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MAY 31
- Perry off to secret forum in Turkey (DallasNews)
- Late vote date may cost Texas (DallasNews)
- Educators happy to see TAKS finally flunk out (Star-Telegram)
- Rail projects stumble as toll roads proceed (Star-Telegram)
- State parks receive boost in funding (Caller)
- Democrat ally running against Craddick (DallasNews)
- Craddick loyalist Turner wants speaker's job (Chron)
- Democratic ally says he will seek Craddick's post (Star-Telegram)
- Seventh candidate enters race to unseat house speaker (ElPasoTimes)
- Dewhurst sees voter ID defeat as missed opportunity (MySanAntonio)
- Debate on Texas' primary date became partisan issue (MyWestTexas)
- Parks department happy with Legislature's budget (TylerPaper)
- Speaker Siege: Where Were the House Women? (AustinChronicle)
- Final Budget: Pork for Me, Not for Thee (AustinChronicle)
- Balance of Power (DallasNews)
- Steroid bill
MAY 30
- Perry is silent on schools chief (DallasNews)
- AARP and TXU make moves (Star-Telegram)
- Governor decides he'll fill rest of seats on TSU board (Chron)
- Governor: Lawmakers delivered a mixed bag (DallasNews)
- Perry criticizes 'acrimony' of legislators (Chron)
- Lawmakers do little in session to satisfy Perry (ElPasoTimes)
- Governor reflects on 'the good, the bad and the ugly' of session (LubbockOnline)
- Small-town GOP behind survival of top 10% rule (Chron)
- Futile-care bill died, but issue still alive (Chron)
- Pilot program to require licensing of boarding houses OK'd (DallasNews)
- Politicians may pay price for session (Star-Telegram)
- UTMB unhappy with state funding (GalvestonDailyNews)
- Legislators set sights on next session (LubbockOnline)
- Hegar feels good about first year (TheVictoriaAdvocate)
- Senator Laments Losing Bills Important To East Texas (TylerPaper)
- Legislature passes ROTC tuition rebate (TheBatt)
- The Austin Tea Party (DallasNews)
- Mixed session (Chron)
- State survives wild legislative session (MySanAntonio)
- Rebels in House (ElPasoTimes)
MAY 29
- Toll road bill still awaits Perry signature (DallasNews)
- Carona earns praise -- and No. 2 Senate slot (DallasNews)
- Water plan passes; electric bill doesn't (DallasNews)
- Legislature focuses on the small stuff (DallasNews)
- Craddick safe as session ends, but '08 race is ahead (Chron)
- House works through tension (DallasNews)
- Session ends, but bitterness remains (Chron)
- Shellshocked lawmakers ready to shut down 80th session (Star-Telegram)
- Steroids testing measure approved (Chron)
- Lawmakers pass high school steroids bill (DallasNews)
- The session scorecard (DallasNews)
- With budget, ASU merger, Legislature good to Tech
- Despite turmoil, lawmakers say a lot accomplished (LubbockOnline)
- Lawmakers argue over Brooks County water district (TheMonitor)
- Tech gets $120M in approved budget (Amarillo)
- Legislators end wild, weird session (GalvestonDailyNews)
- In Spite of Themselves (DallasNews)
- Texas is an urban state; someone alert the Legislature (DallasNews)
MAY 28
- Ombudsman's misdemeanor tests the zero-tolerance policy on hiring (Chron)
- Overhaul of TYC approved (DallasNews)
- Call it the `tow-truck' session (Chron)
- Craddick stays in power (DallasNews)
- Water measure lingers in House (DallasNews)
- Senate OKs bill to reduce prison need (DallasNews)
- Border measure added to homeland security bill (DallasNews)
- Walkout leaves bill to rein in electric rates up in air (DallasNews)
- Lawmakers opposed to Craddick stage walkout (Chron)
- Texas Legislature OKs $152.5 billion budget (Chron)
- House easily passes budget (Star-Telegram)
- House defeats attempt to dilute top 10% law (DallasNews)
- Lawmakers kill cap on 10 percent admissions rule (Chron)
- House budget provides med school funds (ElPasoTimes)
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- CHIP bill heads to Perry (ElPasoTimes)
- The session in their own words (Star-Telegram)
- Widely known, widely differing senators make impact (DallasNews)
- Architect of toll road freeze is credited for her tenacity (DallasNews)
- Bitter fight puts Craddick's future in question (DallasNews)
- Shoe's on other foot now for the Texas speaker (Chron)
- The House struggles to move forward (Chron)
- New advisers give Craddick edge (Chron)
- It's business as usual for embattled House speaker (Star-Telegram)
- Deal to limit TXU hangs on House leaders' ruling (DallasNews)
- End-of-course tests go to Perry (DallasNews)
- Technical move kills law school in Dallas (DallasNews)
- Senator will try to resurrect border security bill (Chron)
- Border security bill ultimately fizzles, dies (ElPasoTimes)
- Curriculum confusion mounts over Bible bill (Chron)
- Senator feels alone in his fight to fund parks (Chron)
- Valley budget-writers say they like budget, but threat of block looms (TheMonitor)
- A last gift (Chron)
- The circus in town (Star-Telegram)
- Don't play games with EAA legislation (MySanAntonio)
MAY 25
- Deal on state budget reached (DallasNews)
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- Perry siding with Dallas on water bill (DallasNews)
- House, Senate to weigh toll-road compromise (DallasNews)
- Craddick foes form PAC (DallasNews)
- Capitol honors troops' sacrifice (DallasNews)
- State to tighten grip on insurers (DallasNews)
- Budget deal funds S. Side A&M campus (MySanAntonio)
- Freeze on private toll roads ready for vote (MySanAntonio)
- Behind the scenes of a speaker's race: Promises, threats (MySanAntonio)
- Senate gives its blessing to reform of TYC (MySanAntonio)
- $152 billion Texas budget pact boosts education (Chron)
- Bill could benefit Astrodome (Chron)
- Senate OKs TYC overhaul bill (Chron)
- Brakes put on new private toll roads (Chron)
- Bills declared dead Thursday (Chron)
- Texas handgun license records sealed (Chron)
- Battle quietly rages for Craddick's seat (Chron)
- Craddick, friend sued over fishing-trip dispute (Chron)
- Sale money will buy land for regional park (Star-Telegram)
- Lawmakers honor war dead (Star-Telegram)
- Primary: 'missed opportunity' (Star-Telegram)
- Curb on TXU, others in works (Star-Telegram)
- Lawsuit accuses Craddick of misusing office (Star-Telegram)
- TYC overhaul bill is nearly complete (Star-Telegram)
- Lawmakers pause to pay tribute to soldiers (TheMonitor)
- Lawmakers make headway on transportation bill (ElPasoTimes)
- Angelo State officially part of Tech (LubbockOnline
- GOP House members move to protect Craddick opponents (LubbockOnline)
MAY 24
MAY 22
- Comma kills jounalists' shield law in Texas House (Chron)
- House steps up foster oversight (DallasNews)
- House OKs bills to improve school safety (Chron)
- House gives tentative OK to school defibrillators (ElPasoTimes)
- Rep: No conflict in fighting charter school bill (DallasNews)
- College funding dispute stalls budget (DallasNews)
- Wiretapping expansion axed from Texas homeland security bill (Star-Telegram)
- Bill to help low-income pay for health care passed in House (Chron)
- Horse-slaughter foes pleased that no action taken on bill (Chron)
- House OKs pilot needle-exchange program (Star-Telegram)
- House turns up heat on speaker (DallasNews)
- Craddick called to step down (Chron)
- Craddick draws 2nd challenger for speaker post (MySanAntonio)
- Republican demands speaker's resignation (Star-Telegram)
- Speaker draws challenger; other asks him to quit (ElPasoTimes)
- Ailing senator returns to block voter ID vote (DallasNews)
- Lawmaker risks health to stop voter ID bill (Chron)
- Ill senator defies doctors to block voter ID bill (Star-Telegram)
- GOP rep calls for Craddick to step down (LubbockOnline)
- Athletes may face random steroid tests (LubbockOnline)
- Local legislators putting wraps on session (SeguinGazette)
- Texas legislature should meet every year (ElPasoTimes)
- Innocence Lost (DallasNews)
- Pursue energetically (Star-Telegram)
MAY 21
- A new voice for the children in TYC (Chron)
- TYC freeing 226 held past original terms (DallasNews)
- After TYC review, 226 youths are up for release (Chron)
- Texas lawmakers to weigh ban on horse slaughter (Chron)
- Lawmaker's land deal now raising eyebrows (MySanAntonio)
- Triumph or defeat for Puente going down to the wire this session (MySanAntonio)
- Democrats refine their vocabulary (DallasNews)
- Clinton candidacy could help Craddick's position (Chron)
- Texas Legislature's session winds down with agendas squelched (Chron)
- Bill on recording of votes causes clash (DallasNews)
- Senate eyes Perry university incentive-funds plan (Chron)
- State Senate backs business tax relief (DallasNews)
- Rail bill passes Senate (DallasNews)
- Legislature looks at curbing child obesity
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- Bills reflect El Paso's battle over toll roads (ElPasoTimes)
- Birthday pays tribute to Madla kins' losses (MySanAntonio)
- 'Jessica's Law' headed to Perry (Chron)
- Perry vetoes highway measure (Chron)
- Gallegos' absence delays action on Voter ID bill (Chron)
- Voter ID bill idled in respect to ill senator (Star-Telegram)
- Colleagues tap Crosbyton Democrat for freshman honor (LubbockOnline)
- Do Texas Right: State needs every drop of Senate water proposal (DallasNews)
- Install the plumbing (Star-Telegram)
- Failing grade (Chron)
- Movie madness (Chron)
- Legislation would slow emissions, curb gas use (MySanAntonio)
MAY 18
- Texas Government's Potemkin Village (TexasObserver)
- In trying to win, has Dewhurst lost a friend? (Chron)
- 3 senators give lieutenant governor a talking-to (DallasNews)
- Being Warren Chisum (TexasObserver)
- Sen. Gallegos may miss rest of session (Chron)
- Time short for student loan plan (DallasNews)
- If your dog attacks, you may go to prison (Chron)
- Dog-attack penalties approved (Star-Telegram)
- Struggling parks may get a big break (Star-Telegram)
- Senate OKs bill allowing death penalty in child rapes (Chron)
- Moved by fatal bus crash, Senate OKs seat-belt bill (Chron)
- Amendment ends clash over air quality bill (Chron)
- Senate OKs scaled-down Texas Tomorrow Fund (DallasNews)
- Panel votes to reduce teachers' pay raise (Star-Telegram)
- Road bill gets the green light in House (DallasNews)
- Substitute transportation bill glides on in Legislature (Chron)
- Toll-road ban includes exemptions (Star-Telegram)
- House OKs toll-road moratorium measure (ElPasoTimes)
- State's actions affecting commuters (Star-Telegram)
- Senate bill opens health plan to more children (DallasNews)
- Budget writers expand CHIP benefit (Chron)
- Senate committee passes CHIP bill (TheMonitor)
- Plan to remove Bush road signs in place (Star-Telegram)
- Panel nixes cameras to catch speeders (Star-Telegram)
- Asleep at the wheel (Chron)
- House OKs resuming COPS program (ElPasoTimes)
MAY 17
- TYC deal is reached (DallasNews)
- Christian right faring well at Capitol (DallasNews)
- Lawmaker is no stranger to power struggle (Star-Telegram)
- Bill requiring gift details goes to Perry (Chron)
- Bill on Texas border security outlines plans for funding (ElPasoTimes)
- Border security bill clears Senate committee without immigration parts (TheMonitor)
- No hope for needle-exchange legislation (Chron)
- Voter ID bill's chances fading (DallasNews)
- Dewhurst: Voter ID bill essentially dead (Chron)
- Tensions roil over voter ID bill (Star-Telegram)
- Foster bill tracks police calls (DallasNews)
- Future hazy for key air quality bill (Chron)
- Chisum says his bill will 'help save marriages' (LubbockOnline
- El Paso civil court cut from bill (ElPasoTimes)
- House bill pumps more funds into rural firefighting (LubbockOnline)
- Senate stalled over Voter ID issue (TheMonitor)
- Timing's Everything (DallasNews)
- Holding the gavel (Star-Telegram)
- Watching Craddick (ElPasoTimes)
- Rest in peace (Chron)
- Double duty (Chron)
- Let the Sun Shine (DallasNews)
- On the Lege: Freshman Watson Thrives in Senate Environment (AustinChronicle)
- Media Watch: The Incredible Disappearing Telecom Committee (AustinChronicle)
MAY 16
- Memo skeptical of NTTA's 121 bid fuels debate (DallasNews)
- Bills cut public access to information (Star-Telegram)
- House holds up payouts of state's IOUs (DallasNews)
- House to take up Senate water bill (DallasNews)
- House OKs bill on red-light camera use (Chron)
- Legislature seeks justification for use of red-light cameras (ElPasoTimes)
- Anti-Sudan bill wins tentative OK (DallasNews)
- Senator leaves sick bed to vote (Chron)
- Push against Craddick is right out of left field (DallasNews)
- Republican to challenge Craddick for House speaker (DallasNews)
- Ex-Craddick ally eyes '09 speaker job (Chron)
- Former Craddick ally to run against speaker (Star-Telegram)
- Lawmaker says no to House speaker run (ElPasoTimes)
- Democrats stymie voter ID bill (DallasNews)
- Shouting, illness highlight Senate drama (Star-Telegram)
- Democrats get the edge on Dewhurst (Star-Telegram)
- Marriage fee gets surprise blessing (Chron)
- Bill may keep train from end of the line (DallasNews)
- Isett's fight to ban cameras at red lights clears hurdle (LubbockOnline)
- Former ally launches early campaign to oust Craddick (LubbockOnline)
- Transportation Blocked (DallasNews)
- New exams (ElPasoTimes)
MAY 15
- Lawmakers Vote Multiple Times For Others (KEYE)
- School districts feel pinched by funding changes (Chron)
- Ranger honored for TYC investigation (DallasNews)
- TYC suspends official in rape case (Chron)
