Texas leaders want a new way to attract businesses here. But they canโt agree on how to do it.
The two chambers have 10 days to cut a deal before the end of the legislative session, and they are miles apart on some of the very foundations of a corporate tax-abatement bill considered to be a priority for Republican state leaders.
Texas House passes proposed new map for chamberโs 150 districts, aiming to protect Republicansโ majority for the next decade
Members considered more than 50 amendments to the proposed map during debate that began Tuesday and ended early Wednesday. Some of the biggest changes focused on Dallas and Harris counties.
Texas House proposes map that increases Republican strength and decreases Black and Hispanic majority districts
The Texas Legislature is in the midst of its third special session, which is dedicated to redrawing political maps based on the latest census data that showed people of color fueled 95% of Texasโ population growth over the past decade.
Texas appears to be paying a secretive Republican political operative $120,000 annually to work behind the scenes on redistricting
Adam Foltz, now on the Texas payroll, played a key role in Wisconsin's redistricting last decade. A federal court threw out some of the maps and called the effort Foltz was involved in "an all but shameful attempt to hide the redistricting process from public scrutiny."
Texas House requires masks for 2021 legislative session, declines to expand virtual testimony
Itโs 150 people, thatโs what the rules are.โThe coronavirus requirements were part of a broad resolution setting rules for the House during the Legislatureโs 2021 session. Members may also remove masks during a committee hearing if protected by a barrier and socially distanced from others. Every senator will be required to test negative for the virus before entering the upper chamber or attending a committee hearing. โThat is the people's House,โ said Hunter, one of the House members spearheading the rules proposal. โWould Rep. Stickland โ I mean Rep. Slaton โ yield to a question?โ Leach asked.