Lege Lines: Kill Bill(s)

Abbott vetoes more than 40 bills

"...SB 1408 by Eddie Lucio Jr., D-Brownsville: Matching grants for federal community development funds..."

June 26, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

People's Veto

Young activist protests against cancer cuts at guv mansion

"...Originally from Brownsville, Hernandez said the cuts "hit close to home."..."

June 12, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Activist Posts Up At Gov Mansion to Protest Cancer Screening Cuts

Minority, low-income women will be hit hardest by cuts

"...days planted at the mansion in protest. Originally from Brownsville, Hernandez said the cuts “hit close to home.”..."

June 5, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

What's the Damage?

The news staff takes a look at the fallout from the 84th legislative session

"...were sold out by one of their own, as Brownsville's Eddie Lucio Jr. helped Republicans replace it with the..."

June 5, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

LGBTQ Rights: Hate Defeated

Fallout from the 84th Texas legislative session

"...seeing new life after faux-Democrat Rep. Eddie Lucio of Brownsville attached it to an unrelated bill; but pressure from..."

June 5, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Local Heroes

The 2015 class of the Austin Arts Hall of Fame

"...school students in Austin, Del Valle, Victoria, Tyler, and Brownsville. The recognition that has come Duran's way in recent..."

May 29, 2015 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Senate Approves Judicial Bypass Restrictions

Senate OKs bill restricting abortion access for abused minors

"...party lines (with the exception of Sen. Eddie Lucio, D-Brownsville, who continues to vote with the GOP on matters..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Anti-Abortion Bill Aimed at Minors Advances

Senate gives preliminary nod to bill restricting judicial bypass

"...party lines (with the exception of Sen. Eddie Lucio, D-Brownsville, who continues to vote with the GOP on matters..."

May 25, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Senate Votes to Ban Insurance Coverage for Abortion

GOP moves to prevent health insurers from covering abortion

"...of a lone, anti-choice Democrat Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr., D-Brownsville (Lucio stood as the sole Senate Dem to vote..."

May 6, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Bill of the Week

House wants to throw some money at border problems

"...in favor of the bill. Rep. Eddie Lucio III, D-Brownsville, a co-author, was quoted in a press release as..."

April 3, 2015 News Column by Amy Kamp

Professor Dumpster Wanted a Dialogue – He Got One

Nora Ankrum responds to the bowtie backlash

"...New Zealand, an attic in Cambridge, his office in Brownsville and a 36 sq ft trash dumpster in Austin...."

March 11, 2015 News Post by Nora Ankrum

Judge Blocks Immigration Reforms

Obama's planned expansion of DACA and DAPA on hold

"...it in this court." Hanen, whose court sits in Brownsville, had harshly criticized Obama's immigration policies in previous rulings...."

Feb. 20, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Winners and Losers on the Senate Committees

The shakeout from Dan Patrick's first chair shuffle

"...heads up Criminal Justice. Meanwhile Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr., D-Brownsville, (the only Dem to vote to end the two-thirds..."

Jan. 25, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...died on Jan. 21 after a 20-10 vote, with Brownsville Democrat Eddie Lucio Jr. joining 19 Republicans to lower..."

Jan. 23, 2015 News Feature

Patrick Ends Two-Thirds Rule

Measure designed to increase the peace in Texas Senate dies

"...pass on purely partisan lines. Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr, D-Brownsville, joined 19 Republicans to back the changes (this will..."

Jan. 21, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips: Quinta Mazatlan

McAllen home to diverse ecosystem

"...On a map of the Rio Grande Valley from Brownsville to Mission, barely 4% of the land remains unmolested...."

Jan. 16, 2015 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Transportation: Pay As You Go

Transportation bills focus on funding and taxes

"...more narrowly targeted: HB 64 (Rep. Eddie Lucio III, D-Brownsville) would ban texting while driving, and require testing on..."

Jan. 9, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Day Trips: Top 10s (+1)

Remembering a year of Day Trips

"...Maybe someday we'll fly to moon from outside of Brownsville...."

Jan. 2, 2015 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Barbara's Fire

Attorney, teacher, and veteran fighter for freedom, Barbara Hines retires from a career mentoring students

"...before that, she had spent her formative years in Brownsville, Texas, where her parents had eventually settled after escaping..."

Dec. 12, 2014 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Despite "Flawed" Process, SBOE Votes for Social Studies Textbooks

Vote on books falls along party lines

"...amendment, offered up by board member Ruben Cortez Jr., D-Brownsville, sought to delay the vote until a specially called..."

Nov. 21, 2014 News Post by Mary Tuma

Measured Edge

Weige Knives crafts custom blades for local chefs

"...machine that I bought from Bob LeBlanc down in Brownsville. I have almost 400 grinding belts ranging from 36..."

April 18, 2014 Food Feature by Mick Vann

UT Chancellor Cigarroa Quits

After surprise exit, will head pediatric tranplants in San Antonio

"...universities towards Tier One status, and the merger of UT-Brownsville and UT-Pan American to form UT Rio Grande Valley...."

Feb. 10, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

'Don't Call Me Sir'

Move over Davis and Abbott

"...my eighth grade class at Olmito,  just north of Brownsville, we took a class trip to Austin and Six..."

Dec. 6, 2013 News Feature by Mac McCann

Senate Amendments: Proposed and Rejected

"...for victims of rape and incest (Sen. Eddie Lucio, D-Brownsville, offered to amend that to exempt only those victims..."

July 19, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

UPDATED: Senate Passes House Bill 2

Rejected amendments, dramatic speeches, and finally a vote

"...Hegar declined to support the measure, Sen. Eddie Lucio, D-Brownsville, asked if he would be so inclined if the..."

July 12, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

What to Expect When You're Expecting a Special Session

New bill numbers and potential arguments imminent

"...the addition of anti-choice Democrat Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr., D-Brownsville, odds are that the Senate will start processing bills..."

July 1, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Mad Men: Senate Votes to Impose New Abortion Limits

Senate GOP votes to impose new abortion limits

"...– and then pass, on a 20-10 vote (with Brownsville Democrat Eddie Lucio joining 19 Republicans) – the bulk..."

June 21, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Mad Men

Senate GOP votes to impose new abortion limits

"...– and then pass, on a 20-10 vote (with Brownsville Democrat Eddie Lucio joining 19 Republicans) – the bulk..."

June 19, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Champions of Breakfast for Kids

Governor signs legislation to provide breakfast for thousands of Texas children

"...both sides of the dome: Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr., D-Brownsville, prepared it in the upper chamber while bill sponsor..."

June 14, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Drug Testing State Officials? Senator Says It's Only Fair

Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. asks for accountability

"...Brownsville Democratic Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. is clean...."

April 19, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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