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Texas bill would allow voters to decide future of Daylight Saving Time
Sen. Bettencourt (R-Houston) filed Senate Bill 2029 and Senate Joint Resolution 67 which, if passed, would put the time change on the ballot for Texas voters in this November's election.
Texas lawmaker aiming to end twice-yearly clock changes
If lawmakers pass the proposed items, voters would decide whether or not to end clock changes during the November election.
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Texas countywide voting bill would allow fewer polling sites
Bill 985 would revise a 2023 law that raised the minimum number of voting locations. County election officials say they’ve struggled to comply with it.
Is the Texas Lottery a conduit for money laundering? Some state senators say yes.
The state senator from Houston is usually a mild-mannered fellow. But the other day at a Senate Committee on Finance meeting, he lost it. The target for the ire of State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) was the Texas Lottery Commission and its new executive director,
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This Week in Texas at the Capitol: Speaker Burrows, key senators, and first-term lawmaker speak out
This Week in Texas. ABC13 talks to Speaker of the House Dustin Burrows and breaks down the session's key issues with state senators.
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The Texas Senate wants more — and smaller — starter homes in new neighborhoods
The goal of the new legislation is to help drive down the cost of housing so that more Texans can afford homes.
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Republican senators threaten not to boost Texas public universities’ funding over DEI ban
Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, sent a letter this week to public university leaders telling them university funds would not be increased this year because some of them have not fully complied with the state's DEI ban. (Leila Saidane For The Texas Tribune ...
New Texas bill targets Project Connect, other tax rate election-funded capital projects
A new bill filing in the Texas Legislature could prohibit tax rate elections from funding multi-billion-dollar capital projects — including those like Austin’s Project Connect light rail
2 Texas Lottery Wins Prompt Investigations and Stir Public Outrage
One jackpot winner spent $25 million on nearly every possible number combination, while another bought tickets through a third-party app.
Texas Cuts $6 Billion in Property Tax—How Will They Spend It?
Texas lawmakers agreed to spend $6 billion to lower property taxes but can't agree on who will benefit the most.
Texas lawmakers want to cut your property taxes — here’s how they might do it.
The Texas House and Senate have introduced proposals to enact new property tax cuts, setting up a duel over how to best distribute $3.5 billion of the state’s surplus to homeowners and businesses. A House committee is considering a proposal to reduce tax rates across the board and increase exemptions for businesses,
Texas senators threaten no new university funding until schools fully comply with DEI ban
The senators' letter to Texas boards of regents comes after requests to restore $400 million in universities funds that are absent in budget drafts.