On the Lege

The last days of the session: a rebellion and a budget

"...novel idea: How about letting the women of the House lead the next attempt to overthrow the speaker?..."

June 1, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

Capitol Chronicle

Waiting for Ratliff: the Lege Ship Sinks and The Lifeboats are leaking

"...-- in defiance of Gov. Perry, Comptroller Strayhorn, and House Appropriations Chair Talmadge Heflin -- that the state might..."

April 18, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Letters at 3AM

Our president and attorney general have turned the protection of our civil liberties into the new national crisis.

"...risk at least as much from our own White House as from alien terrorists...."

Nov. 30, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

He's Coming Back

Who gets punished when George W. Bush comes home to Austin after losing the election.

"...sort of person you could envision in the White House. But Nixon admired Barbara Bush -- because "she knows..."

Oct. 13, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Justice Delayed?

A federal judge's decision on Medicaid angers GOP legislators

"...lawsuit is Rep. Elliott Naishtat (D-Austin), who chairs the House committee that handles most legislation relating to Medicaid. "Everyone..."

Sept. 22, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Dick

"...promptly appoints them as the official guardians of White House mutt Checkers in order to keep a lid on..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lege's Assault on LGBTQIA Texans Fails

Wins for trans youth highlight resistance to theocracy

"...In a statehouse whose GOP leadership has situated itself in previous sessions..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Westside Residents Turn to Lege to Escape From Austin

Homeowners living in some of the city's priciest lakeside properties want to ditch the city's tax roll

"...from the city by petition (Senate Bill 659 and House Bill 1653); the West Rim neighborhood is taking a..."

April 9, 2021 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Texas LGBTQ Caucus Looking for Change

At town hall reps reinforced the need to flip the House in 2020

"...(see "Qmmunity: Support Trans Youth"). In response, the Texas House LGBTQ Caucus insisted Monday during an Austin town hall..."

Nov. 1, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Lege Lines: Do It for the Kids

House Dems lay out school finance plan

"...And It's a Big One: The Texas House Democratic Caucus laid out an ambitious proposal to increase..."

March 1, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Republicans Swap Marriage Ban for Angry Letter

Political cover after failure of gay marriage bill

"...night, Democrats were slapping themselves on the back after House Bill 4105, effectively a ban on gay marriage in..."

May 15, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Thousands Rally at the Capitol

Supporters of women's rights energized to continue fighting bad bills

"...Actress Lisa Edelstein, a.k.a. Dr. Lisa Cuddy from TV's House, told an appreciative crowd that she only played a..."

July 1, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: In Defense of Women's Rights

The GOP does battle for a government of men, not laws

"...is Texas Congressman Michael Burgess, R-Lewis­ville, who informed a House committee considering an anti-abortion "fetal pain" bill that the..."

June 21, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Scratch That: Lege Ends Lottery, Then Changes Mind

House avoids $2 billion school funding hole by saving scratch cards

"...Texas Lottery Commission. Yet, somehow, this morning the Texas House of Representatives voted against its continued existence, taking the..."

April 23, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Proposal could add $45 million to general fund

"...A gas tax bill has stalled in the House, just as fuel costs have inched upward. Despite its..."

April 8, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Bill of the Week: Republicans Tell D.A.s to Bang Cymbals Together Like Animatronic Monkeys

New bill throws prosecutorial discretion out the window

"...of cannabis. In response, Texas Republicans have filed companion House and Senate bills that would severely limit discretion not..."

Feb. 3, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Lege Lines: Taking Aim at Planned Parenthood ... Again

Senate committee advances bill targeting Downtown clinic

"...On Monday, March 18, the Senate State Affairs Committee ushered through a bill in a 7-0 vote that..."

March 22, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Early Start for Senate Abortion Debate

Capitol doors open at 7am for committee hearing sign up

"...provision – at the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on July 8: Testimony starts at 10am, but sign-up..."

July 7, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas <3 Teachers (Allegedly)

File under "chutzpah"

"...This just in, and we quote: "The Texas House of Representatives takes pride in its public educators, who..."

March 23, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

UPDATED - It's Done: Voter ID Passes Senate

After marathon all-nighter, Republicans now send bill to House

"...The “committee of the whole,” an unusual process in which the..."

March 11, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

How Texas Youth Commission Fell

The scandal engulfing the Texas Youth Commission has claimed some scalps, but will the Legislature demand more?

"...rumbled into action. Feb 1 - A Senate Finance Committee meeting turns ugly when Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen, sternly..."

March 1, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Salvaging Our Parks

Texas State Parks Advisory Committee releases list of recommendations for saving long-neglected state park system

"...parks drew little notice and died quietly in a House committee. But thanks to election-year politics, everyone from Gov...."

Sept. 1, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Austin's Team

"...Greenberg and Elliott Naishtat received their first appointments as committee chairs -- marking the first time since 1993 that..."

June 18, 1999 News Column

Sunset II

Ag Department Cleans House

"...doing it. Now, under the direction of former Texas House member Rick Perry, the TDA is sunsetting all its..."

June 30, 1995 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Ken Paxton v. Texas House of Representatives: Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a statement..."

May 26, 2023 News Feature

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Psycho: The Texas House unanimously voted to expel Bryan Slaton Tuesday, making him..."

May 12, 2023 News Feature

Everything's Broken and Thousands are Dead, But There's Always Time For Abortion Bans in Texas

Seven "priority" anti-choice bills sail to Senate floor

"...unprecedented public health crisis – the Senate State Affairs Committee turned its full attention to not one, not two,..."

March 17, 2021 News Post by Mary Tuma

Joaquin Castro and Lloyd Doggett Demand Voter Purge Documents

If state leaders have "nothing to hide, why wouldn't they turn those documents over?"

"...Paxton to fork over documents requested by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform as it investigates..."

June 14, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

"This Is Austin Bashing on Steroids"

This legislative session, state GOP lawmakers ran an all-out assault on municipal values

"...country is not called the "United States of Muni­cipalities." (House Speaker Rep. Joe Straus opposed the measure.) "Instead of..."

June 16, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Sandra Bland Trooper Indicted, Fired

Rep. Garnet Coleman reflects on the case

"...Rep. Garnet Coleman, D-Houston, who is chair of the House Committee on County Affairs. In a statement, Coleman wrote,..."

Jan. 6, 2016 News Post by Amy Kamp

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