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October 22, 2021 5:22 PM
The US Supreme Court
has agreed to take up some of the jurisdictional – if not constitutional –
questions around the so-called Texas “fetal heartbeat bill” on November 1.
The action in these contentious
legal cases can often be a series of stops, starts, and stalls. Today’s US
Supreme Court action rejected the Department of Justice’s efforts
to put a hold on the 6 week abortion ban.
Conservatives who
supported the law declared the high court action to be a victory against
unwarranted attacks.
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By Kimberly Reeves
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October 22, 2021 2:16 PM
Significant appointments, career changes, lobby moves, agency hires, and more
When you run on
adrenaline for weeks on end and then the chaos suddenly concludes, you collapse
physically and mentally. Many have said you’re going through that right now –
including those of you who basically slept most of this week.
But others have largely
been tuning out much of what’s been happening inside the building because most
of what they were debating had little if anything to do with your clients’
interests. That was true right up until the governor decided state government should
tell businesses how to handle their vaccination policies. When was the last
time the business community so forcefully rejected a policy proposal from any governor?
Seriously, I’m asking.
We’ll come back to
all that.
Meantime, some
power players are making moves and you can expect a flurry of filings and
campaign announcements now that the lines are drawn and sitting on the governor’s
desk. To share your career news, send it anytime to ksbraddock@gmail.com and use POTM in the
subject line. Campaign announcements, by the way, should go to pressrelease@quorumreport.com. Please
and thank you.
Here’s the latest edition
of People on the Move.
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By Scott Braddock
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October 21, 2021 11:05 AM
Some sharp observers note that two thirds of senators would not confirm such a controversial pick, but Abbott doesn't have to worry about that as long as the Texas Senate is not in session
Here
is the announcement from the Office of the Governor.
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October 20, 2021 5:05 PM
With the decennial redistricting process completed –
legal challenges notwithstanding – we now enter the next phase of all this: The
onslaught of retirements and promotions.
In the Texas Senate, retiring are Finance
Chair Jane Nelson of Flower Mound and Kel
Seliger of Amarillo, who just announced that intention today.
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By James Russell
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October 20, 2021 12:30 PM
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October 19, 2021 10:30 AM
Full statement here.
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October 19, 2021 12:42 AM
Speaker Phelan says that for some of the members this marks the end of their experience in the Texas Legislature; Lt Gov. Patrick thanks everyone for their service in Austin this year
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October 18, 2021 10:25 PM
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October 18, 2021 8:52 PM
The comments came from Sen. Huffman just before the Senate adopted the conference committee report on the congressional map
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October 18, 2021 6:54 PM
With time running short and the House and Senate at a stalemate over property tax “relief,” the speaker’s office calls it a “healthy compromise”
As the House and
Senate do not seem close to terms on how to move forward with property
tax “relief” in this special session, Texas Senate Finance Monday
evening quickly heard and voted out SJR2
by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, to raise the homestead exemption to
$40,000.
This is after the House
would not agree to the Senate’s proposal for M&O compression resulting in a
one-time savings of $100 for a home valued at $300,000 and the Senate would not
agree to use federal funds to send roughly $500 checks to homeowners next year.
When asked for comment, Speaker
Dade Phelan’s Communications Director Enrique Marquez said, “It’s
a healthy compromise.”
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October 18, 2021 5:40 PM
MALC argues the deposition is necessary to “investigate potential violations of the Texas Open Meetings Act.”
The Mexican American
Legislative Caucus is asking a state district court judge in Travis
County to order the deposition of a GOP operative hired this year to assist
with the redrawing of Texas political boundaries.
The nation’s largest and oldest
group of its kind said the deposition is necessary to “investigate potential
violations of the Texas Open Meetings Act.”
“Specifically, MALC seeks
to depose Adam Foltz, a partisan redistricting operative employed by the
Texas Legislative Council, a non-partisan state agency that
supports the Legislature in drafting and analyzing proposed legislation, which
also manages the internal mapping tool lawmakers use to draw electoral maps,” MALC
said in a news release.
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October 18, 2021 3:48 PM
Download the complaint
here.
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October 18, 2021 1:43 AM
You can download it here. Scroll to page 225 to see the maps.
Here is the map in District Viewer.
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October 17, 2021 1:43 AM
Conferees are Huffman, Nelson, Nichols, Campbell, and Perry
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October 16, 2021 11:40 PM
Some changes were made in South Texas, Rep. Toth had his residence drawn specifically into a district, and more
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October 16, 2021 5:12 PM
It is now set for floor consideration on Sunday
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October 15, 2021 6:35 PM
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October 15, 2021 6:05 PM
Before the vote, Chair Burrows wanted to ensure the doors were open to both chambers so that members could watch each other pass the others' maps
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October 15, 2021 5:33 PM
AGC-TBB, TLR, TAB, NFIB, Texas REALTORS, Chemical Council, Texas Civil Justice League, CPAS, Hotels and Lodging, TMA, Texas Trucking Association, multiple Chambers, and many others urge lawmakers to vote no on anything like SB51 by Sen. Hughes
From the statement, which is now signed by even more business groups:
"We believe strongly that
legislation of this kind represents an unprecedented intrusion into the liberty
of employers to operate their businesses as they see fit. Texas’ successful
business climate is premised upon this fundamental liberty, but this
legislation undermines it by placing employers in an impossible position
between federal and state mandates. It will also subject employers to
potentially crippling litigation costs at both the federal and state levels
with no ability to protect themselves against this risk."
Check this out for
the whole thing.
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October 15, 2021 4:58 PM
The House also approved the SBOE map earlier in the day. Third readings are expected soon
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October 15, 2021 3:34 PM
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October 15, 2021 9:48 AM
Here
is the announcement from the Office of the Governor.
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