{"id":8402,"date":"2019-01-30T17:25:23","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T17:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/blog\/texas-this-week-texas-legislature-committees\/"},"modified":"2019-01-30T17:25:23","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T17:25:23","slug":"texas-this-week-texas-legislature-committees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.austinshortfilm.com\/politics\/texas-this-week-texas-legislature-committees\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas This Week: Texas Legislature Committees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J0-2xYJmmvw\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This week, the Texas House members received their committee assignments and a feud led to change in the Senate committee assignments.<\/p>\n<h3>More info on Texas This Week: Texas Legislature Committees<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ss-local-rss\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/cn.bing.com\/news\/search\/?q=Texas+This+Week%3A+Texas+Legislature+Committees&amp;qft=sortbydate%3D%221%22&amp;format=rss\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"rss_title\">Texas This Week: Texas Legislature Committees - BingNews<\/a><br \/><span class=\"rss_description\"> Search results<\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul>\n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6647507c98174567a56f166d2a10470d&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.houstonchronicle.com%2Fopinion%2Feditorials%2Farticle%2Fharris-county-flood-control-montgomery-county-rain-19455794.php&amp;c=13997142764415636168&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWho flooded Kingwood \u2212 Mother Nature or Montgomery County? We need regional flood control. | Editorial\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lina Hidalgo and Tom Ramsey were correct to call out Liberty and Montgomery County leaders for failing to adopt Harris County's flood and drainage regulations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6647507c98174567a56f166d2a10470d&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Frepublicans-are-doubling-and-tripling-down-on-abortion-restrictions%2Far-BB1myHPZ&amp;c=2665669408322407811&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRepublicans Are Doubling (and Tripling) Down on Abortion Restrictions\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Louisiana has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country. The procedure is banned with very few exceptions, which do not include rape or incest. And yet, legislators there are hard at ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6647507c98174567a56f166d2a10470d&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.economist.com%2Fin-brief%2F2024%2F05%2F17%2Ftrumps-lawyers-pounce-on-cohen-house-rebukes-biden-over-israel&amp;c=6953269170077811091&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTrump\u2019s lawyers pounce on Cohen; House rebukes Biden over Israel\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The latest news in US politics, with coverage of Joe Biden and the Democrats, Donald Trump and the Republicans plus daily updates about the 2024 US election.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6647507c98174567a56f166d2a10470d&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.courthousenews.com%2Fhouse-advances-measure-forcing-biden-to-follow-through-on-israeli-arms-shipments%2F&amp;c=1109730611195800538&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHouse advances measure to force Biden to make Israeli arms shipments\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Republican-led bill, aimed at overriding a White House pause on weapons deliveries to Israel, will likely be dead on arrival in the Senate.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6647507c98174567a56f166d2a10470d&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2024%2F05%2F16%2Fus%2Fpolitics%2Fhouse-bill-reverse-israel-arms-pause.html&amp;c=3072596982927307045&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIn Symbolic Vote, House Passes Bill to Force Biden to Reverse Israel Arms Pause\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The legislation has no chance of advancing in Congress or being signed into law. 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Greg Abbott, teachers and lawmakers say\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Abbott responded to 39 Texas House members who called for increased spending on public education on the same day the Texas teachers' union released a report detailing funding issues.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6647507c98174567a56f166d2a10470d&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.texastribune.org%2F2024%2F05%2F14%2Ftexas-senate-higher-education-dei-ban-antisemitism%2F&amp;c=4195733012444930765&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUnder scrutiny from legislators, Texas university leaders attest to how they\u2019re complying with the state\u2019s DEI ban\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tuesday\u2019s Texas Senate hearing comes as lawmakers are expected to propose new laws next year to enforce the DEI ban and prevent antisemitism.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6647507c98174567a56f166d2a10470d&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2024%2F05%2F10%2Fus%2Fpolitics%2Fted-cruz-legislation.html&amp;c=12762927812138989685&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTed Cruz, Better Known For Derailing Bills, Tries on a New Hat: Legislator\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Texas Republican, who made a name for himself trying to shut down the government over the Affordable Care Act, took on an unfamiliar role as a critical player in pushing through a major aviation ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6647507c98174567a56f166d2a10470d&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fbherald.com%2Fnews%2Fstate%2Flegislative-committee-to-study-securing-texas-from-hostile-foreign-organizations%2Farticle_68a89fa8-6054-5c05-8408-539faf9791a4.html&amp;c=1677380501567015171&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLegislative committee to study securing Texas 'from hostile foreign organizations'\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ahead of the legislative session next year, Texas Speaker of the House Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, created a new committee to help identity threats posed to Texas ...<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n            \n            <li>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bing.com\/news\/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&amp;aid=&amp;tid=6647507c98174567a56f166d2a10470d&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.msn.com%2Fen-us%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2Fstate-houses-the-next-battle-for-abortion-rights%2Far-AA1o1ZWb&amp;c=4050539328493888850&amp;mkt=en-us\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tState houses: the next battle for abortion rights\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>In today\u2019s edition \u2026 Michael Cohen\u2019s bad rep makes him a tough key witness ... 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