Despite the state of Texas’ recent decline in job creation, the Lone Star state appears to still be the country’s top destination for doing business and creating business opportunity. CEO Magazine’s 11th annual survey of the “Best States to do Business” was released Friday and Texas topped the rankings for the 11th year in a […]

The House and Senate both adjourned last Thursday. Today, they are both back and with just over a month left in the Regular Session, this week is turning into make or break time. In fact, today the Senate Intent Calendar has 66 bills on it. The budget is moving along, with conferees appointed at the […]

The Session clock continues its tick tock, with only six weeks remaining for this Legislative Session. The one item the Legislature must pass is the state budget. The good news is that the budget has been passed by both Houses and we are now awaiting the appointment of the House and Senate budget conferees. These […]

House Bill 1 – The State Budget on the House side of the aisle – passed committee today as substituted and will be up on the House Floor one week from today. Bill: HB 1 Legislative Session: 84(R)   Last Action: 03/24/2015 H Committee report distributed: Mar 24 2015 11:58AM Caption Version: Introduced Caption Text: General […]