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Every week during a legislative session is interesting, and last week was no exception. As noted in the Public Education report this week, the House Committee on Public Education met last week to debate HB 2 and SB 2. The meeting was not live-streamed, and no public testimony was allowed.
House Elections heard two bills (HB 306 and HB 2424) that would directly link driver’s licenses to citizenship. Since driver’s licenses, including expired licenses, are used by most votes to prove that they are who they say they are, the potential for mischief at the polls involving new citizens should be clear. An Action Alert addressing both these bills is included in this report.
In our priority issues updates below, Teri Marsh has provided an explanation of the various water bills that we are watching. While the need to address the water supply in Texas is clear, how to address it is not. Also note that there are some good bills moving through on women’s healthcare.
In League,
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