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January 8, 2025
Austin, TX - Asian Texans for Justice (ATJ) is excited to welcome Nabila Mansoor as a co-executive director of the statewide nonprofit organization. Nabila has decades of experience in Texas politics and policy, including executive roles at Rise AAPI, Emgage Texas, Asian American Democrats of Texas (AADT), and as the current president of the Texas Multicultural Advocacy Coalition (TMAC). Nabila has a Bachelor of Science from The University of Toronto and a law degree from The University of Houston Law Center.
From Asian Texans for Justice
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January 13, 2025
The Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)—the largest public educator organization in Texas—has unveiled its 2025 legislative priorities. The priorities are rooted in the ATPE Legislative Program, the comprehensive member-written list of policy positions adopted annually by Texas educators serving in the ATPE House of Delegates.
From Association of Texas Professional Educators
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January 14, 2025
AUSTIN - Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the election of
Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives:
From Blakemore & Associates
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December 20, 2024
Washington, D.C.—Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement ahead of a potential government shutdown.
From Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher
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January 6, 2025
AUSTIN, Texas -- The 89th regular session of the Texas Legislature begins on January 14. Our new and incumbent lawmakers have an opportunity over the next five months to make a lasting impact on Texas and all of us who love living here. Many of our environmental problems have solutions; now, we need leadership to implement those solutions so we can all enjoy a greener and healthier Texas.
From Environment Texas
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January 15, 2025
State lawmakers are back in Austin, and the NFL playoffs are in full swing—two seemingly unrelated events that, in reality, share a compelling connection.
From GeoComply
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January 14, 2025
AUSTIN – The Texas Association of Manufacturers (TAM) today released its “TAM Top Ten,” which details the Association’s policy priorities for the 89th Legislature in 2025.
From Gretchen Fox Consuting By Texas Association of Manufacturers
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January 15, 2025
Multiple officials say Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages after more than 15 months of war.
From M. Sliwa Public Relations
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January 13, 2025
(AUSTIN, 1/13/25) — The Texas Legislature will begin the 2025 legislative session on January 14 with a $24 billion surplus, Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced Monday. The size of the surplus creates an opportunity for legislators to make needed investments in public education.
From New West Communications
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January 10, 2025
Austin, TX – Seeking to ensure the availability of home-based care for seniors and Texans living with disabilities or health challenges, a diverse group of advocates, caregivers, and long-standing disability rights organizations has come together to form the Attendant Care Coalition, an initiative dedicated to improving the lives of home care attendants and ensuring the sustainability of critical care services. The Coalition’s first objective is to secure an increase in the base wage for attendants to $19 per hour.
From ROSS Communications Inc.
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January 10, 2025
AUSTIN, TX -- Texas Alliance for Life, a leading pro-life organization in Texas, proudly announces that U.S. Senator John Cornyn will be a featured speaker at the 2025 Texas Rally for Life, to be held on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at the Texas State Capitol in Austin. The Texas Rally for Life is an annual event to commemorate the tragic Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision in 1973 that made elective abortion legal in Texas and nationally and to celebrate the Court overturning of Roe in the 2022 Dobbs decision.
From Texas Alliance for Life
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January 10, 2025
“Every legislative session begins with two critical votes: one to establish the rules that will govern the body and another to elect the Speaker of the House. The Speaker sets the tone for the Texas Legislature, shaping the debates, leadership, and representation that impact all Texans.
From Texas House of Representatives By Representative Ray Lopez
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January 13, 2025
PROSPER—Texas State Representative Matt Shaheen will attend the U.S. Supreme Court hearing on January 15, which is a challenge to House Bill 1181, legislation he passed to protect children from online pornography.
From Texas House of Representatives By Representative Matt Shaheen - District 66
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January 8, 2025
Next week, Representative Shaheen’s House Bill 1181 will be before the U.S. Supreme Court. In Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton, the justices will consider a challenge to Representative Shaheen’s law that protects children from harmful online pornography.
