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Referred to Committee
Quite a few items pushed to the curb in late Council session
"...Steve Adler’s proposal for more staffing was sent to committee last night for further research and review. It wasn’t..."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Post by Michael King

SB 1 Conference Committee Complete
Speaker Joe Straus announces the five reps that will negotiate budget with Senate
"...the list of House conferees to the budget conference committee: Appropriations Committee Chair Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie and his Vice-Chair..."

April 27, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Senate Education Committee Advances Its Own School Finance Plan
SB 4 would essentially gut the House version of the bill
"...The Texas Senate Education Committee voted 8-0-3 to advance a fleshed out version of..."

May 1, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Lege Lines: School Finance Math; Tax Plans Diverge; Veteran Benefits Restricted; and More
Is school finance dead this session?; House and Senate tax plans split; Lege restricts veterans' benefits; and more
"...School Finance: Add Cash, Subtract Reform..."

May 15, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Back to Education Finance Reform
Updated: No education special, but interim committee called
"...have squelched calls for a special session on education finance reform, so Texas lawmakers are settling for the next..."

March 1, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

School Finance Plan Headed for Hearing
Aycock promises no losers as Senate obsesses on vouchers
"...Can Texas avoid further school finance lawsuits? That's what House Public Education Committee Chair Jimmie..."

April 8, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines: School Finance Bill Passes House With Flying Colors
Stickland only holdout on ambitious “Texas Plan” finance bill
"...House Bill 3, the session's marquee school finance legislation, survived over three hours of debate on April..."

April 12, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Government by Committee
Tonight's Town Hall: First step in a "New Way Forward"
"...been the plan to double the number of Council committees, and shift much of the workload and public-hearing schedule..."

Jan. 23, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

School Finance Agreement? Maybe
Conference committee nearing deal, but let's see what chambers say
"...because wherever she was going was where the school finance deal was being brokered. Now there may be a..."

May 27, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Council: Taking It to Committee
Council members talk TNC and STR regulation
"...Nevertheless, the work goes on – primarily in council committee meetings, of which there are several this week and..."

Oct. 28, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Judge: Texas School Finance System Unconstitutional
Now what? Legislators, education advocates and think tanks respond
"...released his ruling yesterday on the Texas public school finance system, it was no surprise to anyone: The current..."

Feb. 5, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

School Finance Reform Dead
House Bill 1759 disappears, taking $800 million with it
"...blame to go around for the failure of school finance reform...."

May 14, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Finance Fireworks Flare For Leffingwell, McCracken (Updated)
Leffingwell says McCracken grossly exceeds out-of-town contributions; McCracken's crew shoots back
"...In his latest campaign finance report, on first blush it appears Brewster McCracken exceeded..."

May 3, 2009 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Dietz Stays on School Finance Suit
Hail Mary play by AG Abbott fails to force judicial recusal
"...remains presiding over the challenge to the state's school finance suits...."

June 24, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Fate of School Finance Delayed
A new timeline to sort out school finance may push resolution to 2016
"...Texas politicians took on the thorny issue of school finance. Now the heavy lifting may be delayed two years,..."

Jan. 16, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Senate Committee Shuffle
Austin's four Senators get their appointments for 2013
"...now Travis has a multiplicity of voices at the committee level. Now Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has allocated the..."

Jan. 21, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Eight-Days-Out Campaign Finance Report
Money, money, monayyyy
"...The final set of campaign finance figures for the five City Council races up for..."

Nov. 2, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

What School Finance Crisis?
The Lege considers school finance, and recommends ways to cut wages and fire teachers
"...Even by government standards, the Joint Select Committee on Public School Finance report to the Legislature issued..."

March 26, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Making the Math Work on Real School Finance Reform
"Texas Plan" brings new money to Austin and other districts, but nothing's final yet
"...crippled by the state's recapture system for equalizing school finance...."

April 26, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

School Finance Bill Heads for the Floor
Republicans pass HB 2 out of committee over educator objections
"...The House Public Education Committee, dominated by Republicans, pushed the school finance reform bill..."

March 4, 2005 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Dems Almost Steal School Finance Thunder
Underdogs' ambitious education package carried the support of a dozen Republicans and every House Democrat
"...within a whisker of seizing control of the school finance debate this week, but a tie-breaking vote foiled what..."

July 1, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Texas House Advances Ambitious School Finance Bill
Teachers’ union celebrates shedding of merit pay provision
"...The House Public Education Committee passed a committee substitute for the big school finance..."

March 22, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

School Finance: Where We Are and How We Got Here
The Supreme Court's ruling leaves a lot of blanks for the Lege to fill in
"...Texas Supreme Court decision that declared the state's school finance system to be teetering on the brink of constitutionality,..."

Dec. 9, 2005 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Benedict Charges Campaign Finance Violations
Unsuccessful council candidate says out-of-town money violates the law
"...as the city attorney's office – consider the campaign finance law outdated or unenforceable or both...."

July 29, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Dietz Rules Against School Finance System
Judge rules school finance unconstitutional
"...Texas' school finance system is unconstitutional. That was the blunt ruling from..."

Feb. 8, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Campaign Finance Flare-Up
When is a run-off not a run-off?
"...The last batch of campaign finance reports before municipal election day came in Friday, May..."

May 8, 2009 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

House Appropriations Committee Gets Witchy?
Pro-life advocate calls lawmakers witches
"...blast Graham sent out yesterday, lambasting a House Appropriations Committee "coven" for suggesting that money be added back into..."

March 6, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Lawmakers Pitch Income Tax, School Finance Reform Plan
Quixotes saddle up their horses
"...Two lawmakers used last week's ongoing debate over school finance as a well-timed opportunity to pitch an income tax..."

March 18, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Campaign Finance: Take the Money and Hide
Of the few campaign finance reforms under consideration, none have bright prospects.
"...control of the Lege this session under questionable campaign finance circumstances that are currently the target of a grand-jury..."

April 11, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

CD 10: Last Pre-Election Finance Reports
Doherty's getting low on cash, McCaul still has $300K
"...The last federal campaign finance reports before Election Day have been filed. Here’s the..."

Oct. 28, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

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