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"...After a ridiculous 24-hour session, the Senate passed SB 362, Troy Fraser’s voter ID bill on a 20-12..."

"...9am, the Senate will consider a “voter ID” bill, SB 362 by Troy Fraser, R-Horseshoe Bay, and Craig Estes,..."

"...Resources Board. Strama's bill and the matching Senate version, SB 119 by Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, would put all..."

"...local lawmakers trying to get on the books in 2009?..."

"...city will almost inevitably annex. "These are about concerns 20, 30, 40 years down the road," said Huffman, arguing..."

"...photo-op) Senate Bill 7, the defibrillators in school bill. SB 7 requires all schools to carry an automated external..."

"...• On Friday, July 20, former Williamson Co. Regional Animal Shelter vet tech Kathy..."

"...for Toward Excellence, Access and Success Grants than in 2003 – failures that could have been solved by using..."

"...the Craddick factor, local voters will examine their representatives' 2007 performance records before heading to the polls next year...."

"...Keffer announcing his intentions to run for speaker in 2009. The response from members was, well, sort of ho-hum...."

"...of limitations on prosecuting a child sex-assault case to 20 years after the child's 18th birthday; and provides for..."

"...federal level of $5.15 per hour: Iowa ($7.25 by 2008), Kentucky ($7.25 by 2009), and New Mexico ($7.50 by..."

"...Year to Screw the Child." – Rep. Joe Heflin, D-Crosbyton, responding to colleagues' claims that easing eligibility requirements for..."

"...screening started at 1:30pm. No, I didn't leave after 20 minutes because I was in pain. Well yeah, actually,..."

"...Stephen Yelenosky derailed (at least temporarily) Gov. Rick Perry's 2005 executive order fast-tracking coal-plant permitting – ruling on Tuesday..."

"...minimum-wage-related bills – most notably Houston Democrats Rodney Ellis (SB 95) and Senfronia Thompson (HB 451), who have filed..."

"...for the conservation approach. Clark, who participated in the 2004-2006 Southwest Travis County Growth Dialog Process that spawned the..."

"...The company did send flowers, but he was docked $200 for them in his next paycheck...."

"...unanswered questions hanging over the Great Bond Election of 2006 – like, when's the damn thing scheduled, May or..."

"...• While Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld spent the..."

"...version of a school funding bill. The vote was 20-9, with two Democrats absent. But with the session ending..."

"...R-Plano, has proposed a new version of school finance (SB 8) that's conservative enough to pass the House but..."

"...He may have to settle for a crust. With..."

"...closed-door attempts to sway senators toward his position on SB 2.Headlines• The Legislature failed yet again to produce the..."

"...to a goal of 5%. That's 5,880 megawatts by 2015, up from the previous goal of roughly 3%, or..."

"...shelved it after an outpouring of opposition. If passed, SB 8 would have "taken more than $1 billion in..."

"...nuclear option Monday, as Robert Duncan, R-Lubbock, laid out SB 39, which "transfers jurisdiction over the disposal of all..."

"...signs of bipartisanship since Republicans gained a majority in 2002...."

"...• In a tumble of political dominoes, Sen. Kay..."

"...seen his influence diminish since Republicans took control in 2003. Still, he says this 79th Legislature was "slightly more..."