Capital Highlights: Workforce commission announces job surge
by Gary Borders The Texas Workforce Commission released June employment figures that showed Texas employers…
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Capital Highlights: Absent lawmakers stymie special session
By Gary Borders Nearly 60 Texas House Democrats left the state last Monday for Washington,…
Capital Highlights: Texas Legislature returns for special session
By Gary Borders The Texas Legislature convened in special session last Thursday and GOP legislators…
Capital Highlights: Gas prices at highest since 2014
By Gary Borders As Texans hit the roads this summer with pandemic restrictions eased and…
Capital Highlights: Democrats sue over defunding of legislative branch
by Gary Borders House Democrats filed a petition with the Texas Supreme Court on Friday,…
Capital Highlights: Heat wave prompts conservation call
By Gary Borders The Electric Reliability Council of Texas urged Texans to cut back on…
Capital Highlights: Gov. Abbott vows to expand border ‘barrier’
Gov. Greg Abbott vowed last week at a border security summit to build a barrier…
Capital Highlights: Population gains, losses in state detailed
by Gary Borders The U.S. Census Bureau has released its sub-county population estimates from April…
Capital Highlights: Budget headed to governor’s desk
Capital Highlights by Gary Borders The Texas Legislature sent a $248 billion two-year state budget…
Capital Highlights: Special session coming this fall to address redistricting
by Gary Borders Texas lawmakers will adjourn the regular session on Monday – Memorial Day…