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Voter Groups Blast New Interim Maps

Feb. 6, 5:52pm BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

AG claims he cut a deadline deal with MALDEF, cuts everyone else out

Shut the Front Door: Proposed Rules Threaten Cottage Food Operators

Feb. 1, 12:26pm BY MELANIE HAUPT

DSHS takes a bite out of Texas' celebrated Cottage Foods law

Judges to State: Fix Your Maps Now

Jan. 29, 9:55am BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

New districts by Feb. 6 or primary shifts

Targeting Planned Parenthood, State Hurts Texas Women

Jan. 18, 3:36pm BY JORDAN SMITH

Small fraction of women in need will get services

With three days left, legislature hurtling to the abyss

Your drug war news for the week

Rodriguez and Wentworth debate handguns on campus

Screening at Ritz tonight examines redistricting tactics

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GOP throwing chaff as Rep. Riddle rambles about terror babies

TX supremes grant stay on earlier ruling

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Fifth Circuit Approves Mandatory Ultrasound

January 11, 2012 BY JORDAN SMITH

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Fifth Circuit Says Sonogram Law Fine

January 10, 2012 BY JORDAN SMITH

Overturns Judge Sparks' injunction

Who the Hell is Fred Karger?

January 5, 2012 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Latest polling shows why Perry is avoiding New Hampshire

Gov. Jackson

January 3, 2012 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

With Dewhurst and Perry out of state, senator gets promotion

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December 13, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Feds won't agree to exclude PP

Court Issues Congressional Map

November 23, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Updated: Democrats respond to new boundaries

Re-Re-Redrawing the Delegation

November 18, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

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Anita Perry in Context

October 17, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

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The Emptying Senate

September 20, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Two big GOP committee chairs leaving Texas upper chamber

DOJ Says No to Texas Maps

September 19, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Feds reject GOP end run around courts for redistricting

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September 19, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

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September 15, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

General Land Office transferring Christmas Mountains to TSU

The HPV Flashback

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Perry Campaign: Double Duties and Revolving Doors

September 4, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

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Sparks Grants Temporary Injunction in Ultrasound Case

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Stops implementation of law for now

Austin's Planned Parenthood Loses State Funding

August 26, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Among a host of providers losing all state funds

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August 23, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Fending off another attempt to intervene

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August 23, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

But the war on women's health continues

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August 23, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Ann Coulter weighs in on the Perry "hotties" ad

Wentworth to Run for Re-Election

August 22, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Senator ends retirement speculation

Dan Patrick Denied

August 11, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Judge denies request to file brief in abortion case

Perry's Iowa Math

July 27, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Ex-Bear Stearns economist backs gov's run. Ruh-roh!

Perry, Pakistan, and the Bush Revival

July 19, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Analyzing the foreign policy value of the Musharraf lunch

Graves Gets $1.45 Million

June 30, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Comptroller pays up for wrongful conviction

Watson to Lead Senate Dems

June 28, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Travis County senator to replace San Antonio's Van de Putte

Castro Will Challenge Doggett in New District

June 24, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Texas Tribune reports San Antonian wants seat

Redistricting: What Is and What Could Be

June 23, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Wentworth reform passes Senate, Congressional map passes Lege

No More For Schools

June 17, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

House rips out Howard amendment adding excess Rainy Day Funds

Lawsuit Challenges New Ultrasound-Before-Abortion Law

June 13, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

CRR files suit in Texas

Christian Versus Travis County

June 9, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

GOPer targets ed finance bill to move Public Integrity Unit

The State's Planned Parenthood Trap

June 8, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Plans to ban PP from Women's Health may be a problem

Perry's Day of Fasting for Ballots

June 7, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Governor running for president or pope?

Who is Wendy Davis?

June 6, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

And why is the legislative GOP so afraid of her?

Redistricting Plan Passed by Committee

June 3, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Only minor changes to five-way screwing of Travis County

Imagine No Austinites in Congress

June 3, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Travis County a minority in five proposed districts

Weekend Warriors for Public Schools

June 2, 2011 BY RAMON MARTINEZ

Save Texas Schools and Texas AFT to rally at capitol

Bill Debates Begin Tomorrow

June 1, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

First real debates for school finance and more

Special Bills for a Special Session

May 31, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

UPDATE: Measures mix unfinished business, new ideas, grandstanding

Congressional Redistricting by the Numbers

May 31, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Four of five proposed Travis districts likely Republican

Doggett Responds to Congressional Redistricting Maps

May 31, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Congressman says he'll move if necessary

Congressional Redistricting Map Released

May 31, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Lege says 'Screw you, hippies!' and divides Travis five ways

Special Session? Sure

May 30, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

GOP's bad timing opens door to Dem filibuster

School Finance Agreement? Maybe

May 27, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Conference committee nearing deal, but let's see what chambers say

'Everybody Loses'

May 27, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Anti-abortion crusade will devastate health care

Worst. Session. Ever.

