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Hot List: Day 140 of the Legislature
Hot List: Day 139 of the Legislature
The Lead: It’s the penultimate day of the session, and lawmakers have much left to do. The House still must pass the budget and approve two supporting mea...Read More
Hot List: Day 137 of the Legislature
The session adjourns on Monday, but the big question on everyone's lips at the Capitol is: Will there be a special session?...Read More
Hot List: Day 136 of the Legislature
Luckily, the Senators came to their senses and Williams proposed a bill accepted, even lauded, by his Democratic counterparts. Under the plan, the basic allotme...Read More
Hot List: Day 135 of the Legislature
The Lead: Five days left till sine die, and the deadlines are coming fast. Today’s the last day for the Senate and the House to pass bills and joint resol...Read More
Hot List: Day 134 of the Legislature
The 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 initi...Read More
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....Read More
Hot List: Day 129 of the Legislature
The Lead: Lawmakers negotiated late into the night in an attempt to finalize the 2014-2015 state budget. Conference committee members have agreed on a number of...Read More
Hot List: Day 128 of the Legislature
The Lead: A budget deal appears close. That’s the news yesterday from the budget conference committee—where five reps and five senators are hashing out ...Read More
Hot List: Day 127 of the Legislature
The Lead: The Legislature went after mucus yesterday. That would be Michael Quinn Sullivan (often referred to as MQS—or mucus) who leads the tea party group E...Read More