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Video: House and Senate leaders discuss budget when and where (just not how much)
Betty Brown versus the House Democratic Caucus: Results inside
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Starring Robert Rodriguez, Rick Perry and Dawnna Dukes
Texas lawmakers and law enforcement speak against concealed handguns on campus
Footage from last week's tribute to the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre
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From the Newsdesk Blog:
Newsdesk November 2, 2009 Ex-RECA board member Paul Workman running in HD-47 as Republican
Newsdesk October 28, 2009 Young Conservatives tout Neo-Con group's study opposing more research
Newsdesk October 21, 2009 Expect some red-on-red action to the north
Newsdesk October 19, 2009 Second Republican planning to challenge Rep. Donna Howard
Newsdesk October 16, 2009 El Paso state senator stepping away after 12 years in the Capitol
Newsdesk October 8, 2009 Lt. Gov. Dewhurst promotes, appoints new members to oversight committee
Newsdesk October 7, 2009 Texans for Public Justice file ethics complaint about former speaker
Newsdesk October 5, 2009 Ex-banker Glenn Bass to challenge Rep. Donna Howard in general election
Newsdesk September 17, 2009 Perry, Hutchison remain in statistical tie
Newsdesk September 17, 2009 Dem governor race hopeful discusses why he's running for the mansion (video)
Newsdesk September 15, 2009 Mission state rep standing down after indictments
Newsdesk September 15, 2009 Four more names for the House District 52 Republican primary
Newsdesk September 14, 2009 Republicans enter House and Senate races in Williamson County
Newsdesk September 10, 2009 Senate Finance Committee chair confirms he will not run again
Newsdesk September 9, 2009 Lite guv wants another run as senate president
Newsdesk September 5, 2009 GOP rep shows the importance of education (the hard way)
Newsdesk September 2, 2009 Gov. Perry mixes states rights and health care reform
Newsdesk August 27, 2009 Council approves sound company sublease at Austin Studios
Newsdesk August 26, 2009 Ranking Texas Democratic Reps come out for gubernatorial candidate
Newsdesk August 26, 2009 Smith County Rancher announces for Democrat nomination
Newsdesk August 24, 2009 Who's challenging who around the House and Senate?
Newsdesk August 24, 2009 But junk science is still all the rage in Texas
Newsdesk August 14, 2009 Travis County Senator strikes himself off gubernatorial candidate list
Newsdesk August 12, 2009 Bond bonanza, Patrick rules nothing out, and Watson tells us to take a break
Newsdesk July 31, 2009 The "Perry Gay" story goes national, stays groundless, but gains traction
Newsdesk July 28, 2009 Congressman Doggett savages Texas budget for misusing stimulus dollars meant for schools
Newsdesk July 20, 2009 Palmview state rep responds to Travis Co. DA over ethics charges
Newsdesk July 17, 2009 Travis Co. grand jury returns 16 counts of tampering and three counts of perjury
Newsdesk July 16, 2009 Some familiar names cropping up in the Perry, Straus campaign teams
Newsdesk July 10, 2009 UT gubernatorial poll clarifies little
Newsdesk July 9, 2009 Tea Party booing the latest blow to the Texas senator
Newsdesk July 8, 2009 Did commissioner of education ignore legislative intent of last session's accountability reforms?
Newsdesk July 3, 2009 Governor gets all of what he needed, none of what he wanted from special session
Newsdesk July 2, 2009 Could the three-day session become a two-day session with victims?
Newsdesk July 1, 2009 Tim Cole would've been 49 today. Instead he died in prison -- and his family is still searching for peace.
Newsdesk July 1, 2009 What's happened so far in the 81(1)
Newsdesk July 1, 2009 CDAs, Texas Transportation Revolving Fund could trip up the plans to get lawmakers home by Saturday
Newsdesk June 30, 2009 Rep. Carl Isett discusses why lawmakers are only rescheduling the Sunset bills
Newsdesk June 29, 2009 What we know so far about round 2 of the 81st Legislature
Newsdesk June 27, 2009 Sen. Watson breaks down the parts of Gov. Perry's special session call
Newsdesk June 26, 2009 Newsdesk recalls a pre-Buenos Aries run-in with South Carolina's governor
Newsdesk June 25, 2009 House Speaker keeps special session response short
Newsdesk June 25, 2009 Donna Howard responds to Perry's quick call for a special session
Newsdesk June 25, 2009 Lege to consider sunset, TxDOT bonds, and TxDOT authority
Newsdesk June 24, 2009 Dems get four Republicans to join call to add health care to special session
Newsdesk June 23, 2009 San Antonio senator steps out of gubernatorial primaries, touts Austinite's candidacy
Newsdesk June 22, 2009 There's another addition to the veto list
Newsdesk June 20, 2009 Environmentalists furious over recycling veto
Newsdesk June 20, 2009 Perry vetoes 37 laws, strips $289 million from budget
Newsdesk June 19, 2009 With deadline looming, forces mobilize to push governor's red pen
Newsdesk June 17, 2009 Lawmakers start wondering how much of the special session agenda is a blank slate
Newsdesk June 16, 2009 Valley Veterans leap to defense of Rep. Flores over inclusion on "Texas Monthly" list
Newsdesk June 15, 2009 After second court defeat, Attorney General looks to Texas Supreme Court to revive "Titty Tax"
Newsdesk June 10, 2009 Empower Texans release Fiscal Responsibility Index to put percentages on conservatism
Newsdesk June 9, 2009 Perry confirms the inevitable with special session comments
Newsdesk June 9, 2009 Controversial lege administrator Milton Rister considers House run as Gattis Senate rumors rumble
Newsdesk June 8, 2009 Republican Party of Texas needs to recalculate budget claims
Newsdesk June 6, 2009 Speaker Straus makes tactical gains in race to be speaker again
