Tag Archives: Tommy Williams
Texas, Tothless
In Senate District 4, it was tea party vs. tea party but the slightly less cranky Brandon Creighton beat Steve Toth in a lopsided victory yesterday.
In Senate District 4, it was tea party vs. tea party but the slightly less cranky Brandon Creighton beat Steve Toth in a lopsided victory yesterday....Read More
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
In Senate District 4, a Rare Victory for a GOP Insider
This weekend's contest between two far-right candidates in Senate District 4 saw a bomb-thrower defeated by a legislative insider—an increasingly rare event....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
Senate Passes Budget Bill Over Tea Partiers’ Quiet Objections
In a surprisingly quick move, the Senate passed SB 1—the $196.95 billion state budget for the next two years—late Saturday afternoon on a 27-4 vote....Read More
Under Senate Budget, Per-Student Funding Would Drop Next Two Years
There's a dirty little secret hidden in the Senate's budget celebration: when you account for inflation and Texas' growing enrollment, the Senate's budget would...Read More
With Revised Welfare Drug-Testing Bill, Nelson Thinks of the Children
At a brisk hearing today of the controversial senate bill that would subject welfare applicants to drug screening, bill author Jane Nelson of Flower Mound seeme...Read More
Senate Passes Budget Without School Funding Fight
The Senate passed its budget proposal Wednesday afternoon with broad support—only two senators voted against it. The only real point of debate was whether the...Read More
Two School Voucher Bills Emerge, While Lucio Denies Support
Eddie Lucio Jr. sounded genuinely concerned about a school voucher bill up for discussion this morning. And he would have sounded even more genuine if he hadn't...Read More