Daniel Setiawan
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The Baddest Bills
Every legislative session, Texas Observer reporters scour for the stupidest, funniest, slap-your-forehead ridiculous and downright unconstitutional bills proposed by Texas lawmakers. We chronicle these [...] Full Story -
After Six-Year Fight, Perry Signs Voter ID into Law
After six years of fierce partisan battling, the legislative war over voter ID in Texas is officially over. Gov. Rick Perry signed the voter [...] Full Story -
hot list: day 137
Day 137 of the 82nd Texas Legislature LINE OF THE DAY “Men, if you don’t stand up for us today, you don’t walk in [...] Full Story -
Alex Jones Leads Mob to the Doors of the Senate
The Senate’s decision to block HB 1937—the TSA “anti-groping bill” by Rep. David Simpson—brought a small mob of protestors to the Capitol today intent [...] Full Story -
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Day 135 of the 82nd Texas Legislature LINE OF THE DAY “It’s been on life support for a while now. We pulled the plug [...] Full Story
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Drunken Logic
House Bill 99 Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer (D-San Antonio) They say sober minds don’t always prevail. They certainly aren’t prevailing—at least not yet—on one [...] Full Story -
House Readies for Sanctuary City Battle
House Bill 12—the sanctuary city immigration bill— is scheduled for debate Friday on the House floor and legislators on both sides of the aisle [...] Full Story -
House Takes the Fight to Bullies
House Bill 1942, the anti-bullying bill, passed smoothly out of the Texas House Tuesday 102 to 34. The bill updates the current definition of [...] Full Story -
Senate Wants to Take Immigration Fight to Washington
Texas State Senators want to send a delegation to Washington to find out just how much it is going to take to fully fund [...] Full Story -
Birther Absurdity Comes to the Texas Legislature
“For starters, I was f–king born here, how about that? And I got proof! Nothing Photoshopped about my birth certificate.” —Charlie Sheen You know [...] Full Story
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