Sine Die? Sine Don't!

Legislature ends regular session, back in minutes for redistricting

"...Texas Legislature. The House and Senate were wrapping up business, preparing to declare Sine Die and head home for..."

May 28, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Sine Die at the 86th Texas Legislature

"...Sine die at the 86th Texas Legislature on May 27,..."

May 28, 2019 Photo Gallery

Sine Die Part 1: The Senate

How did the session end in the eastern chamber of the Lege?

"...Senate jokingly booed, then got on with the serious business of saying goodbye. Sure, there were some technical corrections..."

May 29, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Not So Sine Die: What's Special About More of the Same?

The Legislature doesn't quite end

"...had ended. Yet as lawmakers, lobbyists, and staffers celebrated sine die on Monday, May 30, they all knew they..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Very Special Sine Die

Governor gets all of what he needed, none of what he wanted from special session

"...a gig by the Bad Precedents, and even a sine die party, courtesy of the Legislative Study Group...."

July 3, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Sine Die Part 2: The House

The House ends the 80th session like it has been for weeks: divided, fighting over the rule book, and pointing fingers at Speaker Craddick.

"...state. While senators rolled back to their offices, to sine die parties, and home, the representatives were still at..."

May 29, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: On the Road to Sine Die

Almost adjourned, the Legislature's toll is still incomplete

"...for working people, it appears that the eagerness of business owners to block local government support for employees' paid..."

May 24, 2019 News Column by Michael King

Then There's This: Council's Version of Sine Die

Packed agenda address affordability, wages, waivers, and more

"...be working into the wee hours to wrap up business before setting off on their summer break. In fact,..."

June 28, 2013 News Column by Amy Smith

Sniffing Sine Die

Taking stock of the 81st Lege

May 8, 2009 News Feature by Michael King

Sine Done

The Senate adjourns, the interim begins, but the threat of a special session becomes very real

"...a lengthy argument about whether discussing the date of sine die also means discussing the time, they punted the..."

June 1, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Sine Not Dead Yet

House leaves but Senate struggling with their final decision

"...Senate were in different time zones? Because it was sine die two hours ago in the House, and the..."

June 1, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines: Billpocalypse!

Bills start dying as sine die draws near; schools get new A-F grading system; and more

"...community schools were jubilant when HB 1891 by Reps. Eddie Rodriguez, D-Austin, and Gary VanDeaver, R-Bowie, made it under..."

May 22, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines

Sine die at last, transportation, water, and more

"...regular and three special sessions, Texas lawmakers have called sine die for real on the 83rd Legislature. Late on..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines

It's a mad rush at the Lege before sine die

"...With less than three weeks before the Legislature calls sine die and ends the 83rd session on May 27,..."

May 10, 2013 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Quote of the Week: Joe Straus

Everybody was ready for sine die

"...– House Speaker Joe Straus calls sine die..."

June 2, 2017 News Column

Lege Lines: Elsewhere Under the Dome

Sine die is almost here

"...Are we done yet? Sine die, the end of the session, takes place Monday,..."

May 26, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Lege Lines: Elsewhere Around the Dome

Sine die is less than two weeks away

"...Sine die, the technical name for the end of the..."

May 19, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff

Lege Lines: Session Winners and Losers

As sine die nears, bills drop left and right

"...astoundingly, there was a little action. Sadly, Austin Rep. Eddie Rod­ri­guez's HB 2470 to increase insurance requirements died in..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: A Lege Too Far

Sine Die or school bells, perhaps they toll for thee

"...refrain became "Why are we still here?" Last weekend's sine die commentary brought much more of the same, topped..."

Aug. 26, 2005 News Column by Michael King

The Fumbling, Bumbling Letdown of the 87th Legislature

Sine dead

"...leaders couldn't even take care of their own dirty business effectively, never mind fixing the power grid or helping..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

On the Lege

The second special session ends with a whimper, but the re-redistricting battle rages elsewhere

"...came Tuesday morning, when the House and Senate adjourned sine die after a few minutes of nonbusiness, and the..."

Aug. 29, 2003 News Column by Michael King

How Can We Miss Them If They Won't Go Away?

Although the Die is not quite Sine, the buzz is already of a Legislative special session.

"...to shove aside altogether to get to the real business at hand: making the U.S. House safe for Tom..."

June 13, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Session Ends With Finger-Pointing, Unfinished Business

Perry says he has no immediate plans to call legislators back to Austin

"...Texas Legislature was divided along party lines. But with sine die – the final day of the 81st session..."

June 5, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Live at the Lege

The Chronicle counts down to sine die

"...The Senate just adjourned sine die. All that's left now is an announcement on..."

May 29, 2017 News Post by the News Staff

There They Go ... Here They Come Again

A no-drama session ends – will a high-drama special follow?

"...less than an hour after both chambers gaveled out, sine die. But as they return this week, legislators won't..."

May 31, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...May 30, both chambers of the Texas Legislature adjourned sine die, ending the 82nd regular session. Then they returned..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature

Special Times Ahead

Perry confirms the inevitable with special session comments

"...Rick Perry confirmed this afternoon before a meeting with business groups that there will be a special session. He's..."

June 9, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

The speaker clearly breaks the rules rather than lose on the House floor

"...gavel to evade a potential Democratic attempt to adjourn sine die and end the special session altogether. "It's not..."

Oct. 10, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

It's a Wrap!

A Legislative Wrap-Up on the 77th Session

"...West Texas nuclear waste dump. The dump had apparently died an ignominious death a few days earlier, when the..."

June 1, 2001 News Feature by Michael King

Special Session Redistricting Hearings Commence

Senate and House committees taking testimony for next three days

"...legislature back on Monday less than an hour after sine die, and the House and Senate have quickly assembled..."

May 30, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

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