Texas Heartbeat Act Heads to Supreme Court & Constitutional Amendment Election

Texas Heartbeat Act

• The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in the two legal cases filed against the Texas Heartbeat Act.
• One legal case is brought by the federal government.
• The other case is brought by abortion providers.
• It’s likely a ruling will not be immediate in the case.
• The third called special legislative session concluded with a few things left undone. One of those things includes prohibiting employer vaccine mandates.

Constitutional Amendments

• Election day is Tuesday, November 2, for eight ballot propositions to amend the Texas Constitution.
• Most controversial propositions seems to be Proposition 2.
• Texas GOP came out in opposition to the ballot proposition.

Non-Returning Lawmakers List Grows

• Currently, 18 lawmakers have announced they will not be seeking re-election to their current positions.
• Fifteen of these lawmakers are from the Texas House of Representatives.
• Three o