On Tuesday, Rep. Kyle Biedermann (R-Fredericksburg) said that he is committed to authoring legislation in the 2021 legislative session that will ⦠Thousands of bills are expected to be filed during the session, but less than one in four of those will become law, Ramsey said. The state’s budget and redistricting, along with access to education, will be some of the top priorities for new members of the Texas Legislature as the state wrestles with soaring COVID-19 cases and a projected shortfall of nearly $5 billion. “Second, he takes time to communicate with people. Nov. 30, 2020, The seasons change in the political world, too. It is supported by Office of Public Insurance Counsel, One World Strategy Group, Texas Infrastructure Now and Fairmont Austin. The new Legislature is scheduled to convene on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. The conversation, moderated by Tribune political reporter Cassi Pollock, also included Rep.-elect Eddie Morales Jr., D-Eagle Pass, and Rep.-elect Jacey Jetton, R-Sugar Land. Canales said some of the members will need to energize their base for the next election and that’s why there will be at least one special session with “a lot of red meat to it.”, “The reality is that’s historically been the tool used,” Canales said. Dec. 14, 2020, The House will limit attendance for what is typically a crowded day at the Capitol when family and friends attend the opening ceremonies. In 2021, the Texas Senate will have 18 Republicans and 13 ⦠Full Story, It might seem that closing tax loopholes and ending exemptions would be an easy way to balance a state budget during a pandemic. Following an election that largely maintained the status quo within the Texas Legislature, Pollock said Democrats’ inability to gain any seats in the House means they’ll have limited input on the state’s redistricting process. Texas Legislature | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Prefiling Browse Legislation - View Trending - Dataset Downloads Active Texas Bills ( Introduced , Engrossed , Enrolled , Passed ) Now, Johnson said she’s hopeful the presumptive speaker, Phelan, will empower women in his administration, “giving women an opportunity to work hard, use the intelligence that God gave us and be smart leaders and participate in a high level in the Texas House.”. by Texas Tribune Staff We have to live with the results. During the 2021 legislative session, the Texas Legislative Black Caucus will focus on continuing efforts to reform the stateâs criminal justice system, ⦠Third, definitely, he is trustworthy.”, The panelists also said that Phelan, like Dennis Bonnen — who will retire as speaker at the end of his term after a secret recording revealed he encouraged the targeting of 10 GOP members for primary challenges — has the same focus and knack to get things done as his predecessor and will, as Hunter said, fairly call “balls and strikes.”, Texas House members spell out their top priorities heading in to the 2021 legislative session. “It is time for us to be very pragmatic and take a common-sense approach to how we cover the health care needs of Texans,” said state Sen. Beverly Powell, D-Burleson, during a Texas Tribune panel discussion on the state Senate’s agenda. Texas House Current Makeup: Republicans â 83, Democrats â 67 | January 2021: Republicans â 83, Democrats â 67. Support Comes From. “I think just the fact that we only had one woman on the Calendars Committee — the committee that sets the agenda for the entire House — was a hard pill to swallow.”. “It's all insider baseball,” Ramsey said. March 24, 2021â Yesterday marked the halfway point of the eighty-seventh Texas Legislature, one of the wildest and most contentious weâve ever seen. The representatives also talked about how the legislative session will be affected by the pandemic, elections and the presumptive new speaker. Every two years, the Texas Legislature convenes for session. “And we have to pick and choose what bills get paid when times are tough, and how to manage feeding our family, and how to manage educating our kids, and all the things that women and mothers have to do across the state.”, Incoming members of the Texas Legislature discuss their plans and priorities for their first legislative session. 2021 Texas Legislative Session Bills; Prepare for a (Legislative) Gun Battle in Texas Next Year. Analysis: Texas elections are over. 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Lawmakers in January will tackle issues including the next state budget and redistricting. It is a bicameral body composed of a 31-member Senate and a 150-member House of Representatives. But gaming in Texas hasn’t been expanded in almost three decades. January 12, 2021: 87th Legislature convenes at noon (Texas Constitution, Article III, Section 5(a); Texas Government Code, Section 301.001) March 12, 2021: 60-day bill filing deadline ( Texas Constitution, Article III, Section 5(b) ) Staying with their constitutional obligations, legislators must pass a two-year state budget and apportion the districts for Congress, State Board of Education, Texas Senate and House of Representatives seats as part of the decennial redistricting process. Huffman said she plans to introduce a similar