Newsdesk June 3, 2009 Gov. Perry and Speaker Straus play down the need for a speedy special session (note the speedy bit)
Newsdesk June 3, 2009 Perry reaches a killing milestone
Newsdesk June 1, 2009 The Senate adjourns, the interim begins, but the threat of a special session becomes very real
Newsdesk June 1, 2009 House leaves but Senate struggling with their final decision
Newsdesk June 1, 2009 The skinny on the best band in the Texas state legislature
Newsdesk June 1, 2009 Seguin rep out of hospital
Newsdesk June 1, 2009 As sine die approaches, House faces stark choices over Sunset safety net bill, CHIP, and special sessions
Newsdesk June 1, 2009 Lon Burnam pulls impeachment resolution, but says he'll file again in 2011 if necessary
Newsdesk June 1, 2009 Spitballing the odds and causes of a special session after the the House midnight meltdown
Newsdesk May 31, 2009 The list of bills that House members are deliberately trying to kill off
Newsdesk May 31, 2009 Legislature moves the massive Health and Human Services review back two years
Newsdesk May 31, 2009 Watson blasts local-option opponents as "bumper-sticker arguments"
Newsdesk May 31, 2009 CHIP expansion makes a last-minute recovery
Newsdesk May 31, 2009 Senator angered by removal of local-option gas tax
Newsdesk May 31, 2009 Actually, the Republicans probably wouldn't vote for it
Newsdesk May 30, 2009 Senate blows up as House refuses to completely suspend 24-hour posting rule
Newsdesk May 30, 2009 Zombie TVs and stolen hats hit State Reps' collective funny bone
Newsdesk May 30, 2009 Video: Texas Campaign for the Environment wake the dead over recycling bill
Newsdesk May 29, 2009 Texas House passed SB 1 142-2, now it heads to the governor
Newsdesk May 29, 2009 Anti-taxers/anti-tollers don't even want a vote on it
Newsdesk May 29, 2009 How many of the vehicle bills now with the House will crash and burn
Newsdesk May 29, 2009 Children's medical insurance expansion goes back to the Senate as vehicle bill fails muster
Newsdesk May 28, 2009 Footage of the House speaker's presser on his future plans and the chubbing experience
Newsdesk May 28, 2009 Controversial creationist fails to get two-thirds of Senate support
Newsdesk May 28, 2009 TWIA, CHIP and more find vehicles in the Senate, head back to the House
Newsdesk May 28, 2009 Man not created by "accident" pastor says
Newsdesk May 28, 2009 Perry signs bill increasing payments to exonerees
Newsdesk May 27, 2009 SB 541 "the victim of House politics"
Newsdesk May 27, 2009 Dewhurst and Straus meet to deal with logjam between Senate and House
Newsdesk May 27, 2009 Well, okay, maybe he blames them a little bit
Newsdesk May 27, 2009 Environmentalists praise move ahead of DTV switch
Newsdesk May 26, 2009 Conference committee approves $182 billion for 2010-11, now heads to floor
Newsdesk May 26, 2009 Now Republicans hope to kill unemployment insurance reform
Newsdesk May 26, 2009 Pace picks up in House, but late enough to still kill voter ID
Newsdesk May 26, 2009 Okay, not really.
Newsdesk May 26, 2009 House Republican Caucus Chair compares Democrats to "whiny kids"
Newsdesk May 26, 2009 Ban on cell phones in school zones passes
Newsdesk May 26, 2009 Senator slams colleagues after objections to his needle exchange bill
Newsdesk May 26, 2009 After point of order fails, who runs the House: The speaker, or the committee coordinator?
Newsdesk May 26, 2009 Quick HB3 update from Chairman Eissler
Newsdesk May 25, 2009 Original will likely die, but could get amended onto another
Newsdesk May 25, 2009 Maybe they should just burn a flag?
Newsdesk May 24, 2009 Two caucus meetings produce three press conferences as GOP turns on committee chair
Newsdesk May 24, 2009 Amended version of bill would require both extra ID and substantial voter education and outreach
Newsdesk May 24, 2009 Chubbing illustrated
Newsdesk May 23, 2009 House speaker suggests both caucuses tiring of chub and its causes
Newsdesk May 23, 2009 Will Dewhurst veto the ability to override vetoes?
Newsdesk May 23, 2009 While the chubbing continues, let's catch up
Newsdesk May 23, 2009 Dems make offer to GOP to get things moving; GOP refuses
Newsdesk May 22, 2009 Democrats' motion to take calendar out of order fails
Newsdesk May 22, 2009 Dunnam proposes way to move bills without moving voter ID
Newsdesk May 22, 2009 Twenty-fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution finally ratified here
Newsdesk May 22, 2009 Senators scramble to save their bills from the House's chubbing
Newsdesk May 22, 2009 State reps chub and chub hard to keep voter ID off the floor
Newsdesk May 22, 2009 Video: House and Senate leaders discuss budget when and where (just not how much)
Newsdesk May 21, 2009 House wrangling over unemployment insurance compliance bill get verified
Newsdesk May 21, 2009 Author of voter ID bill declines to criticize Brown amendment
Newsdesk May 21, 2009 Betty Brown versus the House Democratic Caucus: Results inside
Newsdesk May 20, 2009 A bullet-point list of recent dome doings
Newsdesk May 20, 2009 Van de Putte highlights health issues as "Guns on campus" passes third Senate reading
Newsdesk May 20, 2009 Rep. Rose hopes reforms to state schools go deeper than a name change
Newsdesk May 20, 2009 Rep. Christian savages rules for advanced practice nurses as blocking rural care
Newsdesk May 20, 2009 Senators rejected her nomination for parole board, but she's back this week trying to get them to change their minds
Newsdesk May 19, 2009 Lawmakers want to give a 60% budget boost for "Alternative to Abortion" pet program
Newsdesk May 19, 2009 Rep. Martinez Fischer wants teeth for insurance oversight
Newsdesk May 19, 2009 Bill headed for 3rd reading tomorrow; passage in House unlikely
Newsdesk May 15, 2009 District 49 rep shows the value of experience
Newsdesk May 15, 2009 House members try to hitch their wagons to the Sudan divestment star.
