restoring Felony Penalty for Illegal Voting, Texas Scorecard, 13 March 2023
Texas Senate Votes to Restore Illegal Voting to Felony Offense, The Texan, 13 March 2023
Senate State Affairs Committee Holds Hearings for Five Election Law Reform Bills, The Texan, 13 March 2023
Texas lawmakers file bills to return management of elections to elected officials, The Center Square, 10 March 2023
Texas Lawmakers Seek to Replace ‘Elections Administrators’ with Elected Officials in Large Counties, The Texan, 08 March 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
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.
What Are the House Deadlines During the 88th Legislature? Texas Scorecard, 09 January, 2023
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