proposal. The representatives also spoke about the importance of health care, education, child care access and LGBTQ+ protections in the upcoming session. Now it's time to govern. The Texas Legislature doesnât meet very often. The Legislature Explained at The Texas Tribune's symposium previewing the 2021 legislative session. By midafternoon, more than 500 bills had already been filed in the Texas House and Senate. The Washington version is noisy. Several Texas lawmakers said the upcoming legislative session will likely be pushed into a special session next year if federal census results are delayed for long. ⦠Twitter. Access Mobile Version of TLO. Johnson said some Democrats and Republicans weren’t aware of women’s lack of opportunity in the House until the group of women lawmakers brought it up. On Dec. 9, Lt. Gov. TEXAS STATE SENATE. By the freewheeling 1970s, Texas marijuana possession laws became less severe. Updated: Dec. 11, 2020. From the state budget to health care to education policy — and the politics and impact of the coronavirus behind it all — we focus on what Texans need to know about the biennial legislative session. “For years we've had Texas Legislative Black Caucus members attempting to break down the barriers to access to health care and health services,” Collier said. As more people are relying on the internet for education and telehealth during the pandemic, Hinojosa said lawmakers also hope to create a plan to increase access to broadband services. Texas will debate legal marijuana, police reform and other hot button issues in 2021. The gavel doesnât drop to open the 2021 Texas legislative session until Jan. 12, but state lawmakers are already giving us an indication of what they will be working on next year. “Women are the glue of most households and women have to make tough choices,” Johnson said. Show us with your support. Legislators will also be selecting a new Speaker of the House during the opening of the 2021 legislative session. “Broadband speed, internet was not a priority, it was just a normal one of the key issues that we needed to address, but because of the pandemic, now it’s become a priority,” Hinojosa said. The Tribune’s Evan Smith and Ross Ramsey on how the Legislature works — and what it might look like in a pandemic. Full Story, by Ross Ramsey Paul Buckowski / Albany Times Union. Texas Democrats promised 2020 would be the year Texas turned blue, the Texas Tribune reported on Wednesday. King said he was working with the House parliamentarian to draft rules to allow virtual meetings where the public can weigh in on how new maps are drawn. Huffman was joined by state Rep. Phil King, R-Austin, in a conversation moderated by Ross Ramsey, executive editor of The Texas Tribune. The Texas Legislature is the state legislature of the US state of Texas. After commissioners in a North Texas county ignored citizensâ pleas and authorized extending the countyâs mask mandate to February 28, Texas Republican Party Chair Allen West called on the Texas Legislature to act against ⦠The Texas version is a bit quieter, but it's underway. Greg Abbott, have pledged to “back the blue.”. Ura said their level of input will depend on how early Texas receives census information, and that overall, she’d be surprised if the process was complete by the end of the session. At a time when newsroom resources and revenue across the country are declining, The Texas Tribune remains committed to sustaining our mission: creating a more engaged and informed Texas with every story we cover, every event we convene and every newsletter we send. By Jacob Asmussen | December 10, 2020. The 87th Texas Legislature is about to kick off come 2021. With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to affect everyday life, Texas legislators know that it wonât be business as usual at the Capitol during the 2021 legislative session. Price, who went through redistricting in 2011, said that under any circumstances, the process of redrawing state political maps is difficult. How many times? The Texas Tribune and Spectrum News have teamed up to present a free week-long event â from Dec. 7 to 11 â previewing the 2021 proceedings. We have redistricting, of course, that we have to do. Monday marked the first day bills could be prefiled. This time around, a group of Democratic lawmakers are hoping to change that, having formed an “Equity Caucus” to advocate for women’s equity in House leadership and pledging to vote as a bloc for the House speaker, going public with its pick of Dade Phelan. The National Rifle Association has called the pre-filings for legislation in the Texas Congress next year a ârecord amount of gun control.