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The Texas poll tax, instituted on people who were eligible to vote in all other respects, was between $1.50 and $1.75 ($62.00 in 2023). This was "a lot of money at the time, and a big barrier to the working classes and poor."
A 1939 bill to abolish the poll tax in federal elections was tied up by the Southern Bloc, lawmakers whose long tenure in office from a one-party region gave them seniority and command of numerous important committee chairmanships. A discharge petition was able to force the bill to be considered, and the House passed the bill 254–84. [7]
Taxpayer-funded lobbying by local political subdivisions can take two main forms: direct and association. [12] [13] [14] In the first type, local political subdivisions of the state, such as, cities, counties, and school districts, use public funds to contract directly with a lobbyist to lobby on their behalf at the state or federal legislature.
The Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act already has bipartisan support, according to one of the bill’s sponsors. If passed, the bill could set a precedent for the remainder of the country and ...
Rep. Carrie Isaac, a Republican from Hays County south of Austin, filed the bill Thursday to prohibit polling places at higher education institutions in Texas. The legislation would bar county ...
Article 1 is the Texas Constitution's bill of rights. The article originally contained 29 sections; five sections have since been added. Some of the article's provisions concern specific fundamental limitations on the power of the state. The provisions of the Texas Constitution apply only against the government of Texas.
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Proponents supporting the act, including Biedermann and Slaton, all state that the people of Texas should be given the right to vote on whether they wish to stay in the Union. [13] Upon introducing the 2023 bill, Slaton further stated that the state constitution is "clear that all political power resides in the people".