Hot List: Day 133 of the Texas Legislature
It’s one week left of the Legislature, and lawmakers are cramming last-minute laws into the session like it’s the night before their final exams.
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Hot List: Day 126 of the Legislature
The focus in the House today is prevention of wrongful convictions.
Coleman and Janek Debate Responsibility over State’s Uninsured
After nearly two hours of testimony in the House Public Health Committee Wednesday, committee members finally got to the crux of the battle over [...]
Tyrant’s Foe: John Kuhn, Standing Tall For Test Reform
“I think there’s a large percentage of teachers who kind of have this quiet angst about how they’re being treated,” he says. “I think I’m fairly typical. It’s just that I’m maybe not smart enough to keep my mouth shut.”
Texas Democrats, Make Your Move
Forget about the great GOP awakening. Now is the perfect time for Texas Democrats to figure out what the hell they’re doing. The default explanation for their dismal showing was that Texas is not just red but bloody red, a stronghold of the Republican Party and ruled with an iron fist by Pharaoh, forcing the Chosen Ones to wander aimlessly in the desert looking for manna from heaven. But now the shifting demographics coupled with a rather clueless opposition party should be working in their favor.