Tag Archives: Legislature
Texas Demographer Has Given the Same Speech for 25 Years. Is Anyone Listening?
'Unless we reverse the trends that we’re seeing now, we will be a poorer, less-educated state,' the former state demographer says.
“Unless we reverse the trends that we’re seeing now, we will be a poorer, less-educated state,” the former state demographer says....Read More
Hot List: Day 137 of the Legislature
The session adjourns on Monday, but the big question on everyone's lips at the Capitol is: Will there be a special session?...Read More
Hot List: Day 133 of the Texas Legislature
It's one week left of the Legislature, and lawmakers are cramming last-minute laws into the session like it's the night before their final exams....Read More
Hot List: Day 126 of the Legislature
The focus in the House today is prevention of wrongful convictions. ...Read More
Coleman and Janek Debate Responsibility over State’s Uninsured
After nearly two hours of testimony in the House Public Health Committee Wednesday, committee members finally got to the crux of the battle over the uninsured w...Read More
Tyrant’s Foe: John Kuhn, Standing Tall For Test Reform
“I think there’s a large percentage of teachers who kind of have this quiet angst about how they’re being treated,” he says. “I think I’m fairly typ...Read More
Texas Democrats, Make Your Move
Forget about the great GOP awakening. Now is the perfect time for Texas Democrats to figure out what the hell they’re doing. The default explanation for their...Read More
People’s Friend/People’s Foe Awards
All this week, we’ll be unveiling The Texas Observer’s second biennial People’s Friend and People’s Foe awards. Each day this week we’ll add new f...Read More
