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El Paso County staff brief commissioners on fast-moving Texas legislation, local priorities
Summary
County government affairs staff updated the Commissioners Court on several state bills and budget items that could affect El Paso County, described the status of priority measures and asked commissioners for input; no formal action was taken.
El Paso County officials received an update Thursday on state and federal legislation affecting county priorities, with staff warning that several measures will move quickly over the next two weeks and urging continued outreach to authors and committee staff.
Elisa Tamayo, the county’s Governmental Affairs Manager, and the county’s external government affairs team summarized committee activity and the status of bills the county is tracking, including Senate Bill 2 (a school voucher bill), a House bill addressing family leave, multiple measures tied to subdivision rules and several county-sponsored priorities that appear in the House budget “article 11” wish list. Tamayo said the El Paso delegation opposed SB2 and that the measure passed the House on a near party-line…
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