Anchia: Fraser's Voter ID Bill Is Dead

Democrats' point man thinks even some Republicans can't go for it

"...I just spoke to Rep. Rafael Anchia of Dallas, the Democrats’ point man on..."

March 13, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Anchia Makes an Overture

Amended version of bill would require both extra ID and substantial voter education and outreach

"...Newsdesk has learned that Dallas Rep. Rafael Anchia on Friday filed an amendment to SB..."

May 24, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Quote of the Week

Dallas state rep Rafael Anchia has been an outspoken voice against SB 4

"...– Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, to House lawmakers who support Senate..."

April 28, 2017 News Column

Verify This

High school voter registration takes torturous route to passage

"...clerk first has to read the name of every rep, to make sure they are on the floor, then..."

May 12, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Servants and Anchors

GOP throwing chaff as Rep. Riddle rambles about terror babies

"...a biblical reference and gets accused of race baiting. Rep. Debbie Riddle, R-Houston, goes on CNN to talk about..."

Aug. 11, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Spears Thinks Voter ID Is 'Reasonable'

Democratic voter registrar out of step with her party on issue

"...Nelda Wells Spears in the Democratic primary, former state Rep. Glen Maxey has criticized the 16-year incumbent – who..."

Feb. 12, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Lege Lines: Don’t Blame the Death Worm

The Texas House wants to kill off "film incentives"

"...the draft budget for the upcoming biennium, the GOP representative from Plano railed about Texas taxpayers subsidizing films. To..."

April 14, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Dirty Tricks in Voter ID Debate?

Anchia suspicious of voter impersonation allegations

"...Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, on Thursday requested – and was..."

March 9, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Texas Tribune Festival 2022

"...Jamie Raskin, U.S. Representative, D-Maryland..."

Sept. 26, 2022 Photo Gallery

Post-Game Quotes

Supporters of both candidates provide some spin.

"...non-Austin legislators to jaw about their favored candidates. State Rep. Senfronia Thompson of Houston, a Clinton supporter: "I think..."

Feb. 21, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Lege Lines: Ignoring the Dawnna Dukes Problem

County Democratic Party Chair Vincent Harding doesn't want to talk about the beleaguered rep

"...Precinct chairs in state Rep. Dawnna Dukes' district are asking the embattled Pflugerville Democrat..."

June 9, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fighting Voter ID Laws

Activists and lawmakers give tips on how to stop "voter suppression" laws

"...That was one of the closing remarks of Rep. Rafael Anchia of Dallas at a panel on fighting..."

June 7, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Crisis Pregnancy Centers: Money for Nothing

Despite unprecedented taxpayer investment, state-funded CPCs deliver few services

"...help indigent families – as well as general revenue, Republican lawmakers have steadily maintained or increased funding to the..."

July 20, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Naked City

Joe Moreno laid to rest

"...Rep. Joe Moreno was supposed to be reminiscing with his..."

May 13, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Back Draft

Democrats slam Republicans for dumping consensus voter ID bill for Senate language

"...to conservatives in his party, House Elections Committee Chair Rep. Todd Smith, R-Euless, is chucking out a consensus bill..."

May 9, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Straus 85: Now It's 88

How the numbers break down, and full list of Straus supporters

"...The list of pledges for Rep. Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, to become speaker is now..."

Jan. 4, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Scratch That: Lege Ends Lottery, Then Changes Mind

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

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

April 23, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Quote of the Week

"...– State Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, on the 5th Circuit Court of..."

Aug. 12, 2016 News Column

Headlines

"...• The Republican National Convention firebomb trial took another turn Tuesday when..."

March 20, 2009 News Feature

Spears Defends Her Voter ID Position

Incumbent calls Maxey "a blatant liar."

"...Yesterday, Newsdesk reported that incumbent Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector (and Voter Registrar)..."

Feb. 13, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Lege Lines: Derailing Bipartisan Progress?

Political pandering in the face of actual action

"...held March 1, centered on House Bill 4 by Rep. Cindy Burkett, R-Sunnyvale, a major piece of legislation that..."

March 10, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Lege Lines: Straus vs. the Extremists

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

"...vote on an archaically-named agency. House Bill 1818 by Rep. Larry Gonzales, R-Round Rock, would keep the Texas Railroad..."

April 7, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Marathon House Debate Yields “Show Me Your Papers” Sanctuary Cities Bill

Amendment lets cops question detainees' immigration status

"...and forces campus police to comply with the rules. Rep. Charlie Geren, R-Ft. Worth, carried the House version, modifying..."

April 27, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Lege Targets the Undocumented

Lawmakers would restrict access to work, education, etc.

"...There's HB 88, filed by Rep. James White, R-Tyler, and HB 183, by Rep. Tony..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

85th Texas Legislature Preview

Can the GOP-run House and Senate get along well enough to get anything accomplished?

"...governor and president of the Senate, Dan Patrick had prepared a bombastic press conference promoting what he sees as..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Sessions: From Vodka to Voter ID

Dems rally to fight voter ID law

"...That was among the closing remarks by Rep. Rafael Anchia of Dallas at a panel on fighting..."

June 13, 2008 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Legeland Update

Sunset shuffles, forensic fights, defections and campaign filings

"...The defection of Rep. Chuck Hopson D R-Jacksonville, is still causing some recalculations...."

Nov. 12, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Lege Stirs Into Action

And the member shuffle continues

"...is a byproduct of the Nov. 4 general election. Republican Sen. Glenn Hegar was only halfway through his four-year..."

Nov. 21, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines: Stretching Toward a Sunset

Don't praise the Senate GOP for working quickly to pass what's needed

"...Senate Republicans also spent their first day back squashing rules that..."

July 21, 2017 News Column by Mary Tuma

Lege Lines: Resistance in the “Sanctuary”

Assessing the fallout after SB 4’s passage

"...thing, you've succeeded in terrifying a whole community," said Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, chair of the Mexican American Legislative..."

May 5, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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