85th Texas Legislature Preview

Can the GOP-run House and Senate get along well enough to get anything accomplished?

"...any moment captured the underlying conflict leading into the 85th Texas Legislature, it came on the afternoon of Thursday,..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Lege Lines – The Texas Legislature: Not Enron

Passing a state budget when one side’s “cooking the books”

"...If the Republican Texas House Speaker from San Antonio can be summed up..."

March 31, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Anti-Bullying Bill Filed for Texas Legislature

San Antonio lawmakers open pre-filing season with David's Law today

"...harassment swelling in the wake of the presidential election, Texas Democratic lawmakers are taking the bull by the horns...."

Nov. 14, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Future Is in Flux for the Texas Film Incentive Program

Texas loses productions to states with bigger and better incentive programs

"...decade, the creative industries have been explaining that the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program isn't just for cinema,..."

Jan. 27, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Texas Lawmaker Wants to Make Abortion Completely Illegal

NARAL Pro-Choice says bill "most extreme" abortion measure at the Lege

"...removing the immunity protection for abortion procedures in the Texas Penal Code’s rules for criminal homicide. While the law..."

Jan. 12, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

The 85th’s State Something

Taking stock at the Lege's midway point

"...It's almost halfway over. On March 20, the 85th regular session of the Texas Legislature will pass the..."

March 17, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Bills Grant Texas Doctors Legal Cover to Mislead Pregnant Women

Is the Lege giving doctors a license to lie?

"...However, if two bills pending in the Texas Legislature make it through both chambers, patients who don't..."

April 14, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

How Texas Is Texas Wine?

What “Truth in Labeling” means for Texas winemakers and vineyards

"...At the beginning of this month, over 30 Texas winemakers congregated with wine lovers at Featherstone Ranch in..."

April 28, 2017 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Texas' Marijuana Policy May Be Progressing Quicker Than Expected

Texas' marijuana policy may be progressing quicker than anyone realizes

"...recreational and medical users took hold in 2015, the Texas Legislature began work on Senate Bill 339, which would..."

May 12, 2017 News Feature by Braden Maccke

The Texas Hammer: Gerrymandering

Fragmenting progressive counties

"...Nation Without Representation. The most visible symbol of the Texas Legislature's disdain for Austin and Travis County is the..."

March 17, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

The Texas Hammer: Women’s Health and Reproductive Rights

It's a war on women's health

"...comes to defunding Planned Parenthood and attacking abortion rights, Texas pretty much wrote the playbook. In the name of..."

March 17, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Texas Hammer: Ridesharing and TNCs

Need a ride? The Lege will take you for one.

"...The TNCs quickly shifted their attention to the 85th Legislature, looking for bill sponsors hostile to Austin government..."

March 17, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Lege Lines: Does Texas Really Need a Special Session

Save for the sunset bill, does Texas really need a special session?

"...pin. As the sides get drawn for the state Legislature's upcoming special session, lawmakers have taken to sporting their..."

July 14, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Texas Hammer

Life under attack by our state government

"...Greg Abbott's convictions were clear as day. "Texas will hammer Travis County," the governor tweeted on Feb...."

March 17, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Sexist Texas Lege

The war on women continues on many fronts

"...kissing, groping, and lewd remarks, as outlets like the Texas Tribune and the Daily Beast have recently reported. The..."

Dec. 29, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Lege Lines: Texas Temper Tantrum

Freedom Caucus wigs out, "chubs," stalls, kills every bill in sight

"...a greater flaw: For members of the caucus, the Legislature revolves around their privilege, their egos, and their agendas,..."

May 19, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Texas Hammer: Save Our Springs (If They’ll Let Us)

Austin's environmental values are in perennial conflict with the legislators

"...very well – are in perennial conflict with the Legislature's deference to property rights and economic power. The battle..."

March 17, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

The Return of the Lege

State’s 85th Legislature already a battle of House and Senate

"...The 85th Texas Legislature is imminent, but don't expect a simple..."

Jan. 6, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Last Day at the Lege

Sine die arrives as threat of a special session looms

"...The Texas Legislature has only one job: to pass a budget..."

May 29, 2017 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Shoot First

Boys and their toys, at the Legislature and elsewhere

"...say the gunpowder? – has hardly settled on the 85th Texas Legislature, and by the time you read this,..."

June 2, 2017 News Column by Michael King

How to Lose a Safe Seat

Dems point fingers after embarrassing defeat in HD 118

"...To lose a safe seat looks like carelessness. Now Texas Democrats are trying to work out how they lost..."

Jan. 30, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Fallout From the Lege's War on Reproductive Rights

Texas waits on the full impact of legislative cuts

"...When the Legislature called sine die in late May, Texas' reproductive health..."

June 23, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Lege Races Take Shape

Empty seats up at the Capitol

"...But now it's over, and the races for the 85th Legislature have already begun, with several legislative veterans announcing..."

June 19, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Greg Casar Enters the National Spotlight, and Brings His Grassroots Coalition With Him

New year, new rep

"...heads into his new role as U.S. Rep. Casar, D-Texas, the new congressman says he's taking the grassroots approach..."

Dec. 30, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Making the Math Work on Real School Finance Reform

"Texas Plan" brings new money to Austin and other districts, but nothing's final yet

"...just over four weeks left to go, the 86th Texas Legislature is on track to send Gov. Greg Abbott..."

April 26, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Lege Lines: Off the Rails Already

Lege opens with sparring chambers, questions about Dukes' future

"...The 85th Texas Legislature has arrived – not with a bang,..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Balancing the Books After Years of Neglecting Schools

The Texas Legislature wants to fix school finance, but how?

"...but maybe not enough to travel back. That's how Texas lawmakers have treated the state's school finance system, and..."

April 7, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place

Turning a trash pile into something beautiful

"...before the inauguration and barely a week into the 85th Texas Legislature, my mentor told me, "Now is not..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Column by Sarah Marloff

Reproductive Rights Advocates Prepare for the Fight

Groups, lawmakers relaunch "Trust. Respect. Access." campaign

"...risk,” said Heather Busby, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Texas...."

Feb. 9, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Anti-Sharia Bill Dead, but Sentiment Alive

HB 562 unlikely to make it out of the House, but the Islamophobia behind it is here to stay

"...The 84th session of the Texas Legislature, which wraps up at the end of this..."

May 22, 2015 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata

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