â There are also a slew of bills aiming to increase gun rights in the state. Texas Legislature; Bill seeking to modify Texas âcastle doctrineâ causes stir ahead of 2021 legislative session click2houston.com - Aaron Barker. This will be the second public hearing for the Texas House Redistricting Committee to gather public input about how lawmakers should redraw political district lines to account for a decade's worth of population growth and demographic changes. She added that, amid a mounting number of uninsured Texans, she was “extremely optimistic” legislators would vote to expand Medicaid this session. Do you value our journalism? The Texas Legislature is set to convene its 2021 legislative session on January 12, and lawmakers have already pre-filed several bills that would reform Texasâ outdated cannabis laws. Some are good, some are bad, and others are downright ugly. When lawmakers gather in Austin on January 12th for the 87th session of the Texas Legislature, they'll be staring two colossal issues square in the face; an on-going pandemic still killing off their constituents, and a once-thriving economy chewed up by the very same contagion, robbing state coffers of at least $4.5 billion Major sponsors of this symposium are Toyota North America, the Beer Alliance of Texas, CenterPoint Energy, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Philanthropy Advocates, Educate Texas, Gulf States Toyota, Raise Your Hand Texas, AT&T, Texas State University System, HCA Healthcare, University of Texas at Arlington, IDEA Public Schools, DoorDash, Texas Exes, NRG Energy and 19th Amendment Centennial Fund. The state legislature meets at the Capitol in Austin. About half of them are aimed at increasing voter access, which lawmakers said became a more urgent issue during the pandemic. Four Tribune reporters share what they are most watching for at the 2021 legislative session. “This is the people’s house, and we need to make sure the people have access to us,” Jetton said. Still, Dutton acknowledged the challenges of reimagining policing in a Legislature where only a fraction of bills become law and in a state where some Republican officials, including Gov. “In these times of economic uncertainty and high unemployment, tax increases are completely off the table,” said Giovanni Capriglione, R-Southlake. With the state government facing a cash shortfall, a billionaire casino magnate is making a bold play for the Lone Star State. Full Story, by Patrick Svitek The current police union contract expires Sept. 30, 2021. January 12, 2021: 87th Legislature convenes at noon (Texas Constitution, Article III, Section 5(a); Texas Government Code, Section 301.001) March 12, 2021: 60-day bill filing deadline ( Texas Constitution, Article III, Section 5(b) ) We're in that periodic move from electioneering to governing. With Dade Phelan likely to become the Texas House speaker, Price said Phelan will have the “incredibly difficult job” of placing members on committees and deciding who will chair them. Will Dan Patrick push to change the rules? In 2021, lawmakers in the nationâs second most populous state and the worldâs 11th largest economy, Texas, could be the first to put an end to this practice. While they supported safety precautions like wearing masks in their offices — members can make their own office guidelines — both said they didn’t want rapid testing to prohibit constituents from accessing members. Itâs a policy pressure cooker. As a nonprofit newsroom, we rely on members to help keep our stories free and our events open to the public. The comments came from state Reps. Four Price, R-Amarillo; Craig Goldman, R-Fort Worth; Toni Rose, D-Dallas; and Terry Canales, D-Edinburg, during a conversation about the House agenda moderated by Cassandra Pollock, the Tribune’s state politics reporter. The lege website makes it easy to see the bills filed every day. “My hope is that we make it a work environment where we can get the job of the people done in a safe and professional way,” Menendez said. Facebook. Dec. 16, 2020, Remaking the state’s political maps — redistricting — is important. “With coronavirus, COVID-19, the agenda could be very narrow this session,” said state Rep. Todd Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, during a panel discussion previewing the Phelan administration and the 2021 legislative session. Texas Legislative Session Preview. Tribune events are supported through contributions from our investors and members. Perhaps it goes without saying — but producing quality journalism isn't cheap. Two Texas lawmakers said despite an expected shortfall of almost $5 billion for the current two-year budget, they hope to increase funding for health care and broadband services in the next budget, without increasing taxes. Austin American-Statesman. Media support is provided by Spectrum News. Dec. 9, 2020, The lieutenant governor said Wednesday he wants the Senate to decrease the threshold required to bring legislation to the floor to 18 members, which would allow the GOP to continue sidelining Democrats. “It's up to the 150 of us to come together for the betterment of Texas,” Goldman said. A Preview of the 2021 Legislative Session. Texas Tax Talk: 2021's Legislative Priorities | Thought ... ... Tax Update The pandemic may change that. Nov. 24, 2020, Phelan was a prominent lieutenant of current House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, whose handling of the 2019 legislative session was popular before scandal brought him down. This 2021 legislative session is already vastly different as the coronavirus continues to change the everyday lives of Texans. Texas Senate panel weighs banning abortion in 2021. By Robert Montoya | November 24, 2020. Members of the public who wish to testify may first have to