Federal budget uncertainty is creating significant challenges for government contractors, but there is some encouraging news. Billions of dollars in previously approved federal funding continue to support infrastructure improvements, community development,...
Billions in federal funding continue to support government projects despite budget uncertainty by Mary Scott Nabers, CEO of Strategic Partnerships, Inc. The current federal government’s Continuing Resolution (CR) will wind down in early December. If a 2027 budget is...
Texas House Dean Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, has appointed a bipartisan workgroup to review and recommend changes to the chamber's operating rules ahead of the 90th Texas Legislature, which convenes Jan. 12. Thompson, who has secured enough support to become the...
State Rep. Brian Harrison, R-Midlothian, said he gathered about 15,000 petition signatures and delivered them to Gov. Greg Abbott’s office Nov. 12, urging Abbott to call a special session to limit the governor’s emergency powers before Democrat Gina Hinojosa takes...
SpaceX is seeking a property tax break from Starbase - the company's incorporated town on the Boca Chica peninsula - to help build a $24 billion data center and gas plant facility. The company recently reached out to the Starbase City Commission for approval of a...
A week after Texas voters reshaped the state’s leadership, Lt. Gov.-elect Vikki Goodwin, presumptive House Speaker Senfronia Thompson, and Comptroller-elect Sarah Eckhardt turned to Capitol veterans to help them prepare for January. The Texas Legislature runs on a...