Friends, As your state senator I am extremely vigilant on the need to balance the role of our criminal justice […]
Posts archive for 2016
Sen. Konni Burton Statement on the Misinformation Campaign on SB 242
Thank you for reaching out about SB 242. First, you can read the text of the bill here. I encourage […]
SD10 Lege Agenda: Parent’s Right to Know
Friends, Earlier this year, Fort Worth ISD issued new guidelines for transgender students. If you recall, the guidelines made it acceptable […]
SEN. KONNI BURTON RELEASES STATEMENT ON ELECTION RESULTS
SEN. KONNI BURTON RELEASES STATEMENT ON ELECTION RESULTS Republicans have unique opportunity to lead Fort Worth, TX ‐ Sen. Konni […]
SD10 Legislative Agenda: Appraisal Reform
Friends, As I hope you are aware, I have attended several hearings of the Senate Select Committee on Property Tax Reform […]
SD10 Legislative Agenda: Local Debt
Friends, We are nearing the start of the next legislative session and I am excited to share with you […]
Special Note from Ted Cruz
I wanted to make sure you saw this note from Senator Ted Cruz about our big annual fundraiser on September 29th at the […]
SEN. KONNI BURTON ENCOURAGED BY CHANGES TO FWISD TRANSGENDER POLICIES
SEN. KONNI BURTON ENCOURAGED BY CHANGES TO FWISD TRANSGENDER POLICIES New policies reflect the importance of parents in children’s lives […]
Local Control: A Tool, Not A Rule
Friends, Next legislative session, the Texas Senate will be debating a number of critical issues that will have a significant […]
Supreme Court Rules on Texas’ Pro-Life HB 2
Friends, The Supreme Court of the United States issued its ruling today on the omnibus pro-life bill, HB 2, the […]
Feds Report Sharp Increase in Chinese Nationals Stopped by Border Guards https://thetexan.news/feds-report-sharp-increase-in-chinese-nationals-stopped-by-border-guards/
"When you’re using the public nuisance common law to make policy, that’s a violation of the separation of powers," @CodyforTexas said of his proposal that'd block certain lawsuits intended to halt things like oil and gas production and gun manufacturing. https://txnne.ws/3yWBGpA
Three bills are being heard in Texas Senate committee on criminal justice today relating to the theft of catalytic converters and increasing the criminal penalty, SB224 by @CarolforTexas , SB432 by @mayes_middleton and SB465 by @TeamBettencourt #txlege