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Drug Testing State Officials? Senator Says It's Only Fair
Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. asks for accountability
"...drug testing requirements to all candidates for office. A committee substitute also addressed other privacy concerns, Lucio told the..."

April 19, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Rooting Out the Causes of Wrongful Conviction
Commission would investigate wrongful convictions
"...agencies – but McClendon told the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee on March 5 that the state owes it to..."

March 8, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Strama Leaving House
Updated: Mayoral rumors swirl as successors line up
"...when Speaker Joe Straus gave his 'green collar jobs' committee chair to turncoat Republican Aaron Peña, he showed remarkable..."

Feb. 21, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Will Texas Do Better?
First things first: Who's taking over the jurisprudence committee?
"...will be tapped to head the House Criminal Juris­prudence Committee? The well-respected former chair of that committee, Alpine Democrat..."

Dec. 7, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

When Dewhurst Goes Back to Senate
How Cruz and Campbell's run-off wins rewrite the Legislature
"...fringe right targeted just about every one of Straus committee chairs just for being a committee chair...."

Aug. 3, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Docket Is Full, but Judges Are Few
Federal judges see a jump in cases as court vacancies go unfilled
"...process. The senators convene a so-called Federal Judicial Evalu­ation Committee, a group (including several Democrats) that vets applicants for..."

July 27, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Then There's This: Showdown at the Springs
Is the pool's south side in need of a makeover?
"...it – broke out in May during a joint committee meeting of the Parks and Recreation and Environmental boards...."

July 6, 2012 News Column by Amy Smith

Inside Out ... Outside In
The growing influence of fringe movements on City Hall reflects either a healthy populism or the implosion of civic engagement
"...ago, the City Council's Public Health and Human Services Committee held a hearing to discuss whether the city should..."

March 2, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

New Assaults in War on Women's Health Care
New rule places stranglehold on Planned Parenthood
"...state Health and Human Services Commis­sion's Medical Care Advisory Committee voted to approve a new agency rule that would..."

June 17, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

First Congressional Redistricting Map Released
Splits Travis four ways, but not exactly as Doggett predicted
"...The Senate Redistricting Committee will hold a public hearing on Congressional redistricting Thursday..."

May 17, 2011 News Post by Lee Nichols

Senate: No Time To Kill
Tracking the Travis delegation through the 82nd Lege
"...– only a few of them have landed in committee. Kirk Watson, Senate District 14..."

April 29, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Paving the Way for Innocence
Bills attempt to right criminal justice wrongs
"...Last week the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee unanimously voted to move out of committee Alpine Dem..."

March 4, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Hightower Report
Congressional DeLay Tactics; and System of Checks and Imbalances
"...so stinky that even DeLay's pals on the ethics committee had to slap his wrist, ruling in 2004 that..."

Feb. 18, 2011 News Column by Jim Hightower

Watson Proposes 'Naming Rights' for Cap Metro
Names of rail line, stations could be up for corporate bid
"...S. Watson at Thursday’s meeting of the board’s rail committee. Watson said she want to start exploring the sale..."

Feb. 4, 2011 News Post by Lee Nichols

Travis County Recount Begins
GOPer Neil targets Dem Howard's 16 vote lead
"...Judge Sam Biscoe, in his role as the Recount Committee Supervisor, appointed former County Judge Bill Aleshire to serve..."

Dec. 1, 2010 News Post by Richard Whittaker

City Hall Hustle: Take a Boardwalk With Me
While Council takes off, the bond battle heats up
"...reported last week, council's Public Health and Human Services Committee is re-examining funding for social service contracts and ways..."

July 16, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond
"...on, well, gambling. On May 11, the House Approp­ri­a­tions Committee received testimony from the Legislative Budget Board that the..."

May 14, 2010 News Feature

City Hall Hustle: Of Human Bondage
Transpo bond to cost 100 mil in dead presidents – and dead precedents
"...nine-person task force would be appointed by a council subcommittee of three: Lee Leffingwell, Randi Shade, and Chris Riley...."

April 2, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Fed School Funding
Teachers' unions say Race to the Top places too much emphasis on testing
"...Even with those applications pending, House Higher Education Committee member Rep. Donna Howard, D-Austin, criticized Perry and Education..."

Jan. 22, 2010 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Junk Science Conundrum
Legislators ponder how to keep questionable forensics out of the courtroom
"...case? That's the question the Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee considered during a hearing Jan. 11 with a number..."

Jan. 22, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Special Session Update Updated
What's happened so far in the 81(1)
"...Texas Transportation Revolving Fund. Already out of the Appropriations Committee, but there are rumblings about the fund's details, mainly..."

July 1, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Compact, Climate-Friendly, Competitive
To restart the economy while saving the planet, the Congress for the New Urbanism advocates traditional neighborhoods for all
"...board member Mike Krusee, a member of CNU's legislative committee and former chair of the Texas House Transportation Committee...."

June 26, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Not So Cool
Austin's 2009 Climate Protection Program update confirms progress on energy – but reflects a feeble citywide effort
"...Like Seattle and other cities, Chicago has a green-ribbon committee of powerful business and community leaders convened by the..."

June 19, 2009 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Travis Co. Delegation: Progress Report
Local legislators fill us in on their work this session
"...Dukes staked her political career on retaining her Appropriations Committee seat. While some called it a Faustian deal, keeping..."

May 15, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Student Safety Bills Get Mixed Reviews
Bills tracking violence on campus have uncertain futures
"...campaigners were left scrambling when the Senate State Affairs Committee called a public hearing for April 27 on Senate..."

May 1, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Texas Lyceum: Stimulus Funds Debate Reverberates
How do you persuade Rick Perry to do the right thing?
"...Fund. In Febru­ary, staff for the state House Select Committee on Federal Economic Stabilization Funding forecast the fund will..."

April 10, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Voter ID: Abbott Says Won't Testify
Senators debate how rules of "committee of the whole" will work
"...Van de Putte tells me it could delay the committee hearing from happening for 48 hours, but "The Republicans..."

March 10, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

New House, New House Rules
Reps reform committees, re-confirm limits on speaker's powers
"...Speaker Joe Straus may not be making his committee announcements until nearer Valentine's Day, but with the passage..."

Jan. 29, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Disagreeing to Agree
With contract negotiations suspended, Austin firefighters look inward for a change
"...contract proposal to the membership, a split in the committee meant that some union officials campaigned against the agreement..."

Jan. 16, 2009 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere
"...three Cap Metro staffers; three members of the Access Committee, a volunteer group that oversees paratransit services; and a seventh..."

Aug. 15, 2008 News Feature

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