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

Vol. 13 – April 26th “We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.” – John F. Kennedy. Time becomes an easier tool for opponents to kill bills as only a ... Read More

Vol. 12 – April 19th This week’s focus on bills of big impact that might become law relates to preparing for the ever-growing role of technology in financial ... Read More

Vol. 11 – April 12th This week’s focus on bills of big impact that might become law relates to the two biggest current regulatory fears regarding consumers’ ... Read More

Vol. 10 – April 5th I had the privilege of testifying before House Pensions, Investments and Financial Services on March 31st, in support of HB3472, but we ... Read More