Headlines

"...The Pecan Street Project is receiving $10.4 million in federal stimulus funding for its efforts to build a smart..."

Nov. 27, 2009 News Feature

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...Gov. Rick Perry is still being criticized for rejecting federal stimulus money for modernizing the benefits system to cover..."

July 31, 2009 News Feature

The Chips Are Down

Budget balancing picks up speed – and it's anything but fun and games

"...us with the kids and the seniors now!" said Bill, the table's de facto leader, when we reached NH-3..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: The Capitol Circus Decamps

Did we learn anything more than the meaning of 'chub'?

"...is running for re-election. Similarly, the $555 million in federal stimulus funds intended for unemployment insurance foundered on national..."

June 5, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Fruits of Their Labor

How labor-related bills have fared this session

"...Nationally, the big question is the fate of the federal Employee Free Choice Act, relaxing some of the extraordinary..."

May 29, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

House Passes Budget

Reps unanimously approve $178 billion proposal for 2010-11 a bit before dawn

"...morning, the Texas House of Representatives passed their $178 billion state budget by a unanimous vote of 149-0 (Rep...."

April 18, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

When Good Things Happen to Bad Bills – and Vice Versa

Bad bills fly, while good bills die

"...Senate Bill 855: Since no one seems prepared to push through..."

May 22, 2009 News Column by the News Staff

Show Them the Need

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

"...Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, filibustered the school finance bill. In reality, the Lege had to come back (er,..."

June 10, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Astroturf and Tea Bags

"...these modern-day protesters are being played for suckers. The federal economic stimulus bill provides most working families with tax..."

April 15, 2009 Postmarks

Special Session Especially Likely?

With the session at the 60-day mark, bills are running out of time

"...by partisan issues like voter ID [and by] the stimulus package," said Naishtat, "I'­m concerned that we may well..."

March 20, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

LegeLines

Odds and ends from the Capitol

"...to the session, the House finally started hearing substantive bills on March 25. Topping the calendar was House Bill..."

March 27, 2009 News Feature by the News Staff

Senate Budget Lesser of Two Evils

Reps from both chambers commence to thrash out final numbers

"...along party lines to approve its version of House Bill 1, and the cuts are brutal. Unsurprisingly, the Senate..."

May 13, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

City Manager Will Present His Proposed Budget

Community groups begin fight for more equitable budget

"...In 2019, state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, championed a bill – which eventually became law – that caps the..."

July 5, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Common Law

COVID-19 and Austin – answering your legal questions (part 5)

"...provides 120 days of eviction relief for tenants in federally backed housing, which means tenants in this category can't..."

May 1, 2020 Column by Luke Ellis

Special Session Is the Only Thing That's Certain

The when and the what are still unknown

"...was the failure of the House to pass Senate Bill 263, allowing TxDOT to release $1 billion in bonds..."

June 19, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Astroturf and Grass

More than one way to spark a demonstration

"...Gov. Rick Perry deliver his ringing denunciation of the federal stimulus money that's about to bail out the state's..."

April 17, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Headlines

"...brewing over who is in charge of allocating the federal stimulus cash. See "Dutton Retreats on Swap Squabble" and..."

March 6, 2009 News Feature

The Four Horsemen of the Deficit

Examining the new House committees on state spending

"...Federal Legislation: Chair John Zerwas, R-Richmond, vice-chair Garnet Coleman, D-Houston..."

Jan. 13, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

State Budget Budges Forth

Legislators attempt to rein in governor's spending habits

"...the state budget. The Senate Finance Committee approved Senate Bill 1, its version of the 2010-11 budget worth $182.2..."

April 3, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

It's the Stupid Economy

Fact-checking Perry's campaign against Texas' financial realities

"...up in Iowa to launch a full-blown attack on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, calling any proposal to print..."

Aug. 16, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...of subsidies to encourage people below 175% of the federal poverty level to buy private health insurance. The big..."

Feb. 25, 2011 News Feature

Headlines

"...plans this week to sue Exxon Mobil Corp. in federal court for violating the Clean Air Act. Over the..."

July 9, 2010 News Feature

Chubbing Republicans Over the Head

"...That's how long House members spent discussing each bill on the Local and Consent Calendar over the weekend...."

May 29, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Big Tex Budget Blues

The money debate begins: 'Every Texan for himself' vs. 'All in this together'

"...Comptroller Susan Combs estimated that Texas will receive $91 billion in federal receipts and funds for dedicated spending, plus..."

Feb. 6, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Take Three

Texas film incentives don't always carry sufficient funding

"...East Austin to witness Gov. Rick Perry sign House Bill 873 – the latest version of the Texas Moving..."

Oct. 30, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Budget: Signed, Sealed, Deliverable

Texas House passed SB 1 142-2, now it heads to the governor

"...R-Stephenville, voted nay on the final version of Senate Bill 1. Still, 142-2 isn't too bad...."

May 29, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: Big Wounds, Small Comforts

The early lessons of a backlash election

"...a really tough biennium to be a public official. Bill White and a brace of Democratic ex-legislators may be..."

Nov. 5, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Envision Next Session

Having lost its two big battles at the Lege, Envision Central Texas retrenches to win the war

"...was the 81st legislative session and its results for bills "allowing local communities to make decisions on their own"..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

How Long Is 140 Days?

As the 81st Legislature departs, does it leave a footprint?

"...passed and how the budget was bailed out by federal stimulus dollars, they may have aimed too high...."

June 12, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

UI Changes Change and Change Again

House wrangling over unemployment insurance compliance bill get verified

"...The unemployment insurance compliance terms in Senate Bill 1569 are on the House floor today, and unsurprisingly..."

May 21, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

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