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Gov. Greg Abbott - by World Travel & Tourism Council

On June 22, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced he will convene a special session of the Legislature on July 8. Agenda items for the special session have not been released yet but will be available prior to its start. Among […]

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The Texas Legislature adjourned sine die May 31 after 140 days in session. Talk of a special session and questions about how soon one may happen or what additional issues Gov. Greg Abbott could task legislators with has largely defined the last […]

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Texas Secretary of State Ruth Hughs announced her resignation May 20, prompting Gov. Greg Abbott to search for the fifth secretary of state during his time in office. Hughs’ nomination for another term as the state’s top elections officer was […]

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has selected July 27 as the date of the special election runoff to replace the late Rep. Ron Wright in Texas’ 6th Congressional District. Ron Wright, a second-term congressman, died in February after being diagnosed with COVID-19. The race for […]

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Gov. Greg Abbott - by World Travel & Tourism Council

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has selected February 23 as the date of the special runoff election for House District 68. The runoff election will be held to replace former Rep. Drew Springer, R, who is now in the Texas Senate. The runoff candidates […]

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has selected January 23 as the date of the special election to fill the seat of Rep. Drew Springer, who recently won a promotion to the Texas Senate. Springer is headed to the upper chamber after […]

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Laredo Government Building - by Carol Highsmith

Voters in Laredo approved a proposition exempting certain public officials from the prohibition on participating in political activity. Proposition D amends the city charter to explicitly exempt the mayor, in addition to individual city council members, from the prohibition against […]

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Laredo Government Building - by Carol Highsmith

Voters in Laredo, Texas approved a proposition to trigger an automatic recall for certain criminal convictions of mayor and city council members. Proposition A amends the city charter to require city council members and mayors convicted of non-felony crimes to […]

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott named December 19 as the special election runoff for Senate District 30 to fill Sen. Pat Fallon’s seat. The special election for Texas State Senate District 30 was held on September 29 after Fallon announced his […]

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Gov. Greg Abbott - by World Travel & Tourism Council

Gov. Greg Abbott ordered an emergency special election on September 29 for Texas State Senate District 30. The emergency order will elect a state senator to serve out the unexpired term of Pat Fallon, who announced his plans to resign […]

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U.S. Capitol - by Martin Falbisoner

On May 19, the U.S. Senate confirmed President Trump’s nominee to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), restoring a quorum for the agency.   With the confirmation of James “Trey” Trainor, the FEC now has four commissioners, which meets the minimum […]

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Austin City Hall - by Carol M. Highsmith

Due to the social distancing restrictions being implemented by the City of Austin, the Office of the City Clerk has closed to members of the public. Correspondence and payments pertaining to lobbyist registrations/renewals may still be mailed in and will […]

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Gov. Greg Abbot signed an order on March 20 to delay the May primary runoff elections until July in response to the growing outbreak of COVID-19. Under the order, the May 26 primary runoff elections are now scheduled for July […]

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a proclamation on March 18 allowing local governments the option to postpone the May 2 uniform election until November 3. If a local election is postponed until November, it will postpone Texas Ethics Commission filing […]

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