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The 87th Texas Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Texas, composed of the Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives. The Texas State Legislature met in Austin, Texas, from January 12, 2021, to May 31, 2021. [1] Governor Greg Abbott has announced three special legislative sessions during summer 2021.
The 2021 Texas's 68th House of Representatives district special election was caused by the resignation of incumbent Republican Drew Springer on January 6 to join the Texas Senate. The special election took place on February 23. A nonpartisan blanket primary was held on January 23. No candidate won over 50% of the vote, leading to a run-off ...
The 2021 Texas constitutional amendment election took place on November 2, 2021. Texas voters statewide voted on eight proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution. All eight propositions were passed. [1] [2]
More than 50 Texas state lawmakers are still in Washington, D.C. The Texas Senate passed a version of the bill yesterday, but without enough House lawmakers present in the state that bill can't go ...
Apr. 9—The fight for increased election laws has made its way to Texas. State lawmakers advanced a bill out of committee on Thursday that would make it a state jail felony for local election ...
The Texas Senate approved a bill to ban countywide voting on Election Day, part of a pattern of legislation aimed at tightening election laws in conservative states.
Texas has two uniform election dates, the first Saturday in May, and the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. [ 7 ] As of 2024, 99.5 percent of registered voters in Texas are in jurisdictions using voting methods with some form of auditable paper ballot , an established best practice for recounts and audits. [ 8 ]
The Texas Senate also approved a bill that would shorten the timeline for court challenges to election results. $1.5 billion for Texas border wall, $800 million for school safety approved by state ...