Tag: texas
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Texas comptroller removes BlackRock from boycott list
What’s the story? Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week that his office removed BlackRock from the state’s list of firms barred from managing public investment funds over their treatment of fossil fuel companies. Hegar said BlackRock’s recent shift away from public ESG support made the firm eligible to do business with the state again.…
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Ballot measure update: Texas, New York add new measures for 2025; Louisiana, Nebraska for 2026
The number of certified statewide ballot measures for both 2025 and 2026 is trending above average compared to previous election cycles as of June 10. 2025 ballot measures For 2025, 27 statewide ballot measures have been certified in seven states—Colorado, Louisiana, New York, Ohio, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. This is seven more than the average…
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Ortiz Jones defeats Pablos in San Antonio mayoral runoff election
Gina Ortiz Jones defeated Rolando Pablos 54.3% to 45.7% in the June 7, runoff election for mayor of San Antonio, Texas. Ortiz Jones and Pablos advanced to the runoff from the nonpartisan general election on May 3. Ortiz Jones received 27.2% of the vote and Pablos received 16.6%. The two advanced to a runoff because…
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Texas Legislature refers 17 constitutional amendments for Nov. 2025 ballot—the highest number for a single election date since 2003
The 89th Regular Session of the Texas State Legislature adjourned on June 2. During the 140-day session, legislators referred 17 constitutional amendments to the Nov. 4, 2025, ballot—the highest number for a single election date in more than two decades. As Republicans hold majorities in both chambers but lack the two-thirds required to refer constitutional…
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Texas Legislature referred seven constitutional amendments to November 2025 ballot last week, including bail measure
The Texas State Legislature voted to send seven constitutional amendments to the Nov. 4 ballot last week (May 25 – May 31). One amendment would let judges deny bail for individuals accused of certain crimes, one would make changes to the state judiciary oversight commission and process, two would adjust the allocation of tax revenue,…
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Ballot measure update: Texas adds 7 more for 2025; Alaska campaign finance and Missouri abortion measures certified for 2026
The number of certified statewide ballot measures for both 2025 and 2026 is trending above average compared to previous election cycles as of May 27. 2025 ballot measures For 2025, 22 statewide ballot measures have been certified in six states—Colorado, Louisiana, Ohio, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. This is nine more than the average of 13…
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Anti-ESG bill dies in Texas House
A Texas bill that sought to shift the legal burden in shareholder lawsuits involving ESG policies failed in committee last week. The House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee voted it down 9–1. If enacted, the bill would have been the first to make it easier for shareholders to challenge ESG-related decisions by requiring companies to…
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Texas voters to decide on three property tax exemption amendments, including third homestead exemption increase in three years
The Texas State Legislature voted to send three property tax exemption amendments to the Nov. 4 ballot this week—increasing two existing exemptions and authorizing the creation of a new one. Senate Joint Resolution 2 would increase the property tax exemption from $100,000 to $140,000 of the market value of a homestead. This will be the…
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Texans to decide on parental rights amendment in November, first ballot measure of its kind since 1996
Texas voters will decide whether to add language to the state constitution to provide that parents have the right “to exercise care, custody, and control of the parent’s child, including the right to make decisions concerning the child’s upbringing” and the responsibility “to nurture and protect the parent’s child.” In Texas, a two-thirds vote in…
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Texas Democrats join Republicans to place citizen voting requirement on statewide ballots in 2025 after blocking the amendment in 2023
Fifteen House Democrats joined the Republican majority in voting to send a constitutional amendment to voters on Nov. 4 that would add noncitizens to the list of persons not allowed to vote in the state after the same resolution was defeated during the state’s last legislative session in 2023. The list in Section 1, Article…