Newsdesk May 14, 2009 Feral hog helicopter hunt debate chews up time as clock counts down
Newsdesk May 14, 2009 District 50 rep talks interim planning and his Sunny Day fund plan
Newsdesk May 14, 2009 District 47 rep fights the tax war for fire fighters
Newsdesk May 13, 2009 School accountability bill gets back to House radically different to how it left
Newsdesk May 13, 2009 The district 51 rep talks fresh priorities and fresh fruit
Newsdesk May 13, 2009 Seguin lawmaker collapsed at Capitol Tuesday night
Newsdesk May 12, 2009 Perry visits House and discusses State School, TYC prosecutions
Newsdesk May 12, 2009 High school voter registration takes torturous route to passage
Newsdesk May 12, 2009 Legeland catches up with the state rep for district 46
Newsdesk May 11, 2009 But Elections chair predicts grim future for SB 362
Newsdesk May 11, 2009 District 48 rep on the pros and cons of getting studies passed
Newsdesk May 9, 2009 Democrats slam Republicans for dumping consensus voter ID bill for Senate language
Newsdesk May 8, 2009 I wanna engross your bill, baby
Newsdesk May 7, 2009 Talk Like a Pirate Day comes to the Lege early
Newsdesk May 7, 2009 Home-builder regulators become builder licensers, ignoring Sunset Commission recommendations
Newsdesk May 6, 2009 Bill would allow beer as part of brewery tour, but not true sales
Newsdesk May 6, 2009 "The target keeps moving on me" complains Elections committee chair
Newsdesk May 6, 2009 Farrar's HB 2094 gets out of committee
Newsdesk May 6, 2009 Attempt to put board under Sunset review narrowly defeated on third reading
Newsdesk May 6, 2009 Texas lawmakers debate Pro-Life, Pro-Choice, and Pro-Adoption license plates
Newsdesk May 6, 2009 The Lege pauses from its hectic schedule to take up the hot-button issue of flag-folding
Newsdesk May 5, 2009 HB 710 will but ed board under Sunset review
Newsdesk May 5, 2009 House, Senate butt heads over who is slowing up the session
Newsdesk May 5, 2009 Senate confirms Shaw
Newsdesk May 5, 2009 Both bills now go to House
Newsdesk May 5, 2009 Camaro and plug-in hybrids compete for 'ooh' factor
Newsdesk May 5, 2009 Austin resident – get this – actually rides the bus!
Newsdesk May 4, 2009 Wentworth's attempts to prevent another DeLay fiasco keep falling short
Newsdesk May 4, 2009 Opponent of SBOE chairman says he deserves re-nomination
Newsdesk May 2, 2009 Joking legislators trade shots over governor's flag
Newsdesk May 1, 2009 Video of Lord British discussing why the film incentive bill is good for gamers and for Austin
Newsdesk May 1, 2009 Patrick rejects Shapleigh amendment that would correct inaccurate information in informed consent law
Newsdesk May 1, 2009 Patrick and Shapiro back abortion-related bills giving state more space in the exam room
Newsdesk April 30, 2009 Texas gets new state dinosaur
Newsdesk April 29, 2009 Dukes amends HB 3 so re-purposed schools can keep their strongest asset
Newsdesk April 29, 2009 Anchia not impressed by "compromise" bill
Newsdesk April 29, 2009 Austin rep and public ed chair clash over closures and unemployed teachers
Newsdesk April 29, 2009 House Public Ed chair Eissler allays fears over cuts to high school enrichment courses
Newsdesk April 28, 2009 Legislators try to rein in controversial education board
Newsdesk April 28, 2009 Contentious issue could come up in committee "as early as Thursday"
Newsdesk April 28, 2009 Gavel-related goofiness lightens the House mood
Newsdesk April 27, 2009 House declares April 27 Ron White Day
Newsdesk April 27, 2009 Speaker Joe Straus announces the five reps that will negotiate budget with Senate
Newsdesk April 25, 2009 Lt. Gov. ignores rebels in selecting senators for conference committee
Newsdesk April 24, 2009 Starring Robert Rodriguez, Rick Perry and Dawnna Dukes
The Gay Place April 24, 2009 HB 1323 seeks to stop the madness
Newsdesk April 23, 2009 Public invited to speak Monday in favor of impeaching presiding judge
Newsdesk April 23, 2009 Lawmakers tussle over bill that would help state employees that volunteer with foster kids
Newsdesk April 23, 2009 Big boost for film incentives, and great news for fans of Friday Night Lights and Grindhouse
Newsdesk April 22, 2009 Texas lawmakers and law enforcement speak against concealed handguns on campus
Newsdesk April 22, 2009 Footage from last week's tribute to the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre
Newsdesk April 21, 2009 State reps sponsor special screening of SXSW/Cine Las Americas doc The Least of These
Newsdesk April 20, 2009 Isett, Anchia show that budget agreement don't just mean concessions
Newsdesk April 18, 2009 Reps unanimously approve $178 billion proposal for 2010-11 a bit before dawn
Newsdesk April 17, 2009 Video of House Democratic caucus leader's response to governor's secession speech
Picture in Picture April 17, 2009 Film incentive reform passes: Austin rep breathes big sigh of relief
Newsdesk April 16, 2009 House budget amendment would subvert access to reproductive services
Newsdesk April 16, 2009 Technical problem holds up film incentive bill for one day
Newsdesk April 15, 2009 Witness removed after threatening senators that dare to vote against sanctuary city bill
