Melissa's elected and appointed leaders are set to hear the city's legislative priorities Monday evening, Nov. 9, on the first day state lawmakers could file bills for the 2027 session.
The Melissa Legislative Priorities Briefing runs from 6 to 8 p.m. at City Hall, 3411 Barker Ave. City Secretary Hope Baskin posted notices that a quorum of the City Council, the Planning and Zoning Commission and the board of the Melissa Community and Economic Development Corporation, the city's 4B sales tax board, could attend.
Each notice says the group will not conduct or act on city business at the event. The notices do not list the topics the briefing will cover.
A separate notice says a council quorum may also be in San Antonio for the Texas Municipal League's annual conference and exhibition from Tuesday afternoon through Friday afternoon at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. That notice also says no city business will be conducted.
What is happening in Austin
Bill filing for the 90th Legislature opened Monday morning. About 340 bills were filed in the first two hours, The Texas Tribune reported, and filing continues through March 12. The session convenes Jan. 12.
The Tribune reported that early filings from Democratic lawmakers would expand Medicaid, raise the minimum wage, end tax breaks for data centers, undo the state law requiring sheriffs to partner with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and bar border wall construction in state parks. The first Medicaid bills came from Rep. John Bucy of Austin and Sen. Judith Zaffirini of Laredo.
Republicans have long blocked expansion, arguing it would be wasteful, and they still hold a majority in the Senate, while Democrats will control the House.
