Texas Legislature Stories
Mean to Green: How the Texas Legislature Took its Toll on the Environment This Session
How Reproductive Health Fared in the 84th Legislature
Conservative lawmakers found even more ways to restrict reproductive health care access across Texas this session, putting minors and poor women at risk....Read More
How Texas Became a New Front in Marijuana Legalization Fight
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
Rep. Sarah Davis Becomes First Texas GOP Lawmaker to Back Gay Marriage
Rep. Sarah Davis (R-West University Place) expressed support for same-sex marriage Thursday, becoming the first Republican state lawmaker in Texas history to p...Read More
Closing the Gap: Seeking Better Care for Foster Kids in Texas
Foster kids live at the juncture of two broken systems, and the state is slow to find a solution.
Growing up in foster care, Reyna Mondragon fought to survive a broken and neglected system. Now, she advocates to help give other foster kids a better life....Read More
School Vouchers Survive Texas Senate
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has championed school voucher legislation since he entered the Senate in 2007, comparing the effort to the civil rights struggle. After num...Read More
The Lite Guv and the Frack Master
Chris Faulkner brings his brand of bravado and lots of cash to the Texas Capitol. So, what's he really after?
The man who calls himself the Frack Master has become the media's go-to Texas voice in favor of fracking, but it wasn't until he got involved in politics that h...Read More
No School Voucher Fight in House… Yet
A potentially contentious vote on a measure that would have banned school vouchers was avoided after its author withdrew the amendment....Read More
Open Season on Public Schools During Voucher Debate
Like an obstinate weed that just won't die, the debate over school vouchers returned to the Capitol for the 11th straight legislative session on Thursday....Read More
‘Parent Trigger’ Bill Takes Aim at Underperforming Public Schools
On Thursday, the Senate Education Committee debated changing a law that would make it easier for parents to make changes at low-performing schools....Read More