Tag Archives: John Carona
Texas Senate Loses Yet Another Moderate
Robert Duncan's resignation to lead the Texas Tech University System will likely tilt the Texas Senate even further to the right....Read More
This Week in Upside-Down World: Payday Lenders Upset about ‘Special Interests’
Not content to employ an army of former lawmakers and staffers, payday lenders are upset that "special interests" are saying mean things about them....Read More
‘Outsider’ Don Huffines Puts Out His Hat for Lobby Money
Senator-elect Don Huffines (R-Dallas) may have made the transformation from outsider to insider faster than any candidate in recent memory....Read More
The Mystery of the Trial Lawyer-Funded Group Backing Tea Party Candidates
Balance PAC claims to have provided costly media services to candidates who've never heard of the group.
Democratic astroturf group Balance PAC, otherwise known as "Texans 4 Justice," claims to provide media services to candidates who've never heard of it....Read More
Texas Senate Tilts Rightward, 2014 Edition
Primary elections approach. Here’s five state senate races that will help you figure out the way the wind is blowing this Tuesday, and in the months afterward...Read More
Texas Senate Passes Surprisingly Tough Payday Loan Reform
After a dramatic false start on Thursday, the big payday loan reform bill—tediously-negotiated by Sen. John Carona (R-Dallas)—easily cleared the Senate. But...Read More
GOP Senator Accuses Colleagues of Being ‘Shills’ for Payday Lenders
An ugly scene erupted in the Texas Senate today, with Sen. John Carona (R-Dallas) suggesting that some of his Republican colleagues were "shills" for the payday...Read More
Payday Loan Industry Divides and Conquers at Capitol
Consumer advocates and Democrats are divided over a Senate bill that would impose light regulations on payday and auto-title lenders.
Consumer advocates and Democrats are divided over a Senate bill that would impose light regulations on payday and auto-title lenders. ...Read More
Payday Lenders Buy Themselves a Weakened ‘Reform’ Bill
At a legislative hearing this morning, state Sen. John Carona, the Dallas Republican who’s leading the payday “reform” effort in the Senate, basically sai...Read More