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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made it official last week, announcing a challenge to U. S. Sen. John Cornyn, R- Texas, in next March’s Republican primary. The fireworks already have begun, the Austin American-Statesman reported, with Cornyn calling his rival “ a con man and a fraud.”
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This week the Texas Senate welcomed DJ Daniel to the chamber. DJ is a 13-year-old from the Houston area who is battling terminal brain and spine cancer. His dream is to become a police officer and he has set a goal to be sworn in by 1,000 law enforcement agencies across the country, which would be a record. This week, he moved one step closer to that goal when he was sworn in as an officer with the Department of Public Safety.
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This week we welcomed the Texas Forestry Association (TFA) to the Texas Capitol. TFA, which has been active since 1914, has members in a variety of fields including logging, consulting, conservation, planting and prescribed burning. We were proud to have this group ( including Smokey the Bear) join us for a day at the Capitol!
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A judge with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week the Texas Education Agency can release its 2023 A-F school accountability ratings, the Houston Chronicle reported.
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Lawmakers in the Texas Senate are considering a measure requiring home insurers to get approval from regulators before increasing rates by more than 10%, the Houston Chronicle reported.
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In 1969, our nation made history by putting a man on the moon. A lesser-known fact the astronauts who joined us on the floor this week shared is that Texas is the only state with a flag on the moon, and now we have two!
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The Texas Senate last week passed a bill to allow school districts to set aside time for in- school prayer and gave initial approval to requiring all schools to post a copy of the Ten Commandments in every classroom.
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After the flurry of bills filed on the deadline, we have the final number of bills filed and an accurate picture of the universe of topics we will work on. In total, both the House and Senate together filed 8,898 bills – almost 800 more bills than last session.
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