1️⃣ On March 2, 1836, Texas declared independence from centralized control.

Today, we need a different kind of independence — independence from overburdening property taxes, unchecked spending, & regulatory overreach.

That’s why we created the Texas Liberty Compact. 🧵

(1/5) Day 2 of prefiling for the 90th #txlege: 100 more bills & resolutions filed today, bringing the total to 1,351.

We've now posted 825 free bill digests, covering 61% of everything filed.😅
texaspolicyresearch.com/bill-digests/

(4/) Also filed today:

- A ban on taxpayer-funded lobbying by local governments (HB 1043)
- Another bill to repeal the education savings account program, the 7th so far (HB 1081)
- An 8th minimum wage bill (HB 1051)
- Term limits for statewide executive officers (HJR 69)
- Limits on institutional investors buying single-family homes (HB 1073)

(5/5) Growth of government watch, two days in:

- 40 bills create a new criminal offense (6 filed today)
- 23 increase existing penalties
- 23 authorize new fees

Search & filter every digest by topic, author, or bill number. For Liberty, For Texas! texaspolicyresearch.com/bill-digests/

(🧵1/10) Rep. @JaredLPatterson (R-Frisco) has filed HB 212 to ban Texans under 16 from social media, even with a parent’s permission. It’s the return of last session’s HB 186, which passed the House 116-25 before stalling in the Senate. Our first Legislative Spotlight of the 90th #txlege: texaspolicyresearch.com/patterson-revi…

(9/) HB 212 runs directly against our #TexasLibertyCompact, Protect Free Speech & Digital Expression. That plank opposes blanket bans on lawful digital platforms. Digital speech IS speech.
texaspolicyresearch.com/the-texas-libe…

(10/10) Protecting children online is a goal every Texan shares. The question HB 212 asks is who decides for each child. We believe that’s parents, & #txlege lawmakers should REJECT HB 212 as filed.
texaspolicyresearch.com/patterson-revi…

(🧵1/10) Texas lawmakers filed 1,262 bills & resolutions on the first day of bill filing for the 90th #txlege. That’s the second-busiest opening day on record, behind only 2024’s 1,511.

Here’s what they filed & what it means for Texans.
texaspolicyresearch.com/bill-filing-op…

(9/) That’s why TPR publishes free bill digests for every bill filed through the March 12 deadline. Floor reports with a vote recommendation on every calendared bill will follow.

Digests: texaspolicyresearch.com/bill-digests/
90th Session hub: texaspolicyresearch.com/90th-legislati…

(10/10) Read the full breakdown of Opening Day #txlege: texaspolicyresearch.com/bill-filing-op…