Blaise Gainey
Texas Capitol ReporterTexas Capitol Reporter for The Texas Newsroom (public radio collaboration)
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The author of Senate Bill 5 says veterans who treat their Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with THC should consider enrolling in the Texas Medical Marijuana program. -
One idea is to require Texas emergency managers to be credentialed and professionally certified for the position because there are no current statewide baseline standards. -
Governor Greg Abbott announced the addition of flood warning systems to the special session agenda in the days following the July 4 deadly flash flooding in Texas Hill Country. -
Texas Senate Bill 13 would allow for the creation of advisory councils, if at least 20% of parents in a school district sign a petition to do so. -
The legislation would raise the state’s Homestead Exemption another $40,000 up to $140,000. -
Texas Senate Bill 762 stipulates that students, teachers, and others on public school campuses could be fined $500 for each day an unapproved flag [Pride, Black Lives Matter] is displayed after they’re told to take it down. -
In all, the Texas House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans’ Affairs Committee heard testimony on more than a dozen proposals to lessen firearm restrictions in the state. -
At issue is a potential $1 billion spending cap for the first two years of a voucher program, and the increase of $395 for the base amount of funds for each student in public school districts. -
Texas Senate Bill 26 would create a system where teachers automatically receive raises in their third and fifth year of teaching. -
School voucher programs are passing at record rates across the U.S. with 31 states now taking part.
