Bills of the Week: House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1

Texas Lege looks to finalize budget deal

"...House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1Authors: Rep. John Otto, R-Dayton;..."

May 29, 2015 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week: Bracing for a School Choice Battle

Senate Bill 176 would create "parental empowerment accounts"

"...get traction in the more conservative chamber (now the Senate) before dying in the other as Democrats join with..."

Feb. 24, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Carona Says He'll Filibuster TxDOT Sunset Bill

Senator angered by removal of local-option gas tax

"...and it got stripped in conference committee from House Bill 300, the Texas Department of Transportation Sunset measure...."

May 31, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Senate Committee Will Take Up Version of Abortion Regs on Monday

Hearing on bill day before Senate reconvenes

"...The Senate Health and Human Services Committee will gather at 10..."

July 3, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

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

Amendment lets cops question detainees' immigration status

"...an even harsher version of the so-called “sanctuary cities” bill than what was originally proposed on the floor...."

April 27, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Lawmaker Files Bill Penalizing Male Masturbation

HB 4620 highlights absurdity of intrusive anti-choice bills

"...Fed up with the slew of bills regulating women’s health care, Rep. Jessica Farrar, D-Houston, has..."

March 13, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Texas Senate Speeds This Year's Abortion Bills Through Lege

Senate speeds this year's abortion bills through Lege

"...and legislation to stifle such funding advanced in the Senate this week...."

April 2, 2021 News Feature by Mary Tuma

11th Hour School Funding Bill Adds Abbott's Voucher Plan

Democrats in the House ain't gonna like it

"...it a shady, backroom maneuver. Late Sunday night, a Senate committee replaced the House of Representatives’ school funding bill,..."

May 23, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Lege Lines: Dem Lawmakers Boycott Anti-Abortion Bill Hearing

Brass ovaries vs. HB 16, and other battle lines drawn at the Capitol

"...took a stand this Monday, March 25, against a bill that would further stigmatize abortion, boycotting a committee hearing..."

March 29, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Bill of the Week: Texans Take to the Capitol to Battle Discriminatory Property Bills

Who gets a piece of Texas?

"...opportunity for Max Jameson to convey which Iran-related federal bills he did and did not support, for Michelle Khodayari..."

March 17, 2023 News Feature by Benton Graham

Looking at the Hard-to-Handicap Race for a Texas Senate Seat

Who will take Kirk Watson's Texas Senate District 14 seat?

"...Texas Senate District 14, up for grabs in this month’s special..."

July 10, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

Bill to Close Austin State Supported Living Center Dead

House and Senate negotiators fail to compromise on bill

"...at one point seemed like a done deal, a bill that would have led to the eviction of roughly..."

June 1, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

New Bill Would Give Most Texans 12 Weeks Parental Paid Leave

In the words of Cardi B: I got a baby. I need some money. I need cheese for my egg.

"...and new babies, among other things. A newly filed bill that would guarantee 12 weeks of parental leave to..."

March 10, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Bill of the Week: Texas GOP Targets Transgender Youth

Bill would ban certain treatment for trans kids

"...session (and there are dozens), it’s this one: House Bill 1686...."

March 28, 2023 News Post by Dex Wesley Parra

Austin Fund Allots $100,000 for Nonprofit Helping Teens Access Abortion

City faces two lawsuits for supporting out-of-state travel

"...Austin’s abortion fund, the city moved forward with allotting $100,000 on Thursday to a local nonprofit that helps teens..."

Nov. 15, 2024 News Feature by Eden Shamy

The Austin Chronic: Proposed Bill Would Mark “A Step in the Right Direction” for Medical Marijuana in Texas

On the table: easing of operational pains for dispensaries and allowing for THC inhalers, but critics still see much room for improvement

"...House Public Health Committee closed a hearing on House Bill 46, Chairman Ken King considered how medical marijuana may..."

May 2, 2025 Column by Kevin Curtin

Dems for Governor: Bill White, et al.

White stands out as Dems' best shot

"...By early afternoon Feb. 6, Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Bill White was on his fifth meet-and-greet of the day...."

Feb. 19, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

U.S. Senate: Sharp on Sharp

John Sharp explains why he's the best man for the job of filling Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's seat

"...Comptroller John Sharp made his pitch for his U.S. Senate candidacy to a group of local Democratic activists last..."

June 5, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Bill of the Week: Lawmaking While Driving

Does anybody actually think texting and driving is a good idea?

"...Tom Craddick, R-Midland, has filed a hands-free cell phone bill during each of the last three sessions. In 2011,..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Howard's Latest Bill

SBOE can't manage their Permanent School Fund

"...The fund, which currently stands at $20 billion, is used to support public education in Texas. In..."

July 27, 2010 News Post by Jillian Richardson

The Battle of Small Beer vs. Big Distributors Rages on With Texas Beer-To-Go Bill

Another chippy round of political beer pong

"...overhaul for craft brewery freedoms in state history with Senate Bills 639 and 515-518. Those pieces of legislation legalized..."

Feb. 1, 2019 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Bill of the Week: This Bill’s for You

Rep. Craig Goldman serves up a new round of beer-based tax

"...House Bill 3287, Rep. Craig Goldman, R-Ft. Worth..."

May 12, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Bill of the Week

Will third time be a charm for statewide texting ban?

"...House Bill 80 Author: Rep. Tom Craddick, R-Midland Filed: Nov. 10,..."

April 10, 2015 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Where Do the Queers Go from Here?

Texas LGBTQ civil rights activists face a wild ride forward

"...24 hours, a "citizen's filibuster" helped defeat Texas' draconian Senate Bill 5, and the Supreme Court of the United..."

June 26, 2013 Qmmunity Post

How the Revenue Cap "Reform" Will Affect Austin and Travis County

Senate Bill 2, explained

"...just past. Whether you see the Lege's handiwork in Senate Bill 2 as a triumph (e.g., Texas Public Policy..."

June 7, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Hottest Race in Texas

The David Fisher-Todd Staples Senate Contest in East Texas Will Decide the Fate of the State Senate -- and the U.S. House

"...-- Tyler incumbent Republican Leo Berman, and Democratic challenger Bill Bowen;..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

85th Texas Legislature Preview

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

"...dual role as lieutenant governor and president of the Senate, Dan Patrick had prepared a bombastic press conference promoting..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

House to Bridge the Road Funding Gap

Lower chamber meeting at 2pm today for third special session

"...will meet today for another attempt to provide $1 billion a year extra for road construction and maintenance. The..."

Aug. 5, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Voting Debate Turns House Into a History Class

Dems slow SB 7's roll with more than 100 amendments

"...After heated debate over Senate Bill 7 dominated much of the Texas House's week,..."

May 14, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham

City Hall Hustle: When's the Next City Election?

Council weighs shifting ballot choices to November

"...With a record stretch of summer afternoons topping 100 degrees, a breezy May or brisk November day may..."

Sept. 2, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

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