Texas State Representatives

Texas, sports betting

Tulsa World · 20h

Texas, Oklahoma sports betting bills move forward in state legislatures

Sports betting bills moved forward in Texas and Oklahoma this week, but both have a long way to go before becoming law.

KHOU-TV Houston on MSN · 11h

Texas representative files resolution for sports betting

Texas state Representative Sam Harless from Spring filed House Joint Resolution 134. It would make sports betting a constitutional amendment.

Yahoo · 1d

Online sports betting; Is Texas missing out?

ABILENE, Texas (BCH Sports) - 39 states have legalized sports gambling, boosting state revenue for public programs. Despite high demand, Texas has yet to follow. If legalized, this could generate significant revenue for education in rural areas such as the Big Country,

FOX 26 Houston on MSN · 1d

Texas regulated sports betting market: It's one step closer

Could a regulated sports betting market be coming to Texas? What we know. According to a release, State Rep. Sam Harless (R-Spring) filed House Join Resolution 134 Wednesday to gi

Texas Senate greenlights new property tax cuts

Austin American-Statesman on … · 11h

'Texas-sized' relief: Senate passes $22.7 billion school property tax cut package

If the Legislature approves SB 4, Texas voters would have to approve the amendment to the state Constitution to make the tax cut permanent.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 12h

Texas Senate greenlights new property tax cuts despite concerns over mounting costs

The Texas Senate moved swiftly this week to advance property tax relief, one of Gov. Greg Abbott’s emergency items this session. On Thursday, the chamber voted unanimously to increase the state’s homestead exemption on school district taxes from $100,

Dallas Morning News on MSN · 14h

Texas Senate approves proposals to cut property taxes with $140,000 homestead exemption

The Texas Senate gave unanimous approval Thursday to proposals to cut property taxes by raising the Texas homestead exemption to $140,000, sending the measures to the House. Senate Bill 4 and Senate Joint Resolution 2,

Texas lawmaker files bill to abolish Texas Education Agency

Fort Worth Star-Telegram on MSN · 11h

This bill filed in the Texas House could undo last year’s change to TAD reappraisal plan

The Tarrant Appraisal District moved to reappraise county property values every other year in July 2024. This North Texas state representative’s bill could overturn that.

CBS News · 1d

Texas lawmaker files bill to abolish the Texas Education Agency

In a move that mirrors the federal government's potential overhaul of the U.S. Department of Education, a Texas lawmaker is seeking to eliminate the Texas Education Agency.

Yahoo · 22h

Texas lawmaker pushes to abolish Texas Education Agency

As President Trump continues his efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, Texas state representative Andy Hopper has filed a bill to eliminate the state's education agency, which oversees public teaching across 1,

Texas House, Landgraf and Environmental Regulation

NewsWest 9 on MSN · 6h

State Rep. Brooks Landgraf reappointed as 'Chairman of Texas House Environmental Regulation Committee'

With taking the reins of serving on the House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence, Landgraf strengthens his role as an advocate for a fair legal system.

Yahoo · 9h

Landgraf reappointed chairman of powerful Texas House Environmental Regulation Committee

State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa) has been reappointed by Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows to serve as chairman of the influential Texas House Committee on Environmental Regulation. In addition to this key leadership role,

The Texas Tribune on MSN · 15h

Texas House committee assignments extend power of experienced GOP leaders

Republicans chair all committees, as promised, while Democrats will lead half of the newly created subcommittees.

13hon MSN

U.S. Reps want answers on Texas maternal death review. The state hasn’t responded.

Several Democratic U.S. Representatives have requested a briefing on Texas’ maternal death review process, after a state committee decided to largely skip over maternal deaths from the years ...

Craddick receives 89th Legislature committee chairmanship and appointments

State Representative Tom Craddick was reappointed as the Dean of the Texas House of Representatives on Thursday. "It is an honor to serve in this role and be recognized for my tenure in the Texas ...

2don MSN

Texas Legislature considers paying much more for school safety

Since Texas passed a law in 2023 requiring public school districts to have an armed officer at each campus, districts have ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN5h

Texas’ energy demand may exceed supply in 2026, but experts caution against panic

Some experts are skeptical the grid would see as much demand growth as ERCOT predicts, and other ERCOT models showed things ...

11d

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott proposes 7 emergency items in 2025 State of the State address

AUSTIN — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott delivered his 2025 State of the State address on Sunday, Feb. 2, discussing his main ...

2don MSN

With Texas schools clamoring for more funding, Senate panel weighs targeted appropriations

The Senate Finance Committee seemed interested Monday in funding specific education priorities, instead of a large investment ...

The Texas Tribune on MSN1d

Burrows, Patrick and Abbott: Texas’ Big 3 have big plans and a wary new dynamic

The aggressive Republican agenda’s success depends on how well the three leaders harmonize their tactics and goals for the ...

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