Capitol Update 3-5-25
March 6, 2025Greetings from your Texas Capitol! It’s a busy time for us here at the statehouse in Austin. My staff and I are hard at work with committees starting to actively hear bills…
Capitol Update (2-18-25)
February 18, 2025Greetings from your Texas Capitol! It’s a busy time for us here at the statehouse in Austin. Governor Abbott has declared seven “emergency items” which affords the Legislature the ability to consider…
Capitol Update (1-30-25)
February 14, 2025Greetings from your Texas Capitol! Just over a week ago, the peaceful transition of power from President Biden to President Trump took place, a practice described by Ronald Reagan in 1981 as…
Capitol Update (Opening Day – 89th Session)
January 15, 2025Greetings from your Texas Capitol! Today, January 14th, 2025 the 89th Texas Legislature gaveled in and I began my eighth session serving the citizens of Senate District 22. As you know, the…
Sen. Birdwell on the Mark Davis Show 11/13/2023 – 9am Hour
November 14, 2023I joined Mark Davis on 660am “The Answer” to talk about the State of Texas vs. the federal government’s border responsibilities and my role as the Rules and Procedures Committee Chair for…
Comments on the Impeachment Trial of Warren Kenneth Paxton, Jr. Verdict
September 20, 2023Comments on the Impeachment Trial of Warren Kenneth Paxton, Jr. Verdict
“On September 5th, my Senate colleagues and I convened to faithfully follow our Constitutional duty to take up the Texas House of…