Texas Senate passes mail in voter fraud bill, Senate Bill 5, and House Bill 13 Legislation on local tree ordinances, House Bill 7, heads back to the Texas House AUSTIN – As announced by Lt. Governor Patrick, some of the first pieces of legislation from the special session are being sent to Governor Abbott’s desk. […]
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Governor Abbott Gets First Three Bills of the Special Session: SB 5, SB 20 and SB 60
August 11, 2017Texas Senate Republican Caucus Stands United on Education Reform Efforts
August 8, 2017A dozen senators hold press conference to discuss Senate’s actions on meaningful education reforms AUSTIN – The Texas Senate Republican Caucus held a press conference today to show their strong support for their education reform priorities, including meaningful school finance reform legislation as well as the Texas Teacher Retirement System and TRS Care. Texas Senate […]
Senate Bill Train Leaves Ahead of Schedule to the Other Side of the Texas Capitol
July 26, 2017Two days of debate and record votes yield results for all Texans AUSTIN – Two days of intense debate in the Texas Senate and record votes, led by members of the Texas Senate Republican Caucus, have seen eleven important pieces of legislation passed by the Senate and sent to the Texas House. These eleven bills […]
Senate Republicans Pass the Privacy Act, SB 3, In A Bipartisan 21-10 Vote
July 25, 2017Senator Kolkhorst spends a full day debating the issue with 10 Democrat Senators AUSTIN – Despite slowdown tactics employed by Senate Democrats, the Texas Senate Republicans have continued their work to quickly pass the conservative legislative agenda outlined by Governor Abbott for the ongoing special legislative session. The Texas Senate today passed the Texas Privacy […]
Senate Republicans Work Through the Weekend To Hear Important Legislation on Behalf of Texans
July 22, 2017Senate Republicans continue their work to pass Governor Abbott’s conservative legislative agenda AUSTIN – Texas Senate Republicans continued their work to pass Governor Abbott’s complete conservative special session legislative agenda by hearing multiple bills today. The Senate Committee on Business and Commerce, the Select Committee on Government Reform, and the Finance Committee address pro-life issues, […]
Senate Republicans Continue Their Work To Pass Conservative Solutions to Texas’ Challenges
July 21, 2017Senate begins public hearings on legislative priorities and will continue to work through the weekend AUSTIN – Texas Senate Republicans continued their work to pass conservative solutions to Texas’ challenges in the special session by conducting multiple public hearings throughout the day on several of Governor Abbott’s legislative priorities today. The Senate Committee on Health and Human […]
ATTEND: Special Session Hearing Saturday July 22 at the State Capitol
July 20, 2017Senator Bettencourt released the following press release detailing the Senate Republican’s approach to tackling Property Tax Reform in the current Texas Special Legislative Session. The hearing on this matter will take place Saturday July 22, 2017 at the Texas State Capitol. We urge you to attend the hearing and show your support. Details on attending the […]
Texas Medical Board Sunset Bills Leave Senate “Station”
July 20, 2017AUSTIN – The Texas Senate unanimously passed the Texas Medical Board’s, and other related agencies, sunset bills, SB 20 and SB 60, in a midnight session early this morning. The bill’s author, Sen. Van Taylor (R-Plano), who also serves as the Treasurer of the Senate Republican Caucus said, “This is the fastest bill I have […]
Senate Republicans Vote to Proceed Quickly With Texas Medical Board Sunset Legislation
July 19, 2017AUSTIN – In a series of 20 to 11 party line votes, the Texas Senate suspended the rules to allow the Legislature’s sunset bills, SB 20 and SB 60 to be heard in the Business and Commerce Committee, chaired by Senator Hancock (R-North Richland Hills). The bills were then voted out unanimously back the Texas […]
Legislation to Ban Sanctuary Cities Heading to Governor Abbott’s Desk
May 5, 2017AUSTIN – Senate Bill 4, legislation to ban sanctuary cities in Texas, was sent in final form by the Legislature on May 4th to Governor Abbott for his signature. The bill was authored by Senator Charles Perry (R-Lubbock), and co-authored by every member of the Texas Senate Republican Caucus, and has been a long time […]