Bills of the Week: House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1

Texas Lege looks to finalize budget deal

"...House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1Authors: Rep. John Otto,..."

May 29, 2015 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Bill Debates Begin Tomorrow

First real debates for school finance and more

"...were on for the school finance reforms in Senate Bill 1811, there was one shared opinion: That no-one really..."

June 1, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week: Red State vs. Blue Cities

Texas House passes broad restrictions on local regulations

"...All 86 Texas House Republicans, along with six Democrats representing border communities, approved..."

April 28, 2023 News Feature by Dex Wesley Parra

Still No Vote on the Bathroom Bill "Compromise"

After five hours of public testimony, HB 2899 sits in limbo

"...Wednesday saw another late night at the Capitol. The House’s State Affairs Committee heard public testimony on House Bill..."

April 20, 2017 News Post by Sarah Marloff

Innocence Commission Gets Nod From House Committee

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

"...D-Alpine, rounded up all of the members of the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee to join him on the dais..."

April 8, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

Senate Hearing on Abortion Regs Bill Underway

Hearing expected to last 16 hours

"...Human Services Committee convened this morning to consider Senate Bill 1, the Senate's version of the sweeping abortion regulations..."

July 8, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

How Accurate Is Your Water Bill?

Residents complain they're being overcharged; city disagrees

"...of Catt Bowen, who said her August Austin Water bill came back six times higher than the bill she..."

Sept. 4, 2015 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Lege Lines: Dem Lawmakers Boycott Anti-Abortion Bill Hearing

Brass ovaries vs. HB 16, and other battle lines drawn at the Capitol

"...took a stand this Monday, March 25, against a bill that would further stigmatize abortion, boycotting a committee hearing..."

March 29, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

School Finance Bill Heads for the Floor

Republicans pass HB 2 out of committee over educator objections

"...The House Public Education Committee, dominated by Republicans, pushed the school..."

March 4, 2005 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

School Funding Bill 'Could Have Been Worse'

Senate Bill 1 on deck for House debate

"...bad as initially feared. Under the provisions of Senate Bill 1 – scheduled for House debate today, June 9..."

June 10, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Federal Heat Rule Proposed Following Texas Bill That Stripped Worker Protections

After Abbott’s “Death Star” law, another attempt to protect workers from extreme heat

"...Last Sept. 1, Gov. Greg Abbott’s “Death Star” law (House Bill 2127) made Austin’s historic rest-break ordinance void with..."

June 28, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Lege Lines: Bathroom Bill Steals Spotlight

"Texas Privacy Act" isn't about privacy – it's about transphobia

"...toilet. On Wed., Jan. 11, while laying out standard House administrative rules, an otherwise uncontroversial debate, Rep. Matt Schaefer,..."

Jan. 20, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Austin Chronic: Former Ag Commissioner Candidate Susan Hays Is Building a Hempcrete House

It’s the first privately owned residence in Austin made of the eco-friendly material

"...In a serene South Austin neighborhood, where the houses are so small compared to the sprawling oak trees..."

April 12, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

Public Ed's Future Hangs in Balance

It's Teacher Appreciation Week, but you'd never know it at the Lege

"...Beyond the crippling multibillion-dollar cuts to school funding pending in the state Legislature,..."

May 6, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Education Funding May Require Special Session

Lawmakers at impasse over school finance

"...before the session ends at midnight on May 30. House Public Education Committee Chair Rob Eissler, R-The Woodlands, said..."

May 20, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

11th Hour Meltdown

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

"...On the House side of the dome, it was all looking like..."

May 30, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

No Sanctuary

Sanctuary city bill set to pass House today

"...racial- profiling lawsuits that are bound to follow, Texas House Republican lawmakers are bound and determined to pass the..."

May 10, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Dying in Committee, Part 7

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

"...The House has stopped hearing new bills, so while some bills..."

May 11, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

New Texas Law Will Require Most K-12 Teachers to Be Certified

School funding bill contains a game-changer on certifications

"...a historic teacher shortage. But a new provision in House Bill 2 is poised to phase out that reliance...."

April 24, 2025 News Post by Lucciana Choueiry

DOGEing the Texas Education Agency

Conservatives back Dem bill to shrink agency overseeing schools

"...of the state’s most progressive lawmakers, as she introduced House Bill 5419, a bill to downsize the Texas Education..."

March 28, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Abortions Decrease in Texas After HB 2, Data Shows

DSHS finally releases 2014 abortion stats after ACLU request

"...for 2014, the first full year after Texas’ anti-choice House Bill 2 went into effect, on Thursday afternoon...."

June 30, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Report: Anti-Abortion Law Forces Women to Wait Longer for Procedure

Some Austin women forced to wait up to 20 days for abortion

"...The evidence demonstrating the disastrous effects of abortion-restrictive law, House Bill 2, on Texas women continues to pile up...."

Oct. 5, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Headlines

"...• Good and bad news for teacher contracts: House Bill 400, giving school districts the power to furlough..."

April 29, 2011 News Feature

How Texas Is Texas Wine?

What “Truth in Labeling” means for Texas winemakers and vineyards

"...the past two years: Less than half of over 400 Texas wineries are making their wine from locally grown..."

April 28, 2017 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Austin Water Woes

Despite abnormal water usage readings, Austin Energy says billing system accuracy is "extremely good"

"...of Catt Bowen, who said her August Austin Water bill came back six times higher than the bill she..."

Sept. 11, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Roe's End?

After nearly three years of fighting, Texas reproductive rights advocates will get their day at the U.S. Supreme Court

"...while striving to understand the complex hurdles imposed by House Bill 2, the four-part law restricting abortion access, passed..."

Jan. 29, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Session Ends With Finger-Pointing, Unfinished Business

Perry says he has no immediate plans to call legislators back to Austin

"...and gone, the fate of several state agencies and billions in transportation funds hang in limbo, setting the House..."

June 5, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Hottest Race in Texas

The David Fisher-Todd Staples Senate Contest in East Texas Will Decide the Fate of the State Senate -- and the U.S. House

"...-- Tyler incumbent Republican Leo Berman, and Democratic challenger Bill Bowen;..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

Buffalo '66

"...out and functional, and frequently downright creepy. Gallo plays Billy Brown, a scrawny, pale wingnut who, with his flared..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Telling...

Does Parental Notification Bill Trod On Abortion Rights?

"...the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. Although a House member making the trek across the hallway to speak..."

March 7, 1997 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

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