Articles tagged: Drew Springer
Lawmaker on State Tax Committee Also Works for Texas’ Corporate Welfare King
State Representative Drew Springer started working for corporate tax firm Ryan, LLC in March. He doesn't recall any conflicts of interest from a session spent overseeing Texas tax law.
State Representative Drew Springer started working for corporate tax firm Ryan, LLC in March. He doesn't recall any conflicts of interest from a session spent o...Read More
Over 900 Texas School Districts Quietly Ban Anti-LGBT Bullying
LGBT advocates say the addition of sexual orientation and gender identity to the Code of Ethics and local anti-harassment policies is a step in the right direct...Read More
Anti-Gay Witnesses Rail Against Same-Sex ‘Mirage’
If this was their last meaningful opportunity to put on a show for state legislators, opponents of same-sex marriage made the most of it. Fifteen witnesses, in...Read More
Drew Springer Wants to Revoke Same-Sex Benefits for Public School Employees
Rep. Drew Springer (R-Muenster) is again trying to bar Texas school districts from offering benefits to the same-sex partners of employees. ...Read More
Conservative Pastor Comes Up Short in Fight for Reckoning Over Same-Sex Partner Benefits
After Pflugerville ISD became the first school district in the state to extended benefits to employees’ domestic partners, conservative residents and one part...Read More
At Deadline, Anti-Drone Bill Flies Through House
For anyone worried their neighbor might spy on them with a small unmanned aircraft (aka drones), Lance Gooden, and the Texas House, has your back. Amid talk of ...Read More
Lawmakers Propose Cutting Funds to Schools with Same-Sex Partner Benefits
Rep. Drew Springer's bill (R-Muenster) would withhold 7.5 percent of the state's funding to any district offering domestic partner benefits. That, he said, shou...Read More
Springer Defends Plastic Bags and Freedom Before House Committee
If his bill doesn't pass, Springer vowed to make Austin cover the $345,000 its proliferation of disease-ridden reusable bags would cost public health....Read More