May 27, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

With three days left, legislature hurtling to the abyss

Criminal Justice Reform Bills Pass

May 26, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Bills passed last week head to Guv

Watson Versus Major Events

May 26, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Austin Senator switches F1 funding position in tight budget

The Budget Implosion

May 24, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

School finance runs aground, but health spending will follow soon

No More WHP? WTF?!

May 24, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Lawmakers likely to kill successful women's health program

Congressional Redistricting Dead This Session

May 24, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Not enough time to move map through process, committee chair says

Perry Gets His Ultrasound: Next Stop Courthouse

May 20, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Perry signs bill into law, but group says they'll sue

Microbrewery Bill Moves Forward

May 18, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Did Anheuser-Busch objections fall flat?

Thursday Redistricting Hearing Canceled

May 18, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Committee "just not ready to move forward"

Reefer Roundup: 5/17/11

May 17, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Your drug war news

Senate Redistricting Passes

May 17, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Watson gets ABIA back

First Congressional Redistricting Map Released

May 17, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Splits Travis four ways, but not exactly as Doggett predicted

Congressional Redistricting in Committee Thursday

May 17, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Public will finally see map; will it split Travis four ways?

Lawmakers Might Not Like Planned Parenthood, But Voters Do

May 16, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

The war on women's health continues at the Capitol

Rep. Rodriguez on Senate Redistricting

May 12, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Are Texans with Spanish surnames all the same?

De-Registering Romeo and Juliet

May 12, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Modest reform to sex offender laws goes to guv

Party Over Here!

May 12, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Tort reform crew moving into House members Lounge

Watson Says 4-Way Travis Split Unnecessary

May 12, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Senator submits own map that keeps most of Austin in Dist. 14

Senate Redistricting Chops Up Travis County

May 11, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Austin split four ways in proposed map

Another Wrongful Identification And No End In Sight

May 11, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Another man goes free in Dallas

'I am Not a Problem That Must be Handled'

May 10, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

The speech that reveals the agony of the sanctuary city bill

No Sanctuary

May 10, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Sanctuary city bill set to pass House today

Budget Busters or Busted Budget

May 9, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Conference committee to close $11 billion gap

House Grinds to Halt

May 7, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Will quorate rules scupper GOP agenda?

Double Plus Ungood

May 5, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Dewhurst wants credit for cuts, gets points for illogical thinking

Watson's 'Honesty Agenda' Moves Forward

May 4, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Fiscal clarity bills attached to others as amendments

Legal Challenges to Redistricting Maps Begin

April 29, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Rep. Garnet Coleman files complaint to Justice Department

Has Doggett Found the Four-Way Map?

April 28, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Plan to split Travis County even further surfaces

Watson Wants Travis Whole in SBOE

April 27, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Senate committee moves map keeping Travis split

House Passes Puppy Mill Bill

April 26, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

With Simpson arguing against, measure passes

Getting Sick With the Totally Awesome Auschron Newscast

April 23, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Health care blues and Edujobs nightmares

Reefer Roundup: 4/22/11

April 22, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

It's baaaaack!

Perry Gonna Make it Rain

April 22, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Governor picks prayer over investment in firefighters

Doggett: GOP Still Hunting Me

April 18, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Austin congressman warns of plan to split Travis four ways

Travis House Delegation Pleased With Redistricting Proposal

April 15, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Williamson, other parts of state upset with new lines

Puppy Mill Bill In Trouble?

April 15, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Is bill in trouble from puppy-mill area lawmaker?

Redistricting: Try This on for Size

April 7, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

One group's idea for new Congressional lines

Can Austin Be Reunited in One Congressional District?

April 6, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Hearing on redistricting at 9am Thursday

Senate Passes DNA Bill

April 6, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Other criminal justice reforms stalled

Brutal Budget Amendments Target Family Planning Funds

April 1, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Deep cuts proposed for health programs, more money for GOP pet projects

Eyewitness Bill Passes House – But Still Lacks Teeth

March 30, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Will the proposed legislation actually prevent wrongful IDs?

On Death and Life

March 30, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Dealing with the death penalty and other notable bills heard this week

Outlawing Death and Cockfighting, and Restoring Rights for Drug Offenders

March 29, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Committees to hear raft of criminal justice bills today

LBB: Budget Kills 335,000 Jobs

March 25, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

GOP lawmakers ignore their own experts by pushing for cuts

Texas <3 Teachers (Allegedly)

March 23, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

File under "chutzpah"

Storm in a Beer Stein

March 23, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Craft beer makers and fans make their case at the Lege

Of Sonograms and Airport Scanners

March 22, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

How an intrusive probe is not like a body image (apparently)

Howard Wins (Again Again Again)

March 18, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

GOPer Dan Neil withdraws HD48 race

Illinois Kills Death Penalty

March 9, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Becomes 16th state to abolish the ultimate penalty

Roped-Off Governor

March 4, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Temporary barrier part of permanent changes to capitol

Reefer Roundup: 3/3/11

March 3, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Your drug war news for the week

Ultrasound Up For Debate

March 2, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Speaking of Choose Life...

