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Tag Archives: Texas House

Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick

by Christopher Hooks

Dan Patrick’s Senate is Moving at a Glacial Pace

Fri, Apr 10, 2015 |

Dan Patrick started the session with a vehemently expressed desire to get the Senate up and running and his agenda advancing, but the opposite has happened....Read More

by Christopher Hooks

In the Wee Hours, a House Budget is Born

Wed, Apr 1, 2015 |

After 16 hours of continuous debate, the House budget passed Wednesday. There weren't many real divides between members, but a Senate showdown is coming....Read More

by Christopher Hooks

Winners and Losers in the House Committee Assignments

Wed, Feb 4, 2015 |

House Speaker Joe Straus released his committee assignments for the 84th Legislature—they're more of the same, with a few surprises....Read More

by Christopher Hooks

Joe Straus Easily Re-Elected House Speaker

Tue, Jan 13, 2015 |

Scott Turner had been pouring his heart out in his very public race for House Speaker, but today he lost to Joe Straus 127-19....Read More

Hot List: Day 123 of the Legislature

Fri, May 10, 2013

Some legislation made it over the hurdle and others whimpered their goodbyes, at least for now. Some bills may resurface as amendments, anything to get it throu...Read More

by Forrest Wilder

A Last-Ditch Effort to Rein in Payday Loans

Wed, May 8, 2013 |

In a last-ditch effort to salvage payday loan reform, Rep. Mike Villarreal called on a recalcitrant Texas House committee to send legislation to the House....Read More

by Olivia Messer

House Endorses Prison Closures, Re-Entry Programs

Sat, May 4, 2013 |

On Saturday morning, the House showed just how far the criminal justice debate in Texas has come. The House passed SB 213, the sunset bill for the Texas Depa...Read More

by Patrick Michels

Debate on School Testing Bill Heats Up Over College Readiness

Tue, Mar 26, 2013 |

After a lengthy debate, lawmakers may have settled the most divisive question facing them in today's school testing bill debate: whether high school students sh...Read More

State Reps. Marisa Marquez and Naomi Gonzalez caught the ire of the El Paso Democratic establishment for their kind words for Republican Dee Margo.

by Patrick Michels

In El Paso, Two Democrats Back a Republican for the Texas House

Democratic infighting marks third Margo-Moody race.

Thu, Nov 1, 2012 |

Texas Republicans are doing pretty well for themselves these days. So you might be surprised to read a flyer from El Paso state Rep. Dee Margo, a Republican, wi...Read More

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