- Evins superintendent suspended for possible wrongdoing (TheMonitor)
- Ex-state Rep. Nancy McDonald dies at 72 (ElPasoTimes)
- Perry's man in Capitol a respected pragmatist (DallasNews)
- Bill alters reporting on retiree benefits (Chron)
- House panel approves Medicaid-overhaul bill (DallasNews)
- Cap on top 10% law clears House panel (DallasNews)
- Plan aims to pressure Sudan (Star-Telegram)
- Senators want film funds to hinge on portrayal of state (Chron)
- Families would gain time in 'futile care' compromise (Chron)
- Senate panel considers border security bill (ElPasoTimes)
- Religious expression in public schools (MySanAntonio)
- Whispers grow louder about Craddick's future (DallasNews)
- Effort to unseat Craddick grows (Chron)
- Rumors fly about effort to oust House speaker (Star-Telegram)
- Senate avoids Perry veto, OKs compromise bill on toll roads (DallasNews)
- Senate takes a detour in transportation fight (Chron)
- Senate OKs overhauled highway bill (Star-Telegram)
- House OKs end to TAKS exam (DallasNews)
- House tentatively OKs end to TAKS test (Chron)
- Measure replaces TAKS; new test tentatively OK'd (ElPasoTimes)
- Amendments drastically change TAKS overhaul bill (ElPasoTimes)
- State Legislature recognizes Texas Tech basketball coach for accomplishments (LubbockOnline)
- Do or Die (DallasNews)
- Time running out for key legislation (MySanAntonio)
- Want reform? Think local (Chron)
- Keep Them Separated (DallasNews)
MAY 14
- Mistakes, mismanagement wrecked TYC (DallasNews)
- E-mails show TYC officials obsessing over image (DallasNews)
- TYC ombudsman says his appointment sends 'strong message' (MySanAntonio)
- TYC staff says it's kept in dark (Chron)
- Deal reached on sex offender bills (DallasNews)
- Craddick's job may be on line again (Chron)
- Talks continue over controversial transportation bill (Chron)
- N. Texas officials take on transportation bill (Star-Telegram)
- Budget writers leaning toward giving DPS, not sheriffs, money (TheMonitor)
- Tax to improve nursing homes gains support (Chron)
- Marriage license bill OK'd (Chron)
- Approval of horsemeat sale slipped into bill (DallasNews)
- Vote extends school tax cuts to seniors, disabled (Chron)
- Tax break approved for elderly (DallasNews)
- Voters OK with moving up primaries (ElPasoTimes)
- Accounting option possible (Star-Telegram)
- Dome project may get public funding (Chron)
- State might pick up share of Super Bill (Star-Telegram)
- State Senate gives a quick OK to new TSU leadership (Chron)
- Chávez, lawmaker clash; may halt courts' creation (ElPasoTimes)
- Bolos, boots official attire (Star-Telegram)
- Bills get dismantled, buried or fade away as lawmakers persevere (LubbockOnline)
- The Bills Done Gone (TexasObserver)
- Bill would direct state to help with pet evacuation plans (TheMonitor)
- That Four-Letter Word (DallasNews)
- Fight on! (Star-Telegram)
- Feeling the heat (Star-Telegram)
- Blowing smoke (Chron)
- Next two weeks in Legislature are critical (DallasNews)
- Law needed to bolster freedom of the press (MySanAntonio)
MAY 11
- Funding expected to fall short for state CHIPs (MySanAntonio)
- Bills would let agencies share info on youths (MySanAntonio)
- TYC suspends superintendent (DallasNews)
- Republican lawmakers scramble to stop White (Chron)
- Fighting the force of an editorial (DallasNews)
- Dewhurst, senators still unsure how to expand CHIP (DallasNews)
- Bus seat belt measure is up for Senate vote (Chron)
- Horse amendment slips by with hardly a neigh (DallasNews)
- Senate OKs insurer mental illness bill (DallasNews)
- Jail bill targets Dallas (Chron)
- Rate proposal falls short, critics say (Star-Telegram)
- Compromise would slow private toll roads (Star-Telegram)
- Slouching Toward a Special Session (TexasObserver)
- Tax-cut proposal is unlikely to survive (DallasNews)
- House: Teacher pay, then tax cuts (Chron)
- Bill: Raise teacher pay before reducing taxes (ElPasoTimes)
- Teacher raise blocks tax relief (Star-Telegram)
- House rushes bills to close session (Star-Telegram)
- Many bills headed for scrap heap (Chron)
- Ex-rep picked for TSU board (Star-Telegram)
- Voters will get a crack at property tax cuts (Chron)
- Senate panel supports Angelo State-Texas Tech merger (LubbockOnline)
- Craziness on the House Floor (TexasObserver)
- Travis students get close look at Legislature (ElPasoTimes)
- Hinojosa, Flores negotiating details of the new La Joya Water Supply (TheMonitor)
- Air supply (Chron)
MAY 10
- Plan to thin out TYC lockups draws fire (Chron)
- TYC: Will the Lege Drain the Gulag? (AustinChronicle)
- Bill for TXU split-up now in doubt over rate-relief deal (Star-Telegram)
- Senate OKs bill giving Perry authority for TSU overhaul (Chron)
- Bike bill headed for showdown (DallasNews)
- House panel alters foster home bill (DallasNews)
- Isett: Bill to ban red-light cameras down, not out (LubbockOnline)
- Chisum sees progress in conservative agenda (LubbockOnline)
- Obscure tax law could cost schools IRS enforcement (Star-Telegram)
- Strip-club entry fees may rise (Chron)
- Perry threatens special session on highway issues (DallasNews)
- Perry vows to veto toll road moratorium bill (Chron)
- Perry threatens special session (Star-Telegram)
- Immigrant tuition break survives (Chron)
- Tuition bill demise aids immigrants (ElPasoTimes)
- Migrant tuition bill derailed (Star-Telegram)
- Concealed-gun owners won't be named (DallasNews)
- Bill protecting IDs of gun owners heads to Perry (Chron)
- Perry to get bill on gun privacy (Star-Telegram)
- House backs $3 billion push for cancer cure (DallasNews)
- $3 billion in cancer research backed in state House vote (Chron)
- House approves gas tax relief; Senate may not (LubbockOnline)
- The Conscience of the House Speaks (TexasObserver)
- Prince of darkness (Chron)
- Thanks for the Jams (DallasNews)
- Toll moratorium bad for state traffic woes (MySanAntonio)
- Plan to repeal gas tax irresponsible pandering (MySanAntonio)
- No jolly holiday here (Star-Telegram)
- In extremis (Star-Telegram)
- Curbing dropouts (ElPasoTimes)
MAY 9
- Moreno feels he's valued after welcome by House (ElPasoTimes)
- Dan Patrick makes himself heard (Chron)
- CPS inquiries alarm senators (DallasNews)
- Care homes need licensing, inspections, Senate panel is told (DallasNews)
- Group denounces utility legislation proposal (Star-Telegram)
- Topless club fee gaining steam (DallasNews)
- Bicycle safety bill set for Senate OK (DallasNews)
- House OKs bill giving schools option of Bible classes (DallasNews)
- House backs elective Bible courses (Chron)
- Bible-course bill advances (Star-Telegram)
- School program funds could curb dropouts (ElPasoTimes)
- Bill toughens oversight of mentally ill, elderly housing (ElPasoTimes)
- House OKs disaster insurance measure (LubbockOnline)
- Some say Craddick on shaky ground (DallasNews)
- Revolt heartens Craddick's foes (Chron)
- House votes against speaker over Guillen bill (TheMonitor)
- Craddick Crashing? (TexasObserver)
- Legislature defeats HPV mandate, Perry (DallasNews)
- Reluctant governor yields on HPV shots (Chron)
- Perry won't veto bill that blocks vaccine (ElPasoTimes)
- Perry bows to pressure on vaccine (LubbockOnline)
- Unsigned, Sealed, Delivered (TexasObserver)
- House favors gas tax break (DallasNews)
- Drivers could get a gas-tax vacation (Chron)
- Gas tax may go on hiatus (Star-Telegram)
- Texas Senate passes tax-free textbook bill (TheMonitor)
- Bermanıs Beef (TexasObserver)
- House approves measure paving way for light rail in the Valley (TheMonitor)
- State employee blamed for mishandling records (Chron)
- TYC overhaul bill nears final approval (Star-Telegram)
- Discipline and Pride? (TexasObserver)
- Surely you jest (Star-Telegram)
- Diesel dilemma (Star-Telegram)
- Build at own risk (Chron)
MAY 8
- Use of perk to halt trial questioned (Star-Telegram)
- Turnover takes toll on CPS (DallasNews)
- Vendor misplaces tapes with sensitive state data (Chron)
- Getting tough in battle on hate (MySanAntonio)
- Moreno may announce he won't seek another term (ElPasoTimes)
- Republicans torn over gun legislation (Chron)
- Bill provides funds for police, firefighters' reduced pensions (ElPasoTimes)
- Bill allows licenses to work as passports (ElPasoTimes)
- Smoking ban is diluted (DallasNews)
- Texas House OKs weakened smoking ban (Chron)
- Smoking bill gets lost in haze (Star-Telegram)
- House OKs border-security bill (DallasNews)
- House passes border security bill (Chron)
- House approves Perry's border security plan (ElPasoTimes)
- Border security measure gets big House backing (LubbockOnline)
- Truth AWOL on HB 13 (TexasObserver)
- Dying In Committee -- Countin' The Days (AustinChronicle)
- House unanimously passes TYC overhaul (DallasNews)
- House approves overhaul of state juvenile system (Chron)
- Youth commission overhaul bill nears final passage (Star-Telegram)
- Hold Your Fire (DallasNews)
- Been there ... (Star-Telegram)
- Barrier to care (Chron)
- You move too fast (Star-Telegram)
- Legislative scorecard as session nears end (MySanAntonio)
MAY 7
- To some, TYC bill is no cure-all (DallasNews)
- Hundreds of mentally ill youth prisoners canıt see psychiatrist (TheMonitor)
- A push against open records (DallasNews)
- Late-night Legislature hearings wilt witnesses (DallasNews)
- Reports: Border security funds' success varies (ElPasoTimes)
- Perry aims to maintain his relevance (Chron)
- Lawmakers rush to finish the job (Chron)
- More delays on border security bill may force special session (LubbockOnline)
- Water planning legislation appears to be in jeopardy (DallasNews)
- Water planning legislation appears to be in jeopardy (DallasNews)
- Border bill debate focuses on 'sanctuary cities' (Chron)
- Senate budget tightens the purse strings (Chron)
- House may rethink defanging of bar smoking ban (MySanAntonio)
- Senate backs tax swap (DallasNews)
- Senate OKs changes in top 10% law (DallasNews)
- State Senate caps top 10-percent law (Chron)
- Senate bill puts cap on top-10 rule for colleges (ElPasoTimes)
- Senate backs limit on admissions rule (Star-Telegram)
- Proposition 1 aims to benefit seniors, the disabled (Chron)
- Teachers, administrators oppose bill tying testing to merit pay (MyWestTexas)
- Take a step to end redistricting game (MySanAntonio)
- Message from Austin will be heard worldwide (MySanAntonio)
- The real problem (Chron)
- Here's leadership (Star-Telegram)
MAY 4
- House TYC reform bill up for vote next week (DallasNews)
- CHIP enrollment drops by 17,000 this month (DallasNews)
- CHIP enrollment sees near-record decrease (Star-Telegram)
- Drowned in Red Tape (TexasObserver)
- Dennis the Menace (TexasObserver)
- Bad Bills: Numbers Game (TexasObserver)
- Lobbyists chattering about Janek's future (Chron)
- Lawmaker calls Perry aide's letter insulting (Star-Telegram)
- Dewhurst drops opposition to CHIP expansion bill (Chron)
- Senate toughens anti-smuggling law (MySanAntonio)
- Senate OKs broad plan to record votes (DallasNews)
- End-of-life compromise reached (DallasNews)
- Border-security bill back to panel (DallasNews)
- State border bill gets bounced back (Chron)
- Delay over technicality could kill border bill (ElPasoTimes)
- Technical error may have torpedoed security bill (Star-Telegram)
- Bill may reopen casinos (DallasNews)
- Technicality temporarily derails border, homeland (LubbockOnline)
- Border security bill returned to committee--again (TheMonitor)
- Victory for Parks (Mostly) (TexasObserver)
- 10 Percent With Limits (DallasNews)
- Hit the brakes (Star-Telegram)
MAY 3
- TYC bars access to details of most abuse allegations (Chron)
- TYC whistleblower tells his story (MySanAntonio)
- Perry glad to create vaccine debate (Star-Telegram)
- Dewhurst balks at Perry's push for more tax relief (Chron)
- House gives toll-road freeze final OK; bill heads to Perry (DallasNews)
- No More Krusee Control (TexasObserver)
- Need proof of age? Read the fine print (DallasNews)
- Limits OK'd on eminent domain (DallasNews)
- Tribal casino push loses steam (ElPasoTimes)
- Gambling bills face long odds (Star-Telegram)
- New plate would help buy school supplies (ElPasoTimes)
- Bill would require info about gun buyers' mental health (Chron)
- Parks plan advances in House (Chron)
- Park-funds bill gets initial OK (Star-Telegram)
- Sonograms before abortions endorsed (DallasNews)
- Patrick's abortion bill advances despite criticism (Chron)
- House OKs bill targeting risky behavior at colleges (LubbockOnline)
- Duncan calls for revamp of court (LubbockOnline)
- Mission residents rally at Capitol (TheMonitor)
- On the Lege (AustinChronicle)
- Demanding Lege Action on Detained Families (AustinChronicle)
- Ounce of Prevention, $467 Million of Cure (AustinChronicle)
- Phone-tax bill merits a hearing in Senate (MySanAntonio)
- Voter IDs (ElPasoTimes)
MAY 2
- Voter ID bill hinges on ailing senator (Chron)
- House approves bill requiring state to verify voters' citizenship (DallasNews)
- Mining impact on water draws concerns (Chron)
- Cameras to nab speeders rejected (DallasNews)
- House to debate casino bill (Star-Telegram)
- Texans back gambling on reservations, poll indicates (ElPasoTimes)
- Father and son at odds over UTB bill (TheMonitor)
- Crunching Craddickıs Numbers (TexasObserver)
- Texas Senate votes to block White's air plan (Chron)
- Dying in Committee, Pt. 2 (AustinChronicle)