test negative for COVID-19. Texas lawmakers will meet next month to address the health and economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, but social distancing measures will likely disrupt the Legislature’s daily grind, said Ross Ramsey, executive editor of The Texas Tribune. Key Texas House leader says Capitol occupancy may be limited in upcoming legislative session, GOP lawmakers heading into the legislative session take aim at voter fraud, despite no evidence of widespread problem. He also supports rapid testing in the Capitol and will require masks in his office. Access a mobile version of TLO, Who Represents Me, and DistrictViewer on an iPhone, iPad, or other mobile device. The Texas Constitution requires the Texas Legislature to convene in Austin on January 12, 2021 at noon. Shine expects the next legislative session to be similar to that tumultuous time because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Full Story, by Patrick Svitek “We're going to have a $4 to $5 billion budget deficit that we have to balance the budget on. With the recent election cycle (mostly) behind us, Texasâ 87th legislative session is set to convene at noon on Jan. 12. “It's a social mechanism,” Ramsey said during a panel discussion explaining the Legislature and previewing the 2021 session. In Dade Phelan's bid for Texas House speaker, trust was key. By midafternoon, more than 500 bills had already been filed in the Texas ⦠“This is where we go to debate, jump up and down, scream at each other, come out with a kind of forced agreement – and if you can't get together, it doesn't function right.”. Full Story, by Ross Ramsey Full Story, Watch: Here’s what you should know heading into the 2021 Texas legislative session, Analysis: When mapmaking Texas politicians are smiling and quiet, pay attention, Masks required, COVID-19 tests encouraged for opening day in the Texas House next month, Analysis: Texans might be ready for casinos, but lawmakers aren’t convinced, GOP megadonor Sheldon Adelson readies 2021 lobbying blitz to bring casinos to Texas, Dan Patrick wants to change Senate rules so GOP keeps a key advantage, despite losing its supermajority, Analysis: Adding a new tax might be easier than ending an old tax break. Here at Progress Texas, weâre going through every bill filled in the 2021 Texas Legislative Session. While Moody said he supported Phelan for his character, Button praised the Beaumont Republican for his years of leadership, including when Phelan didn’t push Button last session to support a bill he knew her constituents would reject. “Basically, you have to have approval – either expressed or tacit – from the House, Senate and governor in order to pass a law.”. The redistricting process — redrawing congressional and state legislative districts — could take longer than usual this year, two state lawmakers said. Will Texas Lawmakers Legalize Casino Gambling in 2021? State Rep. Joe Moody of El Paso and State Sen. Roland Gutierrez of San Antonio have both already pre-filed bills that will likely come up when the session gets underway. The 2021 must-do menu also includes legislative and congressional redistricting, which is generally a big olâ mess even when thereâs not a pandemic. “What this pandemic tells us is that we have a problem … in Texas, and now all the people are seeing it.”, Women’s equity is at the top of the agenda for state Reps. Gina Hinojosa and Julie Johnson, co-founders of the Texas Legislature’s Women’s Equity Bloc. Dec. 2, 2020, In January, the lieutenant governor suggested he could push to further lower the threshold required to bring bills to the floor if the GOP lost its supermajority. In fact, that might be the hardest option available. Texas lawmakers have been reluctant to expand coverage for people with incomes near or below the poverty line. On Election Day, Republicans lost a critical advantage in the state Senate. Dan Patrick appointed Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. as vice chair of the panel, replacing Hinojosa. The conversation, moderated by Tribune reporter Patrick Svitek, also featured state Sen. José Menéndez, D-San Antonio, state Sen. Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, and state Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock. Morales, the Democrat, said he wants to consider pulling money from the state’s “rainy day fund” to address the budget and would like to increase access to broadband and healthcare in the many rural counties in his district, the largest in the state. Capriglione and Hinojosa said the state has an obligation to continue funding public education to keep the commitment made in the 2019 session. Full Story, by Karen Brooks Harper “And so, we'll be back. “It will be some pain, yes, but nothing compared to 2011.”, Redistricting leaders in the Texas House and Senate look toward the process of drawing the district maps that will take place this year. Last update: November 17, 2020 . Though donors and corporate sponsors underwrite Texas Tribune events, they play no role in determining the content, panelists or line of questioning. The gavel doesnât drop to open the 2021 Texas legislative session until Jan. 12, but state lawmakers are already giving us