Williamson Primary Plans

Expect some red-on-red action to the north

"..."the key figure in bringing down the first republican speaker of the house since reconstruction." While Gattis filed to..."

Oct. 21, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Capitol Briefs

"...this session. Persistent rumblings of an attempted ouster of Speaker Tom Craddick rose to the surface Tuesday with GOP..."

May 18, 2007 News Column

Naked City

"...Rallying cry of Monday's pro-immigration protesters. ("Today we march, tomorrow we vote.") Headlines Millions of people marched, demonstrated, and..."

April 14, 2006 News Feature

Fiddling While Texas Burns

The fight over "tort-reform" is masking a bigger battle over state priorities.

"...an unpredictable Democrat, has become one of the leading Craddick-crats -- for whatever reasons hitching his wagon to Speaker..."

March 28, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Who Are These Guys?

Dem primary candidates try to strike a campaign flame

"...one term before becoming a casualty of U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay's redistricting map in 2004. But in losing his..."

Feb. 10, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Straus and the Changing of the Guard

Austin Reps Howard and Strama weigh in on the next speaker

"...Speaker-apparent Rep. Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, couldn't be much more..."

Jan. 6, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Lege Notes

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

"...Special's call. HB 6, from Rep. Geanie Morrison, R-Victoria, Speaker Tom Craddick's perpetual water carrier, picks up where similar..."

July 22, 2005 News Column

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.

"...business at hand: making the U.S. House safe for Tom DeLay and his hard-right agenda for the rest of..."

June 13, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Adiós! Don't Let the Door ...

A Quick Roundup of the Best and the Worst of the 78th Lege

"...Very late in the session, Speaker Tom Craddick decided state-university tuition must be completely deregulated..."

June 6, 2003 News Feature

McCall Comes Calling

"...with a new political action committee, Too Close to Craddick, and an accompanying Web site that takes aim at..."

Dec. 27, 2006 News Post by Amy Smith

West Side Showdown

The new political year begins with a four-way speed race for House District 48

"...top of their game – notwithstanding the taint of Tom DeLay, Michael Scanlon, Jack Abramoff, Ralph Reed ... well,..."

Jan. 13, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

On the Lege

Issues other than redistricting found space on the guv's special-session plate -- some were even important.

"...two years to one. Over strenuous objections, Swinford and Speaker Tom Craddick rammed that through the House, but the..."

July 18, 2003 News Column by Michael King

Drum Roll, Please

Each committee was given its agenda of issues to look into before next session, giving an inkling of what battles may be fought when Lege reconvenes in 2009

"...starting Nov. 28, in three separate lists, House Speak­er Tom Craddick released his interim charges for House committees. In..."

Dec. 7, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...Quote of the Week "I knew we had a speaker. I didn't know we had a dictator."– State Rep...."

June 1, 2007 News Feature

Handicapping Slots for Tots

The pols and the lobby shuffle the deck on gambling for education'

"...denying that he acted on behalf of Republican House Speaker Tom Craddick than he has defending the bill itself...."

Feb. 18, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Capitol Chronicle

Waiting for Ratliff: the Lege Ship Sinks and The Lifeboats are leaking

"...a pattern unhappily characteristic of House committee style under Speaker Tom Craddick. Ratliff has also publicly raised his eyebrows..."

April 18, 2003 News Column by Michael King

On the Lege

Redistricting: the end? the feds and the courts pick up the shattered pieces of Texas

"...committee than did the West Texas standoff between House Speaker Tom Craddick, R-Midland, and Sen. Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock. But..."

Oct. 17, 2003 News Column by Michael King

This Way to the Big Top!

From budget disaster to hysterical bloodletting, the legislative circus is back in town

"...What slowed the last session? The exit of House Speaker Tom Craddick, and his replacement by Speaker Joe Straus,..."

Jan. 14, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Abbott Advisories, Part 4

As Republican in-fighting over Tom Craddick grows, where are the Democrats?

"...General Greg Abbott's request for opinions on the whole Speaker Tom Craddick unlimited power thing, there was a strange..."

Aug. 7, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, and House Speaker Tom Craddick say they've resolved a monetary crisis for..."

Oct. 26, 2007 News Feature

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.

"...order – dragging the debate to a standstill. While Speaker Tom Craddick's advisers ran to check the law books,..."

May 29, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...of part of the state's case against U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay, who faces money-laundering charges stemming from his fundraising..."

March 24, 2006 News Feature

Lege or Circus?

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

"...the Big Top isn't so funny. Last week, House Speaker Tom Craddick threw up his hands and said, "We..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

The Voucher Death Dance

The House voucher vampires get a lesson in slaying the beast

"...House Speaker Tom Craddick suffered his biggest upset of the session..."

May 27, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Capitol Chronicle

The controversy over tuition deregulation is only the tip of the iceberg.

"...House Speaker Tom Craddick responded that he didn't know what the..."

Nov. 28, 2003 News Column by Michael King

'Chronicle' Endorsements

March 4 primary election

"...from corporate America, but no less than Public Citizen's Tom "Smitty" Smith has lauded Noriega for recusing himself from..."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Feature

'Chronicle' Endorsements

March 4 primary election

"...from corporate America, but no less than Public Citizen's Tom "Smitty" Smith has lauded Noriega for recusing himself from..."

Feb. 15, 2008 News Feature by The 'Chronicle' News staff

Bentzin's Tangled Web of Backers

An elite crew of critters helped bankroll Bentzin's unsuccessful, half-million dollar District 48 campaign

"...bankrolled many of the same GOP candidates backed by Tom DeLay's Texans for a Republican Majority in the 2002..."

Feb. 24, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Austin rep learns hard lesson while on vacation

"...the vote (reportedly after a "friendly" chat with House Speaker Tom Craddick) and informed Dukes' office that he'd be..."

July 22, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Picking Up the Pieces

Amidst the electoral rubble shine the gems of political opportunity – and human comedy

"...Iraqi civilians, because, in the omertô words of Gen. Tommy Franks, "We don't do body counts.")..."

Nov. 12, 2004 News Column by Michael King

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