Winners and Losers on the Senate Committees

The shakeout from Dan Patrick's first chair shuffle

"...The 5pm Friday infodumps known as Texas Senate press releases began last week with the announcement..."

Jan. 25, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Senate Hearing on Abortion Regs Bill Underway

Hearing expected to last 16 hours

"...Texas Senate staffers had a procedure for registering witnesses up..."

July 8, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Straus Announces House Committees

Lots of seats but no chair positions for reps in Travis County

"...House committee appointments and membership for the 85th Legislature. Texas representatives can finally start hearing bills and moving legislation...."

Feb. 9, 2017 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Opinion: Teachers Can No Longer Afford to Live in Texas

Senate Bill 9 is an insult to teachers

"...An Open Letter Governor Abbott and the Texas Legislature,..."

May 19, 2023 Column by Cary Beshel

Texas Democrats Request Special Session on Guns

Legislators in five cities press Gov. Abbott

"...can do) in response to recent gun massacres in Texas and the ongoing toll of gun violence...."

Sept. 4, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Senate Confirms Abbott's Nominee for State Office of Administrative Hearings Chief

Governor's list has hundreds of unconfirmed "holdover" officials

"...new Chief Administrative Law Judge, following the April 24 Senate confirmation of the recommendation of its Committee on Nominations...."

May 2, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Balanced House, Balanced Committees

So how equitable was the equitable split Straus promised?

"...The Texas House of Representatives is split 76-74, advantage Republicans...."

Feb. 13, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Dems to DNC: Pick a Castro, Any Castro

State party suggests Joaquin, Julián to replace Wasserman Schultz

"...It was no secret that Texas Democrats hoped that Hillary Clinton would pick U.S. Department..."

July 26, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

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

Movies or Medicaid: A False Choice at the Texas Legislature

Another tug o’ war over funding for Texas’ film, TV, and gaming industry rebate program

"...from Rep. Garnet Coleman, D-Dallas, as funding for the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program took its traditional biennial..."

April 12, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Senate Committee Shuffle

Austin's four Senators get their appointments for 2013

"...got screwed by the lack of one centralized, unified Senate voice. Second, that now Travis has a multiplicity of..."

Jan. 21, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas’ Maternal Mortality Committee Loses Advocate, Adds Anti-Abortion Doctor

As committee expands, former advocate role is eliminated

"...Nakeenya Wilson almost died as a result of one..."

May 22, 2024 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

Texas Maternal Mortality Task Force Hasn’t Counted Abortion Death Cases for 10 Years

Committee members discovered longtime omission this year

"...Across the country, maternal mortality review committees are tasked with analyzing pregnancy-related deaths and reporting information..."

March 22, 2024 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

Bills Filed to Limit Authority of Texas Medical Board

Van Boven case inspires lawmakers to push for more oversight

"...On March 6, the Texas House Committee on Public Health, chaired by Houston Democrat..."

March 22, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Craddick Commits Committees

Some Central Texas Reps feel a sting for opposing the GOP leadership

"...Naishtat was understandably angry when that segment of the Texas population was shortchanged in the Legislature's 2003 budget-making process...."

Feb. 4, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

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

"...Dancing With the Stars? – ventured rogue to re-redistrict Texas in 2003, after the GOP flipped the state House..."

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

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

Legislative Committees Take Shape

Lite Guv Patrick begins making appointments

"...Dan Patrick handed out his first committee assignments as Senate president on Jan. 23, with some slight surprises in..."

Jan. 30, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

House Committees

Less is more

"...The prevailing image from last session in the Texas House was then-Speaker Tom Craddick claiming absolute authority. Now..."

Feb. 6, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Carving Up Texas

A Preview of Redistricting at the Lege

"...a certain way over the flat surface we call Texas, into 15 (state Board of Education) or 31 (state..."

Feb. 9, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Lege Lines: House Committees, Revenue Estimates ... & Snacks

The Lege appoints House Committee members, offers revenue estimates, and ensures lawmakers are well fed

"...House Committees Confirmed..."

Feb. 13, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

No Chairs for Travis County in House Committees

Local delegation still scores six vice-chairs

"...The 38 committees and two select committees see major changes in leadership,..."

Feb. 4, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Rep. Celia Israel on the 86th Texas Legislature

“Pandering to 3% of the electorate is not in anyone's best interest”

"...district. She’s served on the House Transportation and Elections committees and as a leader in the House Democratic Caucus...."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Lege Lines: "Texas Plan" Hits Home

School finance heads to the House floor

"...School district officials across Texas got their first look at how House Bill 3..."

April 5, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Bills Grant Texas Doctors Legal Cover to Mislead Pregnant Women

Is the Lege giving doctors a license to lie?

"...However, if two bills pending in the Texas Legislature make it through both chambers, patients who don't..."

April 14, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Texas’ New Data on Pregnancy Deaths Is Old. As in, Pre-Abortion-Ban Old

New legislation seeks to streamline data gathering process

"...Texas is not an easy place to be pregnant. This..."

Jan. 24, 2025 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program Could Be a Lifeline for the State Economy

From script to screen to jobs

"...expenses in the heat of the COVID-19 pandemic, every Texas lawmaker is looking for ways to save money as..."

Jan. 15, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Same Old Song for Texas GOP

Texas Republicans kick off 2008 campaign

"...a handful of presidential-hopeful fundraisers and a few exploratory committees, Texas Republicans have formally kicked off their 2008 election..."

July 20, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Texas Youth Commission Trouble

Scandal enveloping Texas Youth Commission has only gotten worse in last week

"...The scandal enveloping the Texas Youth Commission has only gotten worse in the last..."

March 16, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Looking Like Texas

District 51's Eddie Rodriguez represents the future of the state's people and policies

"...The northwest border of the 51st House District of Texas begins and ends roughly in the vicinity of Rep...."

March 4, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

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