Newsdesk April 15, 2009 Local option transport funding proposal gets out of committee, but still under a cloud
Newsdesk April 14, 2009 Human Services hearing on FLDS raid kicks off with Hilderbran bill
Newsdesk April 14, 2009 Invited testimony today related to last year's raid in Eldorado
Newsdesk April 13, 2009 Council unanimously rejects legislature's single-member district proposal
Newsdesk April 13, 2009 Austin's troubled recycling deal creates legislative ripples
Newsdesk April 13, 2009 Travis Co. judge says agency overstepped rule-making authority
Newsdesk April 10, 2009 Poker is a game of skill, not chance
Newsdesk April 10, 2009 Not enough votes to move the "Choose Life" vanity plate out of Senate Transportation Committee
Newsdesk April 9, 2009 Senate Transportation chair guards local option funding bill from death by a thousand opt-outs
Newsdesk April 8, 2009 On the heels of Texas' first posthumous exoneration, House committee finally passes Commission bill
Newsdesk April 8, 2009 Texas Youth Commission reformers keeping options open with alternate plans
Newsdesk April 7, 2009 Latest update on the ever-growing school accountability bill
Newsdesk April 7, 2009 Public testimony today
Newsdesk April 6, 2009 Or as the Democrats like to call it, "voter suppression"
Newsdesk April 3, 2009 Democrats discuss the need for unemployment insurance reform for women
Newsdesk April 1, 2009 Rep. Ellen Cohen repeats inaccurate statement in laying out revised sexually oriented business tax
Newsdesk April 1, 2009 House passes journalism shield law without Tomball rep's vote
Newsdesk April 1, 2009 Round Rock rep to lay out her first bill on the floor Thursday
Newsdesk March 30, 2009 Introducing concealed firearms bill, Rep. Driver glosses over number of grad and mature students
Newsdesk March 30, 2009 Senate floor is hopping with debate on whether police should be allowed to set up roadblocks to find drunk drivers
Newsdesk March 30, 2009 Riddle doesn't understand the point of HB 789 provisions
Newsdesk March 30, 2009 Howard's bill now moves to Senate
Newsdesk March 30, 2009 Rival bills taking different paths, but Thompson's 10% tax ahead in process
Newsdesk March 30, 2009 Brown rumored to be sneaking it through on an amendment
Newsdesk March 27, 2009 Your tax dollars hard at work
Newsdesk March 26, 2009 SB175 session in the Senate an unfortunate model for how legislation gets passed
Picture in Picture March 25, 2009 Lawmakers unanimously approve Travis Co. bill: Author Dukes expects quick passage
Newsdesk March 24, 2009 Texas State Technical Colleges say it with ice cream
Newsdesk March 19, 2009 Legislator contemplates giving Perry the boot – er, shoe
Newsdesk March 19, 2009 Texas State Teachers Association weighs in on the heavy issue of education
Newsdesk March 18, 2009 Transcript of Austin senator's remarks
Newsdesk March 18, 2009 Senate approves SB 188
Newsdesk March 18, 2009 Voter ID not quite finished in Senate yet
Newsdesk March 17, 2009 Advocates say a state Senate budget rider would cripple delivery of health care to poor women
Newsdesk March 17, 2009 Conservative blog floats rumor of Democratic reps planning coup: News to Democrats
Newsdesk March 17, 2009 Vote along partisan lines sends SB 362 to House
Newsdesk March 17, 2009 Bill would supposedly cost state nothing, but now it does
Newsdesk March 16, 2009 "Does Texas really need that kind of crazy?"
Newsdesk March 16, 2009 Senate should pass voter ID on Tuesday
Newsdesk March 14, 2009 Proposed law would punish prosecutors for withholding exculpatory evidence
Newsdesk March 13, 2009 Democrats' point man thinks even some Republicans can't go for it
Newsdesk March 13, 2009 House officially has high regard for Laura Bush, sincere appreciation for Dubya has to wait
Newsdesk March 12, 2009 Filing deadline for bills looms, legislators start locking the door
Newsdesk March 12, 2009 Governor announces rejection of cash in Houston
On the Range March 11, 2009 Farrar files a bill more limited than Burnam's
Newsdesk March 11, 2009 Dems condemn voter ID debate, Republicans turn it into Austin-bashing, fund-raising opportunity
Newsdesk March 11, 2009 After marathon all-nighter, Republicans now send bill to House
Newsdesk March 11, 2009 City of Austin opposes bill proposing closing schools when they are serving as an emergency shelter
Newsdesk March 11, 2009 Lawmakers consider how to stop wrongful convictions
Newsdesk March 11, 2009 Senate committee of the whole went all night
Newsdesk March 10, 2009 Voter ID debate continues into the night
Newsdesk March 10, 2009 Former Justice Department lawyer participated in Texas re-redistricting
Newsdesk March 10, 2009 Ellis shoots down GOP talking point
Newsdesk March 10, 2009 House Public Ed committee discusses term limits for school board trustees
Newsdesk March 10, 2009 Did voter ID law raise or suppress turnout in Indiana
Newsdesk March 10, 2009 Watson, Shapleigh attack Fraser
Newsdesk March 10, 2009 House tackles charity fraud, but white collar crime subcommittee not exactly snowed under
Newsdesk March 10, 2009 San Antonio senator slams GOP motives.