- Tax bill spares more businesses (DallasNews)
- Small businesses get tax break
- Senate passes shield law after adding a few loopholes (Chron)
- Shield bill for journalists passes Senate (DallasNews)
- Perry acts to install new regents at TSU (Chron)
- Why We Can't Wait (DallasNews)
- HPV bill properly rescinds mandate (MySanAntonio)
- Let property owners decide conceal-carry (MySanAntonio)
- Shooting from the lip (Chron)
- See legislation go (Star-Telegram)
MAY 1
- Perry: Concealed guns should be allowed everywhere (DallasNews)
- Perry: Banning pistols isn't the answer (Chron)
- Allow concealed guns anywhere, governor says (Star-Telegram)
- TSU is left wondering: Who is in charge here? (Chron)
- 2 say TYC was warned (DallasNews)
- Ex-TYC official fired for inaction (DallasNews)
- Shapleigh proposes universal health care (ElPasoTimes)
- Bill limits pension board collecting on mistakes (ElPasoTimes)
- Arsonists Need Not Apply (TexasObserver)
- House: Allow religion in school (DallasNews)
- School prayer gets a boost (Chron)
- Student religious expression gets backing in the House (Star-Telegram)
- Road budget short billions less, audit says (DallasNews)
- Transportation estimates questioned (Chron)
- House Passes Howard Bill Granting Religious Speech In Public Schools (FortBendNow)
- Basin task force lauded in Austin (MyWestTexas)
- Bring TYC to Account (DallasNews)
- Aquifer compromise right step for region (MySanAntonio)
- Don't rush to transfer Texas historic places (MySanAntonio)
APRIL 30
- TYC supervisor rebuffed abuse warnings (DallasNews)
- TYC abuse claims poured in amid debate (Chron)
- Lobby's revision would aid client (DallasNews)
- GOP lawmakers favor Fred Thompson for president (Chron)
- House to consider Indian casinos bill (DallasNews)
- Future dim for air-quality bills (DallasNews)
- Public alert system for lost seniors proposed (ElPasoTimes)
- 'Jessica's Laws' are called just one step (MySanAntonio)
- Lawmaker anxious to finish session despite setbacks (ElPasoTimes)
- Perry's border comments questioned (Chron)
- Lawmakers have a busy month ahead (Star-Telegram)
- Cancer initiative backed (DallasNews)
- Top 10% admissions cap proposal moves ahead in Senate (Chron)
- Tweaked House bill limits TXU's share for 18 months (DallasNews)
- TXU could keep plants (Star-Telegram)
- Bills shed light on some records, darken others (Star-Telegram)
- TAKS help sought for English-deficient students (Chron)
- Bill, group want more monitoring of bilingual education (MySanAntonio)
- Bill would inform foster children of legal rights (Chron)
- Perry threatens to veto toll road bill (DallasNews)
- Battle lines drawn over toll road ban (Chron)
- Senate OKs 2-year halt to privatized toll roads (ElPasoTimes)
- Bumpy ride for tollway plans (Star-Telegram)
- Bill to protect media sources gets first nod (Chron)
- Bill penalizes cactus poachers (ElPasoTimes)
- Senate bill takes aim at plant thefts (Star-Telegram)
- Bill seeks to fund border, homeland security program (LubbockOnline)
- Bill would give Winter Texans a break, but hurt local county revenue (TheMonitor)
- House passes voter ID bill, but Democrats say Senate will not (LubbockOnline)
- Lawmakers getting down to the bottom line (LubbockOnline)
- Perry signals he wants top TSU official impeached (Chron)
- Taking its toll (Chron)
- Recorded vote bill not strong enough (MySanAntonio)
- Problem message (Star-Telegram)
- On the watch list (Star-Telegram)
- How you can help uninsured kids (DallasNews)
- Shield law (Chron)
APRIL 27
- Small businesses brace for larger taxes (Chron)
- Senate tightens no-pass, no-play (DallasNews)
- Panel OKs curbs on toll-road deals (DallasNews)
- Senate OKs Madla Act unanimously (MySanAntonio)
- Police chiefs want say on border security spending (ElPasoTimes)
- Senate OKs needle-exchange program (Chron)
- The Best Free Speech Around (TexasObserver)
- Making Abortion Harder, Vol. 877,834 (AustinChronicle)
- Homer says no to voter ID bill (TheParisNews)
- Midlanders express mixed views on HPV vaccine (MyWestTexas)
- Don't Wait Too Long (DallasNews)
- Vote for amendment on senior tax relief (MySanAntonio)
APRIL 26
- TYC rapidly trims its inmate ranks (Chron)
- TYC officer charged with having sex with teen (Chron)
- Vote on Texas power market limits postponed (DallasNews)
- Bill may let TXU retain plants (Star-Telegram)
- Bill would restore program to help poor pay utility bills (Chron)
- State owed $350 million for driver violations (DallasNews)
- Senate backs bill for voluntary survey on abortion (DallasNews)
- Bill would protect officers from lawsuits over chases (Chron)
- Glitch stalls debate on bill that reopens Speaking Rock (ElPasoTimes)
- Senate next stop for plan to put ASU in Tech fold (LubbockOnline)
- Dewhurst Finally Gets It Done (TexasObserver)
- Bill set to reverse Perry's vaccine order (Chron)
- Lawmakers send Perry bill to block vaccine (Star-Telegram)
- Social services chief wins backing for second term (DallasNews)
- Dog bite bill heads to Senate (Amarillo)
- Moratorium: Governor needs authority to halt executions (DallasNews)
- Ballot barriers (Chron)
APRIL 25
- Panel: TYC structure doesn't need to change (DallasNews)
- Border blitz cut El Paso crime 30%, Perry says (ElPasoTimes)
- Border Police Chiefs Object to HB 13
- Dewhurst backs voter ID bill, moving primary (Chron)
- Legislature: Cost forecast derails ban triggered if Roe vs. Wade overturned (DallasNews)
- Hawkins Suddenly Looks Golden (TexasObserver)
- House panel begins debate on bill that ends death penalty
- Medical groups seek compromise on 'futile care' law (Chron)
- Lawmaker has surgery, expects return to Austin (ElPasoTimes)
- Jessica's Law approved in Senate (DallasNews)
- Senate OKs 'Jessica's Law' with limits on death penalty (Chron)
- Senate passes measure targeting sex offenders (Star-Telegram)
- Legislation gets tough on dog owners (Chron)
- Bill has bite: Dog owners face jail for first attack (Star-Telegram)
- Valley officials, observers at odds over need for new voter ID law (TheMonitor)
- Donors pay for travel of Perry, lawmakers (ElPasoTimes)
- Flores accepts three trips from private groups
(TheMonitor)
- Unimpeded Polls (DallasNews)
- This won't help (Star-Telegram)
- Which pay path? (Star-Telegram)
- School money (ElPasoTimes)
APRIL 24
- Cotton speaks on TYC stay (TheParisNews)
- Cap on automatic admissions at colleges clears Senate panel (Chron)
- Senate endorses innocence panel (DallasNews)
- Bill aims to raise foster care bar (Chron)
- Senate OKs bills that help schools with BRAC influx (ElPasoTimes)
- Dallas law school gets Senate boost (DallasNews)
- Diversions Continue Steady Advance (TexasObserver)
- Lawmaker's chief of staff for 10 years dies at 59 (ElPasoTimes)
- House OKs voter ID bill (DallasNews)
- House passes photo ID bill (Chron)
- Texas House approves voter identification bill (ElPasoTimes)
- House gives tentative OK to bill requiring photo ID from voters (Star-Telegram)
- Senate rejects HPV order (DadllasNews)
- Senate votes to overturn Perry's vaccination order (Chron)
- Senate rejects Perry's HPV vaccine order (Star-Telegram)
- Senate almost unanimous against HPV law (LubbockOnline)
- State lawmakers passes stricter voter ID rules (TheMonitor)
- The Case of the Missing Data (TexasObserver)
- Business-tax inquiry withdrawn (Chron)
- Vote-reform plans ahead of last session (DallasNews)
- This won't help (Star-Telegram)
- Early primary elections right move (ElPasoTimes)
- Means test? Yes (Star-Telegram)
APRIL 23
- Clay Robison: Senators might be carrying guns, but visitors likely won't be (Chron)
- Getting Tough on Voters, Too (TexasObserver)
- Bill moves election primaries to February (ElPasoTimes)
- New bill aims to ensure foster children know their legal rights (MySanAntonio)
- State Rep. Harold Dutton charged with DWI (Chron)
- House enjoys good vibes after past discord (Star-Telegram)
- Lawmakers plan to put more religion in your life (DallasNews)
- Toll road battle draws near (Star-Telegram)
- Officials determine who will watch pennies in $100 million border security proposal (TheMonitor)
- Educators complain of inaction (Star-Telegram)
- Advertising student uses her skills to push politics (ElPasoTimes)
- Mentally ill posing challenge for TYC (Chron)
- U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee pledges to halt plan for TSU conservatorship
- A poll tax? (Star-Telegram)
- Smoke-free Texas (Chron)
- Identity protection crucial to truth (ElPasoTimes)
- Leveling the field (Chron)
- Pollution defenders (Chron)
- CHIP should include full year of coverage (MySanAntonio)
- Texas parks wither as funding dries up (DallasNews)
- Transportation bill lacks tools for mass transit (DallasNews)
- Bill would help eliminate colonias (ElPasoTimes)
- Make it law (Star-Telegram)
APRIL 20
- Senate backs TYC revamp (DallasNews)
- More TYC executives forced out (DallasNews)
- Senate votes to overhaul TYC (Chron)
- Overhaul bill heads to House (Star-Telegram)
- TDEx Stats (TexasObserver)
- Rangers may run security database (DallasNews)
- Bill would put police database under Rangers (Chron)
- Swinford urges feds to bolster border security (LubbockOnline)
- Perry Rides to Hawkinsı Rescue (TexasObserver)
- Police would have to turn in immigrants (ElPasoTimes)
- Senate approves freeze on private toll-road deals (DallasNews)
- Senate votes to put brakes on private toll roads (Chron)
- Senate OKs toll road moratorium (Star-Telegram)
- Senate votes to shift from TAKS to course-end tests (DallasNews)
- Bill OKs replacing TAKS with series of exams (ElPasoTimes)
- Senate OKs raising smoking age to 19 (Chron)
- Senate OKs bill to raise smoking age (DallasNews)
- Bible study bill amended, clears panel (Chron)
- Sen. Patrick opposes media protection bill (Chron)
- License-plate frames to be street legal again (DallasNews)
- Kiln offers to test technology (Star-Telegram)
- El Pasoans argue for, against bid to reopen Asarco (ElPasoTimes)
- Measure would require local police to enforce immigration laws to receive funding (TheMonitor)
- The Imperial Governor (TexasObserver)
- Something Is Missing: Transportation bill lacks tools for mass transit (DallasNews)
- Conservation of energy sound policy for Texas (MySanAntonio)
- What Are They Smoking? (TexasObserver)
- Shield law (Chron)
APRIL 19
- State's immunity blocks lawsuit over son's abuse (Chron)
- Probe shows TYC employs 66 felons (Chron)
- Youth commission IDs 66 felon workers (MySanAntonio)
- Anti-abortion bill advances in Texas (Star-Telegram)
- State's immunity blocks lawsuit over son's abuse (Chron)
- Anti-Abortion Bills on the Move (TexasObserver)
- Weapons bill OK'd by House (DallasNews)
- House backs bill for permit privacy (Star-Telegram)
- Weapons bill OK'd by House (DallasNews)
- Handgun-privacy legislation advances in House (Chron)
- Handgun records may stay a secret (MySanAntonio)
- Bill expands wiretapping powers (DallasNews)
- Senate bill OKs police latitude on roving wiretaps (Chron)
- Senate OKs expansion of wiretapping authority (ElPasoTimes)
- Audit: State's new call center flawed (DallasNews)
- Transportation bill curbs agency's powers (DallasNews)
- Bill aims to make foster care safer (DallasNews)
- Ex-energy traders may testify in Austin (Star-Telegram)
- Teachers are guarded on changes to testing (Star-Telegram)
- Three TSU regents refuse Perry's call to resign (Chron)
- House bill seeks campaign spending reform (Chron)
- Senator steers universities toward Texas School Safety Center (LubbockOnline)
- El Paso officials on opposing sides in toll-road controversy (ElPasoTimes)
- Texas House backs stronger pet cruelty law (MySanAntonio)
- Looser rules on funding for political ads is feared (MySanAntonio)
- Legislative briefing (Star-Telegram)
- Around the chamber (MySanAntonio)
APRIL 18
- Trail of TIERS (Texas Observer)
- Are You in TDEx? (Texas Observer)
- TYC video mix-up clarified (Chron)
- Deal would permit executions of worst child predators (Chron)
- ID may be concealed with gun (DallasNews)
- Senate panel votes to toughen no-pass, no-play (DallasNews)
- Lawmakers unfazed by timing of vote on gun bill (Chron)
- Mayor White takes his pollution fight to Senate (Chron)
- El Pasoans take toll-road moratorium debate to Austin (El Paso)
- Perry plans El Paso motorcycle ride (El Paso)
- Chisum's divorce bill tripped up by error (LubbockOnline)
- Teachers are guarded on changes to testing (Star-Telegram)
- Medicaid reform, health incentives pass in Senate (DallasNews)
- Senate agrees to make Medicaid changes (Chron)
- Medicaid bill favors living healthier (Star-Telegram)
- House OKs amendment requiring recorded votes (DallasNews)
- Legislation would silence voice votes to pass laws (Chron)
- House OKs measure to record final votes (LubbockOnline)
- Our Future on the Line (DallasNews)
- Texas lines (Star-Telegram)
- A House Hurrah: It votes unanimously to end votes anonymously (DallasNews)
- Texas, getting it right (Chron)
- Keep important news flowing to the public (MySanAntonio)
- Home solutions (Star-Telegram)
APRIL 17
- Evidence on TYC guard not shown to grand jury (Chron)
- Sex, Lies and Videotape (TexasObserver)
- House offers TYC changes (DallasNews)
- Senate OKs reforms for charter schools (DallasNews)
- Stem cell research vote called sneaky (MySanAntonio)
- Minority legislators resist TSU czar plan (Chron)
