TOPICS DISCUSSED:

• Abortion
• Constitution of Texas
• Divorce reform
• Education issues
• Gun rights
• Homosexual agenda
• Judicial appointments
• Labor unions
• Privacy issues
• Property rights
• Religious freedoms
• Republic vs. Democracy
• Taxes
• Y2K (Year 2000)

More than 1000 bills have been filed already in the Legislature 

and Texas Eagles are tracking more than 150 of them that can 

have a tremendous impact on Texas families. I’d like to list a 

few of the bills for you so that you can positively affect the 

state legislature as a citizen-volunteer! In future updates, I’ll 

outline particulars in the bills and our talking points, pro and con.



Abortion

HB 36, 181, 342, 343, 623, 682, 1073, SB 30, 65, 83 and 

188 would protect the lives of some pre-born babies. The 

most likely to pass is SB 30 that would require notification 

of a parent before his minor daughter could undergo the 

surgical procedure of abortion.



Constitution of Texas

SJR 1 would replace Texas’ 1876 constitution. L



Divorce reform

HB 169 would create a waiting period for divorce proceedings 

on the grounds of insupportability.

HB 350 would create a 'covenant marriage', a pragmatic 

approach to dealing with no-fault divorce. A better approach 

is to repeal no-fault divorce.



Education issues

• Potentially GOOD bills:
  HB 171 would make school districts liable to parents for student performance. HB 370, 1046 and SB 72 deal with social promotion vs. academic achievement. HB 996 would require school districts to reimburse colleges for 'developmental courses', in other words, courses required to bring high school students up to college level. HB 646 relates to textbook selections by school districts.

• BAD bills:
  HB 17 would mandate community service for high school students. HB 709 would require private schools that receive state funds, a.k.a. 'vouchers', to be accredited by the state and for students to take a commissioner-approved assessment, i.e. the TAAS that would in turn dictate the private schools’ curriculum.

• GOOD bills:
  HB 382 would prohibit placing children in homosexual foster homes. HB 415 would disallow homosexual foster parents. HB 383 would disallow recognition of a same-sex 'marriage.' HB 464 disallows sexual abuse of a child. HB 14 would mandate a blood test before obtaining a marriage license; HB 717 would require premarital testing for HIV; HB 852 would allow HIV testing of sex offenders.

• BAD bills:
  HB 337 would repeal the offense of homosexuality, a.k.a. the sodomy law. HB 148, 271, 938 and SB 49 and 275 would increase penalties for crimes against homosexuals, but not against heterosexuals. HB 363, 364, 475, 909 and 913 would give special job protection for homosexuals, including public education jobs. HB 868 would grant special protection to homosexuals in a Texas Human Rights Protection Act and create civil penalties. HB 1181 would grant adoption of children by homosexuals.