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83rd Texas Legislature

Hot List: Day 135 of the Legislature

by Beth Cortez-Neavel

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Hot List: Day 129 of the Legislature

by Olivia Messer

Hot List: Day 128 of the Legislature

by Beth Cortez-Neavel

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

by Patrick Michels

May 09, 2013

Hot List: Day 122 of the Legislature

by Beth Cortez-Neavel

May 04, 2013

House Endorses Prison Closures, Re-Entry Programs

by Olivia Messer

May 04, 2013

Hot List: Day 117 of the Texas Legislature

by Beth Cortez-Neavel

Wearing a white suit jacket over a dark sweater, Angela Paxton sits in a chair in the Texas senate with a pensive expression.

Inside this month's print issue

The Rise of Ma and Pa Paxton?

If history repeats itself, the attorney general's wife could prosper even if he goes down in an impeachment trial.

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Hot List: Day 113 of the Legislature

by Beth Cortez-Neavel

Apr 18, 2013

Hot List: Day 101 of the Legislature

by Beth Cortez-Neavel

Apr 17, 2013

Senate Bill Would Finally Remove ‘Sodomy Law’ from Texas Penal Code

by Olivia Messer

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Apr 15, 2013

Bad Bill: Reducing Access to Abortion

by Olivia Messer

Apr 10, 2013

House Bill Tackles Pipeline Companies’ Eminent Domain Powers

by Priscila Mosqueda

Apr 09, 2013

Observer Podcast Episode 23: A Mid-Session Look at the Texas Legislature

by Jonathan McNamara

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