Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...Since 1992, the UT political action committee, Friends of the University PAC, along with university supporters..."

March 14, 1997 News Feature

Austin Police Association Will Do Whatever It Can to Kill the Voter-Approved Oversight Provisions

But, in a city that has made its will clear, that'll be an uphill battle

"...APA spent at least $300,000 of their political action committee's money on the campaign (about $287,000 on the deceptive..."

May 12, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

GOP Bill Would Nullify Austin Anti-Discrimination Ordinances

Cities could be sued over progressive employment laws

"...ordinance at a time, the Burrows and Creighton bills (House Bill 2127 and Senate Bill 814, respectively) would prevent..."

March 24, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Republican Bill Would Nullify Austin Anti-Discrimination Ordinances

Cities could be sued over progressive employment laws

"...ordinance at a time, the Burrows and Creighton bills (House Bill 2127 and Senate Bill 814, respectively) would prevent..."

March 17, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

March 2020 Club Endorsements

Who's backing whom in the Democratic primary?

"...Mary “M.J.” Hegar www.mjfortexas.com ENDORSEMENTS: Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, Liberal Austin Democrats, End Citizens United, VoteVets, Central Austin..."

Feb. 4, 2020 News Post

Anti-LGBTQ Bills Advancing in the Texas Lege

A call to queer Austinites: Your voice is needed at the Capitol

"...of the Senate and has been assigned to the House State Affairs Committee. EQTX and other advocates suspect SB..."

April 24, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Sarah Marloff

Lege Lines: Bills on the Move

Sine die looms. Do these bills have a shot?

"...• On May 3, the House State Affairs Committee heard, but took no action on,..."

May 12, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Lege Lines: Bills on the Move

"...• The House State Affairs Committee on Monday ushered four anti-choice bills..."

April 21, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Lege Lines – The Texas Legislature: Not Enron

Passing a state budget when one side’s “cooking the books”

"...If the Republican Texas House Speaker from San Antonio can be summed up in..."

March 31, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The 85th’s State Something

Taking stock at the Lege's midway point

"...little fun. Enter freshman Rep. Gina Hinojosa, D-Austin, whose House Concurrent Resolution 110 would make the taco the official..."

March 17, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Patrick: Cut Costs for Rich Kids

Lt. gov. targets tuition credits, waivers

"...On Aug. 23, the Senate Committee on Higher Education held an interim meeting to discuss..."

Sept. 2, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Partisan Races

Looking at the statewide, legislative, and county ballot

"...contrast, has been a senior executive and partner at Pricewater­houseCoop­ers, including time in its audit division, as well as..."

Oct. 17, 2014 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Lege Lines

The Michael Morton Act, airport screening, business tax cuts, and more

"...held by the state. Getting the bill together, through committee, and passed on the Senate floor was no small..."

April 19, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Then There's This: Out on a Limb

Bill would take an axe to local tree ordinances

"...that's in the line of fire at the Legis­lat­ure. House Bill 1377, carried by veteran GOP Rep. Lois Kolk­horst,..."

April 5, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Standardized Testing in Lege Limbo

STAAR results prompt discussion of retesting requirements

"...child should go through the stress of retesting. The House Public Education Committee put the same question to the..."

June 22, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fairness, Consistency, Safety

Rosemary Lehmberg defends her record

"...with the national Innocence Project in setting up the clearinghouse protocols which allowed me to have a sort of..."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature

The War on Women's Health

To attack Planned Parenthood, lawmakers undermine health care ... and promote more abortions

"...several hours of intense floor debate in the Texas House on a string of budget amendments seeking to reallocate..."

April 22, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Written in Blood

Timid moderates join fringe Republicans in push to pass suicidal state budget

"...wrote that the draft state budget wrapped up in House Bill 1 was an economic "suicide note." Imagine my..."

April 15, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Outlawing Death and Cockfighting, and Restoring Rights for Drug Offenders

Committees to hear raft of criminal justice bills today

"...Those are among the bills up for hearing in committees today at the Capitol...."

March 29, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Victory for Howard, Travis County

Neil concedes defeat in election challenge

"...The race to represent House District 48 is finally over. On March 18, Republican..."

March 25, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Reefer Madness: A Victory for Proportional Sentencing

The House Judiciary Committee has voted to end the disparity between sentences for crack and powder cocaine

"...on the United States Sentencing Commission, members of the House Judiciary Committee on July 29 voted to finally do..."

Aug. 14, 2009 News Column by Jordan Smith

Everything You Need to Know About Voter ID

A program to help guide you through Tuesday's Senate meeting

"...• Last session, a voter ID bill passed the House but was killed in the Senate via the “two-thirds..."

March 9, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

One Pol's Stimulus Is Another's Crack Cocaine

When it comes to the stimulus, state lawmakers split along party lines

"...Rep. Jim Dunnam explained the need for the Select Committee on Federal Economic Stabiliza-tion Funding (aka "the stimulus package")..."

March 6, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

AISD Scrambles for Another Bond Election

Volunteer Citizens' 2008 Bond Advisory Committee considering proposed projects, mostly driven by essential repairs, swelling student numbers, and changing curriculum requirements

"...Since October, the 21-member volunteer Citizens' 2008 Bond Advisory Committee has been considering proposed projects, mostly driven by essential..."

Nov. 30, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...are made. An online survey, created by the Community Committee on Neighborhoods and Schools, is an attempt at collective..."

Oct. 5, 2007 News Feature

Reproductive Health and Family Planning

"...a staffer for Rep. David Swinford, chair of the House State Affairs Committee, miscalculated the number of supporters of..."

May 11, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Days of Our Minimum-Wage Workers' Lives

'The hour glass is running out of sand' in dramatic struggle to raise minimum wage for first time in more than nine years

"...congressional negotiators would sit down to reconcile differences between House and Senate versions of minimum-wage legislation. Both propose raising..."

April 27, 2007 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

On the Lege

Tired arguments and middle-aged men set anti-woman agenda

"...This year, that definition has found its way into House Bill 175, the so-called "trigger bill" filed by Rep...."

April 20, 2007 News Column by Jordan Smith

Naked City

"...than nine years. Now serious pressure is on the House to approve the Senate's more business-friendly version of the..."

Feb. 9, 2007 News Feature

Weed Watch

UT students pass initiative calling for equalization of penalties associated with pot and alcohol use, plus other weed news

"...use for New Mexico patients died on the state House floor Feb. 21, on the last day of a..."

March 17, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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