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"...office). Austin City Council Member Greg Casar, Austin Community College Trustee Julie Ann Nitsch, Rev. Jim Rigby of St...."

"...as House Bill 2). In recent years, whenever the Lege slaps itself on the back for passing a nominally..."

"...on the minds of the Dems, Repub­lic­an moderates, and Lege observers alike, both Anchia and Cook fretted aloud on..."

"...that SB 14 is discriminatory. Knowing that, if the Lege refuses to make sufficient changes, then lawmakers are arguably..."

"...got one back. Turner, who first came to the Lege in 2008, won a seat in 2012 after losing..."

"...of legislation are targeting sexually oriented businesses for their alleged involvement in human trafficking...."

"...pattern has become a running joke among legislators and Lege watchers, with high points including House Appropriations Committee Vice..."

"...gay marriage"); and, inevitably, Tomball GOP Rep. Debbie Riddle, allegedly sponsoring a bill that would ban the "production, consumption,..."

"...they're already facing calls from inside and outside the Lege to restore the $5 billion in school finance cuts..."

"...Austin continues to accept the horrendous houseguests called the Lege. They come to our city, partake in our cities..."

"...But another potentially significant gun-rights bill slipped through the Lege with little opposition and almost no coverage, and somehow..."

"...state an estimated $700 million this year alone. The Lege did approve about $3 bil­lion in Proposition 14 bonds,..."

"...Department of Aging and Disability Services (see "On the Lege," April 6). Low staffing levels, allegations of poor staff..."

"...are both to blame for the bungled project. The Lege passed HB 2292 over the objections of Naishtat and..."

"...The Lege came up with the plan by incorporating many of..."

"...• In other state Lege news, Gov. Rick Perry may have set a narrow..."

"...a fool's errand for the governor to call the Lege into special session at all, let alone twice. Now..."

"...richest 20% of Texans. To pay for this, the Lege is raising the sales tax, levying taxes on services..."

"...and tuition revenue bonds to pave the way for colleges and universities to build new facilities. Last week, Perry..."

"...(Last week's "On the Lege" ["The Voucher Death Dance"] incorrectly reported that a proposed..."

"...bunch of tree-hugging, anti-business zealots still flourishes at the Lege. The latest case in point is House Bill 2833,..."

"...not only the Appropriations Committee but apparently the entire Lege, both chambers of which met briefly Monday only to..."

"...carried by Steve Ogden in the Senate, the Infinite Lege moved to strip the comptroller's office of its authority..."

"...will need to be "on the table" if the Lege is to come up with a new school finance..."

"...Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, holds a picture of James..."

"...Bay Foundation, and Hill Country Alliance) is asking the Lege to appropriate $125 million. Additionally, they'll ask for $5.3..."

"...barely hanging on." In the past, Dems in the Lege have been joined by rural Republicans who are deeply..."

"...and engaged as such bills move through the Texas Lege...."

"...The Lege's failure to relax legal penalties on cannabis possession reflected..."

"...political action committee and its website's prominent displays of Lege policy advocacy in denying them passes. Only journalists, legislators,..."