People’s Friend/People’s Foe Awards
All this week, we’ll be unveiling The Texas Observer’s second biennial People’s Friend and People’s Foe awards. Each day this week we’ll add new [...]
Tag Archives: Legislature
Tea Time
They were the most talked-about class of House freshmen in years—and they came ready to change the system. The newly-elected Tea Partiers spent months [...]
Lawyer Up
When the politicians leave Austin, it’s time for the lawyers to swoop in. Nothing especially new about that. For decades, Texas conservatives have tried [...]
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 [...]