Newsdesk March 10, 2009 Senators debate how rules of "committee of the whole" will work
Newsdesk March 10, 2009 Attorney general spent millions investigating voter fraud in 2006, turned up little
Newsdesk March 10, 2009 Brennan Center report highlights "voter fraud phantom"
Newsdesk March 10, 2009 Upper chamber clears already light schedule before voter ID bust-up
Newsdesk March 9, 2009 A program to help guide you through Tuesday's Senate meeting
Newsdesk March 9, 2009 Why the sexually oriented business surcharge won't pay for real sexual abuse survivor programs, and never could
Newsdesk March 9, 2009 Anchia suspicious of voter impersonation allegations
Newsdesk March 9, 2009 TxDOT commissioner assails anti-toll activist
Newsdesk March 6, 2009 NNOC says its legislation stronger than Howard's
Newsdesk March 6, 2009 Commissioners approve spending stimulus money, insult the public
Newsdesk March 5, 2009 Agency ignores enviros and anti-tollers
Newsdesk March 4, 2009 Agency decision to spend stimulus money could be reversed
Newsdesk March 4, 2009 Texas Film Commission boss delivers report on successes of his agency, and what's worked in film incentives
Newsdesk March 4, 2009 Movie luminaries watch Texas Senate makes March 4 Moving Image Industry Day
Newsdesk March 4, 2009 Needle-exchange bill clears first hurdle
Newsdesk March 4, 2009 Bill would require webcast of education board meetings
Newsdesk March 4, 2009 "Killer" Keller needs it all spelled out?
Newsdesk March 3, 2009 Stimulus committee chair says agency sending inaccurate information to Congress
Newsdesk March 3, 2009 House continues to debate whether ring-fencing federal stimulus from state budget building will work
Newsdesk March 3, 2009 Democratic leader says transportation agency spending federal stimulus money without oversight
Newsdesk March 2, 2009 Big week for delegation as e-waste, education bills get public hearings
Newsdesk February 27, 2009 The House will consider a journalist shield bill next week
Newsdesk February 27, 2009 Another shot in the Lege for hypodermic needle exchange
Newsdesk February 25, 2009 Houston Dem continues to hammer Straus over committee appointments and House rules
Newsdesk February 25, 2009 House Rep. Dunnam has something nice to say about state transport agency. Really.
Newsdesk February 25, 2009 House sets date for reading of resolution commemorating sad loss of Travis County Green Party co-chair
Newsdesk February 24, 2009 Rep. Aaron Peña wants to fight cartels and gangs the RICO way
Newsdesk February 24, 2009 Dutton, Straus cross swords again over committee switches
Newsdesk February 23, 2009 Lt. Gov. to sound off about ultrasound legislation in the morning
Newsdesk February 23, 2009 Racing PAC pushing hard for racinos, claiming 75% in favor of legalization: UPDATED
Newsdesk February 19, 2009 The Judicial Conduct Commission takes action on Keller complaint
Newsdesk February 19, 2009 Austin Rep. Eddie Rodriguez wants to end ab-only sex ed in Texas
Newsdesk February 18, 2009 Floor fight over House Committees raises the specter of Tom Craddick over Speaker Straus
Newsdesk February 17, 2009 Round Rock Dem files first bills as sole author
Newsdesk February 17, 2009 State Rep. Lon Burnam wants the Texas House to impeach Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Judge Sharon "Killer" Keller
Newsdesk February 17, 2009 Fort Worth representative explains HB 1062
Newsdesk February 17, 2009 Legislator from Center files bill to bust cockfighting rings
Newsdesk February 13, 2009 Capitol coverage to go (mostly typo-free)
Newsdesk February 13, 2009 More footage from inside the speaker's office
Newsdesk February 13, 2009 So how equitable was the equitable split Straus promised?
Newsdesk February 12, 2009 Sen. Leticia Van de Putte and Reps. Ruth Jones McClendon and Mike Villareal team up with healthy family and fam planning bills
Newsdesk February 12, 2009 Speaker Straus says assignments "will draw upon the House's wisdom and experience"
Newsdesk February 12, 2009 Legislators want third swipe at fee condemned as unconstitutional by district court
Newsdesk February 11, 2009 Board of Education member shows his hand on creationism
Newsdesk February 10, 2009 Film Commission director Bob Hudgins talks about proposed reforms to the incentive program
Newsdesk February 10, 2009 Beer producers want same rights as winemakers
Newsdesk February 9, 2009 Footage from House Speaker Joe Straus' Friday morning open house
Newsdesk February 8, 2009 Highlights of the UTIMCO chair's brutal Senate Finance Committee dust-up
Newsdesk February 7, 2009 Houston senator delivers web sneer to his new committee chair
Newsdesk February 6, 2009 With Senate committees already meeting, when will the House get appointments?
Newsdesk February 5, 2009 Legislative Study Group chair asks why governor has left fixing state residential facilities to legislature
Newsdesk February 4, 2009 Statewide kids advocacy groups spend day on outreach to legislators
Newsdesk February 4, 2009 Study claims allowing slots at tracks could have $6.8 billion economic impact in Texas
Newsdesk February 3, 2009 Governor asks lege for more cash for hurricane insurance, state schools, and high-tech detectors for police
Newsdesk February 2, 2009 Speaker, Lt. Gov. looking to cut 2.5% from current general revenue budget
Newsdesk February 2, 2009 Letter signed by 97 members goes out to cable companies
Newsdesk January 31, 2009 Events to educate public on Board of Education
Newsdesk January 30, 2009 Lt. Gov releases committee appointments with few changes for Travis delegation
Newsdesk January 29, 2009 Good spirits prevail in closing minutes of House rules debate
Newsdesk January 29, 2009 Reps reform committees, re-confirm limits on speaker's powers
Newsdesk January 28, 2009 Rep. King deftly dances around the thorny issue of redistricting
Newsdesk January 28, 2009 Perry's selective faith-based plaudits for Hurricane response
Newsdesk January 27, 2009 Gov. Perry gives budget speech to joint House, Senate meeting
Newsdesk January 26, 2009 House Resolution 2 proposes major changes to number, roles, make-up of House committees
Newsdesk January 26, 2009 Lawmakers busy in slow rule-making week
Newsdesk January 26, 2009 When will the new House Speaker make his committee appointments?
