This weekend, tens of thousands of people participated in the Response prayer event at Reliant Stadium in Houston, TX. With millions Americans struggling with unemployment, broken families and just wondering how they will make ends meet each month, it is a vital time for our country to repent and call out to God – just as the thousands did in Houston [...]
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Today, Gov. Rick Perry signed the 2012-2013 Texas budget in Amarillo, Texas. Texas legislators successfully balanced the budget without raising taxes or using the Rainy Day Fund. Kelly Shackelford, president/CEO for Liberty Institute, attended the bill signing ceremony today and released the following statement: “We are so thankful that Texas is not Washington, D.C., and [...]
Monday, June 20, 2011
Update: Governor Perry has added the “Anti-Groping” Bill to the special session call. Tx House Member Makes Strong Request for Gov. Perry to Add “Anti-Groping”Bill to Special Session. See the letter here by Rep. David Simpson, author of HB 41: TSABillRequest Letter cites bipartisan support in the Texas House. References comments Gov. Perry made in his [...]
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Gov. Perry has added Congressional redistricting to the list of items to get done during this first Special Session, as expected. See the propsed Solomons-Seliger (Plan C125) map here. Speaker Straus announced this morning that there will be no “floor action” this week on legislation but three House committees will meet to consider bills: Appropriations, Public [...]
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Today, the Texas House voted to “concur” with the Senate to pass the sonogram Bill. That is the final legislative step. The sonogram bill now will be sent to Gov. Perry who has already said he will sign it into law. Because the sonogram bill passed with over 2/3rds support in both chambers, the bill will become [...]
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Tomorrow, May 5th, is the National Day of Prayer. Please consider joining Liberty Institute to pray for our nation and state at two events at the State Capitol put together by Austin National Day of Prayer (http://www.ndpaustin.org/index.html). TEXAS STATE CAPITOL EVENT Thursday May 5, 11:30 to 1:00 p.m. Early call to prayer ~ South Steps [...]
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Rep. Sid Miller, and other Pro-Life House members, announced this morning in a press conference that they would ask the members of the House to concur with the Sonogram Bill passed in the Senate earlier this week. Sen. Patrick, who carried the bill in the Senate, was also at the press conference to lend his support. If the House concurs, [...]
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Vote once again was 21-10. If Texas House concurs with the Senate on this bill, it will be done and headed to Gov. Perry’s desk for his signature!
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
SB 14 has already passed the full Senate. Could one of the first bills signed by Gov. Perry.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
SB 1440, which is an unconstitutional attack on children and parental rights as a result of a drastic 4 page amendment on the last days of the session, has still not been acted on by Gov. Perry. Children should not be torn from their homes and be traumatized because of an uncorroborated, anonymous tip. Gov. Perry has just a few days left [...]
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