The Senate Shuffle

Lt. Gov. Dewhurst makes surprise committee switches

"...taken the unusual step of shifting a swath of Senate committee appointments around with only four months to go..."

July 14, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Dying in Committee, Part 7

Don't ask why some bills pass and some don't. The answer will make your head spin.

"...Rep. Scott Hochberg, D-Houston. What would it do? When selecting a course textbook, university lecturers would have to take..."

May 11, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Redistricting Plan Passed by Committee

Only minor changes to five-way screwing of Travis County

"...About an hour ago, the Senate Redistricting Committee passed a redistricting plan that sticks it..."

June 3, 2011 News Post by Lee Nichols

Committee Finds Grounds For Hall Impeachment

Regent accused of Bill Powers witch hunt

"...took a turn on May 12 as the House Select Com­mit­tee on Transpar­en­cy in State Agency Operations voted that there..."

May 16, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Special Session Redistricting Hearings Commence

Senate and House committees taking testimony for next three days

"...83rd Legislature begins in earnest Thursday morning as the Senate Select Committee on Redistricting holds their first, and seemingly..."

May 30, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Redistricting

Not one Central Texan on Senate redistricting committee

"...Looking at Lt. Gov. David Dew­hurst's appointments to the Senate Select Committee on Redistricting announced last week, Austinites can..."

July 9, 2010 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Election Notes

Tidbits from the campaign trail

"...• Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has started handing out Senate committee appointments, and all three made this month were..."

Feb. 15, 2008 News Feature

The Hightower Report

For the Love of Nature; and Our Comically Inept Congress

"...Take Kempthorne's one term in the U.S. Senate. His record on the 70 environmental votes he cast..."

April 7, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...the next school year Aug. 15. For months, a committee of AISD parents and staff has been wrestling with..."

Jan. 27, 2006 News Feature

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

Once Again, Redistricting Looms in Texas

Republicans hold all the power to draw new lines, but there's more attention on the process than ever before

"..."the map guy" – for the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, also known as All on the Line...."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Bill Debates Begin Tomorrow

First real debates for school finance and more

"...lawmakers were on for the school finance reforms in Senate Bill 1811, there was one shared opinion: That no-one..."

June 1, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

House to Bridge the Road Funding Gap

Lower chamber meeting at 2pm today for third special session

"...maintenance. The big question now: Can the House and Senate reach an agreement on how this affects the Rainy..."

Aug. 5, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Sine Die? Sine Don't!

Legislature ends regular session, back in minutes for redistricting

"...slow day in the Texas Legislature. The House and Senate were wrapping up business, preparing to declare Sine Die..."

May 28, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Painting by Numbers

Wherein we recall how we got here ... and contemplate the baleful map-drawing future

"...fled the state to Ardmore (and later, from the Senate, to Albuquerque, N.M.)...."

Jan. 28, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Lege Wrap-Up

Health care

"...different bodies looking at the same issue – a Senate Select Committee, the House Sunset Commission, and the House..."

June 3, 2005 News Feature

Gonzales and the WMDs

US Rep. Waxman condemns former AG over intelligence abuses

"...State Bar of Texas Alberto Gonzales. Last week the Senate Armed Services Committee put him firmly in the legal..."

Dec. 22, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Hall Gets Hooked by Lawmakers

Transparency committee moves forward to impeach UT regent

"...been slinging finally stuck – to him. The House Select Committee in Transparency in State Agency Operations voted this..."

May 12, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

TxDOT Puts Lipstick on the Pig

Commissioners approve spending stimulus money, insult the public

"...week, Waco Rep. Jim Dunnam, chair of the House Select Committee on Federal Economic Stabilization Funding, tore into TxDOT..."

March 6, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Edwards Better Protector Than Cheney

"...before September 11. Edwards has also served on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and been on the forefront..."

July 22, 2004 Postmarks

Money for Nothing

The Texas record on "enterprise funds" is even worse than meets the eye

"...In 2013, Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, authored Senate Bill 1390, a moderate and reasonable request for an..."

Oct. 31, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Capitol Chronicle

The Lege battle over ethics covers a multitude of sins -- and hidden agendas.

"...through the House over several weeks, slogged through the Senate and conference committee, nearly expired from the bloodletting, and..."

June 6, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Joint Interim Committees

They're finding themselves with few or no members on these vital policy-building bodies

"...Speaker Tom Craddick make their appointments to joint interim committees, Democrats are finding themselves with few or no members..."

Feb. 1, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Texas Lyceum: Stimulus Funds Debate Reverberates

How do you persuade Rick Perry to do the right thing?

"...Trust Fund. In Febru­ary, staff for the state House Select Committee on Federal Economic Stabilization Funding forecast the fund..."

April 10, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...brings congressional hearings on the National Security Agency eavesdropping, Senate hearings on the Supreme Court appointment of Judge Samuel..."

Dec. 30, 2005 News Feature

On the Lege

The Lege special session gets down to business, and it's woefully business as usual

"...and grudgingly passed as House Bill 1 by the Select Committee on Saturday – to collapse in the rhetorical..."

May 7, 2004 News Column by Michael King

We're in the Money

Federal stimulus money is headed to Texas – now legislators have to agree on what to do with it

"...has been appointed chair of the new nine-member House Select Committee on Federal Economic Stabilization Funding. But on Feb...."

Feb. 27, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Shifting the Burden

A New Day for Taxes, Electric Retail Market

"...patient was shocked back to life when the proposed Senate bill on the issue was transferred from the Senate..."

April 18, 1997 News Column by Louisa C. Brinsmade

TYC Trouble

Mounting frustration in Lege over Perry's lack of action toward allegations of sexual abuse and cover-ups within TYC facilities

"...the state's youth correction programs. Both the House and Senate have voiced frustration that Perry continues to act too..."

March 9, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines – The Texas Legislature: Not Enron

Passing a state budget when one side’s “cooking the books”

"...Straus is Jewish. So when Straus accuses the Texas Senate of "cooking the books," it's another sign of his..."

March 31, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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