- Appraisal relief gets tentative House approval (Chron)
- Bill Will Move TDEx to DPS (TexasObserver)
- Gun-permit disclosure may be halted (Star-Telegram)
- State panel hears testimony on immigration bills (ElPasoTimes)
- Bill would let counties regulate colonias (ElPasoTimes)
- Oh, You Mean Those Prisons (TexasObserver)
- Money For The Movies (AustinChronicle)
- Too Much or Too Little? (AustinChronicle)
- Lawmakers should quit starving parks (MySanAntonio)
APRIL 16
- New team, changes spark clash at TYC (DallasNews)
- Inconsistencies abounded in TYC abuse inquiries (DallasNews)
- Grand jury won't indict former TYC guard in sex abuse case (Chron)
- Gun issue likely to be a showdown (Chron)
- Conservative goes his own way (DallasNews)
- State budget could stem tuition increases (ElPasoTimes)
- Medicaid case awaits funding (MySanAntonio)/li>
- Med school prepares as state budget inches closer (ElPasoTimes)
- Texas prison guard shortage raises alarm (Chron)
- 1,132 schools qualify for merit pay (DallasNews)
- Perry's database of Texans concerns lawmakers (Chron)
- Database prompts reaction (Star-Telegram)
- TDEx Exposed (TexasObserver)
- Bill to lower rates OK'd (Star-Telegram)
- Toll project legislation could be boon to county (Chron)
- Primary politics (Star-Telegram)
- Bill would bring translators to health workers, but do local hospitals need the help? (TheMonitor)
- Record-votes amendment gets airing by lawmakers this week (LubbockOnline)
- State lawmakers ³rumble² on Senate floor (TheMonitor)
- Perry aide has data on Texans (DallasNews)
- Perry asks TSU regents to resign (Chron)
- Casting a shadow (Star-Telegram)
- Leave marriage skills legislation at the altar (MySanAntonio)
- What separation? (Chron)
- It's money time (Star-Telegram)
- Shapleigh vote (ElPasoTimes)
- Hits and Misses: Rail transit, TYC, border security (DallasNews)
APRIL 13
- The Governor's Database (TexasObserver)
- TYC guard won't face charges (DallasNews)
- 65 TYC employees found to have felony records (DallasNews)
- Newcomer, dean trade angry words (DallasNews)
- House OKs Feb. 5 primary for '08 (DallasNews)
- House weighs proposal for February primary (Chron)
- House backs electric rate cut (DallasNews)
- House approves rate cuts (Star-Telegram)
- House won't ask for TXU buyout approval (DallasNews)
- 'Healthy marriage' bill stripped of new fee (Chron)
- Senate panel backs high school TAKS replacement (DallasNews)
- Bill would make diabetes a reportable disease in S.A. (MySanAntonio)
- Bill could help toll agency make bids (DallasNews)
- Senate's end-of-life bill riles medical community (DallasNews)
- Race sways fate of bill in House (DallasNews)
- Texas House kills bill allowing police to demand personal information (Chron)
- Senate approves budget (DallasNews)
- Pitting children against tax cuts, Texas Senate OKs a two-year budget (Chron)
- Senate OKs med funds; Shapleigh against measure (ElPasoTimes)
- Senate OKs budget that includes reserve (Star-Telegram)
- Budget Left and Right (TexasObserver)
- EP would get 2 more courts under proposals (ElPasoTimes)
- Senate bill could sting Valley indigent program (TheMonitor)
- Jones withdraws appointments bill (LubbockOnline)
- Read the Fine Print (DallasNews)
- Rotting legacy (Chron)
- Passing the test (Star-Telegram)
- Extending a lifeline (ElPasoTimes)
APRIL 12
- CPS will find homes for 7 from TYC
- Bill overhauling TYC is endorsed
- Senate panel pushes for smaller TYC
- Senate panel OKs measure to overhaul TYC
- TYC overhaul bill clears committee
- 'Holdover' appointees targeted
- Bills would boost ethics panel's power over gifts
- Lawmakers want active students
- Dewhurst drawing flak on CHIP
- TAKS ban wouldn't end standardized tests
- Texas Senate OKs bills to aid with Bliss growth
- Local officials don't see major steroid problem
- Bill would toughen dog-attack penalties
- House OKs tax holiday for green appliances
- Officials hope incentive bill helps lure TV, film production
- Stem Cell Research Breakdown
- Protecting the First Amendment
- Legislative colleagues agree Pampa lawmaker same old Chisum
- Harm Reduction Hits the Capitol
- Senate will screen gallery visitors
- New marriage proposal: Pay up
- Marriage bill gets an iffy 'I do' in the House
- The House Comedy on Environmental Deregulation
- Higher math
APRIL 11
- Officials indicted in abuse at TYC
- Grand jury indicts two ex-TYC administrators
- State's top juvenile corrections official didnıt visit Evins facility
- The First of Any?
- House puts 2-year ban on private toll roads
- Toll-road freeze exempts North Texas
- Senators pan tuition hikes
- Legislators consider limiting tuition increases
- Take premarital class or pay double, House proposes
- Lawmakers frown at vehicle emissions bills
- Samaniego chides Dewhurst on border plans
- Senate panel OKs budget
- Senate panel OKs budget with 6.8% spending boost
- Senate budget bill funds Medicaid, EP medical school
- Politicians, Not Mathematicians
- Senate panel backs voluntary HPV vaccine
- House's HPV bill advances to Senate
- One Last Round of Shots
- Perry backs 'religious expression' legislation
- High school steroid tests win approval
- High school athletes to face testing for steroids
- Senate committee approves bill on wrongful convictions
- Legislature signs off on steroid bills
- Gov. Perry Touts Howard's 'Religious Viewpoint Anti-Discrimination Act'
- Full Support: Judge should approve state Medicaid settlement
- Medicaid settlement a win for Texas kids
- Weathering the Droughts
- Shifting gears
APRIL 10
- TYC names new inspector general (DallasNews)
- Battlefield rescue motivates official (Star-Telegram)
- Legislator at the state school (OdessaAmerican)
- Lawmaker seeks cheaper phone service for needy (ElPasoTimes)
- Senate Budget Primer (TexasObserver)
- Historic train up for debate (DallasNews)
- Plan to move 18 sites to historical commission criticized (Chron)
- Texas Medicaid deal boosts kids (DallasNews)
- A boost for child Medicaid services (Chron)
- Settlement improves children's access to treatment (ElPasoTimes)
- Maxey House proposed for transfer (TheParisNews)
- Medicaid settlement would send more money to doctors (TheMonitor)
- Senate Scuppers Speed Cameras (AustinChronicle)
- Schools' grades getting tougher (DallasNews)
- Contenders view Bush library as a key stop (Chron)
- Hidden in plain sight (Chron)
APRIL 9
- Medical care at TYC falls short (DallasNews)
- Judges send fewer children to TYC (DallasNews)
- Tough jobs aren't new to TYC chief (Chron)
- Federal lawsuit blames TYC in death (Chron)
- Nightmare ends for one TYC delinquent (Chron)
- Most freed TYC youths will return to Harris County (Chron)
- Ex-honor student deteriorates at TYC (DallasNews)
- TYC inmates' release begins (DallasNews)
- Release of youth from TYC includes some from Valley (TheMonitor)
- Leaders grapple with whether to close some TYC prisons in overhaul (TheMonitor)
- Airport parking perk tightens (Chron)
- Bills on local tax limits languish (DallasNews)
- Ruling could lead to improvements in health care (ElPasoTimes)
- Smoking in public is targeted (MySanAntonio)
- Measure would require passing cars to give bicyclists room (MySanAntonio)
- Hospitals must report infections under bill (ElPasoTimes)
- Poker debate isn't folding (DallasNews)
- Bills seek to end revenue diversions (Star-Telegram)
- House OKs aid for blind hunters (Chron)
- Constitutional amendment among many bills voted on by lawmakers (LubbockOnline)
- Clay Robison: Recent actions may indicate Craddick easing up on colleagues (MySanAntonio)
- Austin's Bumpy Road: Legislature stuck in stop-and-go traffic (DallasNews)
- A bad bet (Star-Telegram)
- The good book (Chron)
- Governor's powers merit deliberation (MySanAntonio)
- Inquiry into TYC delay critical to fixing system (MySanAntonio)
- Gutsy hike in gas tax belongs on the table (MySanAntonio)
- Proposed amendment balances power better (MySanAntonio)
- Jaime Castillo: Unregistered lobbyist challenges columnist in 'spirited discussion' (MySanAntonio)
- Austin break comes to end (Amarillo)
APRIL 6
- Nurse shortage, leadership cited as state school issues
- State school overseer back in hot seat
- What Hawkins Knew
- Bill would let voters choose insurance chief
- Chamber music
- Human-trafficking bills would toughen laws
- Deal aims to boost Medicaid payouts
- Legislators strike deal to improve children's health care
APRIL 5
- TYC fires 40 with felony history
- Mixed Messages at TYC?
- TYC Update: Conservator Conflicts
- Foster-care contractor chose its own successor
- Judge should recuse himself in builder Perry's appeal, watchdog says
- Senate panel OKs sobriety checkpoints
- Senate bill would offer 2-1-1 help to war vets
- House lawmakers look to crack down on car thieves
- Human-trafficking bills would toughen laws
- Move shuts down TXU bills debate
- Senator boycotts imam's prayer
- Patrick boycotts prayer, praises religious freedom
- Senator balks at imam-led prayer
- Dan Patrick Finally Understands America
- House leader says abortion bills waylaid to avoid federal battle
- Texas House approves UTB fee increase to support athletics
- On the Lege: Itty Bitty Steps
- Attorney general looks into discarded utility bills
- How Far We've Come: Bipartisan clean-air support is a breakthrough
APRIL 4
- Exclusive: Staffers' crimes, TYC abuse linked? (DallasNews)
- Schools for retarded banned restraints after death (Chron)
- State rep seeks lobby's help on utility bill, S-T finds (Star-Telegram)
- Builder's PAC aided judge (DallasNews)
- Legislators vow clean-air effort (DallasNews)
- Lawmaker urges all-inclusive look at teacher salary (Chron)
- Plan for Muslim prayer in Senate angers some (Chron)
- Lawmaker wants 'state under God' (Star-Telegram)
- House panel takes no action on poker run bill (ElPasoTimes)
- Rep. Moreno treated in Austin for deep cut (ElPasoTimes
- Editorial: Union legislation unnecessary (MySanAntonio)
- House votes to expand CHIP (DallasNews)
- House votes to expand CHIP (DallasNews)
- House OKs bill to expand CHIP (Chron)
- House backs expansion of child health coverage (Star-Telegram)
- House OKs end to limits on CHIP (ElPasoTimes)
- Bill would add school Bible courses (Chron)
- Bill would make the Bible a textbook (Star-Telegram)
- DA's removal urged; he didn't pursue TYC cases (DallasNews)
- 'They've done their time,' conservator says (Star-Telegram)
- Senate approves red-light cameras (DallasNews)
- Senate votes for cities to share red-light camera money (Chron)
- Senators approve bill that caps fines for red light runners (Star-Telegram)
- Federal transportation chief backs Perry's toll plan (Chron)
- 3 El Pasoans named to state commission (ElPasoTimes)
- Ethics committee to review deaths at state schools (LubbockOnline)
- Homer, teachers praise action (TheParisNews)
- Measure intended to insure more children gains early nod in House (LubbockOnline)
- Texas House passes bill to expand Children's Health Insurance Program (TheMonitor)
- Red-light camera plans ride wave of Senate support (LubbockOnline)
- Bills seek to give Cameron County two new courts (TheMonitor)
APRIL 3
- 'It's dividing some ... black people against the white' (Star-Telegram)
- Perry's push for power (DallasNews)
- End nearing to '93 Medicaid lawsuit (Star-Telegram)
- Medicaid spending shift debated (Chron)
- Abortion bill would require patient data (DallasNews)
- Gas tax called toll alternative (MySanAntonio)
- Power discount bill defeated on a technicality (Star-Telegram)
- Short-circuited (Star-Telegram)
- Poker measure draws opposition (Star-Telegram)
- Editorial: Bill that shouldn't see the light of day buried (MySanAntonio)
- Public record (Star-Telegram)
- Undo the Damage (DallasNews)
- Start Here: How Austin should prioritize clean-air bills (DallasNews)
- UNT closer to getting law school (DallasNews)
- New TYC chief strives to calm fears over releases (Chron)
- TYC to free 552 in days (DallasNews)
- Legislation proposes sobriety checkpoints (MyWestTexas)
- Four counties may unite in groundwater conservation (TimesRecordNews)
- Attempt to revive electric fund for poor stumped in House for now (MyWestTexas)
APRIL 2
- What Hawkins Knew (Texas Observer)
- Allegations have some at TYC on edge (Chron)
- Clay Robison: Gov gaining muscle, but Perry hasn't done all the heavy lifting (MySanAntonio)
- Bill would protect borrowers from predatory lending (ElPasoTimes)
- Bill would raise tuition rates for undocumented immigrants (ElPasoTimes)
- Guards suffer at TYC (DallasNews)
- Teen to be freed from TYC prison (DallasNews)
- TYC frees Cotton (TheParisNews)
- Felons prepare to lose TYC jobs (Chron)
- Audit: Prison rehab process failing (Chron)
- Clash over raises for teachers brews (Chron)
- House soundly rejects vouchers (Star-Telegram)
- Teacher raise could signal shift in House (Star-Telegram)
- Local leaders rip into toll road bill (Star-Telegram)
- Ex-state AG is released from federal custody (Chron)
- The right to college (Chron)
- Late senator's dream seen in budget plan (Chron)
- Perry Signs Bill Into Law Declaring Social Security Numbers 'Not Confidential' (FortBendNow)
- Bilingual ed teachers in high demand (LubbockOnline)
- Funds for TxSt projects on track in Legislature (SanMarcosRecord)
- Double duty daddy (TheMonitor)
MARCH 30
- House rejects urban vouchers (DallasNews)
- Round and Round, Round and Round (TexasObserver)
