Tag Archives: Bob Hall

Tyler, Texas’s ABC affiliate reports: Senator Bob Hall of Canton has introduced Senate Bill 80, allowing Texas to declare federal actions unconstitutional. Hall has dubbed it the Texas Sovereignty Act. “We are an independent state, except for where the constitution gives the federal government specific authority to do something,” said Hall. The bill would create a bi-partisan joint committee to …

The Texas Tribune reports: Transgender Texans of all ages could have their access to transition-related medical treatments severely limited — or effectively ended — under a bill the Texas Senate formally approved Wednesday. Senate Bill 1029 would make physicians and health insurers financially liable for their patients’ lifetime medical, mental health and pharmaceutical costs resulting from complications of gender-affirming medical …

The Texas Tribune reports: Countywide polling locations on Election Day would be banned in Texas under a bill approved by the Texas Senate on Thursday. Senate Bill 990, authored by Republican Sen. Bob Hall [photo] of Edgewood, passed 17-12 along party lines. The bill — if approved by the state House — would eliminate countywide voting centers on Election Day …

The Texas Tribune reports: State Sen. Bob Hall is not a doctor. Still, a Texas Senate committee considered a proposal from Hall that would ban any entity — public or private — from requiring their employees receive the COVID-19 vaccine. “The mere fact that a person has not received a specific vaccine does not make them a threat to others’ …

The Texas Tribune reports: Six years after Texas passed a controversial measure allowing licensed gun owners to carry concealed handguns on college campuses, one Republican state lawmaker is pushing to expand the law by allowing licensed adults to carry weapons in public and charter schools. The bill’s staunchly pro-gun author, state Sen. Bob Hall, sees the move as a logical …

Texas GOP state Sen. Bob Hall today introduced a bill that would nullify all local LGBT rights ordinances across the state and block any municipality from enacting new protections. The New Civil Rights Movement reports: Hall’s bill is the first anti-LGBT measure filed in advance of next year’s Texas Legislature, which convenes in January. Today marks the first day of …