Lege Lines: Dubious Tax Cuts, Senate Shenan­igans, Twitter Trysts, and More

Business lobby doubts tax cuts, and more from the Capitol

"...Consternation among the press corps, concern from civil rights groups, and red faces..."

March 13, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Hall Gets Hooked by Lawmakers

Transparency committee moves forward to impeach UT regent

"...impugn the reputations of several lawmakers and claim they pressured UT to accept their relative as students), the committee..."

May 12, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Onion Creek Plan Receives Federal Funding

$12 million grant to be used in property buyouts

"...Onion Creek to its natural habitat. According to a press release, the money will be used for property buyouts...."

March 5, 2014 News Post by Brandon Watson

Young at Heart

The Austin Teen Book Festival is coming of age

"...special destiny, whether it's finding teenage love, liberating an oppressed planet, or taking one more small step down the..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Arts Feature by Amy Gentry

If You Liked Rick Perry, You'll Love Greg Abbott

Attorney general confirms governorship shot

"...July 14 Abbott gathered political supporters and the capitol press corps at the traditional set dressing for such announcements,..."

July 15, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Legislature Media Panel Tonight

Abortion, education, and more discussed by lege watchers

"...of the best and brightest of the Texas legislative press corps will gather tonight for an open discussion at..."

July 2, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

News Ticker: May 31

All the news that's fit to blog

"...and the worst categories of the Texas Tribulation's Capitol Press Corps Poll. The poll also revealed that almost no..."

May 31, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

God Loves Ya When You Swim

Behind the scenes of this week's Billy Joe Shaver cover shoot

"...this time out in West Lake with our one-man press corps, John Anderson (see "Shoot Out the Lights," Feb...."

Aug. 17, 2012 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Point Austin: Journalism and Memory

What we fail to remember, we will tragically repeat

"..."'There To Tell the Truth'") is simultaneously exhilarating and depressing. I attended two of the events during his week's..."

March 30, 2012 News Column by Michael King

Kicking Around an IDEA

Board punts charter vote to Dec. 19

"...summed up the night's warfare when he told the press corps, "It wasn't pretty." Talk about an understatement. The..."

Dec. 16, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

School Lawsuits Multiply

Three groups of Texas school districts are suing the state over the public school finance system

"...reforms, there was one question pending in the Capitol press corps: Would school districts sue the state as one..."

Nov. 4, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

City Hall Hustle: Come On Down!

Council takes Austin Energy's bonus money and runs with it

"...over the package's price. (Plans among the City Hall press corps are proceeding apace to find one of Bob..."

Sept. 16, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

F1 To Move to November? Maybe

Ecclestone confirms new provisional calendar is in play

"...July 31 Hungarian Grand Prix when he told the press corps that there is a new provisional calendar for..."

Aug. 10, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"..."definitely not" to "he could be convinced." The Capitol press corps have already started filling out their travel expense..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature

Roped-Off Governor

Temporary barrier part of permanent changes to capitol

"...said, "We wanted people who wanted to protest and express their First Amendment rights to have a place to..."

March 4, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Land of Confusion

Republicans looking for do-over in House District 48

"...the second hour of Nixon's closing presentation, while the press corps was scratching their heads over Nixon's math, he..."

Feb. 8, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Lege Land: Budget Imbalancing Act

Texas faces $4.3 billion revenue shortfall

"...don't do estimates of spending," she told the Capitol press corps. "We do estimates of revenue."..."

Jan. 14, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Convicted Felon Tom DeLay

"The Hammer" guilty of money laundering

"...So, after years of waiting, the Texas capitol press corps gets to use the term "convicted felon Tom..."

Nov. 24, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Get in the Ring

Perry's refusal to meet challengers – and editorial boards – is all swagger, no sweat

"...In 2006, Chris Bell failed to captivate the Capitol press corps, which instead was often distracted by the sideshow..."

Oct. 29, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

And Then There Were Three

White, Glass and Shafto debate, while Perry goes AWOL

"...was a little grumbling from some corners of the press corps that there wasn't a quick and easy quote..."

Oct. 20, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Sunday Survey: 8/22/10

Who said teachers need a living wage?

"...of historic structures, the State Preservation Board took the press corps on a guided tour of the State Capitol..."

Aug. 22, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Legeland: Up On The Roof

Behind the scenes at the Texas State Capitol renovations [video]

"...Last December, the State Preservation Board took the capitol press corps on a tour of some rarely-visited corners of..."

Aug. 19, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Sunday Survey, 6/27/10

Dems on holiday, GOP shenanigans, and a monster council session

"...at their annual convention. Fortunately, the GOP gave the press corps lots to write about with Thursday's explosive revelation..."

June 27, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Daily Hustle: 5/4/10

My breakfast with Marc

"...Friday, Marc Ott sat down with the City Hall press corps for his second annual “Breakfast with the City..."

May 4, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Campaigning Fail: Perry Special

Will the coyote come back to bite him?

"...$9,000 a month rental mansion" story imploded, as the press corps asked whether this macho moment was a Texas..."

May 3, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Re-Dunking the Tea Bag

Looking back on our first Medina mention

"...(Note: We weren't the first people in the press corps to note her candidacy: That honor probably goes..."

Feb. 8, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Inside the Dome (Video)

Behind-the-scenes footage of what needs repairing in the Capitol

"...It did, however, mean a rare trip for the press corps into some parts of the dome that the..."

Dec. 12, 2009 Design Post by Richard Whittaker

Jerry 4 Kinky?

Land Commish Patterson woos potential opponent

"...wouldn't be too much of a stretch. Also, the press corps would be rubbing their hands about a potentially..."

Dec. 9, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

City Hall Hustle: The Reaper Cometh

Deep in the hole, the city offers its budget-cut proposals

"...Assistant City Manager Michael McDonald told a City Hall press corps briefing. Describing how city services never fully recovered..."

June 12, 2009 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Chubbing Republicans Over the Head

"...Demo­crats obstructionists, and Democrats lambasting Republicans for pushing a voter-suppression agenda that did nothing to stop fraud but would..."

May 29, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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