Greg Abbott And Dan Patrick Diverge Ahead Of The Legislative SessionOon Property Taxes, Power Grid
The dueling approaches are coming into focus as lawmakers prepare to return to Austin for the session which begins Jan. 10.
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Texas Lawmakers Ask State Agency To Delay Power Market Redesign Until After 2023 Legislative Session
In a Monday committee hearing, lawmakers questioned whether a Public Utility Commission proposal to redesign Texas’ electricity market would lead to the building of more natural-gas-fired power plants. Regulators say it would.
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A Texas Program That Backs School Districts’ Bond Debt Is About To Reach Its Limit — And It Could Mean Raising Taxes
Under the state’s Permanent School Fund’s Bond Guarantee Program, schools get the best interest rate on bonds. That soon may be over if the federal government doesn’t act.
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Republican Caucus Backs Dade Phelan As Texas House Speaker
Republican members of the Texas House endorsed Speaker Dade Phelan’s bid for reelection in a nonbinding vote on Saturday. An official vote from the entire Texas House will take place in January.
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Alex Jones Files For Bankruptcy After Juries Award Sandy Hook Parents Almost $1.5 Billion
A handful of the Texas-based conspiracy theorist’s companies already filed for bankruptcy. Earlier this year, a Texas jury awarded Sandy Hook parents $49 million in a defamation case against Jones.
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