Newsdesk January 25, 2009 Footage from inauguration day around Austin, including the House house band
Newsdesk January 17, 2009 Surveying the State Legislature after the first week
Newsdesk January 16, 2009 Stekler show couldn't secure funding
Newsdesk January 15, 2009 "State government appears to be more concerned with protecting partisan rule than governing to protect the people"
Newsdesk January 15, 2009 Juvenile prisons to fire 100, leave 330 vacancies unfilled to reflect smaller roll
Newsdesk January 15, 2009 Legislative committee votes narrowly to combine juvenile probation and prison systems
Newsdesk January 14, 2009 Oh, the horror
Newsdesk January 14, 2009 Day of hard feelings in Senate comes to end
Newsdesk January 14, 2009 Two-thirds fight continues
Newsdesk January 14, 2009 Voter ID has suddenly become the top issue of the Senate
Newsdesk January 14, 2009 New speaker talks policy, budget, management style and environmental policy
Newsdesk January 14, 2009 See it from your desktop
Newsdesk January 14, 2009 Senators immediately adjourn, probably to discuss two-thirds rule
Newsdesk January 13, 2009 Lt. Governor says voter ID fight can be resolved
Newsdesk January 13, 2009 Regular updates from the swearing in
Newsdesk January 13, 2009 God, make it stop!
Newsdesk January 13, 2009 The governor says Senate united by love of Texas
Newsdesk January 13, 2009 Senate Republicans want no 2/3 rule on redistricting, Voter ID
Newsdesk January 13, 2009 In case you hadn't noticed, there's a session about to start
Newsdesk January 9, 2009 Next speaker appoints former Athens state rep to senior post
Newsdesk January 9, 2009 Events contribute millions to local economy
Newsdesk January 8, 2009 Last remaining Craddick supporters accepting the inevitable
Newsdesk January 7, 2009 He's not speaker yet, and he wants you to know it
Newsdesk January 6, 2009 Austin Reps Howard and Strama weigh in on the next speaker
Newsdesk January 5, 2009 Smithee, Gattis declare they are withdrawing their candidacies for speaker, giving Straus clear run
Newsdesk January 5, 2009 Speaker candidate Straus wins first major defection from opponent Smithee
Newsdesk January 5, 2009 San Antonio rep builds momentum and pledge list in speaker race
Newsdesk January 4, 2009 How the numbers break down, and full list of Straus supporters
Newsdesk January 4, 2009 Smithee touted as new conservative candidate for speakership
Newsdesk January 4, 2009 San Antonio state rep releases list of 85 pledges for speaker candidacy
Newsdesk January 2, 2009 Republicans and Democrats respond favorably to selection of San Antonio state rep
Newsdesk January 2, 2009 Conservatives start email campaign to keep House Speaker in place
Newsdesk December 31, 2008 Pro- and anti-Craddick reps to hold rival meetings this long weekend
Newsdesk December 30, 2008 Sister of state rep found dead in suspicious circumstances
Newsdesk December 29, 2008 If 12 challengers leave the members' lobby on Jan. 13 and meet an incumbent departing his chambers at sine die ...
Newsdesk December 29, 2008 Rep. Dunnam reveals list of 64 anti-Craddick Democrats, leaving questions about those that didn't sign
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From the Print Edition:
Vol.28 No.49 August 7, 2009 News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
Vol.28 No.47 July 24, 2009 Cycling advocates scratch their heads at Perry's veto of the Safe Passage bill
Vol.28 No.46 July 17, 2009 Why is it so hard for the governor to clear an innocent man's name?
Vol.28 No.45 July 10, 2009 Lawmakers passed two key bills – then they went home
Vol.28 No.45 July 10, 2009 Martinez queries Cornyn on Sotomayor
Vol.28 No.45 July 10, 2009
Vol.28 No.42 June 19, 2009 The when and the what are still unknown
Vol.28 No.42 June 19, 2009 AG's Office asks state Supremes to review unconstitutional stripper surcharge
Vol.28 No.41 June 12, 2009 As the 81st Legislature departs, does it leave a footprint?
Vol.28 No.41 June 12, 2009 How did our legislators do?
Vol.28 No.41 June 12, 2009 The session will be remembered largely as an opportunity lost to partisan displays
Vol.28 No.41 June 12, 2009
Vol.28 No.40 June 5, 2009 Perry says he has no immediate plans to call legislators back to Austin
Vol.28 No.40 June 5, 2009 3rd Court of Appeals will rule on existing surcharge at sexually oriented businesses
Vol.28 No.40 June 5, 2009 Senate Dems successfully block Perry's nomination
Vol.28 No.40 June 5, 2009 Don't put your television set in the garbage
Vol.28 No.40 June 5, 2009 Lege gives creative industries incentive to live
Vol.28 No.40 June 5, 2009 Kuempel bounces back, and Maldonado takes home a prize
Vol.28 No.40 June 5, 2009 House Bill 3 holds a glimmer of hope for Pearce Middle School
Vol.28 No.40 June 5, 2009 Making up for lost time on the wrongful-conviction front
Vol.28 No.39 May 29, 2009 Citizens' calendar, May 28-June 4
Vol.28 No.39 May 29, 2009
Vol.28 No.39 May 29, 2009 Chubs and piggybacks.
Vol.28 No.39 May 29, 2009 Pearce's best chance of survival lies with the Legislature
Vol.28 No.39 May 29, 2009 How labor-related bills have fared this session
Vol.28 No.39 May 29, 2009 Failed amendments to Senate Bill 283 would have – God forbid – mandated that sex ed be medically accurate
Vol.28 No.39 May 29, 2009 Funding for reproductive health is intact – as is an increased allotment to Alternatives to Abortion
Vol.28 No.38 May 22, 2009 Bad bills fly, while good bills die
Vol.28 No.38 May 22, 2009 Quickies from the Capitol
Vol.28 No.38 May 22, 2009 At long last, some changes afoot in state schools
Vol.28 No.38 May 22, 2009 Kenneth Foster Act aims to clean things up
Vol.28 No.38 May 22, 2009 How agencies are faring at the Sunset Advisory Commission
Vol.28 No.38 May 22, 2009 A bill to help Webberville fight the landfill has found few friends
Vol.28 No.38 May 22, 2009 See what happens when you dis sex toys?
