Lege Lines

"...but were not actually directly responsible for it. (The bill was left pending in committee.) Meanwhile, the Senate Criminal..."

April 12, 2013 News Column by Jordan Smith

Budget: Manufacturing a Bogeyman

"...In 2009, Texas lawmakers planned a $188 billion budget for the 2010-11 biennium. Two years later, they..."

Dec. 14, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Back to Education Finance Reform

Updated: No education special, but interim committee called

"...Gov. Rick Perry may have squelched calls for a..."

March 1, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...war crimes"): Hezbollah practically used it as a motel (www.michellemalkin.com/archives/005611.htm)...."

Aug. 25, 2006 Column

New Study Shows How Scooters Can Hurt

City works with CDC to analyze injuries to riders; Lege weighs in

"...going anywhere. During the Sept. 5-Nov. 30 study period, 936,110 e-scooter trips were recorded, for a total of 891,121..."

May 10, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Education Back Under Fire

Republicans set anti-school agenda at national and state level

"...That's already being echoed in Texas. During his election..."

Nov. 10, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

State Budget Budges Forth

Legislators attempt to rein in governor's spending habits

"...in a session is pass the state budget. The Senate Finance Committee approved Senate Bill 1, its version of..."

April 3, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines

The Lege looks at campus guns, the Rainy Day Fund, and the West explosion

"...had a minor victory on April 30 as the Senate passed Senate Bill 1907, allowing students with concealed hand..."

May 3, 2013 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Carona Says Filibuster About Process, Not Vengeance

Watson blasts local-option opponents as "bumper-sticker arguments"

"...he’s prepared to filibuster HB 300, the TxDOT Sunset bill, after a conference committee stripped out his local-option gas..."

May 31, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...in public establishments ["Austin to Vote Smoke-Free?," News, March 11]. I am an avid pool player, a friend of..."

March 18, 2005 Column

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

Oversight undermined

"...(although a special session could make it undead). A bill we've written about before – Senate Bill 2209 –..."

May 26, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

New Districts Set the Stage for the Politics of the 2020s

The city and state begin to show their work

"...At the Texas Capitol, the Senate Special Committee on Redistricting, chaired by Sen. Joan Huffman,..."

Sept. 24, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

House Makes Its First Post-Freeze Moves to Fix the Grid

Who's got the power?

"...Speaker Dade Phelan used up a bunch of low bill numbers – House Bills 10-14 and 16-17 – on..."

March 12, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Equality March Hopes to Unify and Empower

Texas queers march on the Capitol Sunday to Demand Equal Rights

"...This Sunday, June 11, Austin will host a sister protest to D.C.’s National..."

June 10, 2017 Qmmunity Post by Courtney Naquin

By the Numbers: Awful vs. Horrific

Schools and public health funding left hanging

"...Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, called the headline numbers in House Bill 1 "a compromise between the House's horrific budget and..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

Blackout investigation, Powers' pulmonary embolism, and more

"...• City Council meets Thursday, Feb. 10, after sorting..."

Feb. 11, 2011 News Feature

White for Gov

Houston mayor jumps from senate race

"...Shocking no one, Houston Mayor Bill White has jumped from the Senate to the Governor's..."

Dec. 4, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Fruits of Their Labor

How labor-related bills have fared this session

"...64 by Rep. Carl Isett, R-Lubbock. And when House Bill 1042 by Rep. Tan Parker, R-Flower Mound, came up..."

May 29, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Targeting Wrongful Convictions

Bills attempt to right the wrongs that put Texas at the forefront of wrongful convictions

"...Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence to cast votes on House Bill 498, by Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon, D-San Antonio, which..."

April 17, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

"...shelter. Look for potential council action at the Oct. 11 session. Instead of approving an architect selection and contract,..."

Sept. 28, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...• Fired city consultant Bill Moriarty has filed an explosive lawsuit against a raft..."

July 27, 2007 News Feature

GOPers for Needle Exchanges

Needle exchange legislation passes through the Senate with a somewhat surprising sponsor.

"...The bill that will allow Texas to finally start running a..."

April 30, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Matter Over Mind

The proposed Cypress Realty Development in Dripping Springs

"...of these events until early May, when a certain bill in the Texas Legislature -- to create a special..."

Sept. 21, 2001 News Feature by Rob Curran

5th Circuit Strikes Down Texas Anti-Choice Law

Judges say law would have forced women into "painful, invasive, and experimental" procedures

"...Slipped into package law Senate Bill 8 in 2017, the ban on dilation and..."

Oct. 23, 2020 News Feature by Mary Tuma

News Roundup: Refugees, Republicans, & Rhetoric

Refugee politics take center stage

"...Austin's sole Dem congressman backpedals hard from an anti-refugee bill; the Texas Board of Education opts for ignorance (again);..."

Nov. 22, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Headlines

"...› Early voting in the May 11 AISD bond election closed with a bang. Over 5,000..."

May 10, 2013 News Feature

Headlines

"...• Change Austin co-founder Brian Rodgers filed a complaint..."

Jan. 28, 2011 News Feature

Texas Law Would Make Law Enforcement Misconduct Records More Secretive

New law would create “G file” for all state law enforcement agencies

"...Texas lawmakers are considering bills that would allow law enforcement agencies throughout the state..."

April 4, 2025 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Texans Can't Divorce While Pregnant, Can Use IVF for Now

Divorce, fertility, and Dobbs: What's up?

"...IVF offers over the risk of getting 10 or 11 weeks into a pregnancy and needing abortion care that..."

Aug. 5, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

With Rosie's Law, Austin Legislators Aim to Restore Abortion Coverage

Sheryl Cole, Sarah Eckhardt introduce bicameral legislation that would expand health insurance coverage for abortion care

"...and state Sen. Sarah Eckhardt introduced "Rosie's Law" (House Bill 1362, Sen­ate Bill 448), which would restore abortion coverage..."

Jan. 29, 2021 News Feature by Mary Tuma

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