Abortions Decrease in Texas After HB 2, Data Shows

DSHS finally releases 2014 abortion stats after ACLU request

"...have both warned and documented since the passage of HB 2: A drastic drop in medication abortion and the..."

June 30, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

HB 2 Amendments: Proposed and Rejected

"...Rep. Craig Eiland, D-Galveston – excise everything from HB 2 except 20-week ban – tabled, 85-52..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature

Yeakel: HB 2 Unconstitutional – In Part

Judge strikes down portion of abortion law

"...joined with the ACLU to challenge two provisions of HB 2 that they argued would unconstitutionally restrict access to..."

Nov. 1, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Cannabills Get Closer to the Capitol End Zone

Texas House passes measures to reduce penalties, increase medical use

"...and awaits action in the Senate. Another penalty reduction, HB 441, did the same two days later; that "B-to-C"..."

May 7, 2021 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

Dan Patrick Promises to Kill Marijuana Decriminalization Bill

Proposal: no arrest, jail time for under 1 oz., passed in House Monday

"...“Criminal Justice Chair @Whitmire_John is right that #HB 63 is dead in the @Texas Senate. I join..."

April 30, 2019 News Post by Kevin Curtin

Texas Lawmakers OK Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp

But goal of decriminalizing low-level possession unattained

"...In a breakthrough that's literally taken decades to achieve, HB 1325 legalizes the cultivation of industrial hemp, bringing Texas..."

May 31, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

At the Capitol, Texas Tries to Catch Up With Cannabis

From medical use to decriminalization to legalization, marijuana seems to have bipartisan support, so what's taking so long?

"...Meanwhile, Rep. Eddie Lucio III, D-Browns­ville, has HB 1365 continuing to gain traction after germinating in the..."

May 3, 2019 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

Bill of the Week

Will third time be a charm for statewide texting ban?

"...Undeterred, Craddick tried again in 2013, but his HB 63 stalled in committee as legislators blew a gasket..."

April 10, 2015 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Possession of Small Amounts of Marijuana Effectively Decriminalized in Travis County

Texas decriminalizes “hemp,” chaos ensues

"...bills were filed during the last legislative session, and HB 1325 passed near unanimously in the House and Senate...."

July 12, 2019 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

Our Bodies, Our Cities

Austin and Beyond

"...1. HB 239Mike Krusee (R-Round Rock)..."

Jan. 29, 1999 News Column by Erica C. Barnett

The Battle for the Springs: A Chronology

"...parts of the development in 10 years.1987 Legislature enacts HB 4, which bars a city from altering water quality..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature

Austin Police Funding Restored; Is It Too Much, or Not Enough?

The 2020 city budget finds itself coming full circle

"...However, for all its "back the blue" theatrics, HB 1900 allows the governor's office to simply waive all..."

July 30, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Struggles to Adjust as SB 4 Takes Its Toll on Immigrants

"We are not safer as a community when victims are running away from us rather than coming to us."

"...Ramos was working a construction job in Round Rock, neighbors called the police because they found the music he..."

April 5, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Never Enough Time for Ethics

House GOP leadership seems determined to pretend bipartisan reform bill quietly disappearsName(s) of subject

"...Proponents of HB 1348 charge that Denny is deliberately dragging her feet..."

April 22, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Texas Lege Defeats Abbott’s Voucher Plan – Again

Meanwhile, harsh immigration bill succeeds

"...kill Gov. Greg Abbott's signature priority Nov. 17. The 84-63 vote stripped "education savings accounts," or vouchers, from a..."

Nov. 24, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Naked City

"...Naked City• Responsible Growth for Northcross, the coalition of neighbors opposing the new 24-hour Wal-Mart Supercenter planned for Northcross..."

Jan. 12, 2007 News Feature

Perry on Power

'No energy subsidies' or 'No, energy subsidies"

"...program. Two years later, they came back and passed HB 2982, which made the severance tax relief permanent. They..."

Oct. 25, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Benefits of Frankenfoods

"...for decades to come. The council needs to challenge HB 1704, the new, retroactive grandfather law that could allow..."

Aug. 20, 1999 Column

Day Trips & Beyond: September Events Roundup

Art festivals and dance halls liven up the landscape in September

"...Texas dance halls.” Nov. 1-4, Texas Dance Hall Tour, 866-998-6305 x702, www.texasdancehalltour.com Travel Notes:..."

Sept. 1, 2018 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Lege Lines: Guns, Islamophobia, & Budget Cuts

The Lege takes on guns, Islamophobia, and sets the draft budget

"...out the trifecta, Rep. Dan Flynn, R-Van, has filed HB 670, the perennial "no Sharia law here" legislation. Please..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Will Texas Do Better?

First things first: Who's taking over the jurisprudence committee?

"...vetoed by the governor last session – embodied in HBs 27, 63, 69, and 108, for example), or to..."

Dec. 7, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

On The Lege

Death Watch

"...might not be able to fight industrial plants under HB 801, filed by Rep. Tom Uher, D-Bay City. Uher's..."

Feb. 19, 1999 News Column

Pro-Cop Group Submits Signatures for High-Priced Staffing Plan

Save Austin Now 2.0 eyes the ballot

"...in the last mayoral race (here, that would be 63,607), and Dallas' is 10% of registered voters in the..."

July 23, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Texas House Passes Near-Total Abortion Ban

SB 8 allows anyone the right to sue a provider

"...In an 81-63 initial vote on Wednesday, May 5, the Republican-dominated Texas..."

May 5, 2021 News Post by Mary Tuma

With Rosie's Law, Austin Legislators Aim to Restore Abortion Coverage

Sheryl Cole, Sarah Eckhardt introduce bicameral legislation that would expand health insurance coverage for abortion care

"...a recent poll commissioned from Hart Research that shows 63% of Texas voters support Medicaid coverage of pregnancy-related health..."

Jan. 29, 2021 News Feature by Mary Tuma

How to Jail the Poor

Travis County tries to fix its Driving While License Invalid issue

"...How bad is that rate? Look to our neighbors in urban counties. In 2016 in Bexar County, population..."

Sept. 21, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

News Roundup: Guns, Gays, and Gaffes

Austin: It's like a whole other country (from Texas)

"...Stickland had also voted against another anti-child abuse bill, HB 1010, back in 2013. – Richard Whittaker...."

Jan. 4, 2016 News Post by the News Staff

TEA to Pearce: Drop Dead

School officials and community are blindsided by agency's decision to close Pearce Middle School

"...in the heart of her district, so she followed HB 3 closely in the session. "There were so many..."

July 17, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Requiring photo ID to vote disenfranchises poor, opponents say

"...But maybe that was the idea behind HB 1706, which, if passed by the Senate (though that..."

May 6, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

News and happenings around Austin and beyond

"...at Cesar Chavez at South First (free parking entrance northbound on the Lavaca Street side). Today, Thursday, Jan. 13,..."

Jan. 14, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

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