by Bill Lynch | Oct 18, 2021 | Public Policy
The 87th Texas Legislature, during the regular session, passed 8 changes to the Texas Constitution. These required a two-thirds vote of both the state House and Senate and approval by the Governor. In addition, they must be approved by Texas Voters. These 8...
by Bill Lynch | Oct 12, 2021 | Public Policy
The Texas House has introduced 157 bills in the third special session not counting House Resolutions and Joint Resolutions. Seventy-seven percent (121 bills) have not been referred to committee as of today. Today the House is taking up HB1 which calls for approval of...
by Bill Lynch | Oct 6, 2021 | Public Policy
Pending the certain litigation to come, the Texas Senate has redrawn the 31 Texas State Senate districts. The new map has been passed in the Senate and sent to the House for approval. Traditionally the House does not change the Senate map. Passed in the House it will...
by Bill Lynch | Sep 22, 2021 | Public Policy
Today Governor Greg Abbott added two items to the call for the third special session of the 87th Texas Legislature: providing additional property tax relief and proposing a constitutional amendment to make it more difficult for people accused of violent crimes to be...
by Bill Lynch | Aug 25, 2021 | Economic Development
Contrary to the misinformation being spread in Austin, DFW – Arlington is the best place for tech workers in Texas. That’s according to a 2021 Smart Asset ranking that found DFW – Arlington the third best tech area in the country. Austin came in at number 12, third...