- Teacher merit pay is rejected (DallasNews)
- Texas House votes for $800 educator pay raise (Chron)
- House poised to adopt state budget (Star-Telegram)
- TYC conservator is confirmed by Senate (DallasNews)
- TYC's reins handed to czar (Chron)
- Senate approves pick for TYC conservator (Star-Telegram)
- Changes cited at state schools (DallasNews)
- Boy died at state school after being restrained, panel told (Chron)
- Water worries (SanMarcosRecord)
- SREC Wants Perry To Veto Bill Declaring Social Security Numbers Not Confidential (FortBendNow)
- House bill would cap top 10 rule admissions (DailyTexanOnline)
- Budget bill would send millions of dollars to Valley (TheMonitor)
- Senate panel delves into state school deaths (LubbockOnline)
- House cuts tax breaks (TimesRecordNews)
- Shapleigh to help lead border conference (ElPasoTimes)
- Chávez appointed to budget committee (ElPasoTimes)
- Lawmakers should clarify bills' intent (LubbockOnline)
MARCH 29
- Key legislator fearful of loopholes in business tax (Chron)
- House committee votes to move up primary (DallasNews)
- Six bills target sex slavery and indentured servitude (Chron)
- Bill would require daily exercise for students (Star-Telegram)
- Rep. Al Green takes CHIP issue to Washington (Chron)
- Editorial: Delay bill that hands more clout to unions (MySanAntonio)
- Editorial: Texas must stay open to scientific research (MySanAntonio)
- Up to the task (Star-Telegram)
- State Representative: Let's Hang the Artist! (AustinChronicle)
- 'Alternatives' to Abortion Gets More Funding (AustinChronicle)
- Deal reached on leader for TYC (DallasNews)
- TYC czar pledges a `fresh start' for agency (Chron)
- Perry names TYC overseer (Star-Telegram)
- West Texas State School employees address state legislators (OdessaAmerican)
- House to debate budget today (DallasNews)
- Long-term Targets: 5 budget increases - and how to pay for them (MySanAntonio)
- On the Lege: Budget Rollout (AustinChronicle)
- Chairman may block many immigration bills (Star-Telegram)
- Texas lawmakers told border not their worry (ElPasoTimes)
- Immigration Laws Held Up at the Border (AustinChronicle)
- County attorney prods lawmakers on health care for poor Texans (ElPasoTimes)
- House prepares to wrestle with budget (LubbockOnline)
- Swinford to bury immigration bills (LubbockOnline)
- Immigration debate hits House committee hearings (TheMonitor)
- Grassroots Effort To Draft Rick Noriega For Senate Rocks Beltway Boat (FortBendNow)
- New UT system official focuses on Legislature (DailyTexanOnline)
- Bipartisan bill aims for earlier primary elections (DailyTexanOnline)
MARCH 28
- TYC inmate's mom testifies on his rape (Chron)
- Swift action urged at TYC (Star-Telegram)
- SOS: Save our school (OdessaAmerican)
- State business tax now forecast to fall short (Chron)
- House OKs e-mail balloting for soldiers (ElPasoTimes)
- Vouchers for autistic advance (DallasNews)
- Senate approves water measure (DallasNews)
- Retooled shield law bill to be proposed (Chron)
- Bill would exempt sales taxes for energy-efficient products (Star-Telegram)
- Spirits move House to keep last call (DallasNews)
- House panel chair to kill immigration bills (DallasNews)
- El Pasoans in Austin to oppose Asarco reopening (ElPasoTimes)
- Texas joins 'national primary day' states (MyWestTexas)
- Duncan hopes to complete testimony about revised courts plan (LubbockOnline)
- Proposed laws limit uranium-permit challenges (Caller)
- Bills aim to reduce competition (DailyTexanOnline)
- Area leaders invade Austin (Amarillo)
MARCH 27
- College 10% rule under fire yet again (Chron)
- Dewhurst says deaths 'alarming,' warrant hearings (Chron)
- TYC inquiry is gathering momentum (Chron)
- TSU report blasts governing board (Chron)
- Senate OKs criminal checks for school staff (DallasNews)
- Global warming a threat to Texas water supply (Chron)
- Bill makes police tackle crime, not immigrants (ElPasoTimes)
- Land sale money not budgeted for new park (Star-Telegram)
- Romney scores Texas' biggest political donor (DallasNews)
- McCain sure he can win over Texas (DallasNews)
- Romney, McCain take the Texas tour (Chron)
- Union's methods with bill questioned (MySanAntonio)
- Bill protects money set for job-training program (ElPasoTimes)
- Lemon Law for Homes (DallasNews)
- Carlos Guerra: Universities seeing the wisdom of state's top-10-percent rule (MySanAntonio)
- Texas children need better pre-school education (Chron)
- Editorial: Environmental bills merit swift passage (MySanAntonio)
- Quintanilla named to advocate committee (ElPasoTimes)
- Panel OKs conservator to run TYC (Star-Telegram)
- Community college four-year degree programs could spread (MyWestTexas)
- Lawmakers want state to acknowledge, apologize for role in slavery (DailyTexanOnline)
MARCH 26
- Battles stalling bills to fix TYC (Chron)
- Immigration bills unlikely to get passed (Chron)
- Hybrid rebate bill could be in trouble (MySanAntonio)
- Court case improved EP road funding (ElPasoTimes)
- Proposal to replace TAKS with end of course exam (ElPasoTimes)
- Editorial: Bill aims at cleaner skies (MySanAntonio)
- Funding We Need: Squelching tollway moratorium a good move (DallasNews)
- Watch the Fine Print (DallasNews)
- Hundreds could be freed from TYC (DallasNews)
- Length of stay fluid for many TYC inmates (DallasNews)
- Lawmakers place global warming on the agenda (Chron)
- Perry: TYC board members became scapegoats (DallasNews)
- Win some, lose some: Perry touts ideas (Chron)
- State legislators focus on subprime lending crisis (Chron)
- Shapleigh bills deal with floods, arroyos (ElPasoTimes)
- Primary colors (Star-Telegram)
- Editorial: License plate statute merits modification (MySanAntonio)
- Traffic delays? (Star-Telegram)
- Editorial: Legislators must fix outdated rail rules (MySanAntonio)
- A developing debate (Star-Telegram)
- Legislators look to pay for roads with $10 hike in vehicle registration fees (TheMonitor)
MARCH 23
- Abuse reported at Lubbock school for retarded (DallasNews)
- Study finds problems at Lubbock State School (Chron)
- TYC Sex Scandal Cover-up Widens (TexasObserver)
- Infamy rains down on TYC official (Chron)
- Penalties could stiffen for TYC convictions (DallasNews)
- Bill spurred by slow action on TYC case (Star-Telegram)
- Bills resist U.S. accounting mandate (Star-Telegram)
- Northward Ho! How the Immigration Debate Left Texas (TexasObserver)
- Patrick's adoption incentive is baby selling, some say (Chron)
- Lawmakers plan a bill apologizing for slavery in Texas (MySanAntonio)
- Bills target reliance on private toll roads (DallasNews)
- House Dems rue spending rule (DallasNews)
- Mayor defends airport parking program (Chron)
- Foster care abuse prompts CPS oversight debate (DallasNews)
- There Oughta Be a Law (DallasNews)
- Bill would protect private information (Star-Telegram)
- Indictments in TYC case remain on hold (OdessaAmerican)
MARCH 22
- TYC crisis shielded by pattern of neglect (DallasNews)
- No TYC charges, at least for now (Chron)
- Elected officials can park for free at airports (Chron)
- House votes to trim governor's veto power (Chron)
- Proposal aims to curb veto power (DallasNews)
- Senate approves clean-air proposal (Chron)
- Pollution bill targets cement kilns (Star-Telegram)
- House panel urged to boost cancer fight (DallasNews)
- Judge is pressed to reveal donors (Star-Telegram)
- Wayne Slater: One grilling probably still bugging Rove (DallasNews)
- Planned Fort Bliss growth stuns lawmaker (ElPasoTimes)
- City's control of pension fund at issue (Star-Telegram)
- Editorial: State should release funds for TB center (MySanAntonio)
- Armey doesn't like DeLay or book (DallasNews)
- House panel OKs budget of $150.1B (DallasNews)
- House budget writers reveal $150.1 billion state budget (Chron)
- $150 billion budget plan advances in House (Star-Telegram)
- House puts $43 million in budget for med school (ElPasoTimes)
- Passions run high in House debate on governing statues (DallasNews)
- Plan for monuments ignites a racial debate in House (Chron)
- TYC prosecution bill stalls (Star-Telegram)
- Lawmakers merge bills against TAKS test (LubbockOnline)
- Texts without tax? (SanMarcosRecord)
- Tax group brickbats unfair, counties say (MyWestTexas)
MARCH 21
- Perry aides aware in '05 that TYC charges not pursued (Chron)
- Grand jury will hear TYC sex abuse allegations (Chron)
- Workers' handgun bill passes Senate panel (Chron)
- Senate panel OKs bill that would seal affidavits (Chron)
- Senate passes divestment plan targeting ties to Sudan (Chron)
- Bill makes hospitals reveal infections (DallasNews)
- Legislators give leeway on license plates (DallasNews)
- Bill to eliminate county treasurer's office hits a snag (Chron)
- Bill to rein in Atmos gets OK (Star-Telegram)
- A&M funding winds up on House 'wish list' (Chron)
- Delete tax (Star-Telegram)
- 2 officials out as TYC shake-up begins (DallasNews)
- Two executives quit TYC posts (Star-Telegram)
- TAKS changes supported by educators, districts (DallasNews)
- Appraisal reforms stymied by TAC, TML lobbyists (MyWestTexas)
- Self-defense bill clears Legislature (LubbockOnline)
- Spring survival (SanMarcosRecord)
MARCH 20
- Monitor visits site at heart of TYC probe (Chron)
- $5M lawsuit filed in TYC scandal (DallasNews)
- Who's in Charge? TYC in need of a no-nonsense commissioner (DallasNews)
- Giuliani? McCain? State GOP loyalists not impressed (DallasNews)
- Senate OKs bill requiring defibrillators (Chron)
- Bill expanding self-defense rights zips through House (DallasNews)
- Bill would let counties regulate building (ElPasoTimes)
- Probation overhaul hits resistance (Star-Telegram)
- Bill declaring Social Security numbers not confidential awaits Gov's signature (FortBendNow)
- State audit criticizes parks management (Star-Telegram)
- Inflated visitor numbers found in state parks audit (Chron)
- Missing word in bill halts CHIP debate (Chron)
- Technical error puts off changes to CHIP (ElPasoTimes)
- House bill proposes eliminating phone tax (Chron)
- Neighbor woos Texans (DallasNews)
- Carlos Guerra: Regional candidate Richardson likes idea of Feb. 5 Texas primary (MySanAntonio)
- Editorial: State lobbying bill is worthy (MySanAntonio)
- Missing word prevents House debate, vote on children's insurance (LubbockOnline)
- Editorial: Perry makes wrong diagnosis on vaccination requirement (Amarillo)
MARCH 19
- Demands crippled state's welfare call centers (DallasNews)
- Chris Bell shifts political gears (Chron)
- The Legislature: Halfway through, long way to go (Chron)
- 'Appraisal creep' is losing battle (Chron)
- Carona keeps eye on state roads (DallasNews)
- Bills call for close watch of bilingual programs (ElPasoTimes)
- Freer Flow: Austin, help Texas water stream between regions (DallasNews)
- Lawmakers pressed to boost special education (Chron)
- House looks into healthy marriage initiative (Chron)
- Money for poor kept by state (Star-Telegram)
- TYC facilities ruled by fear (DallasNews)
- Miscellaneous payments boost some lawmakers' incomes (ElPasoTimes)
- February primary gaining support (Star-Telegram)
- TYC czar says it's time for action (Chron)
- TYC director outlines reforms (DallasNews)
- TYC board votes for reforms, resigns (Star-Telegram)
- Satisfaction Denied (DallasNews)
- Deal with it now (Star-Telegram)
- Forced resignations dishearten local member (LubbockOnline)
- Panel includes members from Lubbock, Lamesa (LubbockOnline)
- Session reaches midway point (Amarillo)
MARCH 16
- Report criticizes TYC facility (DallasNews)
- Limits on TXU fly through Senate (DallasNews)
- Bill includes funds for S.A. bases (MySanAntonio)
- Justice Department threatens TYC lawsuit (Chron)
- Senator heads to Qatar for A&M ceremony (Chron)
- Hearing looks at how outsourcing problems arose (ElPasoTimes)
- Bills help school services for special-needs children (ElPasoTimes)
- Senate OKs bills dealing with utility sale, market (ElPasoTimes)
- Panel to urge ouster of college regents (ElPasoTimes)
- TXU sale may be held up by state (StarTelegram)
MARCH 15
- Perry's Mideast trip paid by firms (Chron)
- CHIP expansion could reduce other help (Chron)
- Former TYC employee arrested in sex assault case (DallasNews)
- House passes bill to overturn HPV vaccine order (Chron)
- Texas House votes to block Perry's HPV mandate (ElPasoTimes)
- 'Sin tax' targets adult clubs (Chron)
- Bill would ease license plate law (DallasNews)
- Watchdog to monitor TYC in Harris County (Chron)
- Troubled TSU won't get a conservator (Chron)
- Farrar: TYC troubles just more of same for Texas Legislature (Chron)
- A Needed Vaccine: Austin, don't let Perry's misstep kill good idea (DallasNews)
- Cloud Cover (DallasNews)
- Work together (Star-Telegram)
- Editorial: For results, move quickly to disband board of TYC (MySanAntonio)
- TYC board to quit (DallasNews)
- TYC board ousted amid more abuse allegations (Chron)
- Heat is on exiting TYC board (Star-Telegram)
- Legislators advance restrictions for older drivers (DallasNews)
- Bills seek eye tests for older drivers (Star-Telegram)
- Bumps in the road (TimesRecordNews)
- Self-defense measure gives Texans right to shoot when threatened (LubbockOnline)
- House bill vanquishes Perry's cervical cancer-vaccine mandate (LubbockOnline)
- House pays tribute to Rogelio Sanchez (ElPasoTimes)
March 14
- Moved-up primaries offer mixed blessings (MySanAntonio)
