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June 6, 2005 Postmarks
Result of Lobbying by Large Agri-Businesses?
"...can't help but wonder if at least some part of the burden on small egg farmers to provide expensive..."
Nov. 26, 2009 Postmarks
Beside the Point: Absence of Evidence Is Evidence of Ignorance
As we become submerged in factless policy-making, a request to return to reason
"...In May 2010, the Texas State Board of Education dramatically revised curriculum standards for..."
July 24, 2015 News Feature by Mary Tuma
Tug of War
Changing Chamber Funds
"...Bureau, rather than by the city's several minority chambers of commerce. In the past, the city has paid a..."
Aug. 6, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson
Playback: The King of Hip-Hop
MLK Day, ready-made for hip-hop, plus Fun Fun Fun Fest lands back at Auditorium Shores, and RIP Will Indian
"...Bavu Blakes. "You're talking about a really big supporter of the poor and underprivileged, and someone whose impact pulls..."
Jan. 17, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin
Summer of Laugh
This Year, Austin Comics Got Really Hot
"...was the essay that struck fear into the heart of every young student. "How I Spent My Summer Vacation"..."
Oct. 3, 1997 Arts Feature by Adrienne Martini
Death Watch: A Mother Set to Die
Melissa Lucio says she didn't kill her daughter and half of the Texas House of Representatives agree
"...By the fifth hour of the interrogation, Melissa Lucio had begun to repeat back..."
April 8, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
The Honorable Tater Salad
House declares April 27 Ron White Day
"...Crack open the single malt. April 27, 2009 is officially Ron White Day...."
April 27, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker
'I am Not a Problem That Must be Handled'
The speech that reveals the agony of the sanctuary city bill
"..., D-Houston, just delivered the most powerful speech the Texas House of Representatives has seen in years. Fighting back..."
May 10, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Keffer Targets Craddick
It's Eastland against Midland for the speakership
"...It's scarcely a secret that a swathe of House Democrats and Republicans hope that Speaker Tom Craddick's..."
Oct. 30, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Cannabills Get Closer to the Capitol End Zone
Texas House passes measures to reduce penalties, increase medical use
"...We're deep in the fourth quarter of the 87th Texas Legislature and, unsurprisingly, no marijuana legalization..."
May 7, 2021 News Feature by Kevin Curtin
Scratch That: Lege Ends Lottery, Then Changes Mind
House avoids $2 billion school funding hole by saving scratch cards
"...supposed to be a prosaic procedural measure: the reauthorization of the Texas Lottery Commission. Yet, somehow, this morning the..."
April 23, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Newsgeist: 1/12/11
The spirit of the news
"...really needed, right? Today's version has stories on the Texas House, Julian Assange, and Michael Jackson's doctor. Read more..."
Jan. 12, 2011 News Post by Eric Pickhartz
Tax Assessor Candidates Duke It Out
Who'da thunk that this race is where the all the action would be?
"...that’s how this campaign season is shaping up. One of the most entertaining political debates this reporter has ever..."
Sept. 28, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols
Special Session Kicks Off With Nazi Accusations and GOP Infighting
Battle of the billionaire-funded Republicans
"...Phelan, the speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, seemed to take pleasure..."
Oct. 13, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
Something Nice for Paxton: New Resolution Would Apologize for Impeachment Trial
The boots almost lick themselves
"...Oh, thank god someone thought of this. Rep. Tony Tinderholt, one of the far-right representatives..."
Oct. 11, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon
Capitol Chronicle: A Profile in Courage
After 10 years in the Texas House, Glen Maxey retires and reflects. A profile of Austin's New Black Panther PartyA surprisingly small crowd turns out to demand safety guarantees from Longhorn Pipeline.
"...Maxey, D-Austin, will have announced his retirement from the Texas House of Representatives...."
Dec. 7, 2001 News Column by Michael King
Keel Repeat
Former state rep to head up Texas Facilities Commission
"...a surprise announcement, the lawyer and former parliamentarian to House Speaker Tom Craddick has been selected as the next..."
Dec. 17, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Anti-Sharia Bill Dead, but Sentiment Alive
HB 562 unlikely to make it out of the House, but the Islamophobia behind it is here to stay
"...The 84th session of the Texas Legislature, which wraps up at the end..."
May 22, 2015 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata
Sine Die? Sine Don't!
Legislature ends regular session, back in minutes for redistricting
"...It was a slow day in the Texas Legislature. The House and Senate were wrapping up business,..."
May 28, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Speak, Mr. Craddick
The new choice for state House Speaker circles his political wagons.
"...a bigger room," joked Tom Craddick, the new speaker-in-all-but-name of the Texas House of Representatives. The formal vote won't..."
Nov. 15, 2002 News Column by Michael King
Remembering Bruce Todd and Sarah Weddington
Remembering Bruce Todd and Sarah Weddington
"...have gone on ahead this week. Bruce Todd, mayor of Austin from 1991 to 1997 and a Travis County..."
Dec. 31, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
HD 48 Heats Up
Ex-banker Glenn Bass to challenge Rep. Donna Howard in general election
"...announced he is running for the Republican nomination in House District 48...."
Oct. 5, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Rodriguez Attacks Casar Over Homelessness Policy
Dems condemn political ad’s “Republican-style” tactics
"...political advertisement mailed to voters by the Eddie For Texas Congressional campaign has prompted backlash among progressives, including 12..."
Jan. 29, 2022 News Post by Austin Sanders
No More For Schools
House rips out Howard amendment adding excess Rainy Day Funds
"...The Texas House of Representatives had one chance to add a..."
June 17, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Dingus Hits Craddick in Libertarian Weak Spot
Will the Libertarians be this election's king-makers?
"...So Speaker Tom Craddick invited ranking members of the Libertarian Party of Texas to his chambers on..."
Aug. 6, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker
For Briscoe Cain's Next Act, Watch This Bill Disappear (Along With Your Right to Vote)
House committee guts SB 7, replaces it with language from other draconian voting restriction bill
"...at the Capitol over "election integrity," once again courtesy of the House's least favorite chairman, Rep. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer..."
May 7, 2021 News Feature by Benton Graham
Newsgeist: 12/13/10
The spirit of the news
"..."Someone's got a case of the Mondays!" Cure it with Newsgeist stories on 20-year..."
Dec. 13, 2010 News Post by Eric Pickhartz
Legal Challenges to Redistricting Maps Begin
Rep. Garnet Coleman files complaint to Justice Department
"...To the surprise of no one, the first legal volleys against the GOP-designed..."
April 29, 2011 News Post by Lee Nichols
Bipartisanship in the Budget
Isett, Anchia show that budget agreement don't just mean concessions
"...The consensus opinion about how the Texas House of Representatives handled Friday's budget debate is that..."
April 20, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker
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