Bill of the Week

A quality control proposal for state government

"...House Bill 3149Filed: March 10, 2011. Author: Rep. Raul Torres, R-Corpus..."

April 22, 2011 News Column by Richard Whittaker

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

"...House Bill 22Filed: Nov. 8, 2010. Author: Rep. Debbie Riddle, R-Tomball..."

Feb. 4, 2011 News Column by Richard Whittaker

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Brutal budget process in store

"...House Bill 1Author: Rep. Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie Filed: Jan. 18..."

Jan. 21, 2011 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week: Baby, You’re a Firework

More Roman Candles, more often

"...House Bill 1417 by Rep. Matt Rinaldi, R-Irving..."

May 5, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week: Closing the Gun Show Loophole

Ellis proposes universal background checks

"...From 2007-2009, Texas ranked fourth in the country in the export of guns used in crime,..."

March 9, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Bill of the Week: Post-Bust Syndrome

Watson would plug holes in Downtown bar biz

"...The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is – unsurprisingly – a..."

Feb. 23, 2013 News Post by Michael King

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Will third time be a charm for statewide texting ban?

"...House Bill 80 Author: Rep. Tom Craddick, R-Midland Filed: Nov. 10,..."

April 10, 2015 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week: HB 2470

Lawmakers try to regulate ammonium nitrate storage

"...Remember the West explosion? When a poorly documented and unsafely stored..."

April 24, 2015 News Column by Richard Whittaker

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Proclamation for Days of Prayer for Rain in Texas

"...After Texas has lost nearly two million acres and the lives of two firefighters to wildfires this year, it..."

April 29, 2011 News Column by Richard Whittaker

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House Joint Resolution 20

"...are still feeling burned by Peña's party switch after the November election, which gave Republicans a supermajority in the..."

Jan. 28, 2011 News Column by Lee Nichols

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HB 2918: Villalba's bill would restrict filming of police activity

"...R-Dallas, from all corners since his March 10 filing of HB 2918, which would limit every Texan's ability to..."

March 27, 2015 News Column by Chase Hoffberger

Bill of the Week: Combating Postpartum Depression

Between 2011 and 2012, nearly 200 Texas mothers died within a year of giving birth

"...maternal mortality rates, state leadership has failed to prioritize the issue this legislative session. The rate of mothers dying..."

April 21, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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Building a Better Texas

"...by worker injuries and widespread tax fraud. Looking at the results of a groundbreaking report on the state of..."

Feb. 8, 2013 News Column by Jordan Smith

Bill of the Week: Protecting Sexual Assault Survivors

Austin senator files five bills in wake of Baylor scandal

"...is alleged that 31 football players committed 52 acts of rape over a three-year period, reminds Texans that large..."

March 24, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Bill of the Week: Texas GOP Targets Transgender Youth

Bill would ban certain treatment for trans kids

March 31, 2023 News Feature by Dex Wesley Parra

Bill of the Week: Lawmaker Files Bill Penalizing Male Masturbation

HB 4620 highlights absurdity of intrusive anti-choice bills

March 17, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Bill of the Week

Special gun privileges for lawmakers?

"...House Bill 1463Filed: Feb. 17, 2011 Author: Rep. Tim Kleinschmidt, R-Lexington..."

April 15, 2011 News Column by Richard Whittaker

LegeLand: Bill of the Week

Green energy vs. HOAs

"...Senate Bill 302Filed: Dec. 30, 2010 Author: Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San..."

Feb. 18, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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Abortion be gone

"...House Bill 1109..."

March 25, 2011 News Column by Jordan Smith

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Senate Bill 72's biggest flaw is that it's too practical

"...it seems at least when it comes to Senate Bill 72, the modest proposal offered (yet again) by Sen...."

Dec. 15, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

LegeLand: Bill of the Week

Not enough stuff 'under God'

"...Senate Bill 258Filed: Dec. 13, 2010 Author: Sen. Glenn Hagar, R-Katy..."

Feb. 25, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week

Watson files a sexting bill

"...Senate Bill 407Filed: Jan. 25, 2011 Author: Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin..."

Feb. 11, 2011 News Column by Jordan Smith

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...first is an item approving an ordinance to accept the first half of Austin's $195.8 million in American Rescue..."

May 7, 2021 News Feature

Quote of the Week: Joe Straus

The House Speaker had some choice words for the "bathroom bill"

"...am a Texan. I'm disgusted by all this. Tell the lieutenant governor I don't want the suicide of a..."

July 7, 2017 News Column

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Psycho: The Texas House unanimously voted to expel Bryan Slaton Tuesday,..."

May 12, 2023 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Ken Paxton v. Texas House of Representatives: Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a statement Tuesday..."

May 26, 2023 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...And the Backslide Will Bring You Down: This week the Texas..."

April 7, 2023 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...House: Housing is on City Council's proverbial brain this week as Council members consider policy proposals addressing Austin's housing..."

Dec. 3, 2021 News Feature

Top 10 Quotes of the Week

There were many memorable quotes, but we whittled the list down to 10

"...Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, commenting on the sonogram bill by parodying Grover Norquist's promise to shrink..."

Jan. 6, 2012 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...ACLU Fights Abbott's Immigration Bill: Gov. Greg Abbott traveled to Brownsville this week to..."

Dec. 22, 2023 News Feature

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