State Legislature Bills

A temporary Texas inflation relief bill that mixes property tax and regulatory relief with housing deregulation, faster permitting, workforce training reforms, a DOGE-style state efficiency audit, and a permanent ban on taxpayer-funded lobbying and new protections for farmers and ranchers. Its biggest political fault lines are local zoning preemption, automatic permit approvals, and limits on certain lawsuits over agricultural harms.

This bill creates a state-facilitated health insurance cooperative for small businesses, freelancers, and sole proprietors in Texas to access negotiated group rates. It emphasizes lower costs and simpler enrollment while requiring the program to be fully self-funded with no use of state general revenue or state liability for claims.