- Debate on smoking ban renewed in House (Chron)
- Report: Texas' pre-K strides undermined by funding cuts (Chron)
- Harris County has its own youth lockup problems, state report shows (Chron)
- Editorial: Time for Lege to repeal obsolete tax on phones (MySanAntonio)
- Senate backs bill on victim defense (Chron)
- Senate OKs bus safety measure (DallasNews)
- Editorial: Relief bill benefits only one (Chron)
- Lawmakers, resist urge to gut end-of-life law (DallasNews)
- Aquifer pump cap raised, drought rules tightened (MySanAntonio)
- Cornyn expresses concern about actions of fellow Texan Gonzales (DallasNews)
- Senate panel advances bill to fire TYC board (DallasNews)
- Senate could vote to pull plug on TYC board today (Chron)
- Lawmakers pressure TYC board (Star-Telegram)
- Texas terminating deal with main social services contractor (DallasNews)
- After troubles, state's privatization contract ending (Chron)
- Accenture, state to cut contract on outsourcing (ElPasoTimes)
- House rejects mandate on HPV (DallasNews)
- Measure would rescind vaccine mandate (Star-Telegram)
- House cripples governor's HPV edict (Chron)
- Texas House votes to block Perry's HPV mandate (ElPasoTimes)
- 2 views of predator plan given (DallasNews)
- Senate panel OKs death penalty for repeat child sex offenders (Chron)
- House adopts bill to override Perry's HPV vaccine order (LubbockOnline)
March 13
- Complaints pour in to TYC abuse inquiry (DallasNews)
- Border plan moving to state budget (Chron)
- Texas closer to ending ties to Darfur (DallasNews)
- Was 121 deal the richest? (DallasNews)
- Proposed legislation pursues sex offenders (Chron)
- Perry prepares to gig 'em in the Middle East (Chron)
- Perry calls special election on tax rate cuts (Chron)
- Senate OKs home shooting bill (DallasNews)
- Texas House to hear smoking ban testimony (MySanAntonio)
- Let the Sun Shine: Panel's vote a victory for open government (DallasNews)
- Teachers rally at Capitol (MySanAntonio)
- Madla home razed; New home to go up soon (MySanAntonio)
- Editorial: Funding bill for CHIP a worthy compromise (MySanAntonio)
- TYC abuse cases sat collecting 'dust,' lawmaker says (Chron)
- 2 teens escape detention center (Star-Telegram)
- Opinion trims Perry's power (DallasNews)
- Lawmakers: Abbott against HPV vaccination order (Chron)
- AG: Perry vaccine order 'a suggestion,' not law (Star-Telegram)
- Teachers rally to protest state neglect (LubbockOnline)
- HPV vote today (Amarillo)
- House passes Conaway's water amendment (MyWestTexas)
- Homer: Elect state insurance commissioner (ParisNews)
- Bill aims to better justify tax rates (LubbockOnline)
March 12
- Lawmakers increasingly challenge Perry (DallasNews)
- A Powerful Need: Weak governorship does not serve Texas well (DallasNews)
- TYC's rapid expansion called 'formula for chaos' (MySanAntonio)
- Greater HPV risk seen in minorities, rural groups (Chron)
- Texas toll-road debate still has miles to go (DallasNews)
- Cintra becoming king of the toll roads (DallasNews)
- Carlos Guerra: Some lawmakers want to delay toll roads, examine alternatives (MySanAntonio)
- TYC investigator has formidable reputation (DallasNews)
- Bills seek to overturn horse slaughter ban (DallasNews)
- Vaccine order debated (MySanAntonio)
- Flurry of bills filed as deadline arrives (DallasNews)
- Cigarette tax increase pushes revenue up, but sales are down (DallasNews)
- Texas fares poorly in informal audit seeking public records (DallasNews)
- Not Just a Big-City Deal (DallasNews)
- Clay Robison: Judge's decision in Medicaid suit could rock budgeting process (MySanAntonio)
- TYC accused of deleting data (DallasNews)
- S.A. man appointed to safety commission (MySanAntonio)
- El Paso lawmaker, assistant share special bond (ElPasoTimes)
- Intern takes experience, political roots to Austin (ElPasoTimes)
- State's school finance 'solution' now a quiet but troubling issue (LubbockOnline)
- State Senate ready to take up records confideniality bill; Meyers urges 'no' vote (FortBendNow)
- Janek files bill that would remove non-citizens from voting roles (FortBendNow)
- Bill: Deadly force OK in self-defense (TheMonitor)
March 9
- Prisons rife with physical abuse (DallasNews)
- Predator penalties criticized (DallasNews)
- Bill would expand death penalty use (MySanAntonio)
- Renting loophole targeted (Star-Telegram)
- Ambulance companies ask state for help (ElPasoTimes)
- Sen. Nelson supports toll-road moratorium (Star-Telegram)
- A Roadblock (DallasNews)
- Lawmakers lambaste TYC board for failing to act (DallasNews)
- Ranger keeps promise to kids (Chron)
- Panel: TYC's governing board failed (Star-Telegram)
- Casinos sought in Senate bill (Star-Telegram)
- Bill would let voters decide gambling (ElPasoTimes)
- House panel backs CHIP expansion bill (Chron)
- Justice wants appeal bill paid (Star-Telegram)
- Stakes raised in gambling battle (GalvestonDailyNews)
- Committee hears arguments (ParisNews)
- El Pasoan named to judicial conduct panel (ElPasoTimes)
March 8
- Effort to limit toll roads gains steam (DallasNews)
- Feb. 5 primary gets big push (DallasNews)
- Plan shares red-light camera fines (DallasNews)
- No smooth ride for environmental pick (DallasNews)
- New foster care step proposed (DallasNews)
- Messages on stem cell research take center stage (Chron)
- Senate, remove death penalty from Jessica's Law (DallasNews)
- Group wants CHIP funding cuts reversed (ElPasoTimes)
- Isett steps up effort against ID theft from public records (LubbockOnline)
- Hot Air (AustinChronicle)
- Registered sex offender turns up as TYC officer (Chron)
- Sex offender fired as TYC guard (DallasNews)
- Guard is fired; master opens 150 new cases (Star-Telegram)
- Legislation would legalize casinos and slots in Texas (Chron)
- Casino foe switches sides, giving proponents new hope (Star-Telegram)
- Steroid tests of high school athletes proposed (Star-Telegram)
- Lawmakers unveil cancer-institute plan (Star-Telegram)
- Bill would stiffen prison sentences for felony DWI (ElPasoTimes)
- TYC Trouble (AustinChronicle)
- Steroid testing plan stirs praise, raises questions (LubbockOnline)
- School officials support steroid testing (MyWestTexas)
- Local leaders make their positions known (HeraldBanner)
March 7
- TYC sex allegations exceed 750 (DallasNews)
- 4 senators' aides learned of issue in '05 (DallasNews)
- Officials visit 2 local halfway houses (Star-Telegram)
- Editorial: TYC board, managers should resign now (MySanAntonio)
- AG says cities can restrict where sex offenders live (Chron)
- Lawmakers chew on change to tobacco tax (DallasNews)
- Record vote logjam shows signs of breaking (DallasNews)
- Bill aims to help poorest parents (Chron)
- Officers' widows back tougher prison terms (Star-Telegram)
- Widened expulsion power sought (Star-Telegram)
- Communities in Schools expansion bill in limbo (Chron)
- Nothing so onerous about proving CHIP eligibility (Chron)
- Demo hopefuls hit S.A. (MySanAntonio)
- Duncan plan revamps state judicial system (LubbockOnline)
- Extra officers sent to TYC facilities (DallasNews)
- Officers descend on TYC sites in sex probe (Chron)
- Medicaid ruling may hit surplus (DallasNews)
- Measures take aim at toll roads (DallasNews)
- Legislature poised to declare Social Security numbers 'not confidential' (FortBendNow)
- Plan's possible conflicts probed (ParisNews)
- Coalition lobbies for CHIP funding (LubbockOnline)
March 6
- Of 6,600 TYC abuse cases, 18 pursued (Chron)
- TYC sex assaults ignored (DallasNews)
- TYC records under scrutiny (Star-Telegram)
- Perry gives TYC sexual abuse investigation bills emergency status (Star-Telegram)
- In Need of Correction: Hold the guilty accountable in TYC abuse cases (DallasNews)
- Legislators OK death for some pedophiles (Chron)
- Death penalty is OK'd for molesters (Star-Telegram)
- Bill would end gun ban in foster homes (DallasNews)
- Lawmakers push bills that benefit veterans (ElPasoTimes)
- EP spared expenses as records rule reversed (ElPasoTimes)
- Electricity debacle bearing down on Texas unless ... (Chron)
- Lawmakers, prosecutors, victim advocates ponder death for some child predators (MyWestTexas)
- Bill requires campus groups to adopt risk programs (LubbockOnline)
- Romney stops in Amarillo (Amarillo)
- Brownsville lawmakers at odds over UTB fee hike (BrownsvilleHerald)
- Local pastor to give invocation in Austin today(HeraldBanner)
- State considers new family, criminal courts: Cascos says county can afford one combo court (BrownsvilleHerald)
March 5
- Revolving door always open for ex-politicians (Chron)
- When court cases get held up by Legislature (DallasNews)
- Lawmakers go after those who maim, kill and elude prosecution (Chron)
- Critics say predator law cost estimates too low (DallasNews)
- Nearly 20% of released sex felons are missing (MySanAntonio)
- Earlier report on TYC prompted lawmakers' action (DallasNews)
- Sex-abuse fears: Harris may halt transfers to TYC (Chron)
- Clay Robison: Elected oversight for state agencies can be a blind spot (MySanAntonio)
- Are lawmakers and some lobbyists overusing their parking? (Star-Telegram)
- Your driving habits may need to take a U-turn soon (Star-Telegram)
- Ann Richards remembered with admiration, affection (Chron)
- UTA may have most of funding cut erased (Star-Telegram)
- Carlos Guerra: State could've saved much money by doing right by kids from start (MySanAntonio)
- Austin, set ground rules for water reuse rights (DallasNews)
- 'Dr. No' may say yes to run for White House (MySanAntonio)
- What's it worth to ya? (Star-Telegram)
- OK, all in favor say ... (Star-Telegram)
- Missteps led up to TXU deal (DallasNews)
- Perry names special master for TYC probe (MySanAntonio)
- Perry appoints TYC investigator (DallasNews)
- Bill deadline creates spark in Legislature (LubbockOnline)
- Luna keeps her cash in politics (Caller)
- West Texans had big impact (Amarillo)
March 2
- Sex abuse alleged at 2nd youth jail (DallasNews)
- S.A. girl also was victim at TYC site (MySanAntonio)
- Leader promoted after porn found (Star-Telegram)
- Alfaro: Legislators knew about allegations (BaytownSun)
- Shameful silence (Chron)
- If tolls fall, tax may rise (Star-Telegram)
- Perry outlines budget for protecting border (ElPasoTimes)
- Our Fix Needs a Fix: Austin, start repairing school finance 'solution' (DallasNews)
- Houston deal would bar annexation of The Woodlands (Chron)
- Bill to end Austin's housing size limits would apply to Dallas (DallasNews)
- TAKS exit exam may be replaced (DallasNews)
- Bill would trade TAKS for end-of-course exams (Chron)
- Put the brakes on toll roads, critics say (DallasNews)
- Hundreds of toll foes turn out for state Senate panel's hearing (MySanAntonio)
- Senators offer plan to revamp Medicaid (DallasNews)
- State considering changes in criteria for kids' health coverage (Star-Telegram)
- Cuts in kids' care protested (DallasNews)
- Protect the Right Victim (DallasNews)
- By the numbers (Star-Telegram)
- Editorial: Abbott's delay calms storm at courthouses (MySanAntonio)
- Take It Outside (DallasNews)
- Aquifer truce (SanMarcosRecord)
- Conaway, Williams stage Capitol FutureGen confab (MyWestTexas)
- UTEP official named to Securities Board (ElPasoTimes)
- William H. Seewald: Gov. Perry stalwartly battles TX Legislature over vaccine (Amarillo)
March 1
- House endorses 1st of major water bills (DallasNews)
- A second sales tax holiday? (Chron)
- TXU deal splits traditional allies (Star-Telegram)
- Others look at bid for TXU (Star-Telegram)
- State prepaid tuition plan judged flawed, faces a $3 billion deficit (Chron)
- Stricter elder care bill set for vote (Chron)
- Some capitol ideas for the outdoors (Chron)
- Call grows to do presidential library gifts by the book (DallasNews)
- Perry's big $$$ ideas (AustinChronicle)
- The governor's lobbyists (AustinChronicle)
- Opinion stills flow of public records (Chron)
- Tarrant leaders try to get Lege to listen on roads (Star-Telegram)
- Perry fires youth agency head 2 years after probe (Chron)
- Takeover of youth agency is sought (Star-Telegram)
- Youth prison official ousted (DallasNews)
- Abbott freezes records ruling (Chron)
- AG grants reprieve on data redaction (DallasNews)
- AG suspends privacy opinion (Star-Telegram)
- Health czar gets an earful (DallasNews)
- Bill on sex offenders delayed (DallasNews)
- CHIP proposal meets Senate resistance (Chron)
- State considering changes in criteria for kids' health coverage (Star-Telegram)
- Parents of autistic children applaud proposed vouchers (DallasNews)
- Editorial: Assisting poor kids a joint responsibility (MySanAntonio)
- Under pressure, Abbott suspends opinion on Social Security redaction (FortBendNow)
- Attorney general's public-record opinion suspended for 60 days (LubbockOnline)
- Committee members grill Texas Youth Commission administrator in wake of sex abuse complaints (OdessaAmerican)
- Hospital district requests changes to legislation (MyWestTexas)
February 28
- Border security request is lost in the details (DallasNews)
- Budget writers waiting for Perry (Chron)
- Study: More than 1 in 4 women has HPV (Chron)
- 1 in 4 females between 14 and 59 has HPV, study says (DallasNews)
- Vaccine maker gave to fundraiser (Chron)
- Deal for 121 toll road announced (DallasNews)
- Toll backlash could delay projects here (Star-Telegram)
- Bills would arm owners with right to use deadly force (DallasNews)
