Issue 22 - August 20th Yesterday for the first time in nearly six weeks the Texas House declared a quorum for the Second Called Special Session. With one resignation bringing the total membership down to 149, and with eight Democrats counted ... Read More

Issue 21 – July 19th Governor Abbott called a Special Session to begin on July 8th and set the below listed bullet items as the agenda. The rules for a Special Session establish the timeframe as 30 days and restricts the debate of the legislature ... Read More

Issue 20 – June 21st In this our final update for the session, we provide you a more focused summary of what might enter your daily lives as a mortgage originator in Texas. The first three bills more directly impact the Department of Savings and ... Read More

Issue 19 – June 7th On or about June 21st (after the Governor’s veto deadline), our final 87th Texas Legislative update will bring you a more focused summary of what changes in law might enter your daily lives as a mortgage originator in Texas. As ... Read More

Issue 18 – June 1st The 140 days of the 87th Texas Legislature ended yesterday and adjourned Sine die (without any future date for resumption). Many bills in the Senate were forced to be withdrawn from the Senate Local and Uncontested Calendar ... Read More

Issue 17 – May 24th The House chose to recess for two days until 1:00pm Sunday as frustration builds between legislative leaders over which bills are moving or not. The calendar for those two cancelled days included voting scheduled on 71 Senate ... Read More

Issue 16 – May 17th Hundreds of House bills set on the various calendars died this past week as the clock for passage expired, including five bills we were tracking. There remains a significant amount of work and time to finalize bills still ... Read More