Lara Keel Texas Lobbyist 83rd Legislative Session Update: HJR 24 http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/83R/billtext/html/HJ00024E.htm House Joint Resolution No. 24 is proposing a constitutional amendment that would authorize the Legislature to provide an exemption from taxation of part of the market value of a disabled/partially disabled veteran’s house. This would also apply to the veteran’s surviving spouse. Governor Rick […]

Lara Keel Texas 83rd Legislative Session Lobbyist Report: HB 1122 http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/83R/fiscalnotes/html/HB01122H.htm House Bill No. 1122 is aiming to allow Dallas Independent School District to create a pilot program where students are able to earn a High School degree in an estimated three years. Interestingly, the bill would take the costs of the fourth year of […]

83rd Legislative Session Update http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/83R/fiscalnotes/html/HB00060I.htm Fiscal notes are designed to inform Legislators and Representatives about economic costs attached to proposed pieces of Legislation.  This individual note is from The Director of the Legislative Budget Board, (Ursula Parks), to the Chair of the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, (Abel Herrero). This bill would make failure to […]