The 'Chronicle' Endorsements

Our picks for the Nov. 7 election

"...a refreshing challenger to longtime, San Antonio-based GOP incumbent Jeff Wentworth. Her Do-It-Herself campaign emphasizes education, health care, and..."

Oct. 20, 2006 News Feature

Planned Parenthood Slashed Again

While patients lose health care, the state dumps money on unprepared clinics

"...urged DSHS to allocate funds based on performance. Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, wrote to DSHS Commissioner Sanchez on..."

Oct. 6, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...9-1 vote; the lone nay belonged to GOP Sen. Jeff Wentworth. Democratic Rep. Senfronia Thompson, in a release on..."

Feb. 10, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

San Antonio House candidate has ties to Pflugerville racetrack group

"...Saturday's election with key endorsements from Perry, state Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, and U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith. Straus..."

Feb. 4, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Big $penders

Jan. 1, 2001-Dec. 31, 2003

"...Jane Nelson (R-Flower Mound) $2,300, Jeffrey's, dinner tab..."

July 23, 2004 News Feature

Sunset vs. Goliath

Tiny Sunset Valley defends the aquifer -- but could use a little neighborly help

"...Rep. Todd Baxter and carried in the Senate by Jeff Wentworth (whose San Antonio-based district includes Sunset Valley), contained..."

Oct. 10, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Lowe's, Austin, and HB 1204: Who's Got the Cards?

Are Austin's hands tied on another land-use battle over the aquifer?

"...-- Austin Rep. Todd Baxter and San Antonio Sen. Jeff Wentworth -- to add language that, according to Lowe's,..."

Oct. 10, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

An Array of Votes

How Rose voted and whom he crossed

"...agencies. Rose's predecessor, Rick Green, and San Antonio Sen. Jeff Wentworth (who co-authored Rose's bill) are accused of having..."

July 18, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Capitol Chronicle

The first 200 bills signed by Gov. Perry are a very mixed bag.

"...not only the already notorious (e.g., SB 7, Sen. Jeff Wentworth's "Defense of Marriage Act," and his only slightly..."

June 20, 2003 News Column by Michael King

The Biennial Bash

Gay-bashing bills are a biennial tradition.

"...SB 7: Former social moderate Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, filed the DOMA bill that would..."

May 2, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Transportation and Land Use: Immobilized

Pouring concrete at the Lege is not as easy as it looks.

"...it's probably best that things are in limbo. Sen. Jeff Wentworth's SB 544, which would gut the right of..."

April 11, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Capitol Chronicle

Tort Deform gives business the gold mine, the rest of us the shaft.

"...done last week. The Senate passed San Antonio Republican Jeff Wentworth's SB 204, which would mandate drivers turn on..."

April 4, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Hospital District Gets an Exam From the Lege

Austin and Travis County lawmakers ready a hospital district for the Legislature -- and then the voters.

"...and is said to favor the bill. And Sen. Jeff Wentworth, whose San Antonio-based district includes a portion of..."

Jan. 31, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Capitol Chronicle

Ideology, not need, shapes the energies of the incoming Legislature.

"...In a similar vein, Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-Far South Austin, and Ruth Jones McClendon, D-San..."

Nov. 22, 2002 News Column by Michael King

The Battle for Senate District 14

Incumbent Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos faces a serious challenge in Dellionaire Ben Bentzin

"...Austin and plunked it into San Antonio Republican Sen. Jeff Wentworth's Dist. 25, replacing it with more Republican areas..."

Aug. 23, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

The Texas Coalition of Black Democrats holds a statewide candidate forum.

"...the problem, while Sharp suggested considering San Antonio Sen. Jeff Wentworth's proposal for a nonpartisan redistricting board. (Though Sharp..."

Aug. 31, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

Sugar Land Congressman Tom DeLay takes on the Democrats' redistricting plan.

"...chaired respectively by Rep. Delwin Jones, R-Lubbock, and Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio -- expected to get an earful..."

April 13, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Redistricting 2001

The new census numbers are out, and here's what to look for in the Lege's plans for redistricting.

"...(chaired, respectively, by Rep. Delwin Jones, R-Lubbock, and Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio) are holding hearings and getting an..."

April 6, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Legislators introduce a bill to protect endangered Texas bats.

"...such as schools and hospitals. The legislation, carried by Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, in the Senate and Edmund Kuempel,..."

April 6, 2001 News Feature by Dan Oko

Lines in the Sand

A preview of the Austin delegation agenda for the 77th Legislature

"...the ideological distance between Democrat Gonzalo Barrientos and Republican Jeff Wentworth is not that great. But the urban-suburban split..."

Jan. 19, 2001 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Mystery Train

Light Rail's narrow defeat at the polls has probably spared Capital Metro an assault by legislators in January. But the agency is trying to figure out how to keep rail on track while satisfying Republican legislators who want sales tax returned.

"...House floor. Keel's GOP colleagues Krusee and state Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, haven't gotten on board. This is..."

Dec. 22, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

If George W. Bush ascends to the presidency, who will replace Rick Perry as Lieutenant Governor?

"...to Perry -- most prominently David Sibley, R-Waco, and Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio -- have been jockeying for the..."

Nov. 17, 2000 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

The Texas Supreme Court agrees with the city of Austin that exemptions from water quality regulations for large landowners are unconstitutional, extending Austin’s winning streak in court.

"...sued to have the law, written by state Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, and passed in 1995 by the..."

June 23, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

CAMPO adopts a 25-year plan that calls for bigger, longer roads and full funding for Austin's transportation plans, a stipulation that will require some creative funding solutions.

"...the purpose of a long-range plan; as state Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, put it, "This would be putting..."

June 16, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Despite Sen. Gonzalo Barrientos' concerted efforts, the CAMPO board rejects peer review on a vote of 11 to 8.

"...and south. Even if the absent members -- Sen. Jeff Wentworth and Reps. Terry Keel and Sherri Greenberg --..."

Dec. 24, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

When Dewhurst Goes Back to Senate

How Cruz and Campbell's run-off wins rewrite the Legislature

"...The big exit in the Senate was undoubtedly Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, who was replaced by 2010 Congressional..."

Aug. 3, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Primary Run-Off Results: Early Voting Day Two

Travis County break the magical 1% mark. Champagne for everyone!

"...Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst for US Senate, and Sen. Jeff Wentworth and Donna Campbell for Texas Senate, are driving..."

July 25, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Big May Takeaway

Highlights of last night's GOP and Democratic primaries

"...Bad Night for Jeff Wentworth: Who knew Sen. Guns on Campus would not..."

May 30, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Welcome to the Circus!

The redistricting fight and the grassroots politics of chaos

"...for optimism – unless you happen to be Sen. Jeff Wentworth. The San Antonio Republican has spent years warning..."

March 9, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...Republican Elizabeth Ames Jones' primary challenge to Texas Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, is in peril: Former Travis County..."

Feb. 10, 2012 News Feature

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