Perry Issues Emergency Items Request

Governor asks lege for more cash for hurricane insurance, state schools, and high-tech detectors for police

"...decided that it's time to implement hurricane reform, requesting supplemental appropriations for the hurricane repairs and legislation to fix..."

Feb. 3, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Perry's Veto Axe Comes Down

Democrats and Republicans of all stripes and experience hit

"...the Houston Area Research Council, seem more arbitrary. The supplemental appropriations in House Bill 1025 also underwent selective line..."

June 17, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines – The Texas Legislature: Not Enron

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

"...up to $3 billion in Rainy Day spending. House Appropriations Committee Member Donna Howard, D-Austin, told the Chronicle: "We're..."

March 31, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Talking Travis: Dawnna Dukes

Legeland catches up with the state rep for district 46

"...only Travis County state rep on the all-powerful House Appropriations Committee, she's always worked hard to keep that voice..."

May 12, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

LegeLines

"...Supplemental Spending Hits a Speed Bump...."

March 8, 2013 News Column

Lege Lines: The Score

How the 83rd did on water infrastructure, the budget, education, the environment, and transportation

"...billion. However, by the time all the deferred payments, supplemental appropriations, and assorted accounting tricks had gone through the..."

June 14, 2013 News Feature by Brandon Watson

There They Go ... Here They Come Again

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

"...statewide water infrastructure investment bank; and HB 1025, the supplemental appropriations bill. Dukes said, "The appropriations bill was dependent..."

May 31, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Perry's Vexing Vetoes

Perry kills 24 more bills

"...2014-2015 biennial budget in Senate Bill 1, and the supplemental appropriations in House Bill 1025. While the Legislature could..."

June 21, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines: Tough Balance

The Lege's budget standoff stumbles forward

"...plan isn't flying in the House, where Straus and Appropriations Com­mittee Chair Rep. John Zerwas, R-Rich­mond, have both publicly..."

April 28, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Budget: Manufacturing a Bogeyman

"...experienced Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands. Across the Dome, House Appropriations Chair Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie, is regularly sighted in Austin,..."

Dec. 14, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Rainy Day Divisions

Party lines prove permeable over purse strings

"...over HB 4. While it may be called a supplemental appropriations act, HB 4 is actually a cash grab..."

March 25, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Budget: Signed, Sealed, Deliverable

Texas House passed SB 1 142-2, now it heads to the governor

"...House Appropriations Committee Chair Jim Pitts called the $182 billion cash..."

May 29, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Budget Uses Stimulus to Hide Flaws

Why solve today what you can suffer in 2011?

"...general revenue expenditure as part of HB 4586, the supplemental appropriations bill. But with unemployment rates skyrocketing, lawmakers are..."

April 17, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Slow Gains for the Environment at the Capitol

Lawmakers won't look forward, but will repair the damage done

"...Although literally years late, under the supplemental appropriations bill (SB 500) money was finally designated for..."

May 31, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Lege Lines

There's a lot of business to take care of before sine die

"...the House won't move until the Senate passes the supplemental appropriations in HB 1025. If no deal is reached..."

May 24, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD Braces for Lege, Court Action

School finance likely to hang fire for several months

"...billion reported surplus – that goes straight into a supplemental appropriations bill to pay for existing Medicaid commitments, a..."

Jan. 25, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lege Opening Day: Users and Abusers

Scenes from the floor of the Texas House and Senate

"...that "surplus" (generously defined) will go straight into a supplemental appropriations bill to cover outstanding commitments to Medicaid and..."

Jan. 11, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

State Budget Estimate Up, But Much Already Spent

Texas prepares for second half of grand bait and switch

"...of the new session will be to pass a supplemental appropriations bill to cover that obligation. Add on a..."

Jan. 7, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Perry vs. Texas Teachers

Is the governor standing between educators and federal stimulus money?

"...the Texas Demo­crat­ic congressional delegation added language to the Supplemental Appropriations Bill ordering Texas to ensure that this money..."

Aug. 13, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Doggett: Keep School Funds in Schools

Perry demands right to gut Texas education funding

"...Congressman Lloyd Doggett, last month as part of the Supplemental Appropriations Bill...."

Aug. 5, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

LegeLines

A roundup of this week's Capitol capers

"...the House voted out HB 4586, the $3.3 billion supplemental appropriations bill, including $1.6 billion for Medicaid and $300..."

April 24, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Community College Funding Crisis Resolved

Deal restores $154 million Perry vetoed in June.

"...crisis caused in June by Perry's ham-handed veto of appropriations to cover health care costs for certain employees. (Refresh..."

Oct. 23, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

Point Austin: Turn the Page

While Iraq burns, official Washington wallows in the Foley scandal

"...delayed while he finished bonking himself was to approve supplemental appropriations for the U.S. war on Iraq. (Foley and..."

Oct. 13, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...whose members will soon consider the Bush administration's new supplemental appropriations request for another $9.4 billion in FEMA disaster..."

March 3, 2006 News Feature

Texas Left Holding Short HUD Hurricane Aid Stick

State gets a sliver of total it requested from Congress

"...$1.8 billion in the final version of the hurricane-inspired supplemental appropriations bill. (However, $1 billion of the request was..."

Feb. 3, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Patriots for Peace: Doggett on Congress and the War

Rep. Lloyd Doggett responds to anti-war critics on congressional action against the Iraq war

"...AC: In declining to sign a pledge to oppose supplemental funding for the Iraq war, you said that there..."

March 2, 2007 News Feature by Justin Ward

LegeLines

School finance, evolution, secession, and more

"...On Feb. 11, the House Appropriations Committee voted unanimously to send House Bill 10, the..."

Feb. 15, 2013 News Column

Point Austin: Congress' War

The Texas congressmen look for a way out

"...wake of the May 24 vote to approve the supplemental military appropriations bill. I think the world of anti-war..."

June 8, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: One Step Forward

To leave Iraq is a political journey

"...a victory. Because the timetable is attached to a supplemental military appropriations bill, there have been plenty of activists..."

March 30, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Kickin' Ass

Prepare for another year of war, or worse

"...persuade his colleagues not to rush into additional war appropriations in the intimidating wake of the administration's "propaganda surge."..."

Sept. 14, 2007 News Column by Michael King

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