87th Texas Legislature

The Safe Outdoor Dogs Act, a new law that further restricts pet owners from chaining their dogs, goes into effect Tuesday, January 18th.

This new executive order states that no entity in Texas can compel an individual to take a COVID-19 vaccine. Governor Abbott is also asking the Legislature to pass a permanent law for this issue

State Rep. Burrows and State Sen. Perry filed joint legislation would reallocate 1/3 of the PUF away from UT and Texas A&M to other university systems in Texas

Scott Braddock on The Chad Hasty Show discussing the news about the University of Texas and Oklahoma University leaving the Big 12 conference, ERCOT and the Texas power supply grid, the Texas House Democrats who vacated the legislature during the special session, and more.

Speaker Dade Phelan says the Democrats who have fled the state shouldn't be keep the per diem they are being paid during the current special session of the Texas Legislature

Texas Governor Greg Abbott had announced weeks ago that the first special session of the Texas Legislature would begin on July 8. Up until today, no one knew what exactly would be considered during the special session. On Wednesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced which items would be considered...

I'm not if you have come to realize this or not, but sometimes, social media can be a very dramatic place. It's also a place that doesn't always give the full story as to why something is trending. On Tuesday, the hashtag, #AbbottHatesDog was trending all over Twitter...

We now know when the first special session for the Texas Legislature will be. Texas Governor Greg Abbott and his office announced July 8th as the date for the first special session in Austin. It's not completely known yet what the Governor will ask lawmakers to take up during the first special session...

Did you hear that Texas Governor Greg Abbott banned Critical Race Theory from being taught in Texas Schools? If so, you might be confused to hear that the Governor will be bringing lawmakers back to Austin to abolish Critical Race Theory in Texas schools...

The 87th Texas Legislative Session is over and while Special Sessions will be called, now is a good time to take a look back on what happened during the session. The Texas Public Policy Foundation is touring the state and discussing what went right and what went wrong during the session from a conservative point of view...