Texas proposes $119.7B yearly budget, down 3%
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Speaker of the House Dade Phelan today released the following statement on the House’s base budget for the 2022-2023 biennium: “The Texas House’s base …
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Texas Legislature convenes
New House speaker lays out challenges The 87th session of the Texas Legislature opened Tuesday with COVID-19 encompassing every aspect of what the lawmakers do, according to new …
Tax increase scare much ado about little
County, ESD considering minimum additional revenue needs By LEWIS SPEARMAN HARRIS COUNTY – It looks like property owners have dodged a tax increase due to the current COVID …
STEPHENS “GOING BIG” NATIONALLY
Quest to save lives with ECG in 7 states CROSBY – What began here as a quest to see if sudden death of young athletes could be stemmed …
Stephens speaks in Pennsylvania on heart screening bill
HARRISBURG – Scott Stephens of the Cody Stephens Foundation spoke to a rally and senators in the Pennsylvania capital this week. They voted to advance a heart screening …
Stephens relates efforts to Pass HB76
Seven years ago, Crosby student Cody Stephens died unexpectedly from a heart condition. He was at home, resting, and never woke up. After recovering from the shock of …
Cody Bill passes House with 145 – 0 vote
AUSTIN – The final vote in the House of Representatives got unanimous approval of those attending the session on Tuesday for HB 76, the Cody Stephens Bill. According …
CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS: Supplemental funding legislation draws from “Rainy Day Fund”
By Ed Sterling AUSTIN — A few of the funding priorities expressed by the executive, legislative and judicial branches are not covered in Senate Bill 2, the state’s …
Education reform to add money to schools, lower property tax
AUSTIN: State Rep. Dan Huberty, R., District 127, formerly of District 128, has ridden shotgun on a $9 billion school finance reform bill that is to send more …
Cody Bill changed to “opt in,” likely to sail through House
CROSBY – House Bill 76 has been dubbed by Dan Huberty, “expected to be voted favorably out of the Education Committee this week.” Once in the Senate, although …