Point Austin: First Bread, Then Circus

If the 83rd Lege glazed your eyeballs, act two might wake the balcony

"...chair) engaged in a testy exchange with Lite Guv David Dewhurst over the lack of a "two-thirds rule" in..."

May 31, 2013 News Column by Michael King

There They Go ... Here They Come Again

A no-drama session ends – will a high-drama special follow?

"...redistricting push could yet hit rough waters. Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has already made it clear he intends to..."

May 31, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Sine Die? Sine Don't!

Legislature ends regular session, back in minutes for redistricting

"...gaveled in. At 6pm on Monday night, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst gathered the troops long enough to tell them..."

May 28, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

News Ticker: May 21

All the news that's fit to blog

"...David Dewhurst makes a last minute appeal, Art Acevedo loses..."

May 21, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Point Austin: The Cartoon Governor

Willful official negligence destroyed a small Texas town

"...cartoon a "detestable attempt at satire," and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst called for Ohman's firing...."

May 3, 2013 News Column by Michael King

News Ticker: May 1

All the news that's fit to blog

"...• Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst says the Senate will be considering more business..."

May 1, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Ted Cruz: Newtown Families 'Props'

Texas junior senator learns what YouTube is, the hard way

"...war chest last year, after he beat Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in the 2012 primaries...."

April 30, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines

"...Texas Enterprise Fund – Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, and House Speaker Joe Straus. It happens that..."

April 12, 2013 News Column by Jordan Smith

Bill of the Week: Beating a Dead Horse

Bill proves school vouchers still have no traction in the House

"...as a panacea by Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, and Sen. Dan Patrick. But when it came..."

April 6, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Lege Lines

Medicaid, guns, and more

"...Medic­aid expansion. On Monday, Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, neophyte Sen. Ted Cruz, and a brace of..."

April 5, 2013 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: Government by Panic

The 'sequester' says more about our politics than our economy

"...one as lukewarm as that offered by Lite Guv David Dewhurst – and our state politics, in a winner-take-all..."

March 1, 2013 News Column by Michael King

LegeLines

UT Regents, education, gun control, and more

"...Dewhurst Says "Horns Down" to UT Regents..."

Feb. 22, 2013 News Column

Quote of the Week

"...– Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, defending UT President Bill Powers after unnamed UT..."

Feb. 22, 2013 News Column

Lege Lines

Committees, school finance, and more

"...the "big three" – Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, and Speaker Joe Straus – say they'd back..."

Feb. 8, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Time to Get Ill

Five songs to fire up Lone Star legislators

"...The crowd of lawmakers is largely stunned, aside from David Dewhurst, who’s jumping up and down hysterically like a..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

AISD Braces for Lege, Court Action

School finance likely to hang fire for several months

"...that Texas school funding is "phenomenal," and Lt. Gov. David Dew­hurst told the Texas Public Policy Foundation that his..."

Jan. 25, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Senate Committee Shuffle

Austin's four Senators get their appointments for 2013

"...of voices at the committee level. Now Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has allocated the Committee chairs, and the question..."

Jan. 21, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week: Laying Pipe Across the State

Texas spending money on infrastructure? Not impossible.

"...more pressing need than ever. Significantly, even Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has publicly proposed pulling $1 billion out of..."

Jan. 19, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Lege Opening Day: Users and Abusers

Scenes from the floor of the Texas House and Senate

"...In the House, the minor exception was Longview Republican David Simpson's attempt to overthrow Speaker Joe Straus, which sputtered..."

Jan. 11, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Backstage at the Circus

The Lege melodrama can be a hard act to swallow

"...episode featured the farcical denouement of Longview Republican Rep. David Simp­son's challenge to the House speakership of incumbent Joe..."

Jan. 11, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Headlines

"...Straus concentrated on education and transportation, while Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has put water at the top of his..."

Jan. 11, 2013 News Feature

Straus The Survivor

How the coup to remove the Texas House Speaker strengthened him

"...had no traction, he bailed in favor of Rep. David Simpson, R-Longview...."

Jan. 10, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

83rd Texas Legislature Opening

January 8, 2013. 39 Photos.

"...Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst..."

Jan. 9, 2013 Photo Gallery

Top 10 State Stories

Rick Perry's embarrassments, education's funding battles, and more

"...8) UltraLite Gov All of David Dewhurst's money and experience earned him also-ran status in..."

Jan. 4, 2013 News Feature by the News Staff

Top 10 Education Stories

School finance lawsuits, AISD board shakeup, and more

"...session – and are again targeting education. Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and Senate Education Committee Chair Dan Patrick, R-Houston,..."

Jan. 4, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Election Stories

This year wasn't just about the November ballot, but that was a very big (literally) part too

"...smaller than normal turnout – and a very glum David Dewhurst, who lost to former Solicitor General Ted Cruz..."

Jan. 4, 2013 News Feature by the News Staff

Headlines

"...• Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst last week accused longtime friend and political aide..."

Jan. 4, 2013 News Feature

Budget: Manufacturing a Bogeyman

"...repeatedly proposed raising the gas tax. Meanwhile, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has split with Perry over the Rainy Day..."

Dec. 14, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Health and Human Services: Screw Medicaid – We Need Drug Testing!

"...to receive benefits. Applauded by Perry and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst (see "Point Austin: We Want Your Urine," Nov...."

Dec. 14, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Water: Rising to the Surface

"...So it came as no surprise that Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst would introduce the idea of creating a water..."

Dec. 14, 2012 News Feature by Amy Smith

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