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January 23, 2019 5:17 PM
TRS-Care and Harvey recovery front and center as well as economic impacts of the federal government shutdown
Texas Senate Finance Committee Chair Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, has started the work of the budget
immediately, promising wall-to-wall meetings and work groups through the end of
February.
Yesterday
laid out the protocol: Daily meetings. Fridays for overflow. Article I started
immediately after the session’s supplemental bill was covered.
This
is not new for most members of Senate Finance.
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January 23, 2019 3:32 PM
"After thoughtful consideration, these committee assignments have been made to reflect the seniority and personal preferences of Members and the diverse demographics of the Texas House.”
Editor’s note: The full list
of assignments is available to subscribers at the end of this story – SB
As
expected, Speaker Dennis Bonnen on
Wednesday unveiled the Texas House committee assignments
for this session.
Before
doing so, Bonnen said he did not “care what the narrative is in the blogosphere
after these are announced.” Bonnen said that he and his team worked hard to put
everyone in the right place but conceded “It's an impossibility to get it right.”
He appointed his good friend Rep. Joe
Moody, D-El Paso, as Speaker Pro Tem.
"We
will all work together," Bonnen said.
Here
are some of the key committee chairmanships as announced this morning:
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January 23, 2019 3:25 PM
This after he stripped Sen. Seliger of the chairmanship earlier in the week
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January 22, 2019 5:06 PM
Patrick pulled the assignment after a weekend of bitter words between Sen. Seliger and Patrick’s senior adviser Sherry Sylvester
Editor’s note: This
developing story has been updated throughout – SB
Frustrations
between Chairman Kel Seliger and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick boiled over on Tuesday in
dramatic fashion as the Texas Senate’s presiding officer curtly
denied the Amarillo Republican entrance to a meeting of other GOP senators then
took away the chairmanship the senior member had left.
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January 22, 2019 5:04 PM
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January 22, 2019 5:03 PM
Bill Shute, who heads it up, says "The new chancellor has decided to reduce the System’s engagement with the federal government"
The UT System is closing its Office
of Federal Relations in Washington as of May 1.
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January 22, 2019 2:00 PM
Seliger’s outsized influence, heavy lifters and a Legislature that is ultimately transactional
Parsing
committee assignments is a little like Kremlin watching – particularly in
the Texas
Senate with only thirty-one Senators and sixteen committees.
Of
course, of those sixteen committees only a handful are workhorse, but it does
provide a little insight into the team the Lt. Governor is trying to weave and
lays some predicates for the session to come.
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January 22, 2019 1:12 PM
Just off the Senate floor, Patrick told Seliger that he had not invited him to the meeting and he would meet with him separately later, per Houston Chronicle reporter Jeremy Wallace. This comes after harsh words were exchanged between Seliger and Patrick adviser Sherry Sylvester over committee assignments. Developing….
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January 18, 2019 5:00 PM
With school finance front at center this session, we thought a look at where the players representing the various interests was appropriate
Editor’s note: This is Kimberly Reeves’ first attempt at a POTM-style article, so it lacks
any complaints about hotel bars in Austin. Take it easy on her – SB
This session’s focus on
school finance comes with a number of lobbyist moves
within the education organizations that typically address the legislature.
Here is a handy rundown
for you:
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January 18, 2019 4:45 PM
Our sources were spot on, plus Kolkhorst gets HHS and Hughes is tapped for Senate Administration
The full list of assignments is available to subscribers.
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January 18, 2019 4:00 PM
Settling into session with new staffers, new lobby gigs, new spokespeople, a huge promotion, and the return of Trooper Cooper
With
little to no details about how he would accomplish the goal, Gov. Greg Abbott this week promised the moon
in his inaugural address, saying unequivocally that school finance will be
fixed this session. After the swearing in, many of you were chattering about Lt.
Gov. Dan Patrick seeming a bit “unfocused”
in his address – regurgitating a questionable
quote from Martin Luther King Jr., calling for bipartisanship while trashing
the media, and comparing Abbott to Putin.
To be fair I thought his joke was funny, if awkward. More on all that in the
latest podcast.
Meantime,
it has come to my attention that a longstanding rule at Quorum Report presents a
bit of a challenge when reporting People on the Move. If you see me
somewhere with a drink in my hand and share career news, it is by default off
the record. Mr. Kronberg
years ago instituted the policy that the presence of
alcohol creates an off the record environment. So just to be sure, you still
need to email me your career news at ksbraddock@gmail.com
and put “POTM” in the subject line. Yes, this is my lame attempt at seeking absolution after forgetting someone last week.
Here’s
the latest edition of POTM:
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January 18, 2019 11:34 AM
Big questions remain including what the basic allotment will be
The House has proposed a staggering $9 billion in
additional general revenue for public education this session, on top of the
anticipated cost of additional school enrollment.
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January 18, 2019 11:33 AM
Lt. Gov. and his staff said to be making calls, assignments expected before close of business
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January 16, 2019 2:27 PM
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January 16, 2019 12:05 PM
In a brief exchange with Chair Nelson on the floor, Patrick agreed that Senate Finance should be ready to work on the budget by Tuesday; the budget was referred to Finance today
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January 16, 2019 8:17 AM
Bonnen raised $4.1 million, Patrick raised $1.7 million
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