Not Your Same Old Criminal Jurisprudence Committee?

New voices on committee asking more questions

"...or 81st, or 80th even – House Criminal Jurisprudence committee. Or at least it isn't sounding that way so..."

Feb. 28, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Texas Senate Education Committee Advances Its Own School Finance Plan

SB 4 would essentially gut the House version of the bill

"...The Texas Senate Education Committee voted 8-0-3 to advance a fleshed out version of..."

May 1, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

SB 1 Conference Committee Complete

Speaker Joe Straus announces the five reps that will negotiate budget with Senate

"...the list of House conferees to the budget conference committee: Appropriations Committee Chair Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie and his Vice-Chair..."

April 27, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Senate Committee Will Take Up Version of Abortion Regs on Monday

Hearing on bill day before Senate reconvenes

"...The Senate Health and Human Services Committee will gather at 10 am on Monday – a..."

July 3, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Abortion Bill Will Be Considered Tuesday in House Committee

Testimony will be limited

"...Byron Cook, R-Corsicana, chair of the House State Affairs Committee, said this afternoon that he will limit the amount..."

July 1, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Ultrasound Debate Underway in Senate Committee

Senate Committee hears testimony on Patrick's ultrasound bill

"...A hearing in the Senate's State Affairs Committee on Sen. Dan Patrick's ultrasound-before-abortion bill kicked off this..."

Feb. 9, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

School Voucher Committee Isn't So Sure About a Possible Voucher System in Texas

Austin rep refuses to sign on to recommendations

"...The special House committee established to study school vouchers hasn’t exactly come out..."

Aug. 17, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Referred to Committee

Quite a few items pushed to the curb in late Council session

"...Steve Adler’s proposal for more staffing was sent to committee last night for further research and review. It wasn’t..."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Post by Michael King

The Senate Committee Shuffle

Austin's four Senators get their appointments for 2013

"...now Travis has a multiplicity of voices at the committee level. Now Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has allocated the..."

Jan. 21, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Eyewitness Identification Bill Passes House Committee

Unanimous vote sends eyewitness ID bill on to full House

"...to get this measure passed, the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee passed out of committee a bill aimed at reducing..."

Feb. 22, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

CAMPO Committee Nominates Three for Cap Met Board

Fernandez, Langmore, and Martinez likely for transit agency slots

"...The CAMPO nominations committee today recommended that community activist Frank Fernandez, transportation and..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Carona Moves "Life" to New Committee

Not enough votes to move the "Choose Life" vanity plate out of Senate Transportation Committee

"...Bill 1098) from the Senate Transportation and Homeland Security Committee on April 8 out of "respect" for his colleagues,..."

April 10, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Dying in Committee - Mass Culls

It turns out that 150 House members can't be everywhere at once.

"...a fast-moving legislator, desperately trying to get to a committee. Any committee. Every committee. As everyone tries to get..."

May 8, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Innocence Commission Gets Nod From House Committee

On the heels of Texas' first posthumous exoneration, House committee finally passes Commission bill

"...all of the members of the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to join him on the dais to cast their..."

April 8, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Dying in Committee, Part 8: Microbrewery Bill Dead

Don't plan on taking any beer home after that microbrewery tour.

"...it out of the House Licensing and Administrative Procedures Committee, and at this late date, certainly never will. "Our..."

May 11, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

Dying in Committee, Part 7

Don't ask why some bills pass and some don't. The answer will make your head spin.

"...be good? On March 12, the House Higher Education Committee heard damning testimony about academic textbook publishers. Representatives heard..."

May 11, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Council: Committee on Committees

City Council reorganizes, searches, ponders Saltillo

"...a city manager search firm and reorganizing its own committee system. And then there’s zoning …..."

Feb. 13, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Senate Committee Approves Life-with-Parole Measure

Issue added to special session call this week

"...Members of the Texas Senate Criminal Justice Committee this afternoon considered in a hearing a bill by..."

June 12, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Charter Committee Endorses SMDs

The Charter Revision Committee votes for a 10-1 district system

"...fairly contentious meeting Thursday night, the city's Charter Revision Committee voted 8-7 to recommend a 10-1 single-member district system..."

Feb. 2, 2012 News Post by Michael King

Committee Considers FLDS Raid

Invited testimony today related to last year's raid in Eldorado

"...The Texas House Human Services Committee today will hear invited testimony related to the state's..."

April 14, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

'We're Not Gonna Take It': HB 2 Passes Senate Committee

Moves to full Senate; can be heard as early as tomorrow

"...Take It" as the Senate Health and Human Services Committee this morning voted 6-3 along party lines to pass..."

July 11, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Abortion Hearing in Committee Today

Hearing scheduled for 3:30pm, with midnight cut off

"...– will be heard by the House State Affairs Committee today at 3:30pm. Chairman Byron Cook, R-Corsicana, has already..."

July 2, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Dutton Files Committee Swap Motion

Houston Dem continues to hammer Straus over committee appointments and House rules

"...Democrats were about getting fobbed off with second tier committee assignments. But it seems that Rep. Harold Dutton, D-Houston,..."

Feb. 25, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Media Watch: The Incredible Disappearing Telecom Committee

Two years after Lege passed sweeping reorganization of competitive landscape for delivering telecommunication services to homes, community groups wonder what happened to committee that was supposed to monitor law's impact

"...community groups are wondering what happened to a much-anticipated committee that was supposed to monitor the law's impact...."

May 18, 2007 News Column by Kevin Brass

Committee Versus Commission

Public Safety Chairmen Rossmo and Zimmerman trade invitations

"...voiced his displeasure with the City Council's Public Safety Committee, specifically its chairman, Council Member Don Zimmerman. "I wanted..."

June 12, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

LegeLand: Some Key Committee Seats for Local Dems

Funding battles will start in meeting rooms

"...Feb. 9, Speaker Joe Straus finally announced the new committee lineups for the Texas House – though with GOP..."

Feb. 18, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Council: Taking It to Committee

Council members talk TNC and STR regulation

"...Nevertheless, the work goes on – primarily in council committee meetings, of which there are several this week and..."

Oct. 28, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Public Notice: Government by Committee

Tonight's Town Hall: First step in a "New Way Forward"

"...been the plan to double the number of Council committees, and shift much of the workload and public-hearing schedule..."

Jan. 23, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Citizens' Committee Shuffles AISD Bonds

A recap of the plans so far

"...technology. On Jan. 10, the 2008 Citizens' Bond Advisory Committee added items to its list of projects for the..."

Jan. 18, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Community and Committee Back Johns Hopkins as Eastside Partner

AISD Trustees to vote tonight, but deal still needs TEA approval

"...Yet this plan, which the district's evaluation committee notes has "overwhelming community support", still must win over..."

May 6, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

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