From Texas House of Representatives By Representative Matt Shaheen - District 66
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January 8, 2025
AUSTIN, TEXAS — The Texas Senate Republican Caucus proudly introduces a strong leadership team in advance of the 89th Texas Legislative Session. Senator Tan Parker (SD12) has been unanimously elected as chairman, alongside newly elected vice chairs Senator Mayes Middleton (SD11) and Senator Kevin Sparks (SD31). The treasurer role will be held by Senator-elect Adam Hinojosa (SD27). The caucus stands united in its commitment to driving policies that bolster Texas’ economy, safeguard individual freedoms, and secure a prosperous future for the Lone Star State.
From Texas Senate Republican Caucus
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January 8, 2025
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a court order confirming the agreement he reached with the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) which will officially prevent the Biden Administration from auctioning off or otherwise disposing of any border wall materials before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
From The Attorney General of Texas By Ken Paxton - Attorney General of Texas
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December 19, 2024
AUSTIN – The Office of the Attorney General filed a motion for a protective order to prevent a procedurally deficient and overly burdensome subpoena from enabling a convicted murderer to testify at a House Committee hearing. The filing of the motion automatically excuses the Texas Department of Criminal Justice from complying with the subpoena pending a hearing and resolution of the motion.
From The Attorney General of Texas By Ken Paxton - Attorney General of Texas
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December 20, 2024
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton applauded Wells Fargo’s announcement that it has withdrawn from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (“NZBA”), an anti-energy activist organization that requires its members to prioritize a radical climate agenda over consumer and investor interests.
From The Attorney General of Texas By Ken Paxton - Attorney General of Texas
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January 13, 2025
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Allstate and its subsidiary, Arity (“Allstate”), for unlawfully collecting, using, and selling data about the location and movement of Texans’ cell phones through secretly embedded software in mobile apps, such as Life360. Allstate and other insurers then used the covertly obtained data to justify raising Texans’ insurance rates.
From The Attorney General of Texas By Ken Paxton - Attorney General of Texas
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January 13, 2025
DALLAS, TX – As the 89th Legislature prepares to tackle pressing education issues, Texas voters are sending a clear message: State leaders should strategically invest in education policies shown by data to strengthen the academic success of our state’s students.
From The Mach 1 Group
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January 14, 2025
AUSTIN — State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa) took the oath of office at the Texas Capitol on Tuesday, marking the beginning of a new term serving the Ector, Loving, Ward and Winkler counties in the Texas House of Representatives.
From The Senate of Texas By Representative Brooks Landgraf
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January 14, 2025
Today, the Texas House of Representatives elected a new Speaker to lead the lower chamber of the Legislature. Representative Dustin Burrows of Lubbock received the support of 85 of his colleagues and will hold the power to steer a legislative agenda reflecting the priorities of 150 members representing over 30 million Texans.
From The Senate of Texas By Senator Sarah Eckhardt - District 14
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January 17, 2025
AUSTIN –Today, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick appointed State Senator Borris L. Miles to the following Senate Committees: Criminal Justice, Health and Human Services, Nominations and Transportation.
From The Senate of Texas By Senator Borris L. Miles - District 13
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December 19, 2024
AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott today unveiled the state's new billboard campaign in Central America and Mexico to dissuade migrants from making the dangerous journey to illegally cross the border into Texas during a press conference next to a burned down rape tree at Wall Ranch in Eagle Pass.
From The State of Texas Governor By Governor Greg Abbott
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January 13, 2025
AUSTIN - Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s Biennial Revenue Estimate:
From The State of Texas Lieutenant Governor By Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick
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January 17, 2025
AUSTIN - Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued the following statement today upon announcing his Texas Senate committee appointments for the 89th Legislature:
“Texas has the population and economic strength of a separate nation. With the 8th largest economy in the world, we would be the 39th largest nation in geographic size, and the 50th largest in population if we were a country.
From The State of Texas Lieutenant Governor By Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick
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January 17, 2025
[Austin, TX] – On Monday, January 20, at 10:00 AM, Democratic leaders from across Travis County and Texas will unite for a press conference titled “I Have A Dream” The event will amplify the Democratic Party’s message of standing shoulder to shoulder with working families, protecting core values, and racial equality for all.
From Travis County Democratic Party
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