- Health commissioner faces tough questioning in Senate (DallasNews)
- Fireworks ahead (Star-Telegram)
- Legislature ready to neuter Abbott's Social Security redaction opinion (FortBendNow)
- Perry's struggles stem from inability to build coalitions (DallasNews)
- Say hello to state Rep. Quintanilla's chief of staff (ElPasoTimes)
- Debt is issue in sale of TXU (Star-Telegram)
- Legislators taking steps to review sale of TXU (MySanAntonio)
- 2003 CHIP limits could be removed (Chron)
- Senator blasts youth agency leadership (Chron)
- Youth jail case spurs talk about overhaul (DallasNews)
- Abuse of young inmates deplored (Star-Telegram)
- For Everyone's Safety (DallasNews)
- Autistic children would receive school vouchers under proposal (DallasNews)
- A new look at public records law (Star-Telegram)
- Bill aims to protect clerks from privacy law penalties (LubbockOnline)
- Panhandle, South Plains leaders upbeat over Capitol trip (LubbockOnline)
February 27
- Lawmakers wrangle over dedicated funds (Chron)
- Bush fund made library donation (Star-Telegram)
- Governor Perry shines at D.C. fundraiser (Chron)
- Perry urges legislators to fund kids' health plan (MySanAntonio)
- Perry in D.C.: chats, checks (DallasNews)
- Veterans agencies taken to task (Star-Telegram)
- Editorial: Puente bill a solution to BexarMet struggles (Chron)
- Lawmakers want more oversight of stun guns (Star-Telegram)
- Checks sought on use of stun guns (Chron)
- Studying all sides of TXU's sale (DallasNews)
- Critics say 'new TXU' won't mean lower bills (Chron)
- Attorney general opinion causes records backlogs (Star-Telegram)
- Ruling may cost residents millions (Chron)
- Committee looks into sex abuse claims at youth prison (Chron)
- A matter of rights (SanMarcosRecord)
- Education topic stirs delegates in Austin (OrangeLeader)
- Voters to decide property tax amendment (LubbockOnline)
- Hegar bill to add vaccine to insurance (WhartonJournal-Spectator)
- Area groups team up for Capitol wish lists (LubbockOnline)
February 26
- Audit rebukes corridor costs (Chron)
- Perry muscle flexing falls flat (Chron)
- Villarreal says his measure will give cities more control (MySanAntonio)
- More than paycheck for new staffers (Chron)
- Perry OKs higher limit on spending (DallasNews)
- State's school fund tops $25 billion (Star-Telegram)
- Tackling the thorny top 10% law (Chron)
- Executive disorder (Chron)
- Legislative Drano (DallasNews)
- The sooner the better (Star-Telegram)
- Man vs. Nature: Bills help strike balance between cities, rivers (DallasNews)
- David Hendricks: Tougher mortgage fraud penalties eyed (MySanAntonio)
- Editorial: Texas would gain clout if primary held earlier (MySanAntonio)
- Bills allow gambling's return to Tigua casino (ElPasoTimes)
- Chavez catches Obamamania (ElPasoTimes)
- Perry's TLPs - 3-letter problems (Star-Telegram)
- Dan Quinn: Rep. Chisum is not a victim (Amarillo)
- Seliger: TAKS reform gaining momentum (OdessaAmerican)
- Older drivers face testing (TimesRecordNews)
February 23
- Does Perry really have the power? (DallasNews)
- Dewhurst: Don't be fooled by Senate's apparent inactivity (Star-Telegram)
- Texas GOP to sponsor straw poll (Chron)
- GOP hopes presidential straw poll boosts Texas' clout (DallasNews)
- Texas GOP slates straw poll in Fort Worth (Star-Telegram)
- Legislator-lawyer seeks delay in death case (Star-Telegram)
- GOP's Macias missing from Hispanic caucus (MySanAntonio)
- Cancer is focus for Perry (DallasNews)
- Road Kill (TexasObserver)
- Budget Primer: Pity the souls trying to follow Austin spending (DallasNews)
- Water bill aims to meet needs of state's growing population (MySanAntonio)
- N. Texas sizes up water plan (DallasNews)
- Speakers stress TSU autonomy (Chron)
- Don't let the budget fight ruin the rest of this session (DallasNews)
- Editorial: Will lawmakers make the grade? (Amarillo)
- Editorial: Dropout program worthy of more aid (MySanAntonio)
- Editorial: Reckless dog owners call for tougher laws (MySanAntonio)
- Lobbying bill deserves to be law (GalvestonDailyNews)
February 22
- Why are some legislators paying rent to spouses? (Star-Telegram)
- Senior drivers may face vision tests (DallasNews)
- Bill may resolve dispute over red-light cameras (DallasNews)
- Legislation aims to cut patient load for nurses (MySanAntonio)
- Cost may stall ballot paper trail (Star-Telegram)
- Texas Lege pushes for minimum wage hike (DailyTexanOnline)
- Business leaders hire lobbyists to battle Dirty Coal (AustinChronicle)
- Clean air Ellis rides again (AustinChronicle)
- On the Lege: A senior moment (AustinChronicle)
- Panel votes to block HPV vaccine requirement (Chron)
- House panel fights HPV vaccine order (DallasNwes)
- Perry's vaccine order in trouble (Star-Telegram)
- Vaccine order may face vote (Amarillo)
- Judges delay permitting for coal-fired plants (Chron)
- Coal hearings delayed (DallasNews)
- Judges delay TXU case (Star-Telegram)
- Comptroller gives taxpayers a peek at how state agencies are spending money (SanAntonioBusinessJournal)
- Lawmakers laud Texan of Year (DallasNews)
- Mother of murder victim asks lawmakers to support Katie's Law (MySanAntonio)
- Perry talks about vaccine mandate, lottery plans (MySanAntonio)
- The Chisum trail is a rough, winding road (Amarillo)
- Breathing Room: Coal hearing delay buys state leaders some time (DallasNews)
- The HPV Debate (DallasNews)
- Paying the way (Star-Telegram)
February 21
- Merck's reversal may mean setback for Perry (Chron)
- Legislators want dog laws to bite as hard as they bark (Chron)
- House panel opens hearing on 'Jessica's Law' child sexual abuse bill (Chron)
- Incentives aim to entice power providers (Star-Telegram)
- Charter bill calls for huge budget jump (DallasNews)
- 1,100 sought in care of abused kids (DallasNews)
- Cancer patient from California joins Perry in bid to sell lottery (MySanAntonio)
- Obama faces an uphill fight for Houston's black vote, too (Chron)
- HPV drug maker ends lobbying (DallasNews)
- Merck to end vaccine lobby effort (Star-Telegram)
- Court limits Perry's power over agencies (Chron)
- Coal plant order blocked (DallasNews)
- Judge blocks Perry order (Star-Telegram)
- House votes to raise limit on spending (DallasNews)
- $14.2 billion spending-cap exemption going to the governor (Chron)
- Lawmakers urged to remember S.A. (MySanAntonio)
- Coal plant battle draws attention of task force (MyWesTexas)
- Influencing Legislature focus of Chamber luncheon (HeraldBanner)
- Editorial: Madla smoke-alarm bill could save lives in Texas (MySanAntonio)
- Texas water woes (Chron)
- Editorial: Warming up to tax freeze (Amarillo)
- Dawson: No more unfunded mandates (ParisNews)
February 20
- Working the lobby (Star-Telegram)
- Restoring parks funds set for debate (Star-Telegram)
- Legislature to debate the use of sporting goods tax for parks (Chron)
- Eckels' new boss: Fulbright law firm (Chron)
- Dog-attack bills pushed (Chron)
- Senator seeks tighter foster care regulation (DallasNews)
- Police called to senator's home (MySanAntonio)
- Committee debates cancer vaccine plan (Chron)
- Stirring testimony opens HPV debate (DallasNews)
- Texans air hopes, fears on vaccine (Star-Telegram)
- Doctors, legislators say mandate came too soon (ElPasoTimes)
- House committee hears debate on HPV debate for first time (BrownsvilleHerald)
- Lawmakers aim to stop HPV mandate (LubbockOnline)
- Youth jail sex inquiry revived (DallasNews)
- House OKs tax cuts for seniors, disabled (DallasNews)
- House agrees to tax breaks for seniors, disabled (Chron)
- Legal fight over coal plants set to begin (Star-Telegram)
- Democrats must address reforms, Conaway says to Lee students (MyWestTexas)
- A battle brewing (Star-Telegram)
February 19
- Senate bill aimed at reducing ozone pollution (Star-Telegram)
- Obama reshaping Texas politics (DallasNews)
- HPV is fueling a familiar fight (DallasNews)
- Craddick urges open vaccine debate (OdessaAmerican)
- Texas attorney general to review immigration bills (ElPasoTimes)
- Swinford asks AG to weigh immigration bills immigration bill (Amarillo)
- Alternatives sought to relieve prison overcrowding (ElPasoTimes)
- Medicaid fraud backlog catches lawmakers' eyes (Chron)
- TEA official's ouster planned (DallasNews)
- Keep troubled tuition program closed, comptroller says (Chron)
- Keep tuition fund closed, panel says (DallasNews)
- Anti-Jewish memo spurs apology (DallasNews)
- Nuclear-plant financing bill could hit ratepayers hard (Star-Telegram)
- Environmental groups worry about stateıs water supply (BrownsvilleHerald)
- Water fight spills over into Texas Legislature (TexarkanaGazette)
- Life of aquatic aspirations (ParisNews)
- Students want to name state amphibian (TheFacts)
- Collin County delegates visit Austin (Courier-Gazette)
- Edinburg native interns with local lawmaker (TheMonitor)
- Robison: Challenging Gov. Perry's vaccine plan (Chron)
- Saving For Tomorrow: Austin, help by funding, promoting good ideas (DallasNews)
- Put appraisal reform on front burner (Star-Telegram)
- A chance for redemption (Star-Telegram)
- Let's set the eyes of Texas on efficiency (Chron)
- Mark Clanton: Smoking laws need to be bigger in Texas (Amarillo)
February 16
- Texas Tomorrow fund up to $3B short (DallasNews)
- Tuition fund faces a grim tomorrow (Chron)
- Lawmakers to debate bills on ordered vaccine (Star-Telegram)
- Power firms have a puzzle to solve (DallasNews)
- Bill would give drivers incentive to buy low-emission cars (Chron)
- Dining habits 'much ta-do about nothing' (TimesRecordNews)
- Effort to lift spending cap picks up steam (DallasNews)
- HPV vaccine: Perry shares family's cancer battles (Chron)
- Perry: Texas can defeat cancer (DallasNews)
- Largest business association joins immigration debate (Chron)
- Groups battle reform (TheMonitor)
- New coalition forms to defeat anti-immigration proposals in Texas (DailyTexanOnline)
- Business, political leaders unite over immigration debate (SanAntonioBusinessJournal)
- Legislative, judicial actions could affect Basin oil operators (MyWestTexas)
- Cornyn fights FutureGen cut (MyWestTexas)
- Warren Chisum: Science is a religion, too (Chron)
- Just when Kansas returns science to the classroom, Rep. Chisum tries to goad Texas toward Dark Ages (Chron)
- Legislator on attack once again (DallasVoice)
- Editorial: Pre-K programs help level education field (Chron)
- Compassionate Savings: Sen. Nelson, reduce waiting list for home care (DallasNews)
- Top 10 percent rule does more good than harm (UniversityStar)
- Editorial: 'Jessica's Law' lays down law (Amarillo)
- Perryıs order makes for strange bedfellows (GalvestonDailyNews)
February 15
- Power is an issue again (Star-Telegram)
- Chisum contrite over memo (DallasNews)
- Coal debate generates high-dollar ad campaigns (DallasNews)
- Bill would require heart-screening reimbursement (SanAntonioBusinessJournal)
- HPV vaccine's cost turning into key issue (Chron)
- House committee chairs dining out, some on lobbyist's dime (KVUE)
- Bills challenge care limits for terminal patients (DallasNews)
- Bills would force care of end-stage patients (Chron)
- Perry answers questions about lottery, other recent initiatives (DallasNews)
- 'Jessica's Law' bill filed on legislative fast track (Star-Telegram)
- UTA may lose $16.5 million in funding (Star-Telegram)
- Bill aims to keep universities out of weapons labs (DailyTexanOnline)
- Senate backs spending-cap exemption in vote (Chron)
- Seniors a step closer to increased tax breaks (DallasNews)
- Senate OKs going over the spending cap (Star-Telegram)
- Senator's widow advocates smoke detectors (Chron)
- Upcoming bill pits prosecutors against the media (Chron)
- Water agency wants to explore lobbying Austin for rights (TexarkanaGazette)
- When youıre good to papa, papaıs good to you? (TheMonitor)
- Votes on House rule show bipartisanship (MyWestTexas)
- Editorial: Perry has a problem with public relations (MySanAntonio)
- Rebecca Chapa: HPV vaccine a good idea but not a good executive order (MySanAntonio)
February 14
- Perry draws fire over son's job (Chron)
- Memo: Stop teaching evolution (DallasNews)
- Giddings wants more checks on possible foster parents (Chron)
- No easy fix on spending limits (DallasNews)
- Public school reforms sought (Chron)
- House panel calls hearing on HPV shots (Chron)
- Rebuff angers Dallas senator (DallasNews)
- Law would aid journalists but not bloggers (MySanAntonio)
- Seniors call for help on taxes and utility bills (DallasNews)
- Strip bars may face state fees (DallasNews)
- Fee proposal for adult clubs resurfaces (Chron)
- Tech leaders play Capitol funding card (LubbockOnline)
- Red Raider alumni make big splash in Austin lobby effort (LubbockOnline)
- Seniors storm Austin with a mission (BaytownSun)
- UT may lose $15 million in state funds (DailyTexanOnline)
- Seliger-Cook bills boost FutureGen (MyWestTexas)
- Rangel statue dedication during Friday ceremony (Caller)
- Try, Try Again: Deregulation could use a few of these tweaks (DallasNews)
- Checks, Balances: Let's hope this is final act of donation drama (DallasNews)
- In defense of Darfur (Star-Telegram)
February 13
- Perry's son hired by firm consulting on lottery (DallasNews)
- College projects face ax (DallasNews)
- School fix seen as temporary (DallasNews)
- Cigarette black market begins to emerge (MySanAntonio)
- A personal plea for HPV vaccine plan (Chron)
