Texas 83rd Legislative Session Report: Comptroller Backs Transparency Bills The following is a digest of a story that originally appeared at the Times Record News on February 9th, 2013. Texas Comptroller Susan Combs joined legislative leadership Thursday to announce the filing of legislation aimed at improving government transparency and empowering taxpayers to make informed decisions…
Texas 83rd Legislative Session News: 5 Tarrant Freshmen Making Name in the House The following is a digest of a story originally published at the Fort Worth Star Telegram. The Texas Lobby Group is posting this summary as a public service for all Texas lobbyists, Texas Government Consultants, and other politically interested parties. Tarrant County’s…
Texas Lobby Group 83rd Legislative Session Report: Senate Term Draws After the House and Senate redraw their lines through the Redistricting process, the Texas State Senate “draws” to see who will get a four year term and who will get a 2 year term. Senators – obviously – hope for a four year “draw” so…
Texas 83rd Legislative Session: Rick Perry on the Upcoming Budget Considerations Although Texas’s economy has been struggling, it has been doing remarkably well compared to many other states. In the current Legislative session, representatives will be debating the 2014-2015 state budget. The budget has an estimated 96.2 billion dollars in new revenue. Governor Rick Perry…