Bonus Bill of the Week: My Favorite Waste of Time

Time-wasting legislation is in the eye of the beholder

"...There are many contenders for worst bill in Texas, but..."

Feb. 4, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week: Silencing Survivors?

Joan Huffman's bill may have an adverse effect on survivor psyche

"...Senate Bill 576, Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston..."

March 31, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Bill of the Week: Should Businesses Get to Go Green or Avoid Guns?

A new bill would repeal anti-boycott legislation

"...“Bill of the Week” lived and died from 2011 to..."

Jan. 20, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Bill of the Week

Senate Bill 487: Ellis files bill to help convicted receive new DNA tests

"...The paperwork may say "an act relating to postconviction forensic..."

Feb. 20, 2015 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week: Or, How Not to Pass Open Carry

How one gun group became its own worst enemy

"...Ever wonder how a bill dies? When it comes to open carry in Texas,..."

Jan. 30, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week: Just Say No

Bill would keep Planned Parenthood out of sex ed

"...Plano Republican Rep. Jeff Leach is the man behind this week's BOTW, which would require an..."

Feb. 17, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Bill of the Week: No-Fault Divorce on the Chopping Block

Rep. Matt Krause, R-Ft. Worth, wants to make it harder to get a divorce

"...House Bill 93 – Author: Rep. Matt Krause, R-Ft. Worth..."

Jan. 27, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Bill of the Week: If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It

Companion bills aims to give more local control of wire taps

"...In the waning days of the 83rd legislature, a companion pair..."

May 4, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Bonus Bill of the Week: Mandatory Gun Shows

Undue haste to tie county hands and force them to cut rates

"...The 84th Legislature has seen ceaseless attacks on local control,..."

May 8, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week

Flynn files bill that would allow teachers to kill at schools in the name of defending property

"...House Bill 868..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week: Eating Fetuses the Legal Way

A bill for a nonexistent problem would present a new one

"...A couple of weeks ago we spotlighted a half-baked bill from state..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Bill of the Week: A Straight Ticket to Court?

Rep. Ron Simmons wants to end straight-ticket voting

"...House Bill 25 by Rep. Ron Simmons, R-Carrollton..."

May 19, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Bill of the Week: This Bill’s for You

Rep. Craig Goldman serves up a new round of beer-based tax

"...House Bill 3287, Rep. Craig Goldman, R-Ft. Worth..."

May 12, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week: Click It, Kids

Who here wants to argue about the positive effects of seat belts?

"...save lives. That's a simple fact, backed by decades of research, and it's nonsensical that they are not standard..."

April 28, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week: House Bill 1800

Rep. Walle proposes bill to rein in dog attacks

"...House Bill 1800..."

May 1, 2015 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week: Beating a Dead Horse

Bill proves school vouchers still have no traction in the House

"...to water, but you can't make it drink. This week, some state Republicans wanted the House to lap up..."

April 6, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Bill of the Week: Human Traffickers Beware, Van de Putte Is Coming For You

Senator wants to protect children and nab traffickers

"...This week we've not one bill but three BsOTW, filed by..."

Jan. 5, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Bill of the Week

Naishtat files bill to protect juvenile medical care

"...House Bill 839..."

May 15, 2015 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week

Bill by Rep. Eddie Rodriguez would support community schools

"...House Bill 1891 Author: Rep. Eddie Rodriguez, D-Austin Filed: Feb. 25..."

March 6, 2015 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week: Cleaning up Bad Language

Bill aims to strike anti-LGBT verbiage from sex ed curricula

"...Despite the staggering pace of same-sex marriage victories and rapidly shifting..."

April 27, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Bill of the Week: House Bill 2474

Bill would require additional reporting of vaccine-preventable diseases

"...House Bill 2474..."

May 22, 2015 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week: Surviving Sexual Assault

Bill would ease ability of victims to get medical care

"...raped, it took Arlington resident Nicole Anderson five hours of traveling to three different cities to find the medical..."

May 11, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Bill of the Week: Christmas Edition

Bohac wants some, er, Winter cheer in schools

"...'Twas six days before Christmas, And all through the Texas House, Not a lawmaker was stirring, Except for..."

Dec. 23, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week

Last-minute school finance fix near collapse – special session beckons

"...SENATE Bill 1811Filed: March 11, 2011Author: Sen. Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock..."

May 27, 2011 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week

Leaping through the 'laundry loophole'

"...House Bill 1202Filed: Feb. 9, 2011 Author: Rep. Debbie Riddle, R-Tomball..."

March 11, 2011 News Column by Lee Nichols

Bill of the Week: Republicans Tell D.A.s to Bang Cymbals Together Like Animatronic Monkeys

New bill throws prosecutorial discretion out the window

"...Prosecutors won't take on every case that crosses their desk. That discretion is critical to district attorneys for..."

Feb. 3, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Bill of the Week: Barriers to Bypass

Legislation would make abortion access more difficult for minors

"...A bill filed by Rep. Phil King, R-Parker, gives us the..."

Jan. 23, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Bill of the Week: Texans Take to the Capitol to Battle Discriminatory Property Bills

Who gets a piece of Texas?

"...supposed to be a day for Iranian Texans to gather from across the state. It was supposed to be..."

March 17, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Bill of the Week

Legislator wants lawyers for "the unborn"

"...Anti-choice lawmakers often seem more adept at prioritizing unborn life over actual..."

March 13, 2015 News Column by Mary Tuma

Bill of the Week

Rep. Molly White wants to protect Texas from the UN's sustainability agenda

"...House Bill 1654Filed: Feb. 19, 2015 Author: Rep. Molly White, R-Belton..."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Column by Richard Whittaker

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