Vol.28 No.37 May 15, 2009 Colorblind ain't the same as blind
Vol.28 No.37 May 15, 2009 Local legislators fill us in on their work this session
Vol.28 No.37 May 15, 2009 Is Austin-bashing a thing of the past?
Vol.28 No.37 May 15, 2009 Please Legislate and Govern Me
Vol.28 No.37 May 15, 2009 Quickies from the Capitol
Vol.28 No.36 May 8, 2009 Taking stock of the 81st Lege
Vol.28 No.36 May 8, 2009 A Few Green Sprouts
Vol.28 No.36 May 8, 2009 The federal stimulus money rides to the state's rescue – until the next session
Vol.28 No.36 May 8, 2009 A Mixed Bag
Vol.28 No.36 May 8, 2009 Grabbing McLeroy's Chair
Vol.28 No.36 May 8, 2009 Slow Train A-Comin'
Vol.28 No.36 May 8, 2009 Youth Commission just might catch a break
Vol.28 No.36 May 8, 2009 The Fight Continues
Vol.28 No.36 May 8, 2009 To impeach or not to impeach
Vol.28 No.36 May 8, 2009 Quick hits from the Capitol
Vol.28 No.36 May 8, 2009 'Choose Life' – and Defund Women's Health Care
Vol.28 No.36 May 8, 2009 Slow Crawl to Nowhere
Vol.28 No.36 May 8, 2009 Wentworth trying to avert another DeLay disaster
Vol.28 No.36 May 8, 2009 TxDOT's Continuing Troubles
Vol.28 No.36 May 8, 2009 Lots of Reform, No Money
Vol.28 No.36 May 8, 2009 We Can Has Shield, Too?
Vol.28 No.35 May 1, 2009 Can school accountability measure save Pearce and Reagan?
Vol.28 No.35 May 1, 2009 SBOE chair called on the carpet
Vol.28 No.35 May 1, 2009 Quickies from the Capitol
Vol.28 No.35 May 1, 2009 The usual anti-abortion bills sally forth
Vol.28 No.35 May 1, 2009 The Tim Cole Act increases compensation for the wrongfully convicted
Vol.28 No.34 April 24, 2009 A lot of folks are fired up about a bill that would allow guns on Texas university campuses
Vol.28 No.34 April 24, 2009 Lawmakers craft a scheme to force Perry to accept federal unemployment-insurance dollars
Vol.28 No.34 April 24, 2009 Funding for family-planning centers reamins intact – for now
Vol.28 No.34 April 24, 2009 House unanimously passes its version of a budget
Vol.28 No.34 April 24, 2009 A roundup of this week's Capitol capers
Vol.28 No.34 April 24, 2009 Bill proposes treatment, not jail, for vets who run afoul of the law
Vol.28 No.34 April 24, 2009 Bill calls for health warnings on certain types of fish
Vol.28 No.34 April 24, 2009 Will the Lege downgrade the punishment for pot possession this session?
Vol.28 No.33 April 17, 2009 Why solve today what you can suffer in 2011?
Vol.28 No.33 April 17, 2009 A roundup of this session's environmental legislation
Vol.28 No.33 April 17, 2009 Betty Brown's ignorance catches media attention far and wide
Vol.28 No.33 April 17, 2009 Legislators are recycling more than ever
Vol.28 No.33 April 17, 2009 What kept your lawmakers busy this week
Vol.28 No.33 April 17, 2009 Bills attempt to right the wrongs that put Texas at the forefront of wrongful convictions
Vol.28 No.33 April 17, 2009 One man's medicine is another man's monster
Vol.28 No.32 April 10, 2009 How do you persuade Rick Perry to do the right thing?
Vol.28 No.32 April 10, 2009 At least one legislator thinks Tweeting is for the birds
Vol.28 No.32 April 10, 2009 Will law protect bloggers and their sources, too?
Vol.28 No.32 April 10, 2009 What your legislators are up to this week
Vol.28 No.32 April 10, 2009 The House Elections Committee heard public testimony on the voter ID bill
Vol.28 No.32 April 10, 2009 The Texas Supreme Court upholds Entergy v. Summers decision
Vol.28 No.32 April 10, 2009 You may be adding 10% to your strip-club budget soon
Vol.28 No.32 April 10, 2009 Will Senate Bill 117 prevent wrongful convictions?
Vol.28 No.31 April 3, 2009 A rival bill emerges to tax sexually oriented businesses
Vol.28 No.31 April 3, 2009 Legislators attempt to rein in governor's spending habits
Vol.28 No.31 April 3, 2009 Can we make health coverage more transparent?
Vol.28 No.30 March 27, 2009 Budget rider targets specific family-planning operations
Vol.28 No.30 March 27, 2009 The Safe Passing Bill would make roads safer for cyclists and other vulnerable road users
Vol.28 No.30 March 27, 2009 Accountability bill slowed by important questions
Vol.28 No.30 March 27, 2009 Two new creationist-backed bills take aim at science education
Vol.28 No.30 March 27, 2009 Student hazing has a body count
Vol.28 No.30 March 27, 2009 Odds and ends from the Capitol
Vol.28 No.29 March 20, 2009 Texas schools' sex ed favors 'don't ask, don't tell ... and keep 'em ignorant'
Vol.28 No.29 March 20, 2009 What are AISD students learning in sex ed? Gee, that's a hard one.
