Analysis: Texas conservatives, in search of a new nemesis
When longtime U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy died in 2009, an irreverent Texas political consultant predicted the people who raise money for the two major...
86th #Txlege Report Card: Minimum Wage
Proposed minimum wage increases received minimal effort in Texas’ 86th Legislative Session.
For more than a decade, the Texas minimum wage hasn’t budged from the...
Abbott vetoes popular domestic violence bill because of an unrelated provision about radioactive waste...
Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday vetoed a widely supported bill to protect domestic violence survivors, calling it a “laudable effort” that lost his support when “someone...
Here's What Texas Legislators Accomplished in 2019
Texas lawmakers ended the 2019 legislative session in a self-congratulatory mood for passing a $251 Billion budget that temporarily lowered property taxes, revamped the...
86th #txlege Report Card: Ethics
Ethics: F
Ethics reform legislation in this year's session of the Texas Legislature was an exercise in window dressing. Even though lawmakers curbed some of...
After Legislators Make Everyone in Texas a Plumber, The Pros Call for Special Legislative...
Texas plumbers are calling on state lawmakers to hold a special legislative session after they failed to pass a bill that would have kept...
Threads Of Dysfunction Unravel 86th Legislative Session
Threads of dysfunction were on full display during the 86th Texas Legislature. For all the talk of the “Big Three”, Texas lawmakers inability to...
Analysis: Do as they say, not as they do
The Texas Legislature did a lot in the 86th regular session, especially if you judge by their spending.
It’s amazing what lawmakers can do when...
Texas Dog Owners Bite Back Against Rep. Stickland for Killing Animal Cruelty Bill
The people and pups of Bedford, Texas might be ready to fetch a new state representative.
On Memorial Day, over 130 dog owners and their...
Texas law will outlaw minors from buying popular cough medicine
Starting in September, Texans under 18 years old will no longer be able to buy popular over-the-counter cough medicines like NyQuil and Robitussin under...
