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From Budget Cut Victims to Hispanic Republicans
Day 24 of the 82nd Texas Legislature The freezing temperatures this week haven’t stopped the flow of visitors to the Capitol pleading for their social-service...Read More
From Education Cuts to Disputed Elections
Day 23 of the 82nd Texas Legislature It’s down to business at the Capitol as lawmakers try to come to grips with what proposed budget cuts will actually mean ...Read More
From Teacher Cuts to Secession
Day 22 of the 82nd Texas Legislature Today, which promises more budget talk than anyone knows what to do with, also marks the 150th anniversary of Texas’ sece...Read More
From Criminal Justice Cuts to Steroid Testing
Day 21 of the 82nd Texas Legislature With the voter ID debate behind us (at least in the Senate), the Texas Legislature will hopefully be tackling the bigger pr...Read More
From Republican Latinos to Senate Candidates
Day 18 of the 82nd Texas Legislature Forget the usual slow-moving first few weeks of the legislative session. After marathon debates, late-night sessions ...Read More
From County Cuts to (Gosh!) More Voter ID
Day 17 of the 82nd Texas Legislature So that’s one thing to check off the GOP to-do list. Voter ID passed in the Senate yesterday, 19-11, much to the c...Read More
From Late Night Senate Sessions to Pre-K Cuts
Day 16 of the 82nd Texas Legislature It may not have been last session’s 26 hours, but last night, the voter ID bill kept senators debating and hearing witnes...Read More
From Chubbing to Voter ID
Day 15 of the 82nd Texas Legislature. It looks like we’re going to skip the appetizer and get right to the meat this year—the red meat. A voter identifi...Read More
From Voter ID to Presidential Polling
Day 14 of the 82nd Texas Legislature The first few weeks of the legislative session are supposed to move at a snail’s pace. This year, apparently that mem...Read More