Medicaid and the Lege: Throw 'Em in the Street?

'Dropping out of Medicaid' may not be so easy for Texas

"...already proceeding. On Nov. 20, House Appropri­a­tions Committee Chair Jim Pitts, R-Waxa­ha­chie, told an Ellis County tea party meeting..."

Dec. 10, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...• On Nov. 20, House Appropriations Committee Chair Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie, told a group of tea party voters..."

Nov. 26, 2010 News Feature

Convicted Felon Tom DeLay

"The Hammer" guilty of money laundering

"...for a Republican Majority Political Action Committee executive director Jim Ellis still face 13 charges a piece relating to..."

Nov. 24, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Dickensian Texas

Budget boss warns ending Medicaid means patients on the street

"...term for it: That's how House Appropriations Committee Chair Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie, described the situation...."

Nov. 24, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

EPA: Political Punching Bag or the New 'It' Agency?

Perry emits more hot air over state's dirty air

"...The Environmental Defense Fund's Jim Marston commented in a May 26 blog post, "For..."

June 11, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

TRMPAC Forever

Justice DeLayed is justice forgotten

"...a pending case against DeLay associates John Coly­an­dro and Jim Ellis for allegedly laundering $190,000 in corporate donations to..."

May 7, 2010 News Feature by Michael King

Headlines

"...This reopens the money-laundering prosecutions of John Colyandro and Jim Ellis for transferring funds between the Republican National Committee..."

April 30, 2010 News Feature

Critics Poll

"...THE BELLEVILLE OUTFIT/THE FIREANTS Momo's (Jim Caligiuri)..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Music Feature

Sundance Announces Shorts Program

Texans get the nod

"...RENEGADES (Director and screenwriter: Jim Hosking) -- Oh, them renegades...."

Dec. 8, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Dem Candidates Make Beeline for the Bench

Civil district court judgeships will likely be secured in the March primary

"...Reps. Naishtat and Pete Gallego and Dem Caucus Chair Jim Dun­nam, whose literal band of merrymakers, the Bad Precedents,..."

Oct. 9, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Indictment Tango

DeLay's fancy footwork works on TV, but will it keep him out of court?

"...former Americans for a Republican Majority PAC executive director Jim Ellis, over allegations that they illegally funneled money to..."

Sept. 22, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

DPS Digs Dope in East Texas

DPS officers kick off month with two big pot busts

"...of things, were growing quite nicely. Working with the Ellis Co. Sheriff's Office, DPS helped find another "sophisticated and..."

Sept. 8, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

'If We're Back Anyway ...'

Lawmakers start wondering how much of the special session agenda is a blank slate

"...back to work on." But House Democratic Caucus Leader Jim Dunnam has already said that if voter ID does..."

June 17, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Snider/Riders

Todd Snider's latest, and the reanimation of New Riders of the Purple Sage

"...along with top studio vets like Greg Leisz and Jim Keltner. It’s a standard, strong collection of Snider compositions,..."

June 17, 2009 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Critics Poll

"...JIM CALIGIURI Black Joe Lewis & the Honey Bears, Hole..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Music Feature

The Express

The story of Ernie Davis, the first African-American Heisman Trophy winner, is full of heart-pumping stadium heroics and quiet acts of dignity.

"...Dennis Quaid, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Omar Benson Miller, Nelsan Ellis, Charles S. Dutton, Justin Martin and Justin Jones. You..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...Singer Jimmy Wayne Collins finds himself adrift when forced to return..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...safety glasses, and sports helmets are not. Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, is pressing for energy-efficient and hurricane preparedness items..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...• On May 20, former Georgetown Police Sgt. Jimmy Fen­nell Jr. pleaded guilty to one count of kidnapping..."

May 23, 2008 News Feature

'Chronicle' Mock NFL Draft

"...Basically, there are two solid d-tackles (Dorsey, and Sedric Ellis of USC) before we see a massive drop-off in..."

April 25, 2008 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Happenings

March 20-27

"...JIM HIGHTOWER HOO-RAH Join Swim Against the Current co-authors Jim..."

March 21, 2008 News Feature

Notable Democratic Endorsements

A roundup of the Dem clubs' recommendations for the March 4 primary

"...Dukes*: 13 18/Mark Strama (D-Austin), Garnet Coleman (D-Houston), Rodney Ellis (D-Houston)..."

Feb. 15, 2008 News Feature

Me and My Shadows

Who are the two new figures looming behind Speaker Tom Craddick?

"...raise and immediately got slapped down by Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston. He was also accused of trying to change..."

May 28, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

On the Lege: Freshman Watson Thrives in Senate Environment

Lege is preferable to City Hall for former mayor

"...sweetheart. Last week, Patrick's ego-driven brashness nearly drove Rodney Ellis over the edge as the senior senator tried to..."

May 18, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

Capitol Briefs

"...the surface Tuesday with GOP leader and ex-Craddick loyalist Jim Keffer announcing his intentions to run for speaker in..."

May 18, 2007 News Column

Reproductive Health and Family Planning

"..."promote" childbirth over abortion. On the House floor, Rep. Jim Jackson, R-Carrollton, discounted the need for professional care, saying..."

May 11, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

On the Lege

Voter-ID bills protect voters ... by keeping them away from polls

"...the citizenship of new voter registrants. House Democratic leader Jim Dunnam, in an impassioned floor speech before the vote,..."

May 4, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

Pride

Based on the true story of Jim Ellis, who created a nationally respected swimming program from an abandoned community center, Pride is a by-the-book sports film.

"...toward the antisocial. Based on the true story of Jim Ellis, who turned an abandoned community center in a..."

March 23, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Believe in Me

Despite all its clichéd moralizing and blatant borrowings, the movie does offer a few clever twists on an old sports-movie formula.

"...Samantha Mathis, Bruce Dern, Bob Gunton, Alicia Lagano, Chris Ellis, Heather Matarazzo and Kevin Wiggins. A few years ago,..."

March 9, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Lines in the Sand: Congressional Redistricting in Texas and the Downfall of Tom Delay

Steve Bickerstaff's exhaustive history is at times too much of a bad thing, but in parts catches scholarly fire

"...in hindsight, a couple of quotes. There's DeLay aide Jim Ellis in a memo to his boss: "a map..."

March 2, 2007 Books Review by Michael King

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