Point Austin: Whoop, Whoop, Hooray!

When legislators sneeze, Texans catch colds – or worse

"...– polio, measles, diphtheria, etc. – might depend on bills pending before the current session. Sophie Novack of the..."

March 29, 2019 News Column by Michael King

A Decade at the Lege

"...which Rep. Arlene Wolgemuth, R-Burleson, killed off dozens of bills in retaliation for the death of one bill prohibiting..."

Jan. 7, 2000 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

A Good Excuse to Grandstand

The usual anti-abortion bills sally forth

"...The perennial battle over pending abortion-related legislation hit the House State Affairs Committee last week,..."

May 1, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Lege Lines: The Voters Speak, the Governor Listens

Abbott leaves the red-state red-meat back at the mansion

"...for 60 days (as the state constitution requires) for bills to be passed. Noticeably absent from Abbott's list were..."

Feb. 8, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Lege Lines

The 83rd session keeps rolling

"...the personal life of Sen. Wendy Davis. The Other Bills..."

July 5, 2013 News Column by Richard Whittaker

LegeLines

Odds and ends from the Capitol

"...House committees finally kicked into overdrive this week as bills began to be parceled out for discussion and regular..."

Feb. 27, 2009 News Feature by The 'Chronicle' News staff

On the Lege

Boxed Out

"...Although they were praying for abortion to be outlawed, the 500 or so who rallied..."

Jan. 29, 1999 News Column

Lege Lines: The Score

Grading the Lege on women's health, drug policy, and criminal justice

"...build on its significant success in restricting access to abortion in 2011, its progress was blocked when not a..."

May 31, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...all the heart and perseverance of Rocky, although it bills the fight sequences as 'Raging Bull in color.' My..."

March 16, 2001 Column

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...ACLU Launches Abortion Advocacy Network: The ACLU of Texas announced this week..."

Nov. 3, 2023 News Feature

Special Session Specs

The basics of what's coming in this special session

"...or controversial and high-profile issues like voter ID or abortion restrictions...."

June 16, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Texas Hammer: Women’s Health and Reproductive Rights

It's a war on women's health

"...When it comes to defunding Planned Parenthood and attacking abortion rights, Texas pretty much wrote the playbook. In the..."

March 17, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

New Campaign Keeps Up Pro-Choice Fight

Coalition of groups unveil multiyear repro health policy effort

"...are battling to halt the final provision of Texas anti-abortion law House Bill 2 in court. Dubbed “Trust. Respect...."

Feb. 13, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

News Roundup: Textbooks, Buehler, and More

Your Monday morning news update

"...He’s at it again: Vincent Rue, the widely discredited anti-abortion advocate who coached witness testimony in the case against..."

Oct. 27, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

Lege Lines

Sine die at last, transportation, water, and more

"...on transportation funding only, lawmakers filed a slew of bills in the desperate hope that Perry might add them..."

Aug. 9, 2013 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Playing Games with Pain

Laubenberg bill would ban abortion after ‘fetal pain’

"...testifying against a bill that seeks to ban all abortions after 20 weeks...."

April 15, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

On the Lege: Itty Bitty Steps

Minority Dems savor a few budget victories, and other news from the Capitol

"...shift $5 million earmarked for the questionable Alternatives to Abortion program to more mainstream services – specifically for child-abuse..."

April 6, 2007 News Column by Amy Smith

An Array of Votes

How Rose voted and whom he crossed

"...map. Here's a sampling of the Rose record on bills passed during the regular session and whom he ticked..."

July 18, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

Capitol Chronicle

Ideology, not need, shapes the energies of the incoming Legislature.

"...That's not, of course, how the bills' authors will describe much of the early legislation filed..."

Nov. 22, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Bill of the Week: Republicans Tell D.A.s to Bang Cymbals Together Like Animatronic Monkeys

New bill throws prosecutorial discretion out the window

"...announcing they will refuse to prosecute doctors who provide abortions, parents who get transgender care for their kids, and..."

Feb. 3, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Prefiling for the Next Lege: The Good, Bad, and MAGA

It's just a bill …

"...less than a week after Election Day, prefiling of bills for the 88th Texas Legislature got under way, and..."

Nov. 25, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Greg Casar and Eddie Rodriguez Fight for the Progressive Mantle in TX-35

The two candidates race to the left

"...vocal stances on workers' rights and paid sick leave, abortion access funding, criminal justice reform, and the decriminalization of..."

Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Upcoming Legislative Session

Lawmakers set to tackle immigration, education, legalization, transportation, and more

"...we postpone liabilities we're incurring this biennium) and the bills still due from Hurricane Harvey, the Lege will be..."

Dec. 14, 2018 News Feature by the News Staff

Meet the Candidate: Blake Rocap

Lobbyist turned legislator hopeful is a longtime civil and reproductive rights advocate

"...teens who wish to avoid parental consent when accessing abortion. That translated into a board position with the nonprofit..."

Jan. 22, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Health Care: Diminishing Returns

GOP legislators look for additional cuts to health care

"...the 2011 session, including the dramatic impact of omnibus anti-abortion HB 2, some 2015 lawmakers will be trying to..."

Jan. 9, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Reproductive Rights

'Choose Life' – and Defund Women's Health Care

"...consent" law to add a requirement that women seeking abortion first undergo an ultrasound examination. The life-plate bill (Senate..."

May 8, 2009 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Reproductive Health and Family Planning

"...Abortion Rights: It appears that Pampa Republican Rep. Warren Chisum's..."

May 11, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Lege Lines: Taking Aim at Planned Parenthood ... Again

Senate committee advances bill targeting Downtown clinic

"...clinic on E. Seventh Street. Senate Bill 22 by abortion opponent state Sen. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, would prohibit..."

March 22, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

"Repro Power" Takes Proactive Path in Reproductive Justice Fight

Groups to lobby City Council, Commissioners Court

"...together and build local support and raise awareness about abortion access in the intersections with the many different movements,..."

Sept. 28, 2017 News Post by Mary Tuma

Lege Lines: Stretching Toward a Sunset

Don't praise the Senate GOP for working quickly to pass what's needed

"...Texas Senate wasted no time fast-tracking the two vital bills that the Legislature failed to pass during regular session,..."

July 21, 2017 News Column by Mary Tuma

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