Property Tax Relief
SB 3
House and Senate conferees fail to reach deals by deadline on May 27 for reports distribution for major property tax cuts
School Choice
SB 8, HB 100
Compromise bill died in House Public Education Committee after Gov. Greg Abbott veto vow
Power Grid
SB 7
House and Senate conferees fail to reach deals by deadline on May 27 for reports distribution for major grid measure
Power Grid
SB 2627
House and Senate adopt conference committee report on May 28 on new plants that failed to pass before May 27 deadline
Bail Reform
SB 1318 & SJR 44
Bill and constitutional amendment to strenghten bill laws died in the House on May 23 without vote
Border Security
HB 7, HB 20
Border unit protection plan killed by point of order, migrant courts and grants bill failed in conference committee
Illegal Immigration
SB 2424
Bill to make illegal entry at border a criminal offense died in the House on May 23 without vote
Cartels
HB 800
Point of order on Senate amendment sustained in the House on May 26 with 10-year sentences for human smuggling
Ten Commandments
SB 1515
Public school mandate dies in Texas House on May 23 without vote as signature religious issue for GOP
Covid
SB 29
House and Senate adopt conference committee report on May 28 on local covid mandates ban
Covid
SB 177
Covid pandemic vaccine freedom act in HB 81 dies without vote May 23
Tax Abatements
HB 5
House and Senate adopt conference committee report on May 28 on Chapter 13 that failed to pass before May 27 deadline
School Safety
HB 3
House and Senate adopt conference committee report on May 28 on bill in response to Uvalde and other mass shootings
Election Security
SB 1750
Bill to eliminate Harris County elections administrator signed in House and Senate on May 23
Election Fraud
HB 1243
House and Senate adopt conference committee report on May 28 on bill to raise penalty for illegal voting back to felony
Elections Migrants
SJR 35
Proposal to require U.S. citizenship to vote fails in House on 88-0 vote on May 24 when 54 Dems present but not voting
Transgender
SB 12
House and Senate adopt conference committee report on May 28 on drag show restrictions and ban for minors
Transgender
SB 14
Bill to ban gender-affirming medical treatment sent to Governor Greg Abbott on May 19
Transgender
SB 15
Trans female college sports ban going to Gov. Greg Abbott after Senate concurs in House amendments on May 26
School Porn
HB 900, SB 13
House Bill to ban sexually explicit books in public school libraries sent to Gov. Greg Abbott on May 26
College CRT
SB 16
Bill to make illegal entry at border a criminal offense died in the House on May 23 without vote
DEI
SB 17
House and Senate adopt conference committee report on May 28 on diversity, equity and inclusion ban in higher ed hiring
Tenure
SB 18
Senate concurs in House amendment on May 27 for college tenure tweak bill that's going to Gov. Greg Abbott
Tenure
SB 18
Senate concurs in House amendment on May 27 for bill that preserves tenure and heads to Gov. Greg Abbott
Fentanyl
HB 7
Bill to increase penalties for fentanyl touted as border security measure sent to Gov. Greg Abbott on May 24
District Attorneys
HB 17
House and Senate adopt conference committee report on May 28 on prosecutors refusing to enforce laws
ESG
SB 1446
Bill to restrict  environment, social and governance policies died in the House on May 23 without vote
Local Control
HB 2127
Bill to restrict local regulations and ordinances sent to Gov. Greg Abbott on May 24
Gambling
HJR 102, HJR 155
Sports betting passes House on Mayu 11 and dies in Senate without vote, casino gambling stalls in House on floor
Data Regulation
HB 4
House and Senate adopt conference committee report on May 28 on bill for consumer data protection
     
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