How DPS's Occupation of a Border Town May Have Crippled Its Economy

Rio Grande City sees a marked decline in sales and tourism

"...during the area's broiling summers – temperatures often reach 110 degrees...."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

Lege Lines: Don’t Blame the Death Worm

The Texas House wants to kill off "film incentives"

"...SB 1 now goes to a joint House/Senate conference committee..."

April 14, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Republicans Search for New Normal

GOP rift appears in approach to education cuts

"...Bill 1 and the 2012-13 school finance appropriation in SB 2. Combined, these have come to be known as..."

June 17, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Rodeo 80

The 2007 Legislature in a quick-step roundup

"...Instead, in a return to trickle-down economics, $11 billion of the surplus has been set aside for..."

June 8, 2007 News Column

Scrap It or Cap It? What to Do With Texas' Top Ten Percent Law.

Some want to do away with the post-'Hopwood' admissions law, but UT officials and others say it works

"...courses where A's are harder to earn, West proposed SB 333, which would require all top 10 percenters to..."

April 8, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Small Victory, Bitter Defeats

A small win for the good guys, followed by a huge loss.

"...short-lived, since a few minutes later the Senate passed SB 933 (Shapiro, R-Plano). As drafted, the companion bill tracked..."

May 2, 2003 News Column by Michael King

After Two-Day Pause, Abortion Ban Reinstated

Following last week's pause, Texas Senate Bill 8 is back

"...Department of Justice, which has sued Texas to overturn SB 8, came Oct. 6. when U.S. District Judge Robert..."

Oct. 15, 2021 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Lege Lines: Stretching Toward a Sunset

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

"...SB 20 and SB 60 extend the life of the..."

July 21, 2017 News Column by Mary Tuma

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

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

"...Then there's SB 19, the sweeping ethics reform that was part of..."

April 24, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Travis Co. Delegation: Progress Report

Local legislators fill us in on their work this session

"...Coming out of a hard-fought Senate floor victory May 11 for his successful renewable energy proposals in Senate Bill..."

May 15, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Sanctuary Cities and the Ways We Fight for Human Rights

When community matters more than the law

"...then-President-elect Trump's most alarming cam­paign promises: plans to deport 11 million undocumented immigrants. Austin welcomes immigrants and will stand..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Feature by Victoria Rossi

Pohl-Brown Town

Will the State Turn the Hog Farm into Edge City?

"...and for the entire Northwest Corridor. It might be 11 million square feet of development, or as much as..."

Dec. 5, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Texas Abortion Advocates on What Happens Next

Texans once again have an unfortunate head start in having their rights stripped away

"...the Supreme Court – the legal challenge of Texas' SB 8, brought by Hagstrom Miller and other providers and..."

May 6, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Headlines

"...City Council Meets today, May 11, from 2-5pm, with a light workload (25 Items). But..."

May 12, 2017 News Feature

Lege Lines: Bills on the Move

Sine die looms. Do these bills have a shot?

"...exception for rape, incest, or fetal anomalies. While HB 1113 by Rep. John Smithee, R-Amarillo, was left pending, its..."

May 12, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Austin Hit in Veto Spree

A look at the bills whose lives were cut short

"...his line-item veto to remove $288.9 million from the 2010-11 budget (see below). Both statistics are down substantially from..."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lege Notes

Odds and ends – mostly odds – from under the pink granite dome

"...nuclear option Monday, as Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock, laid out SB 39, which "transfers jurisdiction over the disposal of all..."

July 1, 2005 News Column

The Greening of George W. Bush

An industry pollution control program started backed by Gov. George W. Bush has cleaned less than 3% of the industrial toxic emissions it aimed to clean up.

"...A majority of the SB 766 reductions the agency claims were a result of..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Louis Dubose

Science Goes to Court

Death row case sets new state law against prosecutorial resistance

"...toddler, carried him to the living room and called 911. He was given instructions on how to perform CPR..."

Nov. 1, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Racial Profiling Data Illuminating, yet Inconclusive

The nation's most comprehensive study to date shows a pattern suggesting profiling, but reporting methods need more uniformity

"...is the second annual report on data collected under SB 1074, passed in 2001, and is thus far the..."

March 11, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Voters Want Strong Police Oversight. Will the City Deliver It?

Oversight undermined

"...for the lower chamber to approve Senate bills. If SB 2209 had become law, it would have killed any..."

May 26, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Qmmunity: Hot Politics, Hot Nights

The feeling’s right with Theydies Night, Dyke Season dance party, and more queer events

"...week the Texas Senate approved Senate Bill 2 and SB 32, two bills targeting transgender student-athletes, both authored by..."

July 23, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

Lege Lines: Bathroom Bill Steals Spotlight

"Texas Privacy Act" isn't about privacy – it's about transphobia

"...lawmakers went straight to the toilet. On Wed., Jan. 11, while laying out standard House administrative rules, an otherwise..."

Jan. 20, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Ellis Leads the Pre-Filed Bill Pack

"...The 81st Legislative session might not start until January,..."

Nov. 10, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Last Boy Scout

On the Lege

"...who are unable to care for themselves. Montford's version, SB 103, has passed the Senate. Naishtat's, HB 2705, is..."

April 28, 1995 News Column

Capitol Chronicle

Threatened with arrest, the Senate Democrats fly to New Mexico.

"...That was the destination chosen by the self-dubbed "Texas 11," those Democratic state senators (all but Victoria's Ken Armbrister)..."

Aug. 1, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Qmmunity: A Landmark Hearing, but LGBTQ Voices Still Needed at the Capitol

Plus Guerrilla Queer Bar's Spring Fling and more qweeah events

"...explicit language protecting such ordinances. HB 517's hearing and SB 2486's revision are steps forward, no doubt, and yet..."

May 10, 2019 Column by Beth Sullivan

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

"...generated 1,878 replies and 925 quote tweets but only 411 likes...."

May 12, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council: Seeking Consensus on Hotel Occupancy Tax

City Council’s HOT debate masks deeper divisions

"..."readings" with a minimum of fuss, next week (Sept. 11, 12, 13)...."

Sept. 8, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: Fun Is Where You Find It

Some things to look forward to(?) this summer

"...Aug. 1, leading up to formal budget readings Sept. 11-13...."

May 19, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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