Tag: texas
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Texas Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals issue nine opinions from Feb. 6-12
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued seven opinions from Feb. 6-12. The Texas Supreme Court issued two opinions from Feb. 6-12. Both courts are the state’s courts of last resort. As of Feb. 12, the court of criminal appeals issued 48 opinions in 2023—17 more than this point a year ago. The supreme court…
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San Antonio charter amendment regarding abortion, marijuana, and police actions has enough signatures for the May 6 ballot
On May 6, 2023, San Antonio voters will decide on a charter amendment regarding abortion, marijuana, and police actions. City officials announced on Feb. 8 that the amendment has enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot. Last month, organizers for the amendment, including Act 4 SA and Ground Game Texas, submitted more than 37,000…
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Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and Supreme Court issue 12 opinions from Jan. 30-Feb. 5
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued 11 opinions from Jan. 30-Feb 5. The Texas Supreme Court issued one opinion from Jan. 30-Feb. 5. Both courts are the state’s courts of last resort. As of Feb. 5, the court of criminal appeals issued 41 opinions in 2023—14 more than this point a year ago. The…
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States sue HHS to overturn public health emergency rule
Texas and Oklahoma filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas on January 18, 2023, arguing that an Obama-era federal regulation issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) granting the World Health Organization (WHO) authority to define what constitutes a public health emergency infringes on national…
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How is the Texas Constitution amended?
The Texas State Legislature convened its 2023 regular legislative session on Jan. 10. The legislature can refer constitutional amendments, in the form of statewide ballot measures, to the ballot in odd-numbered and even-numbered years. However, Texas is one of four states with biennial legislative sessions that meet in odd-numbered years; therefore, most amendments have been…
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These Texas State Senate candidates raised the most money and lost
Elections for all 31 seats in the Texas State Senate took place on Oct. 29, 2022. Republicans held an 18-13 majority heading into the election. This article details the five candidates who raised the most money and lost their election. In the 2022 election cycle, 22 of 31 general elections were contested. The losing candidates…
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These Texas State House candidates raised the most money and lost
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held an 83-65 majority heading into the election. This article details the five candidates who raised the most money and lost their election. In the 2022 election cycle, 96 of 150 general elections were contested. The losing…
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Nine of 15 Texas State Senate committee chairs raised more money than the average member this cycle
Elections for all 31 seats in the Texas State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held an 18-13 majority heading into the election. Committee chair fundraising State legislative committee chairs set a committee’s legislative agenda. Some committee chairs raise significantly more money than their non-chair counterparts in the state legislature. The average amount…
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Sixteen of 31 Texas House committee chairs raised more money than the average member this cycle
Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Republicans held an 83-65 majority heading into the election. Committee chair fundraising State legislative committee chairs set a committee’s legislative agenda. Some committee chairs raise significantly more money than their non-chair counterparts in the state legislature. The average…
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These are the results in the top five most expensive Texas State Senate elections
General elections for all 31 districts in the Texas State Senate took place on Nov. 8, 2022. Of the 31 districts up for election in 2022, 22 had a general election with more than one candidate. Across all contested general elections, candidates raised $19.5 million. Incumbents raised an average of $661,250 per candidate and challengers…