Articles tagged: 84th Texas Legislature
Lege May Finally Lift Hiring Policies That Hurt Ex-Cons
If Eric Johnson's clever bill passes, Texans with criminal records—including for writing a bad check—won't fear they'll never be hired again....Read More
Bad Bill: Don’t Mess with Texas Teachers
A bill by Rep. Dan Flynn (R-Canton) authorizes teachers to use “force or deadly force” to defend themselves, students, or school property....Read More
Sen. Kevin Eltife: Tough Decisions Loom on State Pension Funds
In Texas GOP circles these days almost nothing is as sacrosanct as tax relief. In fact, you’re about as likely to catch a Republican arguing against a tax...Read More
Winners and Losers in the House Committee Assignments
House Speaker Joe Straus released his committee assignments for the 84th Legislature—they're more of the same, with a few surprises....Read More
Can Texas Lawmakers Possibly Outlaw Synthetic Drugs?
From the spice-ravaged wilds of East Texas to the incense-dusted Panhandle plains, lawmakers headed to Austin this year vowing to snuff out synthetic drug sales...Read More
Open Carry Leader To Legislature: ‘Treason is Punishable by Death’
Open carry activist Kory Watkins warned legislators this morning that "treason is punishable by death," and added that new tactics were coming....Read More
What Dan Patrick’s First Big Mistake Says About Him—and the Senate
Dan Patrick manages to assemble his own personal circular firing squad in the first weeks of the session.
Dan Patrick had his first serious screw-up as Lt. Gov. when he acknowledged that open carry faces long odds in the Legislature—and he didn't handle it well....Read More
Head of Public Integrity Unit Makes Plea to Senate Committee
The director of the state’s criminal anti-corruption unit told a key Senate committee Monday that “there is no one else” in the state that could handle th...Read More
Texas’ Islamophobia Runs Deeper Than Capitol Protests
But Rep. White and the anti-Muslim protesters did not appear out of nowhere. What happened last week is merely an extreme manifestation of deep-seated Islamopho...Read More
