With Feelings Raw Over Voting Bill’s Demise, Texas Legislature Wraps Up โ For Now
Members celebrated the end of the session, but also acknowledged that they’ll be back sometime soon for at least one special session.
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Watered-Down Expansion Of Texasโ Medical Marijuana Program Poised To Become Law
House Bill 1535 expands eligibility for the Texas Compassionate Use Program to people with cancer and post-traumatic stress disorder. The Senate stripped out a provision that wouldโve allowed any Texan with chronic pain to access medical marijuana.
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Amid A Pandemic With Unequal Impact, A Proposal For A New Office Of Health Equity Died In The Texas Senate
Democratic lawmakers wanted to replace a defunded agency by creating a new office that would look at health inequities across the state. But after Republicans pulled it into ongoing debates about transgender rights and critical race theory, the bill died in the Senate.
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Says He Wonโt Doom Police Regulating Agency To Force A Special Session
The leader of the Senate gave himself leverage to force a special legislative session when he neglected to pass a bill to extend the life of the regulating agency for Texas law enforcement. But after blowback from the governor, Patrick said โweโre not holding anything hostage.โ
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TEXAS LEGISLATURE 2021 Leadership Tensions, Potential Special Session Loom As Texas Legislative Session Hits Uncertain End
Tensions between the two chambers are peaking, and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is putting pressure on Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session for unfinished business on conservative priorities
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