No Sweat: Water Fund Resolution Passes the House
by Emily Mathis / Posted on | No CommentsAfter a short debate, Senate Joint Resolution 1 easily in the House, letting voters approve creating a fund for state water planning projects.
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House and Senate in Standoff Over Budget Deals
by Liz Farmer / Posted on | No CommentsThe House put off SJR 1 for days to see if the Senate will approve $200 million for schools during the HB 1025 vote.
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Hot List: Day 135 of the Legislature
by Beth Cortez-Neavel / Posted on | No CommentsThe Lead: Five days left till sine die, and the deadlines are coming fast. Today’s the last day for the Senate and the House [...]
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Harold Simmons Wins Another Favor from the Lege
by Forrest Wilder / Posted on | 3 CommentsEvery session, Harold Simmons’ radioactive waste dump company comes to the Legislature with a new favor to ask. Every session Rep. Lon Burnam, a Fort Worth Democrat with a peace activist pedigree, puts up a spirited protest. And every session, Simmons—one of the state’s most generous GOP donors—pretty much gets what he wants.
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by Olivia Messer / Posted on | No CommentsThe Lead: It’s not every day you see the Texas Legislature vote to tighten ethics standards, but that’s what happened yesterday when the House [...]
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