Issue 22 - August 20th Yesterday for the first time in nearly six weeks the Texas House declared a quorum for the Second Called Special Session. With one ... Read More

Issue 21 – July 19th Governor Abbott called a Special Session to begin on July 8th and set the below listed bullet items as the agenda. The rules for a ... Read More

Issue 20 – June 21st In this our final update for the session, we provide you a more focused summary of what might enter your daily lives as a mortgage ... Read More

Issue 19 – June 7th On or about June 21st (after the Governor’s veto deadline), our final 87th Texas Legislative update will bring you a more focused summary ... Read More

Issue 18 – June 1st The 140 days of the 87th Texas Legislature ended yesterday and adjourned Sine die (without any future date for resumption). Many bills in ... Read More

Issue 17 – May 24th The House chose to recess for two days until 1:00pm Sunday as frustration builds between legislative leaders over which bills are moving ... Read More

Issue 16 – May 17th Hundreds of House bills set on the various calendars died this past week as the clock for passage expired, including five bills we were ... Read More

Issue 15 – May 10th There is a common saying that the legislature is where bills go to die. That time has now arrived. Approximately 80% of all bills filed ... Read More

Vol. 14 – May 3rd “All that Glitters is not Gold.” – William Shakespeare or Led Zeppelin There are bills making great progress in the Texas legislature ... Read More