acting comptroller hancock says lawmakers have more than 3 billion in general revenue available as special session gets underway : bit.ly/4m69x6b

Invited testimony at tomorrow’s #txlege joint Disaster Preparedness & Flooding committees will include several state agency heads, the Texas Water Development Board, river authority officials and a panel on emergency communications, per agenda:

chair capriglione will not seek reelection: bit.ly/4m7aivA #txlege

Texas already has one of the strongest lobby transparency laws in the nation. SB 12 won’t improve openness—it will weaken accountability and silence communities. #TXlege #NoSB12

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Read the latest issue of the Texas Register for current information about open meetings, executive orders, gubernatorial appointments and rules adopted by state agencies: bit.ly/46f2seZ

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Senate Finance passes SB 3 this am: •$200M for 25% non-federal matching funds for FEMA reimbursement •$50M for sirens, rain gauges, other equipment in the Central TX flood region •$24M for enhanced atmospheric measurement and modeling •$20M for swift water training facility

speaker burrows announces his intent to adjourn sine die on friday with an immediate special session starting this weekend: bit.ly/4luIFvZ #txlege

⌛️ We’re approaching the end of #txlege 89-1, with 89-2 expected to begin this weekend. Same agenda, with potential additional items. Today’s BRIEF: linkedin.com/posts/markwigg…

Moving quickly, House cmte advances the following: HB 1 Youth camp emergency plans HB 2 Omnibus disaster preparedness HB 3 Interoperability of emergency comms HB 5 Disaster relief funding HB 20 Fraudulent charitable solicitations HB 22 Funding for emergency comms #txlege