These Anti-Trans, Border, and Water Bills Gained Steam This Week

Making moves in the Lege this week ...

"...reconvening on March 20 to recommend the Senate pass SB 14 (8 ayes, 3 nays). They have the same..."

March 24, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Homeless Bills Get Shelter

TWIA, CHIP and more find vehicles in the Senate, head back to the House

"...he said: After some wrangling, the solar incentives in SB 545 by Sen. Troy Fraser made it in to..."

May 28, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Lege Preview: Homophobic Holdout

Democrats try to remove anti-gay laws; Republicans don't want kids to be trans

"...make Texas Family Code's marriage language gender neutral – "husband and wife" becomes "spouses" and so on. Several other..."

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

85th Texas Legislature Preview

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

"...the Texas Association of Counties have issued warnings that SB 2 could cripple the state's ability to pay for..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Film at Wit's End

An Interview With Stan Brakhage

"...handful of people have seen even one of the 250+ films he has made over the past 45 years,..."

Sept. 12, 1997 Screens Feature by Jerry Johnson

Gambling? What Gambling?

Allergic to taxes, the Lege tries to balance the budget with the rolls of the dice.

"...to give away actual money, though not more than $250. Others, like SB 507 (Ellis) and SB 1894 (Lucio),..."

May 2, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Med School Solution

A medical school, a teaching hospital, and a new health care system?

"...Healthcare Family expects to provide nearly $2 billion, including $250 million that would ultimately result in a replacement of..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Feature by Mike Kanin

A Good Catholic Girl

On the Lege

"...area wasn't on the tour: the new $54 million, 250,000 square foot, 685-space parking garage dug 65 feet into..."

May 5, 1995 News Column

Lege or Circus?

A lack of democracy turns education 'reform' into an unfunny joke

"...sign of a tax bill coming from the House, SB 8 will go the way of other school bills..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...bills aimed at reforming the state's criminal justice system. SB 223 would establish a Texas Innocence Commission to examine..."

Feb. 4, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

TCEQ OKs Rock and Concrete Crushing Cluster in East Austin

Meanwhile, Lege may make it harder for residents with health concerns to weigh in

"...The Dog's Head, a stretch of far East Austin's..."

May 26, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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

Rio Grande City sees a marked decline in sales and tourism

"...Forty-seven years later, in 2014, some 250 troopers showed up in the Rio Grande Valley, with..."

Oct. 6, 2017 News Feature by Debbie Nathan

Lege Notes

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

"...shelved it after an outpouring of opposition. If passed, SB 8 would have "taken more than $1 billion in..."

July 22, 2005 News Column

On The Lege

School-Choice Choices

"...fight any and all "risky voucher experiments," such as SB 10, proposed by Senate Education Committee Chair Teel Bivins,..."

March 26, 1999 News Column

At the Capitol, Texas Tries to Catch Up With Cannabis

From medical use to decriminalization to legalization, marijuana seems to have bipartisan support, so what's taking so long?

"...ounce as a civil infraction with up to a $250 ticket until the third offense, when it becomes a..."

May 3, 2019 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

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

A Lege Too Far

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

"...Texas courts. The Senate has volleyed one substantive bill: SB 14, which would "regulate" homeowners insurance rates by directing..."

April 11, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Capitol Chronicle

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

"...additional public abuse on the heads of gay and lesbian citizens. The new legislators also must limit citizen access..."

Nov. 22, 2002 News Column by Michael King

An Opioid Epidemic Within a Pandemic

Advocates demand greater county, city support amidst spike in overdose deaths

"...services at a hospital or from emergency medics. With SB 1462, those who might be in the position to..."

Sept. 10, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Republicans Vow to “Re-Fund the Police” by Seizing Local Control

State grabs power to dictate local public safety budgets

"...control, with the others becoming at least purple, but SB 23 allows any resident who feels law enforcement has..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Lege Lines: Elsewhere Around the Dome

Sine die is less than two weeks away

"..."again and again and again" unless the House passes SB 2 (which would cripple local government's ability to balance..."

May 19, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Driving Safety

Council considers mandatory distances for drivers passing vulnerable road users and a ban on text-messaging behind the wheel

"...HB 3095 and SB 52 increase the minimum fine (from $250 to $500)..."

Sept. 4, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...2001 marriage of a 14-year-old girl and her 19-year-old husband, both FLDS members. Naked City..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Knight-McDowell, creator of Airborne herbal cough syrup, will provide $250,000 to teachers across 25 states, including Texas. "With budgets..."

Feb. 23, 2007 News Feature

Feeling the Heat

A profile of the new Texas ACLU and Executive Director Will Harrell

"...they're tossing around Senator Royce West's racial profiling bill (SB 1074) before a vote...."

April 27, 2001 News Feature by Michael Erard

City Council Redirects APD Funds to Abortion Support Access

$250K to flow toward abortion support services

"...its nascent abortion care practical support program with some $250,000 as part of its historic reallocation of Austin Police..."

Aug. 14, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Whiplash Rulings Leave Us in Suspense Over SB 4: The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday gave Texas..."

March 22, 2024 News Feature

Breaking Ground: What Three New Studios Mean for the Texas Film Industry

Three new studios in the Austin area could mean space for the film industry to expand

"...to be eligible for MPDZ status will drop from 250,000 to 100,000. According to Gannon, this is a sign..."

March 17, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Texas’ Largest Independent Abortion Provider Needs Help Getting to New Mexico

They face a mess of restrictive laws and fake callers

"...town bordering Texas. Close to 3,000 donors have raised $250,000 to cover some of the costs, but the organization..."

July 22, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Lege Takes Direct Aim at Austin Abortion Aid

"...myriad barriers they face seeking abortion care, with another $250,000 reallocated from the Austin Police Department budget. The provision..."

Feb. 19, 2021 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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