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I’m hearing rumors that Texas state judges are asking the Governor to threaten a special session over judicial pay. There’s bipartisan, bicameral agreement that judges need their first pay raise in more than a decade. Let’s find a way to make this happen! 🧑🏻‍⚖️⚖️🇺🇸

New: SCOTX Chief Justice Jimmy Blacklock sent a memo to legislators with proposed language to resolve this judicial pay raise/legislative pension issue in SB 293. #txlege It looks to somewhat mirror the language change adopted in SR 695.

The House is introducing an SB 1 correctional contingency rider tied to the passage of SB 293. #txlege

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Passes 107-21. #txlege

Midnight *tomorrow* is the #txlege deadline for the both chambers to approve CRRs or concur in opposite amendments. Notable bills that have yet to approve a CCR/amendments: -SB 8, the 287g program -SB 12, parents' bill of rights/DEI pub ed ban (currently facing POO on the floor)

Yesterday, my office delivered a letter to the Governor asking him to Veto SB 974, a bill which would permit school district employees to be on appraisal boards. This constitutes a clear conflict of interest in the process of appraising home values. 41 of my colleagues that

Concerns on #txlege election bill.

The Senate’s general position is that without continuing to increase the lege pension, only very wealthy people will be able to serve in the Legislature, which is why they oppose delinking the pension from the base judicial pay. #txlege

At the end of the 89th session, the Texas House and Senate are at odds. The breakdown comes over legislation to raise judicial pay and whether to raise legislative pensions along with it. #txlege thetexan.news/issues/texas-t…

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CCR for HB 46, TCUP expansion, is up on TLO: lrl.texas.gov/scanned/89ccrs… The definition of chronic pain has been revised to remove the previous reference to "opioid" treatment. #txlege

Let’s set the record straight on judicial pay: The Texas Senate passed a clean judicial pay raise bill in Senate Bill 293. Rep. Leach took that bill and added clearly non-germane language about pensions before sending it back to the Senate. That is not allowed. To make matters

We should give our Judges a much-needed, well-deserved and long-awaited pay raise. And we should do so without giving ourselves a pension increase. If you’ll agree to that - count me in and show me where to sign. #txlege

Shot. Chaser. Shot. #txlege

Aaaand….Chaser:

Brad Johnson ‘Twas the night before Sine Die, when all through the capitol Neither chamber was budging, not even a little. The judges and prosecutors watched their live feeds with care In hopes that a pay raise soon would be there …. #txlege

Senate conferees on SB 293: Huffman (chair) Bettencourt Menendez West Schwertner #txlege

Sen Joan Huffman has asked Office of the Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick to appoint a conference committee to consider the judicial pay bill. Royce West added the committee should not consider any non-germane amendments Cmte members: Huffman, Bettencourt, Menéndez, Schwertner, West