Update on Budget and Tax Cuts May 25, 2015
We are down to one week of session to go, and things are moving at a frantic pace. While the vast majority of the major issues coming into session have now been agreed to between the House, the Senate and the Governor, there are still many bills on their final push to become law. Bills that aren’t passed by June 1st must wait almost 2 full years before they have another chance to become law…
Last Week to Hear House Bills May 18, 2015
I spent much of this weekend recovering from last week’s marathon sessions. We were on the House floor until 10:00 pm Monday through Wednesday only to finish with a midnight session on Thursday. The reason for the breakneck pace? Any House bills that were not voted to 3rd reading by midnight on Thursday were officially dead (which unfortunately included 2 of my more coveted bills of the session)…
21 Days Left in Session May 11, 2015
This week in the Legislature… With only three weeks left in the regular session, things at the Capitol are at a breakneck pace. We have a lot of deadlines coming up, so I wanted to take the time to lay them all out and explain their effects on legislation.
Tax Cuts and More: 28 Days Remain in Session May 4, 2015
The past week in the Texas House was truly outstanding for anyone who is a fiscal conservative. We passed 5 major pieces of legislation that I believe will serve Texas well for many years in the future. All 5 will now have to pass the Senate; from there, 4 will have to be signed by the governor, and one will have to be voted on by the public. However, if they end up close to their current form, I will be most pleased…