Here are five times public input or attention changed the course of politics in the Texas Legislature.
“That’s really what it came down to, being able to explain why it’s important,” Huberty said. “And legislation like that is meaningful because it impacts lives and impacts kids’ lives and impacts your constituents.”. That was also a turning point for Scott Stephens, who agreed that year to tweak the legislation to make heart screenings an opt-in for student-athletes.
By then, more environmental and recreational groups, sporting goods companies, local leaders and Texans had joined the cause. State Rep. John P. Cyrier, R-Lockhart, walks down an aisle on the House floor on July 20, 2021. Even before lawmakers gaveled in for the 2019 legislative session, he advocated for a bill to fund state parks via all revenue from the sporting goods sales tax.
They got a “groundswell” of parents to write to their legislators, Trevino said, and held stakeholder meetings that included educators and businesspeople. “I didn’t want Laredoans to have to work that hard to get a Ph.D.,” she said. “And I wanted a regional university that would serve the region, but also attract people from other parts of the state and even other countries."of education in Texas law. It was allowed to serve only juniors, seniors and master’s students and faced budget cuts and rumors that lawmakers were considering closing it, Zaffirini said.
It wasn’t surprising to Lou Weaver and other transgender Texans who had seen voters in Houston in 2015after its conservative opponents claimed it would have allowed men to enter women’s restrooms.
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