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How Houston-Area Lawmakers Can Influence Legislation This Session

2/5/21
After weeks of anticipation, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan announced legislative committee assignments on Thursday. Now committee appointments are known for both the House and Senate, and activity…
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Gov. Abbott Outlines Key Legislative Priorities in Address

2/2/21
Monday evening Governor Greg Abbott delivered his biannual State of the State address, laying out his priorities for the 87th Texas Legislative Session. The Governor focused on four themes: health,…
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Legislative Update: Bills Filed on the Digital Divide and Energy Competitiveness

1/29/21
During a slow week in Austin, the Senate discussed COVID-19 vaccine distribution and two bills were filed with the potential to impact the Partnership’s Executive Priorities on bridging the digital…
Public Policy

Future of Texas – Unscripted: The Policy of Mental Health and its Impact on the Workforce

1/29/21
In this episode of Future of Texas – Unscripted, we discuss mental health – gains made during the last Texas Legislative session to addressing it in our state and how the issue of mental health is…
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Partnership Chair Amy Chronis and CEO Bob Harvey Dig Deeper into 2021 Agenda

1/28/21
Incoming Partnership Board Chair Amy Chronis sat down with President and CEO Bob Harvey following the organization’s Annual Meeting this week to dig deeper into some of the topics discussed in the…
Membership

Legislative Update: A First Look at the Budget

1/22/21
While the Legislature was adjourned this week, the major news out of Austin came in the form of the budget. In keeping with the tradition of alternating which chamber produces the budget, the Senate…
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