Some Texas Republicans are celebrating what they call the most conservative Legislature in the state's history. Not everyone on the right is satisfied.
The 87 th Texas Legislative Session is set to wrap up on May 31 st . Lawmakers have been busy in Austin. They’re close to passing a final budget for the
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KACU s Andrew Norsworthy interviews Rep. Stan Lambert about all that lies ahead in the new legislative session.
The 87th session of the Texas legislature will not only have a full slate of emergency items that Governor Greg Abbott wants addressed, it s time to redraw political lines. KACU s Andrew Norsworthy talked with Rep. Lambert about his new committee assignments; the emergency items, which include broadband availability, a top priority for Lambert, as well as police funding and liability protections for businesses; and the feel of the new session, with a new speaker.
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As more and more instances make the Texas headlines about convicted felons running for public office, the question is whether felons are allowed to run.
The the answer is not clear in the Texas Election Code, which states that an eligible candidate must âhave not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities.â
While a pardon is relatively clear cut, itâs the other part of the code that has people scratching their heads: âotherwise released from the resulting disabilities.â
Does that mean a convicted felon who has served his or her time in prison can then later run for office? No one seems to know.