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Tag Archives: david simpson

by Michael Agresta

The Great Mellowing

God, Willie Nelson, and the increasingly thinkable pipe dream of marijuana reform

Mon, Aug 10, 2015 |

Thanks to God and Willie Nelson, marijuana reform is an increasingly thinkable pipe dream....Read More

How Texas Became a New Front in Marijuana Legalization Fight

Tue, Jun 2, 2015 |

With strong right-wing bonafides, state Rep. David Simpson and lawmakers like him are leading a liberty-based charge to legalize marijuana in Texas....Read More

by Patrick Michels

Lawmakers Propose New Tools to Fight a New Kind of Drug

Fri, Feb 13, 2015 |

Almost as soon as synthetic marijuana started appearing at smoke shops and gas stations—promising a legal alternative to more conventional, and more obviou...Read More

by Christopher Hooks

WTF Friday: Who Are You?

Fri, Jul 25, 2014 |

This week in WTF Friday: Everywhere I look, I see unfamiliar faces. Who are the migrants? Why do they come? How will we save their souls? Let us discourse....Read More

by Emily Mathis and Patrick Michels

House Passes Budget As Session Deadline Nears

Sun, May 26, 2013 |

The fight isn't over yet: The House still needs to pass Senate Bill 1 to seal the deal....Read More

David Simpson and Democrats Agree: Fix School Finance Now

Mon, Feb 11, 2013 |

As House Democrats made their play for more school funding Monday afternoon, an unlikely ally of sorts roamed the chamber among them: State Rep. David Simpson....Read More

Hot List: Day 2 of the Legislature

Wed, Jan 9, 2013

The Lead And now the real work begins. The 83rd Legislature was all pomp and ceremony on its opening day. Today lawmakers begin getting down to business. The Ho...Read More

by Beth Cortez-Neavel and Liz Farmer

The Rabid Faith Behind David Simpson’s ‘Election Sermon’

Tue, Jan 8, 2013 |

The Texas Capitol’s auditorium turned into a church late Tuesday afternoon, at least it sounded like one. After the official legislative business had conclude...Read More

Legislators to Watch

by Texas Observer Staff

Legislators to Watch

Tue, Jan 8, 2013 |

Meet the promising newbies and the veterans in bigger roles during the 2013 Texas Legislature. ...Read More

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