Vol.28 No.29 March 20, 2009 A handful of bills have been filed on sex education
Vol.28 No.29 March 20, 2009 Hard times reveal the way things actually work
Vol.28 No.29 March 20, 2009 Perry's stingy rejection of the stimulus money might backfire
Vol.28 No.29 March 20, 2009 Meanwhile, Texas' death machine churns stronger than ever
Vol.28 No.29 March 20, 2009 House Dems eager to stick a fork in voter ID bill
Vol.28 No.29 March 20, 2009 Odds and ends from the Capitol
Vol.28 No.29 March 20, 2009 With the session at the 60-day mark, bills are running out of time
Vol.28 No.29 March 20, 2009 Budget rider targets Planned Parenthood
Vol.28 No.29 March 20, 2009 Carona aims to stop gun-running to Mexico
Vol.28 No.28 March 13, 2009 A marathon session delivers a GOP partisan priority
Vol.28 No.28 March 13, 2009 After some arm-twisting, TxDOT halfheartedly addressed 'economically distressed areas' last week
Vol.28 No.28 March 13, 2009 'Titty tax' law hangs in the balance
Vol.28 No.28 March 13, 2009 Dukes files bill to shore up Texas film industry
Vol.28 No.28 March 13, 2009 Needle-exchange program could finally see daylight
Vol.28 No.28 March 13, 2009 Doggett calls the bill 'imperfect but responsible'; McCaul calls it a 'Trojan horse'
Vol.28 No.28 March 13, 2009 Omnibus school bill doesn't make the grade, critics say
Vol.28 No.28 March 13, 2009 Bill filed to counter Howard's RN proposal
Vol.28 No.28 March 13, 2009 Odds and ends from the Capitol
Vol.28 No.27 March 6, 2009 When it comes to the stimulus, state lawmakers split along party lines
Vol.28 No.27 March 6, 2009 Fighting for the right to switch committee seats
Vol.28 No.27 March 6, 2009 Voter ID debate returns to the Senate floor
Vol.28 No.27 March 6, 2009 Bills would prevent development discharge into aquifer
Vol.28 No.27 March 6, 2009 Bill would divert low-level drug offenders from prison and save a bundle of money
Vol.28 No.27 March 6, 2009 Governors who reject federal stimulus money need their heads examined
Vol.28 No.26 February 27, 2009 Now is the time to act, senator says
Vol.28 No.26 February 27, 2009 Anti-abortion group is poised to siphon big chunk of indigent health-care funds
Vol.28 No.26 February 27, 2009 Federal stimulus money is headed to Texas – now legislators have to agree on what to do with it
Vol.28 No.26 February 27, 2009 Odds and ends from the Capitol
Vol.28 No.25 February 20, 2009 Strama tapped to oversee Technology Committee
Vol.28 No.25 February 20, 2009 The historical building may be endangered but so is the state's pocketbook
Vol.28 No.25 February 20, 2009 Shining a light on the Texas judiciary
Vol.28 No.25 February 20, 2009 Watson's take on transportation reform
Vol.28 No.25 February 20, 2009 The Lege's Titty Tax refuses to die
Vol.28 No.24 February 13, 2009 News briefs from Austin, the state, and beyond
Vol.28 No.24 February 13, 2009 New Texas Freedom Network report on the Lege and the religious right
Vol.28 No.24 February 13, 2009 Nosy reporters snoop around the speaker's apartment
Vol.28 No.24 February 13, 2009 Solar bills are back by popular demand
Vol.28 No.24 February 13, 2009 With every legislative session comes a study on the economic benefits of slot machines at race tracks
Vol.28 No.24 February 13, 2009 With Craddick gone, who needs Milton Rister?
Vol.28 No.24 February 13, 2009 In clearing Timothy Cole's name, Travis Co. judge does what Lubbock officials refused to do
Vol.28 No.23 February 6, 2009 The money debate begins: 'Every Texan for himself' vs. 'All in this together'
Vol.28 No.23 February 6, 2009
Vol.28 No.23 February 6, 2009 Less is more
Vol.28 No.23 February 6, 2009
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Vol.28 No.23 February 6, 2009 Texas Parks & Wildlife hopes a new documentary will encourages Texans – and legislatures – to conserve
Vol.28 No.22 January 30, 2009 A few omissions in the governor's State of the State
Vol.28 No.22 January 30, 2009 It turns out that the State Board of Education knows more about science than real scientists!
Vol.28 No.22 January 30, 2009 TxDOT board Chair Delisi delicately lays out goals for agency
Vol.28 No.22 January 30, 2009 At its annual conference, the Texas Public Policy Foundation sticks to its mantra of less government, fewer taxes
Vol.28 No.22 January 30, 2009 El Paso City Council's resolution calling for an 'open debate' on legalizing drugs draws threats of funding cuts
Vol.28 No.21 January 23, 2009 Dems lost the debate on the two-thirds rule, but not without a fight
Vol.28 No.21 January 23, 2009 The Sunset Commission's close vote makes TYC's Lege fate hard to predict
Vol.28 No.21 January 23, 2009 The Texas Criminal Justice Integrity Unit and a proposed Senate bill address the problem of false confessions
Vol.28 No.21 January 23, 2009 KXAN bucks the wave – covers the news
Vol.28 No.20 January 16, 2009 81st Legislature opens with unity in the House, mutiny in the Senate
Vol.28 No.20 January 16, 2009 Father and son lawmakers call for holding high school state competitions in other areas of the state
Vol.28 No.20 January 16, 2009 A new report from Texans Care for Children shows kids faring poorly
Vol.28 No.19 January 9, 2009 Will a new speaker and more Democrats spell 'change' at the Capitol?
Vol.28 No.17 December 26, 2008 The Sunset Advisory Commission looks toward the 81st legislative session
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