Choose Life!

March 2, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Lawmakers again consider pro-life specialty plate

A Sobering Look at Criminal Justice

March 1, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Tony Fabelo tells us the way it is

Graves Sues for Innocence

February 28, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Anthony Graves is seeking to have his name finally cleared

'Ich Bin ein Cheesehead'

February 27, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Austin unionists prove they are Madison as hell

Brewers Lobby at the Capitol

February 23, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Beermakers hopeful that deal has been worked out with distributors

What Would Dunnam Do?

February 23, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Advice to Wisconsin from the man that took Dems to Ardmore

Eyewitness Identification Bill Passes House Committee

February 22, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Unanimous vote sends eyewitness ID bill on to full House

Austin Legislators Duel on CNN

February 22, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Rodriguez and Wentworth debate handguns on campus

Prison Health Care System in Jeopardy

February 21, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

How to slash budget without inviting federal intervention

Cockfights and Puppy Mills

February 21, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Lawmakers look to strengthen cruelty laws

Official County Census Numbers Out

February 18, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Block-by-block numbers coming soon

Senate Talking Sonograms

February 17, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Discussion on floor now

Texas Police Say 'No' to Immigration Enforcement

February 17, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Localizing immigration enforcement is harmful

Scorelines in HD48

February 14, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

How Donna Howard's win over Dan Neil is like Denver versus Houston

House Committees Announced

February 9, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Straus keeps Dems in chairs but Travis delegation suffers

Ultrasound Debate Underway in Senate Committee

February 9, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Senate Committee hears testimony on Patrick's ultrasound bill

The State of Perry's Smile

February 9, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Governor proposes less for arts, more for big business

Land of Confusion

February 8, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Republicans looking for do-over in House District 48

'Snow Fun on Twitter

February 4, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Political beef in 140 characters or less

The Franchise Tax Conundrum

January 27, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

How a tax fix is not a tax raise

Senate Passes Voter ID

January 26, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Bill requiring photo ID now goes to House

Voter ID Debate Starting Early

January 26, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Senate Dems allow debate, but still oppose bill

The Price of Innocence

January 26, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Law school innocence projects survive budget cuts – for now

Oops! DPS Can't Afford Voter ID

January 25, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Agency lacks budget to replace ID card printers

Democrats Attack Fraser on Voter ID Bill

January 25, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Horseshoe Bay Republican can't answer questions on own bill

Van de Putte On Voter ID

January 25, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Where exactly is this election fraud?

'Alternative' Budget Battle?

January 25, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Belts are tight but not for one senator's pet project

Missing the Point on Election Fraud

January 24, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Texas Civil Rights Project criticizes Perry, Senate

UPDATED: Combatants Gear Up for Voter ID

January 24, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Senate pushes back hot-button debate

Gerrymandering: The Movie

January 24, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Screening at Ritz tonight examines redistricting tactics

Watson Takes What He Can Get

January 21, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Austin senator cuts budget breather from five days to two

Beer Bills Brewing at the Lege

January 14, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Microbrewers want on-site sales, brewpubs want to sell off-site

An Acceptable Form of Voter ID

January 14, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Democrat Anchia shifts strategy on hot-button issue

Flo Says "No" to Not-Pot

January 14, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

As promised, Senator files bill to ban synthetic dope

Day One on the Floor

January 11, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Liveblogging from the House in the 82nd Legislature

Speaker Straus 2.0

January 10, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

San Antonio rep heads to formal vote with 70 GOP backers

Pressure Groups Against Straus

January 8, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Will outside bodies change minds inside the House?

Count to Five Before Voting

January 7, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Sen. Watson proposes a wait between final budget draft and vote

John Bolton for Paxton

January 3, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Speaker hopeful gets the mustache vote from ex-UN ambassador

Splitters! Part Two

December 29, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

More divisiveness amongst the Republicans

What's a Master of Discovery?

December 28, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Q&A guide to the challenge in House District 48

Popular People's Front of Texas

December 27, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Empower Texans redefines 'conservative' to exclude conservatives

Neil Lodges HD48 Challenge

December 20, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

But is this really about the House?

Peña and Ritter Jump Ship

December 15, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Talk of tables and access raises committee questions

Allan Ritter Quits Dems

December 11, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Jefferson Co. rep to join GOP this week

Aaron Pena Jumping the Fence?

December 11, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Edinburg Dem threatening party switch

TX Film Commission Axes 'Machete's Incentives Bid

December 10, 2010 BY KIMBERLEY JONES

Pesky provision claims another victim

The Definition of Voter Eligibility

December 8, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Could Dan Neil challenge the HD48 result?

Is Death Unconstitutional?

