Point Austin: Think of the Children!

Health care no match for hot air

"...The 80th Texas Legislature is turning out to be the Session of..."

March 16, 2007 News Column by Michael King

The Governor's Lobbyists

Thumbnail sketches of members of Perry's money circle

"...special-interest circle, with an emphasis on the current big-dollar state projects – i.e., welfare for the rich – in..."

March 2, 2007 News Feature by Amy Smith

Lege Notes: Taser talk and more

Stories from under the pink granite dome

"...legislation, Lewin said, is in essence to create a statewide definition of the Taser as a deadly weapon, which..."

March 2, 2007 News Column

Capitol Briefs

"...behalf of the unnamed plaintiffs. "The school-aged girls of Texas are not guinea pigs who may be subjected to..."

March 2, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...his executive order to provide HPV vaccinations for all Texas girlsHeadlines• The memory and legacy of Texas icon Molly..."

Feb. 9, 2007 News Feature

Lege Lowdown

"...HPV vaccine mandate had begun even before the governor's State of the State address Tuesday. At a hastily called..."

Feb. 9, 2007 News Column

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...of Webb Elementary School after three years of "unacceptable" Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills scores, a redesign at..."

Jan. 26, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...troops have suffered in decades." – Paul Burka on TexasMonthly.com, calling for Republican Rep. Tom Craddick to resign as..."

Nov. 17, 2006 News Feature

Lotto Madness?

Former Texas Lottery Commission employee sues commission, alleging he lost his job because he alerted the Texas Legislature to security and ethics breaches, as well as to a cover-up in which employees 'are bullied into silence'

"...People play the lottery, sure, but does the lottery play people? Former Texas..."

Sept. 15, 2006 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...released new redistricting maps for the southwest quadrant of Texas on Friday to remedy violations of the Voting Rights..."

Aug. 11, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...hide behind the lax and vague codes of the Texas Ethics Commission. ... We question whether it is really..."

July 28, 2006 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...to this, witness how far the Enron, Tom DeLay, Texas Lottery Commission problems (to name just a few recent..."

July 21, 2006 Column

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...held without trial at Guantanamo Bay. Headlines• Secretary of State Roger "Would You Buy a Used Election From this..."

July 14, 2006 News Feature

Heflin Seeks Lotto Helm

Former House Appropriations Committee chair added to short list of Lottery Commissioner finalists.

"...Talmadge Heflin, once a powerful force in the Texas Legislature, is seeking the top job at the scandal-plagued..."

Nov. 25, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...fire Officer Julie Schroeder was apparently leaked to the Statesman. See "'Leak' on Recommendation to Fire Officer Prompts Complaint..."

Nov. 18, 2005 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...laundering in connection with campaign fundraising for the 2002 state legislative elections. See "Is the Hammer Nailed?"..."

Oct. 7, 2005 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...that continues at this point. And as I've previously stated, while that investigation is ongoing, the White House is..."

July 15, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Lege Notes

Odds and ends (mostly odds) from the 79th

"...own "defense of marriage" on the floor of the Texas House last Friday. The House Elections Committee chair, clad..."

May 13, 2005 News Column

Lege Notes

Odds and ends (mostly odds) from the 79th

"...• After much wrangling and one painful compromise, the Texas Senate last week passed a life-without-parole capital-case sentencing option...."

April 22, 2005 News Column

Place Your Bets

The gambling action heats up at the Capitol

"...offers a ready preview of what lies ahead for Texas if a proposed constitutional gambling amendment goes to the..."

March 4, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Handicapping Slots for Tots

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

"...No amount of anti-gambling railing from state GOP chairwoman Tina Benkiser can convince Rep. Garnet Coleman..."

Feb. 18, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Naked City

San Antonio House candidate has ties to Pflugerville racetrack group

"...in a high-stakes effort to allow slot machines at Texas racetracks. Joe Straus III, a GOP hopeful in Saturday's..."

Feb. 4, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Pfurious in Pflugerville

Pfillies or pfamily pfun for the NE Travis suburb?

"...Pflugerville's main east-west downtown drag – and the future State Highway 130, on the town's east side. The AJC..."

Jan. 14, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Price of an Education

As the Lege looms, don't bet the house on new money for schools

"...students, which are in anything but short supply in Texas...."

Nov. 26, 2004 News Column by Michael King

District 50

Mark Strama tries to exploit his opponent's weakest points

"...Erica Phillips, a political consultant and former aide to ex-state Rep. Arlene Wohlgemuth, who is in a tight race..."

Oct. 22, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith

Call Him Unimpeachable?

The governor's gamble on casinos may yet come up snake-eyes

"...Perry happened to know that his appointees to the Texas Supreme Court would vote in favor of the state...."

July 9, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Deal brings an end to Sixth Street excessive-force case from 2002

"...of the incident caught by surveillance cameras outside the Texas Lottery Commission...."

June 25, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Bait and Switch

We may get another special session, but school funding remains a poor bet

"...not expect any help on the matter from the state Supreme Court in the school-district lawsuit now pending before..."

June 18, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Nader: Think Global, Act Texan

Ralph Nader dips into Texas politics while pursuing ballot access

"...Ralph Nader rolled through Texas again last week, still pushing for the requisite number..."

April 30, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...known what a great reception we'd get in South Texas, he would have drawn the district to Canada instead."..."

March 12, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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