The next session will commence in January, 2015.

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was approved by 74% of voting Texans, but 18 counties voted against it, including Austin, Bastrop, Lee, Fayette, and Lavaca, according to Independent Texans. The amendment authorizes appointment of 3 Senator and 3 House members to supervise the recently appointed 3-member Texas Water Development Board, which have not been appointed.   Donors to the $2.1 million Texas Water PAC, sponsored by Speaker Strauss, include water-intensive energy & natural resource and construction interests in desalination and dam contracts. Donors are listed below:

Attorney General Greg Abbot reports that his appellate filing with the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals resulted in support of H.B.2 (passed this summer) by overturning a lower federal district court's ruling that found a section of House Bill 2 to be unconstitutional.  "Beginning Friday, Nov. 1, every clinic performing abortion must be staffed by doctors with admitting privileges at a hospital no more than 30 miles away from their facility."

Mexico's House and Senate are considering changes to their Constitution to allow foreign investments in Mexico. The Ambassador of Mexico to the U.S. anticipates this will occur by year-end or within one year. According to Governor Perry, this would increase employment in Mexico, changing the immigration patterns between U.S. and Mexico.

Primary elections for Texas Senate and House members will occur in March, 2014, to determine candidates for November, 2014, elections.

• S. 252- PREEMIE Reauthorization Act, as amended (Sponsored by Sen. Lamar Alexander / Energy and Commerce Committee)
• S. 330 - HIV Organ Policy Equity Act (Sponsored by Sen. Barbara Boxer / Energy and Commerce Committee)
• S. 893 - Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2013 (Sponsored by Sen. Bernard Sanders / Veterans' Affairs Committee)
• H.R. 2922 - To extend the authority of the Supreme Court Police to protect court officials away from the Supreme Court grounds (Sponsored by Rep. George Holding / Judiciary Committee)
• H.Res. 196 - Supporting the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, the right to counsel, as amended (Sponsored by Rep. Ted Deutch / Judiciary Committee)

• H.R. 2871 - To amend title 28, United States Code, to modify the composition of the southern judicial district of Mississippi to improve judicial efficiency, and for other purposes (Sponsored by Rep. Howard Coble / Judiciary Committee)
• H.R. 982- Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Blake Farenthold / Judiciary Committee)
• H.R. 2655- Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Lamar Smith / Judiciary Committee)
• H.R. 3350- Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013 (Subject to a Rule) (Sponsored by Rep. Fred Upton / Energy and Commerce Committee / Ways and Means Committee)
• House Committee Activity
  Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on "ObamaCare Implementation: The Rollout of HealthCare.gov" (Wednesday, November 13th, at 9:30 a.m.)

is composed of eight sections and updated each day the Senate is in session. It identifies executive resolutions, treaties, and nominations reported out by Senate committee(s) and awaiting Senate floor action.