December 3, 2010 BY JORDAN SMITH

Judge to consider whether Texas death penalty risks innocent lives

Howard Wins Recount

December 3, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Democrat retains seat by 12 votes

Travis County Recount Begins

December 1, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

GOPer Neil targets Dem Howard's 16 vote lead

Dickensian Texas

November 24, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Budget boss warns ending Medicaid means patients on the street

Neil Requests Recount in HD48

November 23, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

GOPer trails Howard by 16 votes

Gavel Hunt Is Go

November 12, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

GOP eats its own in House speaker struggle

Governor Don't Care

November 1, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Book tour plans and talk of partial term

Last Day of Early Voting

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No excuses, people

Today in Campaign Fail

October 28, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Rick Perry takes a YouTube tumble

Eight Days of Cash

October 27, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Final full Lege campaign finance reports filed

Workman Diagnosed With Cancer

October 22, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

HD-47 GOPer to undergo surgery in November

Med-Mal Down, Doctor Shortage Up?

October 21, 2010 BY JORDAN SMITH

Tort reform was supposed to cure our ills. It hasn't worked.

And Then There Were Three

October 20, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

White, Glass and Shafto debate, while Perry goes AWOL

Redrawing History in HD47

October 14, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Workman campaign breaks out the Photoshop

Chisum Trail to the Speaker's Chair?

October 13, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Pampa GOPer to challenge Straus for House leadership

The Dewhurst I Knew

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A lesson in election endorsements

Perry's Fund Imbalance

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Emerging Tech Fund scandal sees GOP lawyer blast gov

Where Do Terror Babies Come From?

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Debbie Riddle digs that conspiracy hole deeper

Playing With Fire

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Perry gets credit when good bills pass (but no blame if they fail)

Perry, White Tied

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Echoes of Jan Brewer as gov dodges debate and press

Legeland: Up On The Roof

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Behind the scenes at the Texas State Capitol renovations [video]

This Week in Campaign Fail

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Rick Perry vs. the media

Servants and Anchors

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GOP throwing chaff as Rep. Riddle rambles about terror babies

If the Horseshoe Fits

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White campaign toughens up on Perry's money trail

Howard's Latest Bill

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SBOE can't manage their Permanent School Fund

Lege Facelift Update

July 24, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Visible scaffolding means repairs begin in earnest

Welcome to El Partido de Té

July 23, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Can the GOP expand and base-pander at the same time?

Wentworth to Stand Down?

July 15, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Travis Co. Senator issues intriguing statement

The Senate Shuffle

July 14, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Lt. Gov. Dewhurst makes surprise committee switches

Safer Drilling? Whoda Thunk?

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Perry's project seems too little, too late

Greens On The Ballot (For Now) UPDATED

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TX supremes grant stay on earlier ruling

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GOP press event. Giant chicken. Awesome.

Wentworth Doesn't Trust TSU Regents

June 9, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Travis Co. Senator blasts new chancellor as "Johnny-come-lately"

Cookin' The Facts

June 2, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Activist takes swipe at Statesman's Politifact service

Poverty Knocks

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Texas' financial black hole widens

Maxed Out

May 27, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Committee hears state running out of bond capacity

16 Billion Reasons Not to Read Perry's Book

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Governor gets polemical about Tenth Amendment

A Billion Down

May 18, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Gov. Perry cuts $1.2 billion from his "balanced" budget

This Week in Campaign Fail

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Lubbock: Primary, run-off, and now special?

McGuinness: SB 1070 A-OK

May 14, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Strama's GOP opponent gets into council tussle over Arizona

Straus' Budget Stretch

May 12, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Committee member casts doubt on speaker's deficit proposals

Campaigning Fail: Perry Special

May 3, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Will the coyote come back to bite him?

This Week in Campaign Fail

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Kinky breaks party lines again, and Leo talks God with Glenn

Capitol Thaw

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Who controls the Senate thermostat?

Who's in the House?

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Quick hits on the House run-offs around the state

Run-offs: Local Election Results

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Sage defeats Montford, Workman beats Turner

Election Day Slam

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GOP House races go negative (again) before today's run-offs

HD47 Finance Furor

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Republican Workman attacks opponent for having student loans

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April 7, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Health care reform opponents use odd ally to deflect criticism

Name That Campaign

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Gov. Perry's new slogan sounds awfully familiar

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Senator Reversal

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Hutchison stays true to form by backtracking on resignation promise

Dewhurst the Critic

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Tarleton State cancels student plays after Lt. Gov. condemns production

The GOP's Trial Attorney

March 24, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Conservatives backing attorney general's anti-health care bill suit

The Other Perry

March 3, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Democrat Radnofksy demands AG Abbott returns builder cash

Quick Election Round-Up: Legislature

March 3, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Tea Party challenges falter, but a few big names fall

Perry Finally Pardons Cole

March 2, 2010 BY JORDAN SMITH

Twenty-five years after Cole was wrongly named rapist, Perry finally issues a pardon

Today Is Election Day

March 2, 2010 BY LEE NICHOLS

Republican and Democratic primaries run 7am-7pm

Is TEA Really Achieving?

