The Gavel Comes Down on Redistricting A-Go-Go
The Lege returns, and the gentlemen start their engines.
"...its two-thirds rule, and then move to a conference committee, where a simple GOP majority can determine the real..."
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July 4, 2003 News Feature by Michael King
Naked City
Beyond City Limits
"...Texas House (in 1976) and to chair a House committee, and the only woman to ever chair the MALC...."
March 21, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...The Steering Committee Speaks..."
Nov. 1, 2002 Column
Barely Adequate
The State Board of Education and legislative finance committees consider the public schools
"...pastrami sandwiches on the same day the board's finance committee would be recommending outside consultants to help manage the..."
Sept. 20, 2002 News Column by Michael King
Classical Revival at the Blanton
The Art of the Deal
"...design a new world-class art museum, the University's blue-ribbon committee on August 21 announced its two finalists: Princeton powerhouse..."
Aug. 25, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
War of Words
Hays County planning battle turns into a war of words.
"...public discussions. HCWPP members were excluded from an oversight committee designed to plan for the LCRA pipeline and a..."
July 7, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico
Naked City
The state agency that hands out tax credits for low-income housing projects changes some provisions of its controversial tax-credit allocation process.
"...Affairs board members who voted Friday to disband the committee that has overseen the agency's tax-credit housing program and..."
Feb. 4, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton
Academic Angst
UT Clams Up
"...the faculty, and MIT as a whole." The MIT committee recommended that the university take "affirmative actions" to remedy..."
April 30, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett
Election Day Live Coverage for Travis County
Tracking the local races
"...on Election Day, members of City Council’s Public Safety Committee are bracing for potential unrest following what could be..."
Nov. 3, 2020 News Post by the News Staff
Sex and the Senate
What will it take to curb sexual harassment at the Texas State Capitol?
"...The House Committee on Administration acted quickly, proposing a first draft in..."
Jan. 25, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma
Van Boven Fallout Continues
While appeals proceed, Baylor professor campaigns to save SOAH
"...other officials, and the members of the Senate Nominations Committee (which considers gubernatorial appointments), Beal says “Ginn is not..."
Jan. 10, 2019 News Post by Michael King
Lege Lines: Bills on the Move
The heat is on in the state's House and Senate
"...to pass. On May 15, the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee approved SB 1849, removing the original language about racial..."
May 19, 2017 News Feature by the News Staff
Lege Lines: Same Old “Sanctuary”
House version of SB 4? Still terrible.
"...version of the "sanctuary cities" bill, which passed through committee last week on a 7-5 vote on party lines...."
April 21, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma
Balancing the Books After Years of Neglecting Schools
The Texas Legislature wants to fix school finance, but how?
"...now even the chair of the House Public Education Committee has issued its warning: Without reform, school districts will..."
April 7, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
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
"...this session. House Bill 1759 by House Public Education Committee Chair Jimmie Don Aycock, R-Killeen, was the big hope..."
May 15, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Council Considers Taxi Franchises
CM Kitchen gives cab co-op idea a boost
"...– even if the method the City Council's Mobility Committee used to arrive at the terms caused some serious..."
May 8, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger
Lege Goes to School: Education Bills
"...Senate Bill 4, by Senate Public Education Committee Chair Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood: The Senate's omnibus vouchers bill..."
May 1, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Gun Carry Bills Advance
Campus carry and open carry bills advance to full Senate
"...colloquially as "campus carry" and "open carry" – Senate Committee on State Affairs Chair Joan Huffman, R-Houston, noted that..."
Feb. 20, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger
Water Use Sinking, Rates Rising
Austin Water officials agree something's got to give
"...and rate design options for members of the Joint Committee on Austin Water Utility's Financial Plan. His presentation was..."
April 11, 2014 News Feature by Amy Smith
Better Than Nothing?
Controversial puppy mill regulations pass
"...not yet); Thompson's bill passed; a Licensed Breeder Advisory Committee was formed – a nine-member group that included animal..."
March 28, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith
CRC: Proposed Charter Changes
Charter Revision Committee drafts recommendations to council
"...The 2012 Charter Revision Committee is charged with more than making a recommendation on..."
Dec. 23, 2011 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Sacrificing Seniority
Conservatives could cost Republicans committee appointments
"...list of member ranked by seniority. The speaker allocates committee appointments, but there's an advantage to being a senior..."
Feb. 16, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Reefer Madness: Saint or Salvia?
One man's medicine is another man's monster
"...the dramatic. "It stimulates the imaginary senses," he told committee members, and the experience of "alternate realities" is common..."
April 17, 2009 News Column by Jordan Smith
Single-Member District Dilemmas
Process of drafting single-member-district proposal for Austin off to slow start
"...at a recent meeting of the city's Charter Revision Committee, which has begun exploring the issue...."
Sept. 7, 2007 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves
Texas Youth Commission Trouble
Scandal enveloping Texas Youth Commission has only gotten worse in last week
"...Last Thursday, the TYC-busting Joint Select Committee on Operation and Management of the Texas Youth Commission..."
March 16, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
No Real Alternative
In the name of "promoting childbirth," the state finds yet another way to deny health care to thousands of Texas women
"...a nearly five-hour-long meeting of the state Senate Finance Committee, Chair Steve Ogden, R-Bryan, called for consideration a rider..."
Jan. 26, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...Bar of Texas, where he sits on the executive committee. He was a founding member and president of the..."
Dec. 30, 2005 News Feature
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...look good. At this week's citizens Bond Election Advisory Committee, members were lukewarm to the idea of including the..."
Nov. 11, 2005 News Feature
Council Notes
Council considers toll study and Mexican-American Cultural Center
"...along with Betty Dunkerley, sits on the study's steering committee, also noted, however, that public incredulity concerning the plan's..."
Oct. 21, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Small Victories
The Travis Co. Lege delegation closed shop with a few achievements
"...special session. As a member of the Senate Finance Committee, Barrientos fought (with some success) to restore the 2003..."
