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🤠 The 89th #txlege session is over, and The Interim is back in your inbox bi-monthly. Stay informed on what happened and what's next in Texas policy. 📬 Subscribe now: texaspolicyresearch.com/subscribe/
#txlege lawmakers absolutely MUST get a ban on taxpayer-funded lobbying passed in this special legislative session.
🚨BILL ALERT: #txlege State Sen. @mayes_middleton just filed SB 12 relating to the banning of taxpayer-funded lobbying. (Still awaiting bill text on TLO) capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/His…
Find all of the bill summaries for every bill filed thus far here:
🔎Texas lawmakers aren’t waiting for the gavel; bills are already rolling in for the special #txlege session. @TXPolResearch read every one (yep, all of them). Find the summaries here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
Texans from every corner of the state are saying the same thing: the property tax burden is out of control. Homestead Exemption gimmicks won’t cut it. Local governments need serious guardrails. A path to full elimination does exist; it just takes political courage.
Property taxes are on the special session agenda beginning tomorrow: - Legislation to cut property taxes. - Legislation to limit spending by government entities that impose property taxes.
👉We continue to read through bills as they are filed ahead of the #txlege special session. Thus far, 98 bills have been filed (though none of them are likely the ones to be considered). You can find all the bill digests/summaries here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
Special #txlege session bill summaries/digests for ALL prefiled bills here ⤵️
🔎Here we go again. I have compiled all of the short bill digests/summaries for every bill pre-filed ahead of the first special session of the 89th #txlege. I will update as more get filed. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…
Let the bill review begin...
🔎Bills (likely ones that will not be considered at all) have started to populate on Texas Legislature Online (TLO) ahead of the special #txlege session, which begins Monday (7/21): capitol.texas.gov/Reports/Report…
Join us on August 14th for a deep dive into the Texas Legislative Budget Process! ⏰When: Thursday, August 14th, 2025 at 6:00pm 📍Where: American Legion post 86, 3623 E Main St, Nacogdoches, TX 75961
Special session begins today and can last for up to thirty days.
Texas lawmakers return to the Capitol tomorrow. Want to track what’s happening—without reading every bill? #txlege Get our floor reports. Concise. Timely. Essential. texaspolicyresearch.com/subscribe/
🚨Texas Legislature's special session on July 21st to redraw congressional districts. Not just state politics—this could shift the U.S. House balance in 2026! texaspolicyresearch.com/texas-special-…
🤔 Curious what actually happened (and didn’t) this #txlege session? Our policy briefs break it down by topic: 👉 Abortion 👉 School Choice 👉 AI & Social Media 👉 Spending, Border, Taxes & more Get caught up. Quick. ✅ texaspolicyresearch.com/category/polic…
Chuck DeVore of the Texas Public Policy Foundation described HB 1056 as part of a larger strategy to protect the state in case of disaster. Read his testimony here: texaspolicy.com/wp-content/upl…
HB 14 creates a new Texas office to boost nuclear power with grants & planning. Clean energy future or taxpayer-funded risk? texaspolicyresearch.com/89th-legislati…
👏 Texans are sick of paying lobbyists to fight against them. Taxpayer-funded lobbying is corruption with a price tag. Glad to see Governor @GregAbbott_TX put it on the special session agenda. Shut it down. #txlege
Abbott’s special session agenda is out. Some wins for liberty—property tax relief, lobbying ban, abortion pill crackdown—but several key reforms didn’t make the cut. Redistricting drama looms. Here’s what you need to know: texaspolicyresearch.com/abbott-sets-sp…
🤠Gov. @GregAbbott_TX is about to set the #txlege special session agenda. Here are 12 pro-liberty priorities we urge him to include: texaspolicyresearch.com/12-liberty-pri…
🚨 Our 8-part Policy Brief Series breaks down how the 89th #txlege shaped key issues: ✅ Abortion ✅ School Choice ✅ AI & Social Media ✅ Gov’t Spending ✅ Border Security ✅ Property Taxes ✅ Water & Energy ✅ “Under the Radar” 🔎 Read: texaspolicyresearch.com/category/polic…
🚨Gold and silver can now be used as legal tender in Texas. Read more: texaspolicyresearch.com/texas-brings-b…