March 1, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Examining the latest Texas Education Agency claim of excellence

Cactus for Lunch

February 26, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Political heavy hitters to attend UT rally today

On the Road With White

February 21, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

A day on the campaign trail with the Dem governor hopeful [VIDEO]

Team Shami 3.0

February 17, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Dem gov hopeful picks sides after staff walk-out

Shoot the Messengers Before They Quit

February 17, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Shami's campaign staff collapsing after email debacle

A Campaign Divided

February 16, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Weird email exchange purporting to be from Shami staffers hits in-trays

Sacrificing Seniority

February 16, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Conservatives could cost Republicans committee appointments

The San Antonio Shimmy

February 12, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Texas Supreme Court to review stripper surcharge

CenTex, Statewide Candidates to Debate

February 10, 2010 BY LEE NICHOLS

Forum Thursday at UT Bass Lecture Hall

Shami's Shale Flail

February 10, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Dissecting the latest attack on Bill White

White vs. Shami, Round One

February 8, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Who won the Democratic governor's debate? (UPDATED)

Re-Dunking the Tea Bag

February 8, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Looking back on our first Medina mention

White's Money

February 3, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Democratic Houston ex-mayor leads gubernatorial fund raising

Endorse-o-Rama 2010

January 29, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Travis Co. Dem clubs backing White, Gilbert, favor Earle for lite guv

Enterprise Fund Carrying Too Many Ones?

January 27, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

TPJ accuses Perry of over-inflating impact of TEF

UPDATE 6: Shots Fired on Capitol Grounds

January 21, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Fausto Cardenas charged with deadly conduct

Money Makes Campaigns Go Round

January 19, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

First finance reports for the primary season in Travis County

Earle Goes NXNW

January 19, 2010 BY MICHAEL KING

Dem lite guv hopeful makes his case at Sherlock's

Perry's Margin

January 18, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

New poll resurrects specter of GOP primary run-off

The Politics of Debating

January 17, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

What Medina's GOP debate inclusion and exclusion means for White and Shami

A New Budget Shell Game

January 16, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Request for five percent agency spending cut doesn't add up

Out of the Race to the Top

January 14, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Legislators, educators respond to lost federal funds

The Four Horsemen of the Deficit

January 13, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Examining the new House committees on state spending

Texas Nationalists for Medina

January 12, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Medina picks up endorsement from secession-touting group

Fort Worth (Still) Blue

January 11, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

GOP House hopeful out after filing blunder

Pushy Polls

January 9, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

GOP gubernatorial candidates accused of massaging the message in the numbers

GOP Speed Dating

January 7, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Senate candidate Serafine and others meet the press

Primary Filings: The Republicans

January 6, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Texas GOP rallies challengers for both party's incumbents

Primary Filings: The Democrats

January 5, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Breaking down the election filings for the Dems

Primaries Set

January 4, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Filing closes, with some last minute surprises

Election Update, 1/4/10

January 4, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

File 'em if you've got 'em
From the Print Edition:

School Finance Back in Dietz's Court

January 27, 2012 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Eight years after Dietz ruled for massive reform, school finance returns

Ultrasound Law Takes Effect

January 20, 2012 BY JORDAN SMITH

Court gives green light during appeal of anti-abortion law

Court Upholds Ultrasound Law

January 13, 2012 BY JORDAN SMITH

Appeals court says state's new anti-abortion law is reasonable

Feds Deny Women's Health Renewal

December 23, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Language intended to exclude Planned Parenthood may jeopardize entire program

Doggett, Travis Returned to Normalcy

December 2, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

New congressional map gives Travis a three-way split, which is a lot better than five

New Map Tweaks Local House Seats

November 25, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Travis Senate map untouched, but House map altered slightly

Driver Closes Door on Violation

November 25, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Lawmaker pleads guilty on misuse of funds

Last-Minute Appeals on Skinner Execution

November 4, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Skinner denied access to DNA testing

Last Supper No More

September 30, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

State ends last-meal requests on death row

Funding Travesty Cripples Health Clinics

September 9, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

The state severs its ties with Planned Parenthood

Worst Fears Confirmed for Women's Health

September 2, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Family planning providers formally told they've lost funding

Riding the Pinwheel

August 26, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

The GOP redraws the map of Texas – brazenly sidestepping most of the state's newest voters

Wentworth Rides Again

August 26, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

State senator says he wants to stay put

Sparks to Lawmakers: Get Off Your Soapbox

August 19, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Judge rejects lawmakers' attempts to join ultrasound lawsuit

New Law Forces End of Central Health's Abortion Services

August 19, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Board says it can't risk jeopardizing its overall health care mission

Lege's Environmental Report Card

August 12, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Most of Austin's delegation fares well on scorecard

Voting Rights Act Goes to Court

July 15, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

September hearing set in San Antonio

Sparks Grills Lawyers in Ultrasound Case

July 15, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Court to rule on injunction before new law takes effect

Labor Dispute Moves To Arbitration

July 8, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Cap Metro punts decision over compliance with Senate Bill 650

Perry's Pride: Not So Special Tally

July 8, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Perry always declares victory, even when he loses

Ultrasound Goes to Court

July 8, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

A group of doctors takes on ultrasound-before-abortion law

Doggett Draws District 35 Challenger

July 1, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

There are already rumblings from the proposed district designed to oust Doggett

Summer Under the Dome

July 1, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

The first special winds down

LegeLand: Mind Your Fingers and Your Vetoes

June 24, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Bills lose life and limb on Perry's desk

Emergency! Emergency!

