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1️⃣ On March 2, 1836, Texas declared independence from centralized control.
Today, we need a different kind of independence — independence from overburdening property taxes, unchecked spending, & regulatory overreach.
That’s why we created the Texas Liberty Compact. 🧵
(🧵1/9) Week one of bill filing for the 90th #txlege is in the books. Lawmakers filed 64 more bills Friday, & TPR has a FREE digest posted for EVERY one.
Total since Nov. 9th: 1,498 bills & joint resolutions read & summarized. 🥵
(8/) Want this in your inbox? Subscribe to TPR’s free newsletter for our biweekly roundup, plus Bill Digest updates, Legislative Spotlights, & floor reports as the 90th #txlege session unfolds.
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(9/9) Read any bill in plain English. Filter by topic, #txlege lawmaker, or Compact plank:
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FREE. EVERY bill. Through the March 12 filing deadline. For Liberty! For Texas!
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(🧵1/9) Day 4 of bill filing for the 90th #txlege: lawmakers filed 79 new bills & joint resolutions Thursday, & TPR has a free digest posted for EVERY one, with simple text available.
Running total since Monday, Nov. 9th: 1,434 measures read & summarized.
(8/) Want this and more in your inbox? Subscribe to TPR’s free newsletter for our biweekly roundup, plus Bill Digest updates, Legislative Spotlights, & floor reports as the 90th #txlege session unfolds.
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(9/9) Read any bill in plain English. Filter by topic, #txlege lawmaker, or Compact plank:
texaspolicyresearch.com/bill…
Free. EVERY bill. Through the March 12 filing deadline.
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(🧵1/10) Today #txlege State Sen. @electcharles filed SB 338, which, if passed, would put Texas data centers of 100,000+ sq ft under a new set of rules covering water, grid access, environmental permits, & local tax incentives. Here’s what it does, & how it stacks up against @TXPolResearch's approach to data centers.
Bill: texaspolicyresearch.com/bill…
(🧵1/6) Medicaid expansion was the first business of the 90th Texas Legislature. By November 12, #txlege lawmakers had filed 18 measures to expand Medicaid or create alternatives built on expansion funding. Our latest Legislative Spotlight breaks them down.
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(5/) In 2021, HB 3871 had a bipartisan sponsorship majority in the #txlege House & never got a hearing. A budget amendment seeking to accomplish the same thing drew just one Republican vote.
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(6/6) Our view: #txlege lawmakers should reject these expansion bills as filed & pursue patient-centered reforms that lower costs for every Texan. Read the full Spotlight:
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