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Articles tagged: 83rd Texas Legislature

by Beth Cortez-Neavel

Hot List: Day 135 of the Legislature

Wed, May 22, 2013 |

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

by Olivia Messer

Hot List: Day 129 of the Legislature

Thu, May 16, 2013 |

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

by Beth Cortez-Neavel

Hot List: Day 128 of the Legislature

Wed, May 15, 2013 |

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

Texas House floor bill deadline night.

by Patrick Michels

A Bill Dies at Midnight: Overdose Preventions Go Down Without a Vote

Fri, May 10, 2013 |

Joy Strickland, who heads Mothers Against Teen Violence, sat watching video from the House floor Thursday night, praying as the bill she championed slowly died....Read More

by Beth Cortez-Neavel

Hot List: Day 122 of the Legislature

Thu, May 9, 2013 |

The Lead: There are so many ways to kill a bill in the Texas Legislature, and many bills will meet their demise today: It’s deadline for the House chamber...Read More

by Olivia Messer

House Endorses Prison Closures, Re-Entry Programs

Sat, May 4, 2013 |

On Saturday morning, the House showed just how far the criminal justice debate in Texas has come. The House passed SB 213, the sunset bill for the Texas Depa...Read More

by Beth Cortez-Neavel

Hot List: Day 117 of the Texas Legislature

Sat, May 4, 2013 |

The Lead: Lawmakers are giving up their Saturday—the first chamber weekend workday of the session—to debate a slew of controversial gun bills. The gun day f...Read More

by Beth Cortez-Neavel

Hot List: Day 113 of the Legislature

Tue, Apr 30, 2013 |

The Lead: You know the session has gotten serious when the first major bill dies in the House on a point of order. That’s what happened yesterday, when a ...Read More

by Beth Cortez-Neavel

Hot List: Day 101 of the Legislature

Thu, Apr 18, 2013 |

The Lead: We’ll say this for Sen. Dan Patrick: He keeps it interesting. In an unusual move, the Houston Republican pushed the Senate yesterday to take b...Read More

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