June 24, 2011 BY NICK BARBARO

Why rush Formula One?

Animals Survive Perry's Desk

June 24, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Perry signs puppy mill/cockfighting bills

Point Austin: Grackle Eaten Here

June 17, 2011 BY MICHAEL KING

There's a bitter taste accompanying any Formula One deal – good or bad

Republicans Search for New Normal

June 17, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

GOP rift appears in approach to education cuts

New Assaults in War on Women's Health Care

June 17, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

New rule places stranglehold on Planned Parenthood

Tide Turns on 'Titty Tax'

June 17, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Tax on adult-oriented businesses may be on its last legs

Redistricting: 'Purposeful Discrimination'

June 17, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

The trampling of Travis County

Show Them the Need

June 10, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

The great GOP wave breaks on the realities of the actual cost of government

So Many Elections, So Little Time

June 10, 2011 BY WELLS DUNBAR

Senate bill could have unintended consequences for local elections

The State's Planned Parenthood Trap

June 10, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Rule would eliminate group from Women's Health Program

Five Districts, No Representation?

June 10, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

With Travis split so many ways, it may not get representation at all

A Pay Day From Perry

June 10, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Perry signs law targeting wage theft

Special Session on a Binge

June 10, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

The call keeps growing

Point Austin: Coming Home to Austin

June 3, 2011 BY MICHAEL KING

Latest gerrymander reflects Capitol contempt for capital

AISD Waits for 'Broken Promise'

June 3, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

School districts hold breath as Lege divvies up budget cuts

Not So Sine Die: What's Special About More of the Same?

June 3, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

The Legislature doesn't quite end

By the Numbers: Awful vs. Horrific

June 3, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Schools and public health funding left hanging

Travis To Split Five Ways?

June 3, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Newest congressional district map would force Doggett to move – again

Women's Health: 'Everybody Loses'

June 3, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Lege anti-abortion crusade will devastate basic health care

From Womb to Bill to Law to Court?

May 27, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Perry signs ultrasound-before-abortion bill

Naked City

May 20, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Saturday. Capitol. Be there.

Lege Throws a Bone

May 20, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Three bills make life a little better for Texas animals

Point Austin: What Do They Conserve?

May 13, 2011 BY MICHAEL KING

The 82nd Legislature sets a new standard for official recklessness

Cap Metro: Between a Rock and a Union

May 13, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Lege bill would put Cap Metro labor arrangement in union crosshairs

Senate Budget Lesser of Two Evils

May 13, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Reps from both chambers commence to thrash out final numbers

Bill of the Week

May 13, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Legal landscape shifts in passage of 'emergency' item

You Can Never Have Too Many Sonograms

May 13, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Sonogram-before-abortion bill heads to governor's desk

Redistricting Map Draws Lawsuit

May 13, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Houston rep questions state's method of counting population

Senate Approves Voter ID

May 13, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Better hang on to that driver's license

Don't Roll Out the Barrel Just Yet

May 13, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Microbrewers between a rock and a hard place at the Lege

SBOE Map Dilutes Austin Vote

May 6, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Proposed State Board of Education boundaries would still deflect local influence

Women Can't Win for Losing

May 6, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

New bill has self-destruct mechanism for Women's Health Program

Bill of the Week

May 6, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Giving yacht buyers a reason to rock

Public Ed's Future Hangs in Balance

May 6, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

It's Teacher Appreciation Week, but you'd never know it at the Lege

Music to Your Beers

April 29, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Microbrewer bill passes House

Reefer Madness: Drug Court: No Silver Bullet

April 29, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

If drug court isn't the answer, what is?

The War on Women's Health

April 22, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

To attack Planned Parenthood, lawmakers undermine health care ... and promote more abortions

What Does It Cost To Cut $62 Million?

April 22, 2011

The hidden costs, from cash to cancer

Family-Planning Budget

April 22, 2011

Families don't come first in this funding scheme

Point Austin: Making Women Suffer

April 22, 2011 BY MICHAEL KING

The self-appointed defenders of life and family values are neither

Wiping Doggett Off the Map

April 22, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Renewed efforts to redistrict Lloyd Doggett out of office

Getting Map Happy

April 22, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Local districts might fare better than congressional ones

Bill of the Week

April 22, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

A quality control proposal for state government

A Modest Compromise on Abortion

April 22, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Lawmakers reach accord on restricting reproductive rights

Does Puppy Mill Bill Stand a Dog's Chance?

