Texas House Passes Bill To Expand Medical Marijuana Access
House Bill 1535 would increase how many people are eligible for the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP) and how strong the medical marijuana they use can be.
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House Bill 1535 would increase how many people are eligible for the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP) and how strong the medical marijuana they use can be.
These one-time funds are intended to support a comprehensive learning recovery effort in Texas over the next three years.
HB 1818 would prohibit the sale of commercially-raised dogs and cats in pet stores.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and three sheriffs from different counties near the southern border today expressed their frustration at the current illegal immigration situation.
Saldana became the agency's director during President Obama's second term after serving as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas during his first term.
Ed Gonzalez, a lifelong Houstonian, was elected Harris County Sheriff on Nov. 8, 2016.
In Texas, a coalition called Texas Competes released a letter April 19 denouncing a batch of pending bills as "divisive, unnecessary and economically dangerous."
The Constitutional Issues Committee has set 9 a.m. Thursday, April 29, for a hearing on House Bill 1927.
The nation's political center of gravity shifted further to the Republican-led South and West on Monday, with Texas, Florida and other Sun Belt states gaining congressional seats.
"Susan Wright will be a terrific Congresswoman (TX-06) for the Great State of Texas," said President Trump in a statement.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sought to file the suit at the Supreme Court, which hears disputes between states.
"I am disgusted this sort of predatory behavior is still taking place in and around our Capitol," House Speaker Dade Phelan said.
In the 34 page complaint, Paxton argues the administration is violating its own CDC rules.
Every time you register your vehicle or renew your driver's license, the state of Texas takes your personal information and sells it.
If passed, the bills would create at least four regional processing centers in high traffic Border Patrol sectors designed to handle what's expected to be the highest number of migrants crossing into the U.S. in 20 years.
