Mayor Adler on How the 86th Legislature Will Affect Austin

“Something’s going to have to give. It’s real.”

"...Adler offered the Chronicle a few comments about the 86th Legislative session, and most specifically its likely effects on..."

May 29, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Mayor Adler on How the 86th Legislature Will Affect Austin

“Something’s going to have to give. It’s real.”

May 31, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Rep. James Talarico on the 86th Texas Legislature

“There isn’t a blue or red way to fix public education – there’s only a right way”

"...AC: What about that experience prepared you for the 86th Legislature?..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Sine Die at the 86th Texas Legislature

"...Sine die at the 86th Texas Legislature on May 27, 2019..."

May 28, 2019 Photo Gallery

Central Texas Lawmakers Speak Out About the 86th Legislative Session

Interviews with the team representing 2.1 million Austin metro residents

"...It's hard to imagine the 86th Texas Legislature being any crazier than the last three,..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

Sen. Kirk Watson on the 86th Texas Legislature

“In Texas, we don’t focus on what our needs are; we focus on what we want to pay”

"...don’t feel as optimistic there. I don’t think the Legislature is thinking about health care from the perspective of..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Lege Lines: Only 139 Days to Go for the 86th Texas Legislature

House, Senate gavel in with new leadership

"...on Tuesday, Jan. 8, the first day of the 86th Texas Legislature. The halls buzzed with advocates, spectators, and..."

Jan. 11, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Rep. Vikki Goodwin on the 86th Texas Legislature

“I worry when people talk about property tax caps [and not] where the revenue is going to come from instead”

"...system. It hasn't been around long enough [for the Legislature] to make the decision on whether or not it's..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Rep. John Bucy III on the 86th Texas Legislature

“We’ve got to do everything we can to keep attention on Medicaid expansion”

"...decisions, and it shouldn’t be our job at the Legislature...."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Bad Bills Bite the Dust at the Legislature

Anti-voter, anti-worker, anti-woman, pro-slave-owner bills dead – for now

"...of the clock in the final week of the 86th Texas Legislature has signaled death by deadline for most..."

May 24, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Rep. Eddie Rodriguez on the 86th Texas Legislature

“I’ll be working against issues that will unfairly treat Latinos in the state”

"...ER:I’ve been at the Legislature for 16 years and served with Dennis. We’ve gone..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Rep. Donna Howard on the 86th Texas Legislature

“Let’s target some new money toward childhood literacy, toward high school success, toward teacher quality – the kind of things that research shows make a difference”

"...be acceptable to the more conservative members of the Legislature...."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Rep. Erin Zwiener on the 86th Texas Legislature

“We were always very clear that being progressive and being tribalist weren’t the same thing”

"...is the connection between their property taxes and the legislature’s funding for public schools. A lot of folks didn’t..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Looking Back at the Good and Bad of the 86th Texas Legislature

Sine dead!

"...We were promised an earnest, meat-and-potatoes, kinda boring 86th Texas Legislature, and that's more or less what we..."

May 31, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Odds and Ends from the 86th Lege Session

Progress made for rape survivors, Beer-to-Go passes, and more

"...to require a public vote, or supermajorities of the Legislature, to remove, relocate or alter such memorials – or..."

May 31, 2019 News Feature by The 'Chronicle' News staff

Rep. Gina Hinojosa on the 86th Texas Legislature

“We need to have the state pay its fair share into the school finance system”

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Rep. Sheryl Cole on the 86th Texas Legislature

“We’ve always been on defense, and we’ve got to learn how to play offense”

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Legislature Restores Public's Right to Know

Bipartisan public records bill likely to become law

"...the right-leaning Texas Public Policy Foundation, and others. "The Legislature is finally in a position to restore the public's..."

May 24, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Chick-fil-A, Saved by the Legislature

Religious exemption bill heads to governor's desk despite testimony from LGBTQ Caucus

May 24, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Movies or Medicaid: A False Choice at the Texas Legislature

Another tug o’ war over funding for Texas’ film, TV, and gaming industry rebate program

April 12, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Rep. Celia Israel on the 86th Texas Legislature

“Pandering to 3% of the electorate is not in anyone's best interest”

"...political sensibilities tell me it's all about timing. The Legislature keeps shedding its responsibility [on] property taxes and support..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Top 10 Hits of the 86th Texas Legislature

What antics did those state senators and representatives get up to this year?

Dec. 20, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

Point Austin: The Definition of Insanity

Waiting for the Legislature to finally do its duty on school finance

"...I began the year ready to believe that the 86th Legislature was indeed going to be different. Reactionaries would..."

Jan. 18, 2019 News Column by Michael King

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Upcoming Legislative Session

Lawmakers set to tackle immigration, education, legalization, transportation, and more

"...they're coming back. Yes, they have to. Will the 86th Texas Legislat­ure be as horrific and hostile as its..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

Point Austin: The Gavel Descends

The 86th Texas Legislature: Hoping for the Best ...

"...families, and supporters with the formal opening of the 86th Texas Legislature. It's a notoriously slow-starting circus, and the..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Column by Michael King

2019's Big Stories Shaping Austin's Path Into a New Decade

Never a slow news day

"...for Moore's removal from office. – S.M. [page] May 27: 86th Texas Legislature Adjourns, Austin Avoids Bashing but Faces Painful..."

Dec. 20, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

Bills, Bills, Bills ... and Bonnen!

Nearly 400 bills filed already for the 86th Texas Legislature

"...the first frenzied day of bill filing for the 86th Texas Legislature. The nearly 400 bills filed in the..."

Nov. 16, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Beto O'Rourke's Long, Hot Road to the Texas Primary

We report from the 2020 Democratic campaign trail on whether all the blue, sweat, and beers are worth it

"...the composition and ultimately the majority of the Texas Legislature," O'Rourke said. "It could not be more important coming..."

Sept. 27, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Turning Williamson County a Bluer Shade of Purple

Wading through the new political landscape of the Austin suburbs

"...He's the youngest member of the Legislature, and looks even younger than his 29 years, but..."

May 10, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Texas Democrats Request Special Session on Guns

Legislators in five cities press Gov. Abbott

"...Donna Howard. Howard also noted that the 2021, 87th Legislature will be preoccupied with redistricting, likely to dominate the..."

Sept. 4, 2019 News Post by Michael King

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