April 22, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Puppy mill bill stalls out

Cooper Rejects WTP Lawsuit

April 22, 2011 BY MICHAEL KING

Lawsuit alleged city acted in 'bad faith'

Communication Breakdown

April 15, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Rocked by financial crisis, AISD goes to war with itself – and everyone suffers

Written in Blood

April 15, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Timid moderates join fringe Republicans in push to pass suicidal state budget

The Shape of Things to Come

April 15, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Early steps in the redistricting process raise issues of race and representation

Bill of the Week

April 15, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Special gun privileges for lawmakers?

Women's Health: Ideology First!

April 15, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Texas lawmakers do their part to defund Planned Parenthood

City Hall Hustle: No Ports in This Storm

April 8, 2011 BY WELLS DUNBAR

Ruthless economic climate has city bracing for budget season

You Can Win If You Don't Play?

April 8, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

At the Lege, the most meaningful votes may not be votes at all

Family Planning Torn Asunder

April 8, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

House strips funding for women's health care

Census Undercount in Colonias?

April 8, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Lawsuit filed against state over census

Bill of the Week

April 8, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Making room in the budget for downtrodden traditionalists

April Fooles

April 1, 2011

Our nominees for Capitol expendables

Point Austin: Capitol Craziness

April 1, 2011 BY MICHAEL KING

April Fools' can't compete with this year's legislative follies

Res Publica

April 1, 2011

Citizens' calendar, March 31-April 7

State Cuts Hitting the Bone

April 1, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

The tolls of a take-no-prisoners budget year

Might Makes Voter ID

April 1, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Voter ID passes

Rainy Day Divisions

March 25, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Party lines prove permeable over purse strings

Bill of the Week

March 25, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Abortion be gone

Victory for Howard, Travis County

March 25, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Neil concedes defeat in election challenge

Point Austin: We Have Just Begun To Fight

March 18, 2011 BY MICHAEL KING

The budget battles are only skirmishes in the long march toward democracy

Keeping Texas Smart – and on the March

March 18, 2011 BY MICHAEL KING

Thousands rally to save Texas schools

Proud To Be 'Unacceptable'

March 18, 2011

Superintendent Kuhn delivers rousing speech

Navigating Possible MAP Detours

March 18, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

More reproductive health care antics at the Lege

Republicans Play Defense on Education

March 18, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Their strategy? Find someone else to blame.

Getting Puppy Mills to Heel

March 18, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

A bid for the humane treatment of animals

Save Our Schools!

March 11, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Texans advance on Capitol in bid to preserve public schools

Probe-Before-Abortion Bill Moves Forward

March 11, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Republicans and their probes: Coming to a vagina near you

Less Is Still Less

March 4, 2011 BY MICHAEL KING

A session budgetary snapshot reflects some progress, dim prospects

Schools: Under Siege

March 4, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

School districts around the state remember the Alamo

The Alamo Schools Letter

March 4, 2011

Superintendent's letter remembers the Alamo

Higher Ed: Lower Priority

March 4, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

College coffers feel the squeeze

Environment: Finding Common Ground

March 4, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Making arguments green in more ways than one

Health Care: Flirting With Armageddon

March 4, 2011 BY MICHAEL KING

Choosing between a 'firing squad' and 'death by starvation'

Arts and History: The Way the Culture Crumbles

March 4, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Cuts run deep for arts, historic preservation, and libraries

Transportation: Spinning in Place

March 4, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Thinking local on transpo taxes

Perry's Magic Wand: Disappearing Mandates

March 4, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Texas puts its money far from where its mouth is

Point Austin: Behind the Numbers

March 4, 2011 BY MICHAEL KING

What we talk about when we talk about budget cuts

Res Publica

March 4, 2011

Citizens' calendar, March 3-10

God's Gift to Forensic Science

March 4, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Will Bradley remain chair of the Forensic Science Commission?

Paving the Way for Innocence

March 4, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Bills attempt to right criminal justice wrongs

Bill of the Week

March 4, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Texans in space

Redistricting: Unsavory Stew

March 4, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

What's on Austin's redistricting menu?

Voter ID: Train Wreck Rolling

March 4, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Dems have little hope of derailment

Lege Headlines

March 4, 2011

What's up under the dome

The Single-Member Situation

February 25, 2011 BY WELLS DUNBAR

Movement afoot – once again – to ask voters to endorse City Council districts

LegeLand: Brew the Looking Glass

February 25, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

If Texas' liquor laws look good, you must be wearing beer goggles

LegeLand: Defunding Planned Parenthood

February 25, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Abbott clears path to undermining Planned Parenthood

LegeLand: Bill of the Week

February 25, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Not enough stuff 'under God'

LegeLand: Reinventing the Budget Wheel

February 25, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Watson takes aim at roots of budget mess

LegeLand: Redistricting Takes Shape

February 25, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Block-by-block census maps released

Quote of the Week

February 25, 2011

Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio

Event Menu

February 18, 2011 BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD

Pairing and learning and cooking and more

LegeLand: Some Key Committee Seats for Local Dems

February 18, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Funding battles will start in meeting rooms

LegeLand: Bill of the Week

February 18, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Green energy vs. HOAs

LegeLand: A Bill To 'Protect Our Women'

February 18, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Yet another fight over abortion

Neighborhoods, Schools, and Budgets

February 11, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Austin ISD's looming financial crisis is a statewide story

Library Cuts Run Deeper Than They Appear

February 11, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Public schools, libraries, and even the attorney general could lose access to services

Bill of the Week

February 11, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Watson files a sexting bill

Howard, Neil Await Ruling

February 11, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Either Howard keeps seat or voters decide ... again

The World According to Voter ID

February 4, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

How to make your vote count if voter ID passes

Have Your Water and Drink It Too

February 4, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Can the state save water and money at the same time?

