by bmerritt | Jan 11, 2021 | Public Policy
There are 31 State Senators in the Texas State Senate, each representing about 900,000 Texans. Three State Senate Districts include part of Arlington: District 22 the seat now held by Senator Brian Birdwell, District 10 currently held by Senator Beverly Powell and...
by bmerritt | Jan 11, 2021 | Public Policy
Republican Representative Kyle Larson (San Antoni0) pre-filed HB979 seeking to have the Texas Legislature meet every year instead of just the odd-numbered years. The bill would change the normally 140-day session every two years into a 70-day session every year. ...
by bmerritt | Dec 14, 2020 | Public Policy
The Federal Census Bureau has announced to the administration that it is not likely to be able to deliver the final census numbers to the President by December 31 as required by law. The pandemic is largely to blame, making it almost impossible for census workers to...
by bmerritt | Dec 14, 2020 | Public Policy
The US Constitution requires every 10 years “counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed.” The counting is done by the US Census Bureau in years ending in zero and must, by statute, be delivered to the President by December 31st of...
by bmerritt | Dec 14, 2020 | Public Policy
One person, one vote is an underlying principle of our republic. Each member of the Texas House should represent about the same number of Texans; same with the Senate. The number of State Representatives is fixed at 150, the number of State Senators at 31. Texas...
by bmerritt | Dec 14, 2020 | Education, Public Policy
The Texas Education Agency announced today that A-F ratings would be paused for 2020-21 school year due to the ongoing disruptions associated with COVID-19. The STAAR test will proceed for the 2020-21 school year in order to provide critically important information...
