Texas House says ‘no’ to term limits on statewide offices
| |Thursday, May. 16, 2013
AUSTIN — More than half the Republicans vote against the measure, bucking their party’s platform.
‘Campus carry’ gun legislation moves closer to a Senate vote
| |Wednesday, May. 15, 2013
The bill appeared all but dead after a senator wouldn’t hold a hearing.
Texas Senate passes legislation requiring photo ID to get a marriage license
| |Tuesday, May. 14, 2013
AUSTIN — Fort Worth Sen. Wendy Davis says she fears the bill would prevent low-income couples in Texas from getting married.
House sends donor disclosure bill to Perry
| |Tuesday, May. 14, 2013
AUSTIN, Texas — A proposal requiring politically active nonprofits to publicly disclose their major donors cleared the Texas Legislature on Tuesday, despite repeated attempts by conservative lawmakers to kill it and mounting pressure on Gov. Rick Perry to veto it.
Texas House votes to weaken university regents
| |Monday, May. 13, 2013
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas lawmakers moved to assert more control over state higher education on Monday when the House voted to require that most university regents be appointed while lawmakers are in session, and limit their powers to fire campus presidents.
Texas House approves Morton criminal justice bill
| |Monday, May. 13, 2013
AUSTIN, Texas — The House on Monday approved the Michael Morton Act, a measure designed to prevent wrongful convictions and named in honor of a Texan who spent nearly 25 years in prison for a murder he did not commit.
Could Texas soon have the golden touch?
| |Sunday, May. 12, 2013
A local lawmaker hasn’t given up on creating a Texas bullion depository.
Texas House approves bill to disclose settlements
| |Sunday, May. 12, 2013
AUSTIN — The measure would open tax-funded court agreements, such as the sexual harassment case against Tarrant County District Attorney Joe Shannon, to public scrutiny.
Texas Dems hold water money hostage for school funding
| |Friday, May. 10, 2013
Gov. Rick Perry threatens a special session unless lawmakers agree to tax cuts and funding for water infrastructure.
Hundreds of bills appear doomed in Texas House
| |Thursday, May. 09, 2013
AUSTIN — Hundreds of bills — ranging from statewide issues to individual lawmakers’ pet priorities — were in jeopardy in the Texas House late Thursday with the approach of a midnight deadline.
Critics to state parks officials: Don’t mess with Texas’ longhorns
| |Thursday, May. 09, 2013
Texans scramble to try to halt an effort to sell off most of Big Bend longhorn herd.
Senate committee approves Blue Mound water bill
| |Thursday, May. 09, 2013
Sen. Jane Nelson says her constituents are being “gouged” by the current private utility.
Outlook bleak for legislation to tighten rules on payday lending
| |Thursday, May. 09, 2013
AUSTIN — The architect of the House bill is uncertain he has the votes to get the measure out of his own committee.
Texas Senate approves education bill
| |Tuesday, May. 07, 2013
AUSTIN — The measure would slash the number of tests required to graduate from the state’s high schools.
Texas Senate passes bill to crack down on squatters
| |Friday, May. 03, 2013
AUSTIN — “Adverse possession” has been a particularly hot topic in North Texas.
Bill would bar Texas law officers from asking crime victims about immigration status
| |Friday, May. 03, 2013
AUSTIN — A House committee OKs legislation from a Fort Worth Democrat who says the vote shows there’s a shift in lawmakers’ views on immigration.
Bill allowing more weapons on college campuses advances
| |Wednesday, May. 01, 2013
AUSTIN — A limited expansion of concealed carry known as “son-of-campus-carry” won Texas Senate approval today.
Less is more in the Texas Legislature--and better for Texas
| |Wednesday, May. 01, 2013
The Legislature isn’t doing a whole lot — but needs to tend to water resources.
Point of order kills water bill
| |Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2013
AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry says he’ll find a way to pass the $2 billion plan considered a top priority for the 2013 session.
Gambling supporters might be out of luck this session
| |Sunday, Apr. 28, 2013
Time is nearly up, but a special session may be the ticket.