Bill of the Week

February 4, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Riddle's voter ID/education/immigration smash-up

Painting by Numbers

January 28, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Wherein we recall how we got here ... and contemplate the baleful map-drawing future

Point Austin: News Not Fit To Print

January 28, 2011 BY MICHAEL KING

Trying to find a silver lining ... anywhere

AISD: Long on Ideas ... Short on Funds

January 28, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

AISD looks for answers to budget dilemma

Child Advocates Seek Reforms

January 28, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Budget cuts could wipe out key programs

Budget: The Kirk's Notes Version

January 28, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Watson secures 48 hours for reviewing budget changes

Bill of the Week

January 28, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

House Joint Resolution 20

It's Raining Mama Money

January 28, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Senate proposes funding increase for Alternatives to Abortion program

Identity Crisis

January 28, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Voter ID debate continues

Point Austin: Budgets Are Moral Documents

January 21, 2011 BY MICHAEL KING

When the rulers call for sacrifice, who do they mean?

Making the Best of a Bad Voter ID Bill

January 21, 2011 BY LEE NICHOLS

Dems hope to turn a lemon into lemonade

Bill of the Week

January 21, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Brutal budget process in store

Election Challenge Drags On

January 21, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Howard fighting to retain her seat

Death Penalty Off the Hook

January 21, 2011 BY JORDAN SMITH

Preemptive strike against wrongful conviction fails in murder trial prehearing

The Insurance Industry Scam

January 21, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

A Q&A with whistle-blower Wendell Potter

Closing Schools Won't Fix AISD Budget

January 21, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

We have the Legislature to thank for this mess

This Way to the Big Top!

January 14, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

From budget disaster to hysterical bloodletting, the legislative circus is back in town

Lege Land: Budget Imbalancing Act

January 14, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Texas faces $4.3 billion revenue shortfall

Lege Land: Let the Show Begin

January 14, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Watson proposes longer wait between budget drafting and final vote

Top 10 Election Stories

January 7, 2011 BY MICHAEL KING

Republicans hit the lottery

Naked City

January 7, 2011

Macy's to close its Highland store and Holly lawsuit dismissed

Speaker No Evil: GOP Caucuses Up

January 7, 2011 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Get ready for a rumble down at the Capitol

Point Austin: The Cloudy Crystal Ball

December 24, 2010 BY MICHAEL KING

If you're wondering what the new Lege will do, look to its predecessors

The GOP's New Crowded House

December 17, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

They carry more weight, but is it muscle or fat?

Medicaid and the Lege: Throw 'Em in the Street?

December 10, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

'Dropping out of Medicaid' may not be so easy for Texas

On the Lege: House GOP Goes to War – With Itself

November 19, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Even in victory, Republicans are divided

Things Are So Bad That ...

November 19, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Watson condemns budget process

DeLay Trial: How Soft Money Gets Hard

November 5, 2010 BY JORDAN SMITH

DeLay trial begins

AISD Braces for Budget Talks

November 5, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

AISD could be facing a $30 million shortfall in the next school year

GOP Takes Travis Seat in House Rout

November 5, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Bolton loses while Howard squeaks by

The 'Obamacare' Scare

October 22, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

GOP employs national playbook in Travis County House races

Women's Health Care in Political Jeopardy ... Again

August 13, 2010 BY JORDAN SMITH

Senator wants to reinvent the wheel on women's health care

Campaign Cash: Who's in the Money?

July 30, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Some war chests are full; some are empty

Helping Women Helps Texas

July 23, 2010 BY JORDAN SMITH

Women's Health Program saves Texas money, says report

Veterans Courts: Where's the Money?

July 23, 2010 BY JORDAN SMITH

Veterans courts prove successful but lack funding

Redistricting

July 9, 2010 BY LEE NICHOLS

Not one Central Texan on Senate redistricting committee

Clouds Over Campus

May 21, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

With less funding, more competition, and a wavering vision, UT-Austin faces an uncertain future

We're 49th! ... Or Just Seventh of 10

April 9, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Union and Austin ISD argue over teacher pay – and what to do about it

Lege Races Yield Weak Brew

March 5, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Texas tea party efforts peter out

Lege Races: Austin and Elsewhere

February 19, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

These candidates are all over the map on issues

Texas Lege: The Shape of Things to Come

January 15, 2010 BY RICHARD WHITTAKER

Wentworth predicts redistricting disaster

Top 9 Lege Stories

January 1, 2010 BY LEE NICHOLS

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