A Very Special Sine Die

Governor gets all of what he needed, none of what he wanted from special session

"...Set up the Texas Transportation Revolving Fund; Pass the Sunset rescheduling bill; And extend the moratorium exemptions for a..."

July 3, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Gov. Perry: Special Session Begins July 1

Lege to consider sunset, TxDOT bonds, and TxDOT authority

"...existence of five state agencies that were subject to sunset review by the 81st Legislature that would otherwise be..."

June 25, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

81st Lege

The upcoming legislative session looks to be a doozy

"...possibility of a House speaker's race – plus a sunset review of huge state agencies and issues such as..."

Sept. 26, 2008 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Gambling? What Gambling?

Allergic to taxes, the Lege tries to balance the budget with the rolls of the dice.

"...amazing coincidence, the Lottery Commission is itself up for sunset-review this year, and in what appears to be a..."

May 2, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

House of Cards

Critics say the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs awards low-income housing tax-credits to undeserving developers.

"...the applications, while the staff's recommended list was under review by the three-member tax-credit subcommittee, six projects were rushed..."

Oct. 22, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Evidence Buried?

Checkered Past

"...Its reputation slid further downhill when, in 1990, the Sunset Advisory Commission recommended that the TFSC be abolished because..."

Aug. 27, 1999 News Feature by Robert Bryce

LCRA Treads Water in Dry Times

The LCRA emerged from the 83rd relatively unscathed, but still no one is particularly happy

"...the organization. Howard tried to set LCRA up for Sunset review. Watson and Fraser tried to make state law..."

June 14, 2013 News Feature by Mike Kanin

Texes Lege Preview: Will the Sun Set on Texas Commission on Environmental Quality?

Lege, advocates push embattled environmental agency to try harder

"...under the gun) this session as it goes through Sunset review. Sierra Club, Public Citizen, and other advocates are..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Will the Texas Legislature Take On Police Reform?

George Floyd Act, APD takeover, TCOLE all on Lege's agenda

"...local law enforcement and corrections are both up for Sunset review this session, and the Sunset staff report on..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

ATU vs. Martinez: 'Better a Dog' for Council

ATU 1091 President Jay Wyatt has some choice words about Martinez

"...years ago, when the union pushed for a state Sunset Review audit to get the transit authority's financial house..."

April 13, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

LegeLines

"...House Bill 1959, dealing with several agencies up for Sunset review, will also require Sunset scrutiny for Capital Metro,..."

May 29, 2009 News Feature by the News Staff

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...• New Rail Division for TXDOT? The Texas Sunset Advisory Commission called Dec. 16 for a new rail..."

Dec. 26, 2008 News Feature

No Parole for You!

"...of Pardons and Paroles during an intense hearing to review the Sunset Commission’s report on the Texas Dept. of..."

Nov. 15, 2006 News Post by Jordan Smith

Rufus Wainwright

Record Review

"...(Dreamworks) Everyone knows that scene at the end of Sunset Boulevard in which the cracked former beauty Norma Desmond..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Music Review by Melanie Haupt

Toothless Ethics

The Texas Ethics Commission has its own ethical problems, a fired staffer says.

"...the Ethics Commission have been called into question. A sunset review of the agency suggested that it is effectively..."

Dec. 6, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Last Boy Scout

On the Lege

"...Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) as it undergoes the sunset review process...."

April 28, 1995 News Column

New in Graphic Novels

The Chronicle Comics & Manga Team hunts down some inky delights

"...This week's print issue features reviews of four new graphic novels, which was really only..."

May 7, 2009 Books Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin at Large: The Bold Eye of the Beholder

Watson releases his first housing proposals, puts his “get it done” brand to the test

"...Watson's first commitment is to "scrub Austin's development review process [to] support the immediate delivery of more housing..."

July 22, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Lege Lines: The 84th Session Begins

News from the first weeks of the 84th legislative session

"...Gov. Greg Abbott has assembled a "strike force" to review how the contract was awarded, the FBI has mounted..."

Jan. 23, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Naked City

"...did admonish all the lawyers to make a "careful" review of attorney rules of professional conduct and to behave..."

Oct. 12, 2007 News Feature

Rodeo 80

The 2007 Legislature in a quick-step roundup

"...2009, the agency will face further changes under the Sunset Review process and then be handed back to a..."

June 8, 2007 News Column

Texas Lege Looks to Address Flooding and Drought Without Saying "Climate Change"

Dipping a toe into a pool of options – and money

"...and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality are under Sunset review this session, which creates opportunities to give the..."

Feb. 3, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Rep. Vikki Goodwin, HD 47

“... Actually figuring out solutions to our epidemic of gun violence”

"...the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, which is under Sunset review, by raising its maximum penalty for violators and..."

Jan. 6, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

aGLIFF Goes to Hollywood for Boulevard!

Plus Madeleine Olnek is this year's aGLIFF Legend

"...Story, exploring the fascinating failed first attempt to turn Sunset Boulevard into a musical, will be this year's centerpiece..."

July 26, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Even the Winter Storm Disaster Couldn't Budge the Texas Lege on Climate Change

Maybe when hell freezes over?

"...and air quality monitoring. The agency will go through Sunset review before the 2023 session, giving the Lege an..."

June 4, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Odds and Ends from the 86th Lege Session

Progress made for rape survivors, Beer-to-Go passes, and more

"...Beer-to-Go survived the late-session twisting and turning of must-pass Sunset review legislation for the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (HB..."

May 31, 2019 News Feature by The 'Chronicle' News staff

Meet the Candidate: Gina Hinojosa

Hinojosa stands as the most high-profile establishment candidate among the HD 49 contenders

"...is constructed. "We need to look at doing a sunset review of all the tax exemptions that are out..."

Feb. 5, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: Ho, Ho, Ho ... ld on a Second

City Council still one meeting short of a "Happy New Year"

"...the dark money loophole, homestead preservation districts, affordable housing, sunset review, transportation network companies (e.g., Uber & Lyft), the..."

Dec. 18, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Budget: Manufacturing a Bogeyman

"...agencies to submit a "zero-based" budget when they undergo Sunset review, rather than the current process of justifying changes..."

Dec. 14, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Armendariz to Texas: Don't Make Me Federalize

EPA chief says he's prepared to take over state permitting process

"...and a whole new agency created under the state's Sunset Review process this year? Armen-dariz declined to offer an..."

June 4, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

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