Special Session: Senate goes to work, House takes off, again | Huge move in the oil business – Pratt on Texas 10/11/2023

The news of Texas covered today includes:

Our Lone Star story of the day: Same song, different verse: Texas Senate gets to work immediately moving bills on the special session call while the House does nothing but take a few days off of the 30-day limit special session! I’ll update you on what is moving, here are a few of the items:

Meanwhile, Speaker Dade Phelan defends appointing Democrat committee chairmen and preposterously claims there hasn’t been a single conservative priority that has not passed because of the Democrat chairs.

Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.

pumpjackIt’s official, Exxon/Mobile buys Irving-based Pioneer Natural Resources for $59.5 billion as lethargic big oil moves to get more Permian Basin action. Will this move signal a slowing of the very innovation that made the PB the Western Hemisphere’s most productive oil play?

Rep. Carl Tepper

Young Conservatives of Texas (YCT,) releases early re-elect endorsements that include HD84’s Carl Tepper.

Comptroller Hegar releases October local sales tax report. Find your city here.

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