Point Austin: Through the Lege Looking-Glass

Alice's tea party was never as mad as the Lege this session

"..."fetal remains" bill are just extreme examples of the Lege's upside-down sense of what matters to most Texans, and..."

March 10, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Lege Lines

Lege makes an anti-city push, nixes a bill limiting police filming, the Senate passes its budget, and more...

"...There is one sign of détente, with the Lege seemingly abandoning its inexplicable assault on the Austin bag..."

April 17, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Texes Lege Preview: Will the Sun Set on Texas Commission on Environmental Quality?

Lege, advocates push embattled environmental agency to try harder

"...Public Citizen, and other advocates are pushing the 88th Lege to expand on the Sunset Advisory Commission's recommendations –..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Lege Lines: Do Not Resuscitate

The Texas Lege, back from the dead

July 28, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines: Patrick’s Hostage Play

How the Lt. Gov. held the 85th Lege for ransom

June 2, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Live at the Lege

The Chronicle counts down to sine die

"...We're checking out for the day. See this week's "Lege Lines" in the paper for a breakdown of the..."

May 29, 2017 News Post by the News Staff

Last Day at the Lege

Sine die arrives as threat of a special session looms

"...The Texas Legislature has only one job: to pass..."

May 29, 2017 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines: Think of the Children

Can the Lege fix Child Protective Services?

May 12, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines: Tough Balance

The Lege's budget standoff stumbles forward

April 28, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines: Elsewhere Under the Dome

The 85th Lege rolls on

April 28, 2017 News Feature by News Staff

Lege Lines: Off the Rails Already

Lege opens with sparring chambers, questions about Dukes' future

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Looking at the Lege After a Flaccid Special Session

Alpha males Abbott and Patrick can't get their red meat passed

"...operations funds, statewide, are spent on public safety, the Lege apparently prefers undermining basic services to tackling the Big..."

Aug. 18, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Point Austin: Tools for Lege Watching

Considering Texas' future – a few things to keep in mind

"...hunger. Precious few of the bills accumulating on the Lege's website are aimed directly at alleviating those conditions, and..."

Dec. 14, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Lege Lines: Weak Oversight Rules, School Vouchers Pass Senate, and More...

Lege pushes weak oversight rules, school voucher bill sails through Senate, and more...

"...It's not all a moral void in the Lege: On April 20, House General Investigating and Ethics Committee..."

April 24, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

On the Lege

Issues other than redistricting found space on the guv's special-session plate -- some were even important.

"...in this one. Ergo, Item No. 29: If the Lege agrees, the comptroller gets back her cash-management funds...."

July 18, 2003 News Column by Michael King

On the Lege: Bombshells and Budget Officers

The Legislature begins to get down to business.

"...react testily to Strayhorn's public accusation that if the Lege hadn't "partied" with the public's money last session the..."

Feb. 7, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Qmmunity: Anti-Trans Student-Athlete Bill Slithers Through the Lege

SB 29 voted out of committee for full Texas Senate vote

"...29, one of many anti-trans student-athlete bills filed this Lege session, has advanced to the Texas Senate following a..."

April 2, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Lege Lines: A Second Shot at Tackling Maternal Mortality

After years spent gutting women’s health care, are lawmakers doing enough?

"...far-right "pro-life" Freedom Caucus helped derail her bill. The Lege didn't even bother extending the task force, setting it..."

Aug. 11, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Lege Lines: Greg Abbott Brings the Lege Back for More Fun

It promises to be a very special session

"...regular session, making a special session nearly inevitable. (Revisit "Lege Lines: Patrick's Hostage Play," June 2.)..."

June 9, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines: Straus vs. the Extremists

Railroad Commission spat highlights the divide between right-wingers and House leadership

"...residents from using restrooms in government buildings and public colleges that align with their gender identity – shot through..."

April 7, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Council: A Busy Week at the Lege

City Council and the mayor confront the controlling state

"...a new motto: "Do as we say!" Among the Lege agenda items intended to reverse local initiatives that the..."

March 24, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Lege Lines

Budget fight on the horizon, GOP leadership spat, TMF thwarts anti-choice measures, and more

"...open-carry bill – were not eligible for debate (see "Lege Lines," April 24). It was a brief delaying tactic,..."

May 1, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Lege Stories

Wendy Davis' filibuster, redistricting, and the lottery fiasco

"...4) A FEW PENNIES MORE Lawmakers didn't exactly turn..."

Jan. 3, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

What They Saw at the 69th Lege

The issues facing Texas, then and (still) now

"...billion shortfall on a $112 billion budget). The 1985 Lege patched the hole dug by declining oil revenues much..."

Feb. 27, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

A Lege Too Far

With Six Weeks to Go, the Legislative Future Looks Dark and Darker

"...the scene is set for the State of the Lege as of mid-April, where outnumbered progressive lawmakers have, even..."

April 11, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Texas Lege Preview: The Only Exception in Post-Roe Texas

Legislators wrangle over birth control, rape, and travel

"...After the Lege enacted an abortion ban last session that made providing..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Texas Lege Preview: The Lege Has More Cash Than It Wants

Unprecedented $30 billion (and counting) surplus puts conservatives in a bind

"...The Texas Constitution caps the amount of money the Lege can appropriate in any biennium, based on the Legislative..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Your Local Lawmakers Enter the 88th Lege Arena

We talk to our reps about their priorities going into the new session

"...to the streets promising to break the laws the Lege has passed. (Aid and abet, y'all.) But even though..."

Jan. 6, 2023 News Feature by the News Staff

Prefiling for the Next Lege: The Good, Bad, and MAGA

It's just a bill …

"...low bill numbers can matter at points in the Lege's arcane procedure) include Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, who represents..."

Nov. 25, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Will the Texas Lege Roll the Dice on Gambling This Session?

The gambling caravan is back, but it’s losing momentum

"...As veteran Lege-watchers can attest, gaming campaigns – including those behind the..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10     NEXT ›    34 »