Well, January 2023 is about to come to a close. That’s hard to believe… I guess time flies when you are having fun! 120 days remain in the 88th Legislative Session. As we reported last week, Senate Committees have been appointed by Lt. Governor Dan Patrick. Some observations on that: The number of Senate standing…
In Texas, we keep “Getting on Down the Road”. After the election and smooth swearing in, the Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan is ready to begin a second term! Senate and House rules are set and the inauguration last week of Governor Abbott and Lt. Governor Patrick, our three Leadership offices, are now solidified. Not…
November 9, 2022 While the rest of the Country awaits election results, those of us in Texas have ours! There weren’t any real surprises. In Texas, it was a Red Wave as all Statewide Officeholders are still Republicans. The last Statewide Democratic Governor was Governor Ann Richards in 1990. On the Legislative side, that’s still…
Regardless of how tomorrow goes, the one thing we can reliably note, is that come Wednesday, you won’t have to watch anymore political adds or receive mail and emails from Candidates! Yay! The last day of early voting was Friday, November 4th and statewide, a cumulative 5,490,019 people voted early either through mail or in-person.…
I hope everyone had a happy Halloween! It’s now November 1st. After a year full of Primaries, Primary Run-off, and the General Elections in one week – It’s a scary time! While most in America are focused on the mid-term elections, in Texas it’s Major League time (go Astros!) as our Statewide Elected officials are…
Well, it is officially August! We are 90 days away from statewide elections and right after, bill filing for the next Regular Session of the Texas Legislature begins. The summer headlines have focused on school shootings and the resulting investigations, the electric grid capacity with historic Texas heat indexes, the Texas Border, abortion rights, and…
Last night and into early this morning the Texas Primary Run-Off Election results came to fruition. As we have previously discussed, these elections are vital in determining who will be in Austin come January. In Texas, many elections are decided in the primaries. The primary run-offs were the last elections to be held before the…
Early voting ended this Friday, May 20th. Election Day is Tuesday! Please be sure to vote and remind your friends! If you don’t vote – you can’t complain! And when it comes to the Texas primary run-offs, these are the elected officials that will be governing our state in 2023! Here are some “fun facts”…
Two things of importance are happening at once in Texas! First, the Primary Run-off’s in Texas are underway. With 22 House and 2 Senate races up for grabs, those campaigns are in full swing. The Run-off election will be held in just a month on Tuesday, May 24th. With many races in Texas decided during…
Today – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick asked the Texas Senate to study 84 charges during the interim, before the 88th Legislative Session begins. That gives us seven months to study the issues before the prefiling of legislation begins! “The interim charges I released today reflect my priorities, the priorities Texans shared with me as I…
