HB 2 Amendments: Proposed and Rejected

"...Rep. Craig Eiland, D-Galveston – excise everything from HB 2 except..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature

Show Them the Need

The great GOP wave breaks on the realities of the actual cost of government

"...hammer through more tort reform, the normally unshakable Rep. Craig Eiland, D-Galveston, became so disgusted with the skewed process..."

June 10, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

You Can Win If You Don't Play?

At the Lege, the most meaningful votes may not be votes at all

"...for two Democratic members of the committee – Galveston's Craig Eiland and Austin's Dawnna Dukes – to register their..."

April 8, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

And Taylor Makes 106

Speaker Straus makes tactical gains in race to be speaker again

"...Drew Darby John Davis Joseph "Joe" Deshotel Dawnna Dukes Craig Eiland Rob Eissler Gary Elkins Kirk England Stephen Frost..."

June 6, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Sunsetting the Session

As sine die approaches, House faces stark choices over Sunset safety net bill, CHIP, and special sessions

"...discounted the idea of a special session. Speaker Pro Craig Eiland, D-Galveston, is talking to groups of legislators, and..."

June 1, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

11th Hour Meltdown

Senate blows up as House refuses to completely suspend 24-hour posting rule

"...not be back until 2pm: Actually, Speaker Pro Tem Craig Eiland announced, it's 1pm) after announcing that there will..."

May 30, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Fine Art of Deadlock

Dewhurst and Straus meet to deal with logjam between Senate and House

"...For paper-craving members, Speaker Pro Tem Craig Eiland announced, spare ink cartridges are available...."

May 27, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Dunnam on Straus

After point of order fails, who runs the House: The speaker, or the committee coordinator?

"...keeping the speaker detained, asked Dunnam (Speaker Pro Tem Craig Eiland was not advised.)..."

May 26, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Straus' Big Test

House speaker suggests both caucuses tiring of chub and its causes

"...response to this struggle: It's been Speaker Pro Tem Craig Eiland on the dias throughout the chubbing. There's been..."

May 23, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Full Chub Ahead!

Democrats' motion to take calendar out of order fails

"...of order he was told by Speaker Pro Tem Craig Eiland that the list would block that motion as..."

May 22, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Clearing the Chub?

Dunnam proposes way to move bills without moving voter ID

"...sell me one." Rob Eissler: "No man is an Eiland." Speaker Pro Tem Craig Eiland: "Sorry?" Eissler: "Just seeing..."

May 22, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

When Good Things Happen to Bad Bills – and Vice Versa

Bad bills fly, while good bills die

"...constitutional amendments from Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, and Rep. Craig Eiland, D-Galveston, ensuring that the state works to maximize..."

May 22, 2009 News Column by the News Staff

Lapdogs and Watchdogs

Rep. Martinez Fischer wants teeth for insurance oversight

"...a good thing: If that measure failed, that Rep. Craig Eiland, D-Galveston, suggested renaming the agency OPLIC – "The..."

May 19, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Are Republicans Trying to Kill Voter ID?

"The target keeps moving on me" complains Elections committee chair

"...Democratic committee chairs and vice-chairs and Speaker Pro Tem Craig Eiland sent a letter to Smith and Speaker of..."

May 6, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

The Hammer Comes Down, Then Up

Gavel-related goofiness lightens the House mood

"...Rep. Craig Eiland, D-Galveston, has been getting positive reviews for his..."

April 28, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Budget Uses Stimulus to Hide Flaws

Why solve today what you can suffer in 2011?

"...would have paid for – House Bill 6, Rep. Craig Eiland's hurricane reconstruction bill – has been shuffled into..."

April 17, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Docs Back Insur­ance Reforms

Can we make health coverage more transparent?

"...Sen. Kip Averitt, R-Waco, and HB 2750, by Rep. Craig Eiland, D-Galveston), which would prevent companies from arbitrarily raising..."

April 3, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

LegeLines

Odds and ends from the Capitol

"...$300 million for University of Texas Medical Branch. Rep. Craig Eiland, D-Galveston, had originally asked for $933 million; the..."

March 27, 2009 News Feature by the News Staff

LegeLines

Odds and ends from the Capitol

"...Hurricane Ike as proof the current rules work... Rep. Craig Eiland, D-Galveston, has filed HB 6, requesting the state..."

March 13, 2009 News Feature by the News Staff

House Committees Announced

Speaker Straus says assignments "will draw upon the House's wisdom and experience"

"...Quick hit points: – Craig Eiland, D-Galveston, replaces Sylvester Turner, D-Houston, as speaker pro..."

Feb. 12, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Live from the House

Regular updates from the swearing in

"...70, which opens the speaker nomination process and Rep. Craig Eiland, D-Galveston was given the honor of seconding the..."

Jan. 13, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Straus 85: Now It's 88

How the numbers break down, and full list of Straus supporters

"...Joe Deshotel (D) Dawnna Dukes (D) Jim Dunnam (D) Craig Eiland (D) Rob Eissler (R) XI Gary Elkins (R)..."

Jan. 4, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Politics Take Back Seat to Ike

Partisanship goes out the window in wake of storm

"...the storm damage directly, with the house of Rep. Craig Eiland, D-Galveston, reportedly destroyed. In Senate District 11, the..."

Sept. 26, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Janek Takes June Off (Permanently)

South Texas state senator to stand down in June.

"...Janek's oddly shaped district reaches to Galveston, where Rep. Craig Eiland is comfortably ensconced...."

Jan. 30, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Sine Die Part 2: The House

The House ends the 80th session like it has been for weeks: divided, fighting over the rule book, and pointing fingers at Speaker Craddick.

"...handed to the daughter of Texas City Dem Rep. Craig Eiland, a Little Miss Sunshine look-alike who determinedly whacked..."

May 29, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Liveblogging the Lege Part Three

"...confidential kaaahn-fuhh-den-shull. There's a motion to table Geren's amendment. Craig Eiland "spells it out for the freshmen" – literally,..."

Jan. 9, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Liveblogging the Lege Part Two

"...ballots are secret. Doesn't bode well for Craddick, no? Eiland says one amendment would make votes public today, whereas..."

Jan. 9, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

On the Lege

Opening day of the special legislative session featured more plot lines than a MASH episode.

"...extensive and somewhat argumentative line of questioning from Rep. Craig Eiland, D-Galveston, who suggested that his constituents would never..."

April 21, 2006 News Column by Amy Smith

Naked City

Austin rep learns hard lesson while on vacation

"...(Democratic Reps. Trey Martinez Fischer of San Antonio, and Craig Eiland of Galveston were also missing in action that..."

July 22, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

No Stinkin' Ethics

The usual Lege suspects exterminate the latest attempt at campaign finance reform

"...– but not before the bill's lead co-sponsor, Rep. Craig Eiland, D-Galveston, made an impassioned plea for its survival:..."

May 6, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

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