an indication of what they will be working on next year. A number of statewide public hearings scheduled for earlier this year were canceled because of the pandemic. Dec. 22, 2020, We surveyed some of The Texas Tribune’s reporters and editors about what they’d be watching come Jan. 12, when state lawmakers are scheduled to gavel in the new session. Full Story, by Cassandra Pollock The Democrats only needed nine seats to take control of the House. “We have different police departments with different policies,” Collier, D-Fort Worth, said. Watch all of the conversations from the symposium and read highlights from the discussions below. “Most issues in the Legislature aren't really Republican and Democratic issues,” Ramsey said. The conversation, moderated by Tribune political reporter Alex Samuels, also included state Rep. Harold Dutton, chair of the Texas Legislative Black Caucus. And while those results are not yet known, we do now know the results of the races for the Texas state legislature. “First, he respects people from his heart,” Button said of why she supports Phelan. Several cannabis reform bills pre-filed ahead of 2021 session . MAKEUP BY PARTY: The Texas Senate currently has 19 Republicans and 12 Democrats. March 24, 2021â Yesterday marked the halfway point of the eighty-seventh Texas Legislature, one of the wildest and most contentious weâve ⦠And then there are other major issues, in my opinion, like health and human services that we have to find some long-term solution on.”. Find a complete list of them here. With the Texas Legislature set to convene in five weeks, an ⦠A month before the 2021 legislative session, much remains unclear, including how a session will work during a pandemic and what the priorities of the governor, lieutenant governor and House speaker will be, Texas Tribune reporters said. The panelists also highlighted new safety protocols that will be in place this session at the Capitol. When it does, a lot can happen in a short period of time. Texas Republicans have blocked voter access legislation for years. The 87th Legislature's regular session runs from Jan. 12 to May 31. Ramshaw is also a former editor-in-chief of The Texas Tribune. On January 12, lawmakers from across the state of Texas will convene the 87 th Texas Legislative Session. Collier said the caucus also plans to address disparities in health care, which have been exposed with greater clarity by the coronavirus pandemic. The conversation, moderated by Tribune CEO Evan Smith, included Tribune political reporters Cassi Pollock, Alex Samuels, Patrick Svitek and Alexa Ura. In-Depth News Politics 2021 Texas Legislature gerrymandering legislative redistricting Texas redistricting U.S. Census Bureau. Both acknowledged the challenges of navigating a session with a significantly decreased budget, but Hinojosa said it’s nothing the state hasn’t worked through before. “There’s a lot of unknowns,” said state Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, who chairs the Senate Select Committee on Redistricting. Full Story, by Cassandra Pollock “We’ll start the session with those unknowns still there.”. “We have so many tools in our toolbox that we’ll be able to work through it. Conversations on how people will testify during the session are underway, Pollock said, and lawmakers are considering options such as limiting the number of people in the Capitol and requiring a negative COVID-19 test before entering. AUSTIN, Texas â Democratic Texas lawmakers will take another shot at legalizing marijuana in the Lone Star State when the legislature convenes in January. From the mobile device browser, enter www.txlegis.com.NOTE: Some applications or features within an ⦠“The more things change, the more things stay the same,” said Rep.-elect Shelby Slawson, R-Stephenville, adding that supporting law enforcement is also one of her top concerns. Texas Bill Filing For 2021 Texas Session Begins With Legislation On Abortion, Police Stops And Redistricting. Legal challenges and changing deadlines, compounded by the coronavirus pandemic, frustrated census efforts and could push redistricting into a special session, the lawmakers said. Johnson said the caucus will bring the perspective of women who have children and care for their families. Full Story, by Cassandra Pollock Three veteran Texas lawmakers said that Dade Phelan, the presumptive Texas House speaker, will unite lawmakers through his experience and sincerity in what will be the Legislature’s first chance to address the health and economic impact of the pandemic next month. I don't know.”, Four members of the Texas Senate outline what’s on the agenda for the upper chamber. Now that that has happened, it remains to be seen whether Patrick will follow through. “We want to aim to provide uniformity, some type of consistent system, that people in Texas can look to and say, ‘This is what is expected of our law enforcement officers all across the state.”’. Dec. 1, 2020, Nearly a dozen pieces of legislation, all of them filed by Republicans, target mail-in balloting, illegal voting and misbehaving elections officials — inspired by events and talking points from the previous election cycle. 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