Gov. Perry signs milestone Texas water legislation
| |Tuesday, May. 28, 2013
AUSTIN — Voters will have the final say in November about setting up the $2 billion fund that is intended to ensure Texas’ water supply is adequate for the next 50 years.
Bill putting more restrictions on special events fund heads to governor
| |Tuesday, May. 28, 2013
AUSTIN — Sen. Wendy Davis of Fort Worth is disappointed that a provision requiring an audit of the tax incentive program was dropped.
Legislature already back at work on redistricting
| |Tuesday, May. 28, 2013
AUSTIN — Redistricting is the sole issue for the special session for now, but the pressure is on Gov. Perry to add more items.
Texas lawmakers end legislative session with bang of a gavel
| |Monday, May. 27, 2013
AUSTIN — Local lawmakers say this year bipartisanship was alive in the 140-day regular session, and hope it continues in the special session ahead.
Multibillion-dollar campus construction program perishes at end of legislative session
| |Tuesday, May. 28, 2013
AUSTIN — More than $350 million worth of projects for North Texas colleges and universities would have been financed by the proposed bond package that lawmakers hope to revive in the special session.
The Texas Legislature had a good session, but hold your applause
| |Monday, May. 27, 2013
AUSTIN — A campaign-minded special session — maybe on redistricting — threatens to undo goodwill.
Lawmakers get busy during the closing hours of legislative session
| |Monday, May. 27, 2013
AUSTIN — A flurry of bills won final passage, including measures to crack down on Medicaid fraud and to permit guns on college campuses.
Logjam breaks on Texas education reforms
| |Monday, May. 27, 2013
AUSTIN — Bills giving students more graduation options and reduce the number of tests needed to graduate win final OK before a threatened filibuster ground work in the Texas Senate to a halt.
Perry vetoes ‘dark money’ bill; Senate passes budget
| |Saturday, May. 25, 2013
AUSTIN — The budget overwhelmingly wins final passage in the Senate.
How do Texas lawmakers’ bills affect your daily life?
| |Saturday, May. 25, 2013
AUSTIN — Holiday greetings, views of the Texas Capitol and children are among the rights protected this session. And about those tan lines ...
Perry vetoes ‘dark money’ campaign transparency bill
| |Saturday, May. 25, 2013
AUSTIN — The governor said the bill introduced by Fort Worth Republican Geren could have had “a chilling effect” on the democratic process.
Could this be the end for the Texas Railroad Commission?
| |Friday, May. 24, 2013
AUSTIN — Unless there’s a last-minute rescue from the Legislature, the agency would cease to exist on Sept. 1. It's just one of the issues facing the House and Senate, which will work through the weekend to tackle the remaining batch of bills before closing out their 140-day biennial session.
A special session may be on the horizon for Texas lawmakers
| |Friday, May. 24, 2013
AUSTIN — Local lawmakers are mixed on the need for a special session.
Texas lawmakers approve a fair pay bill
| |Thursday, May. 23, 2013
AUSTIN — State Sen. Wendy Davis said lawmakers have shown support “for equal pay for equal work.”
Dewhurst calls for quick special session on failed GOP measures
| |Thursday, May. 23, 2013
AUSTIN — Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst wants another chance for bills on campus carry and welfare drug testing.
Bill to require drug tests for Texans on welfare derailed
| |Thursday, May. 23, 2013
AUSTIN — Tarrant County lawmakers played a role in the late-night drama in which GOP Senate sponsor says Democrat House members “talked it to death.”
Bill allowing concealed handguns on college campuses draws blanks
| |Thursday, May. 23, 2013
AUSTIN — State lawmakers give some gun bills the green light, but not others.
Budget stalemate ends in Austin
| |Thursday, May. 23, 2013
AUSTIN — A spending plan has $2 billion for a proposed water projects bank.
Water plan complicates passage of budget deal in Texas House
| |Wednesday, May. 22, 2013
AUSTIN — Texas House suspends rules to keep bills from dying late Tuesday night.
Texas lawmakers: Don’t sell sugary drinks in elementary and middle schools
| |Tuesday, May. 21, 2013
AUSTIN — State lawmakers try to cut down on childhood obesity in Texas.
