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Feb. 6, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker
Whitmire: Substance Abuse Program Is Doing Fine
Women's allegations against a state-run drug program for felony offenders gets short shrift by a Senate committee
"...interim charge hearings conducted by the Senate Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by Houston Sen. John Whitmire, the inmate's question..."
Dec. 12, 2008 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland
Will 'Safe-P' and TDCJ Be Held Accountable?
Legislative committee will hear testimony on a controversial substance abuse treatment program
"...by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, a legislative committee is planning hearings to review the program. According to..."
July 18, 2008 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland
Hill Country Militia
Grassroots homesteaders tighten ranks to fight urban encroachment
"...Not only are Texas counties notoriously pauperized, but the committees of the Texas Legislature handling such proposals have been..."
June 27, 2008 News Feature by Greg Harman
Art for Healing
The stunning art collection of the Dell Children's Medical Center
"...As a paid consultant for the Dell Children's art committee, she spent the past 2½ years surfing the Internet,..."
Jan. 18, 2008 Arts Feature by Rebecca S. Cohen
Naked City
"...20, in an unexpected move, the city's Charter Revision Committee voted 4-2 to recommend to City Council that a..."
Dec. 28, 2007 News Feature
Naked City
"...are made. An online survey, created by the Community Committee on Neighborhoods and Schools, is an attempt at collective..."
Oct. 5, 2007 News Feature
Naked City
"...Four Republican Texas legislators have been appointed to senior committee positions with bipartisan policy group the National Conference of..."
Sept. 21, 2007 News Feature
More Bad News for Miers, Bolten, and Bush
House Judiciary Committee hands down contempt citations against Miers and Bolten.
"...In a straight 21-17 party-line vote, the House Judiciary Committee this morning has said that the Dallas lawyer and..."
July 25, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker
Rodeo 80
The 2007 Legislature in a quick-step roundup
"...budget bill, the Senate Finance and the House Appropriations committees agreed on one thing: that almost every state agency..."
June 8, 2007 News Column
Needle-Exchange Bill Barely Hanging On
State Rep. Dianne White Delisi all but kills legislation that would let local health departments establish one-for-one anonymous needle-exchange programs
"...week, where, as chair of the House Public Health Committee, she single-handedly pulled a quack job that has all..."
May 25, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith
On the Lege
Tired arguments and middle-aged men set anti-woman agenda
"...as the only woman on the House State Affairs Committee – where most abortion-related policy issues are heard –..."
April 20, 2007 News Column by Jordan Smith
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...D-El Paso and incoming chair of the House Intelligence Committee, deflecting a reporter's attempts to test his knowledge of..."
Dec. 29, 2006 News Feature
Capital Metro Strike Threat Looms
Despite citizen efforts to intervene, negotiations have not progressed
"...unfolded last week, when an ad hoc community advisory committee came forward, offering to broker or mediate a mutually..."
Jan. 27, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...• As the citizens' Bond Election Advisory Committee continued meeting to try to balance its current $614..."
Dec. 16, 2005 News Feature
Naked City
Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond
"...• The city's Bond Election Advisory Committee met on Monday to discuss how they will ever..."
Nov. 25, 2005 News Feature
Council Notes
Toll roads and trash dumps on the council agenda
"...over the direction and independence of the study's steering committee. Brewster McCracken tried to sooth Alvarez concerning the study's..."
Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar
House Gives Perry the Finger
House Bills 2 and 3 die; it's back to square one
"...of been a surreal day," said Ways and Means Committee Chair Jim Keffer before taking the lead in slaughtering..."
July 29, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith
Keeping Austin Wild
As the population swells, officials and activists look for ways to preserve open space
"...be a bond election. But, a citizens bond advisory committee is meeting, and trying to whittle down a wish..."
July 8, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May
Point Austin: Ribbonless
On or off the dais, looking for a little wisdom along Austin's color line
"..."postponed indefinitely" the pending proposal to appoint a "blue-ribbon committee" to investigate the quality of life for African-Americans in..."
April 22, 2005 News Column by Michael King
Naked City
HB 2 and HB 3 could look very different after they leave the Senate
"...The Senate Public Education Committee began work on school finance on Tuesday, giving clues..."
April 8, 2005 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves
Halfway to Nowhere
As the Lege turns the corner, there's still plenty of time for trouble
"...wreak more havoc. On the Senate side, an education committee began eviscerating the House school finance bill and its..."
April 1, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith
Soldier's Heart
Thousands of Iraq War veterans will come home to
face serious psychological problems and a system
unready to help them
"...the American Psychiatric Association, testified to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies. Scully, a Navy..."
Dec. 24, 2004 News Feature by Dan Frosch
District 50
Mark Strama tries to exploit his opponent's weakest points
"...the effort, and the bill died after the House Committee on Land and Resource Management tabled it. Stick's "betrayal,"..."
Oct. 22, 2004 News Feature by Amy Smith
All in a DeLay's Work
The hits just keep on coming for the ethically challenged Bug Man
"...the "admonishment" delivered to DeLay by the House ethics committee last week. The panel finally acted on a complaint..."
Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Michael King
The Class of 1985
The 69th Legislature, 1985, marked a turning point in the future of Texas politics
"...On the Appropriations Committee, Perry ran with the legendary (or infamous) "Pit Bulls"..."
Feb. 27, 2004 News Feature by Lucius Lomax
Capitol Chronicle
The Texas 11 Minus One return, and the gallery goes wild.
"...The Senate met only long enough to refer to committee a handful of proposed bills, including congressional redistricting, and..."
Sept. 19, 2003 News Column by Michael King
The Judgment of the Rev. Crabb
The House Redistricting Committee chair behaves very, very badly.
"...Crabb, R-Atascocita, who as chair of the House Redistricting Committee has distinguished himself by equal parts ineffectiveness and irascibility,..."
Sept. 12, 2003 News Column by Michael King
Naked City
Beyond City Limits
"...testimony in drug cases -- was left pending in committee. -- J.S...."
May 2, 2003 News Feature
Capitol Chronicle
Tort Deform gives business the gold mine, the rest of us the shaft.
"...was those 14 Craddick-crats, paying back for their choice committee assignments, who put the resolution (requiring 100 votes) over..."