- Parents express opinions over HPV vaccine (Star-Telegram)
- Area lawmakers ponder vaccine (Amarillo)
- Former legislator has judge's backing to replace him (Chron)
- Presidential hopefuls strike it rich in Texas (DallasNews)
- Drivers who hurt officers targeted (Star-Telegram)
- Senator's father honored at funeral (Star-Telegram)
- Dogs, owners could lose first bite loophole (MySanAntonio)
- Bill would make car burglary a felony - again (KVUE)
- Hance to pitch Tech funding plan (LubbockOnline)
- Hutchison optimistic on Texas BRAC funds (MySanAntonio)
- Do the Right Thing: Legislators, don't pin spending limit on voters (DallasNews)
- What to do with TSU? Emancipate it from state (Chron)
- Gov. Perry stepped over line on HPV (LubbockOnline)
- Mandatory vaccination stirs up debate, so why not just make it voluntary? (TheMonitor)
February 12
- Report on water needs downplays climate change (Chron)
- Dallas flexes legislative muscle (DallasNews)
- Bills may expand sales tax holiday (Star-Telegram)
- Financial aid penalty plan is unique to Texas (Chron)
- Gramm part of team reviewing lottery sale (DallasNews)
- Brown downplays role in dealership (Eagle)
- Gaming bid may be stalled (DallasNews)
- Demos, GOP at odds over budget bill for military (ElPasoTimes)
- Former top Democrats back Perry's vaccination efforts (Chron)
- Lufkin's lobbyist (LufkinDailyNews)
- Appraisal caps, health costs occupy Speaker Craddick (MyWesTexas)
- Bulbs, bills and beauty queens make electric week at Capitol (BrownsvilleHerald)
- Killebrew, Juarez make funds pitch (Caller)
- Think outside the cell (Chron)
- Grabbing Texans by their lapels (Star-Telegram)
- Education's important, right? Hah! Not to our legislators, a teacher says (Chron)
- Don't judge cancer vaccine by Austin political fallout (Chron)
- Texas has given away $913 million in unspent health care grants (MyWestTexas)
- Immigration red meat (DailyTexanOnline)
February 9
- Lawmakers to weigh making real estate prices public record (MySanAntonio)
- Perry: Richards wouldn't object to selling lottery (DallasNews)
- Controversial order sparks reaction from UT staff, students (DailyTexanOnline)
- University leaders seek funding answers (Caller)
- Senator urges daily PE in state's schools (Star-Telegram)
- A Texas prison in Mexico? (DallasNews)
- We'll Choose Vouchers: Pilot program gives poor families a needed option (DallasNews)
- Austin, hands off this electricity fund (DallasNews)
- Humans, politics, viruses (Star-Telegram)
February 8
- Lawmakers' forfeited corporations (KEYE)
- Legislature looks at costs of college (Star-Telegram)
- Panel ducks spending exemption (Chron)
- In proposal, something for everyone? (DallasNews)
- Bell backs Perry on vaccine (DallasNews)
- Senators urging vaccine slowdown (Star-Telegram)
- Perry's vaccination order still stoking fires (Chron)
- The Cervical Wars Part I: Perry, HPV, and the Politics of Cancer (AustinChronicle)
- Lawmakers file major utility legislation (Star-Telegram)
- Power firms may be reined in (DallasNews)
- Voucher backers focus on minority dropouts (Star-Telegram)
- 5,000 rally for vouchers as issue gains new focus (DallasNews)
- Thousands rally for school vouchers (Chron)
- Legislator urges alternatives to detaining immigrant families (Chron)
- City supports new law on sex offenders (Star-Telegram)
- Baptist leaders seek to block plan for coal plants (DallasNews)
- Lawmakers learn about city's needs (ElPasoTimes)
- City asks Legislature for high-tech help (BrownsvilleHerald)
- Area lawmakers skeptical of lottery sale (MyWestTexas)
February 7
- Doctors say Perry's vaccine mandate for girls is premature (Chron)
- Parkland concerned about Perry health plan (DallasNews)
- Numbers may not hold up in Perry's lottery plan (DallasNews)
- Lottery-sale plan has skeptics (Chron)
- Some dismayed speech didn't mention climate (Star-Telegram)
- Thousands expected at rally for school vouchers (Chron)
- Helen Madla talks about life after the fires (MySanAntonio)
- Editorial: Gov. Perry, rescind vaccine order now (MySanAntonio)
- Perry's message gets a mixed response (Chron)
- Most area lawmakers support Perry's plans (VictoriaAdvocate)
- Perry's address: Bold ideas, cool reception (DallasNews)
- Perry vows to help poor Texans (Star-Telegram)
- Perry pushes sale of lottery (DallasNews)
- Wayne Slater: Quick take on Perry's new initiatives (DallasNews)
- Opposition mounts to Perry's HPV order (DallasNews)
- Valley reactions mixed to Perryıs HPV vaccine mandate (Monitor)
- Charter school bill offers rules, rewards (DallasNews)
- Senator wants lower power prices (DallasNews)
- Bill targets trustee elections (Caller)
- EP delegation seeks lawmakers' attention in Austin (ElPasoTimes)
- Bill aims at truant parents (Star-Telegram)
- Bill would make it illegal to use cell phones while driving (MyWestTexas)
- McAllen leaders ask Legislature for water, park other items (Monitor)
February 6
-
Perry to push sale of lottery (DallasNews)
-
Perry to call for new prisons, DPS reorganization (Chron)
-
Governor to call for rescue of parks (Star-Telegram)
-
Critics rip Perry's vaccine mandate (Chron)
-
Vaccine order draws criticism (Star-Telegram)
-
Senator: HPV vaccine move deserved debate (DallasNews)
-
Business, professional groups give Craddick $1.9 million (MyWestTexas)
-
Craddick says leadership style isn't changing (Chron)
-
Speaker backs parks, education (MySanAntonio)
-
Funding for 700-mile border fence falls short (DallasNews)
-
Texas offers cash and electoral stash (Chron)
-
Romney seeks Hutchison's support (DallasNews)
-
State Sen. John Whitmire and Rep. Jerry Madden propose a plan to end the prison building binge (Chron)
-
Ivins would have been happy with Monday's news (Star-Telegram)
-
Texas AG accuses SprintNextel of deceptive billing practices (DallasBusinessJournal)
-
Reps get committee assignments (TimesRecordNews)
-
Local crew pleased with assignments (Caller)
February 5
-
Legislature might cut off drivers on phones (DallasNews)
-
Legislature considers slash to pre-K funding (Chron)
-
Lawmakers say tax break is one sure thing (Chron)
-
Doubts arise over Perry's plan to privatize lottery (DallasNews)
-
Dissent vast on futile-care reform (Chron)
-
Rio Grande Valley gains most after Speaker race (ElPasotimes)
-
EP legislators hopeful delegation can mend rift (ElPasoTimes)
-
Jodie Laubenberg: Texas needs to reform Medicaid (DallasNews)
-
Eddie Bernice Johnson: Water relief (DallasNews)
-
Robison: Border is not represented on panel dealing with immigration (MySanAntonio)
-
But the perks sure are nice (Star-Telegram)
-
Before there was Hill and Bill, we had Ma and Pa (DallasNews)
-
High school athletes could face steroid test (SeguinGazette)
-
Local officials pleased with Perry's higher education plan (TylerPaper)
-
Gohmert maintains seats on committees (LufkinDailyNews)
February 2
- Democrats rip state agency for hiring D.C. lobbyists (Chron)
- A tougher no-pass, no-play? (DallasNews)
- Austin rethinks pink dome limits (DallasNews)
- Foster-care reform plans are coming, official says (DallasNews)
- Can GOP repaint its elephant green? (MySanAntonio)
- Perry college plan pushes faster graduation (DallasNews)
- Higher ed plan pushes more student aid, exit tests (MySanAntonio)
- Perry's plan would boost financial aid (Star-Telegram)
- Texas Education Agency posts check register (Star-Telegram)
- Tax-free textbook legislation needs student support (Battalion)
- Bill honoring woman killed by Pitbulls to be filed (KCEN)
- New program could help county collect fines, fees (DailySentinel)
- House budget has $40 million for EP med school (ElPasoTimes)
- Deshotel, Ritter receive committee assignment (OrangeLeader)
February 1
- Perry seeks funding shift for higher education (Chron)
- Texas House honors Young's outstanding season (Chron)
- AG is looking into Sprint surcharge (Chron)
- Loyalty pays off (AustinChronicle)
- Poll fuels fight for smoking ban (DallasNews)
- Bills to move up primary could boost state's clout in '08 (DallasNews)
- Plan would lift ranks of insured (DallasNews)
- Senators back no-retreat bill (DallasNews)
- $23 billion sent to Mexico in '06 (DallasNews)
- Pollution from trains complicates coal plan (Star-Telegram)
- Speaker backs restoration of park funds (Star-Telegram)
- Stronger self-defense law backed (Star-Telegram)
- Senator submits bill that would eliminate TAKS test in high schools (LubbockOnline)
- Legislator asks AG to look at GI Forum Foundation (Caller)
- School finance on educator's mind (TheParisNews)
- Robstown native receives committee assignments (NuecesCountyRecordStar)
January 31
- House members get $132 a day to do nothing until Feb. 8 (Chron)
- Democrats' ploy delays House votes (DallasNews)
- Democrats in Legislature divided (Star-Telegram)
- Bill would fine parents who skip school conferences (DallasNews)
- Legislators are urged to shift focus on prisons (Star-Telegram)
- Senate adopts Patrick's 'In God We Trust' resolution (Chron)
- Houston senator now seeking to leash smokers statewide (MySanAntonio)
- Howard wants to regulate sexually explicit signs (Chron)
- Hilderbran committee assignments announced (DailyTimes)
- Deuell files bill to ensure nursing home care (HeraldBanner)
- Local lawmakers get plum committee seats (GalvestonDailyNews)
- Homer pleased with assignments (TheParisNews)
- Rep. Dunnam files HB 729 to restore CHIP Program (MarlinDemocrat)
January 30
- Utilities leaning on lobbyists (DallasNews)
- Gambling coalition considers dissolving (Chron)
- Defector House Democrats call for unity (DallasNews)
- Craddick backers still loyal to party line (Star-Telegram)
- Lawmaker benefits from squabble (TimesRecordNews)
- Perry seeking $183 million in clean-air funds (Chron)
- Perry boosts fund that helps replace or fix polluting construction diesels (Star-Telegram)
- Comptroller calls Sprint on fee tied to business tax (Chron)
- Walsh backs crackdown on child predators (Star-Telegram)
- Patrick takes action on reappraisal limit (Chron)
- Report says treatment could save prison space, money (MySanAntonio)
- Chisum targets sex ed (Amarillo)
- Educators welcomed (Amarillo)
January 29
- Rebates not seen as a top priority (Chron)
- Dropout rate a crisis for state, experts say (Chron)
- TAKS a top trouble for teachers (LubbockOnline)
- Teachers hit Austin (Amarillo)
- Last session's tax law needs revision (Star-Telegram)
January 28
- Clay Robison: Dewhurst has to score points with more conservative backers (MySanAntonio)
- Chisum didn't take usual road to Austin (Amarillo)
January 27
- Craddick's committee list called 'retaliation' (Chron)
- Pitts loses House post (DallasNews)
- Craddick cuts rival from major post' (Star-Telegram)
- 14 Craddick opponents get vice chairs, West loses out (MyWestTexas)
- Election tuneup is called priority (Star-Telegram)
- Apology sought over Nugent performance (DallasNews)
- Medical school tops priority list for El Paso (ElPasoTimes)
- State plans Medicaid experiment (DallasNews)
January 26
- Speaker Craddick faces committee dilemma (Chron)
- Craddick delays House committee assignments (DallasNews)
- Dewhurst predicts support for 'top 10 percent' changes (Chron)
- Dewhurst rejects concerns on tougher sex-crime penalties (DallasNews)
- Third person named to panel that will decide on coal plants (DallasNews)
- Incentives could boost employee health care (DallasNews)
- Full-time lottery oversight sought (Star-Telegram)
- State loses TAKS chief to firm that produces test (DallasNews)
- San Antonio lawmaker juggles commitments (Chron)
- Law would exempt eBay sellers from collecting taxes (MySanAntonio)
- Southwest Texas legislators focus on childrenıs health Insurance, educational aid (Southwest Texas Live!)
January 25
- Leaders not sold on global warming (Star-Telegram)
- Republican seeks moratorium on new coal plant permits (DallasNews)
- House Dems tackle health insurance (Chron)
- Bill would strip cities of some gas utility oversight (Star-Telegram)
January 24
- Darfur genocide linked to state pensions (MySanAntonio)
- Coalition: Insurance relief hasn't come (DallasNews)
- Student Government hopes to push through tax-free textbooks in Lege (DailyTexanOnline)
- Bill would require landmen licenses (Star-Telegram)
January 23
- Bill may further aid wrongly convicted (Chron)
- Texas Silver-Haired Legislature fights for senior rights (MySanAntonio)
January 22
- Case reviews are a hard sell in Texas (DallasNews)
- Bill would require parental permission for sex ed (WFAA)
- TAKS a big target (Amarillo)
January 21
- Lawmakers to consider
$3 billion push for cure (Star-Telegram)
January 20
- Long-ignored Dems give governor an earful (DallasNews)
January 19
- Part of parks tax sought
for coast (Star-Telegram)
- Craddick vows not to get even with critics (DallasNews)
- Perry sued over coal-plant permits (DallasNews)
- Bill calls for disclosure of some lobbyists' pay (Star-Telegram)
- Official takes Confederate group's donation (MySanAntonio)
- Civil War continues to divide Texans (Star-Telegram)
- A&M-Kingsville erects statue of state Rep. Rangel (Caller)
January 18
- Homebuilder's donation
to Perry seems fishy (MySanAntonio)
- State to take gift
of Confederate group (Star-Telegram)
- Nugent performance soured Perry's talk of unity, some say (Chron)
- Democrats could lose ability to block bills (DallasNews)
- Texas GOP leader opposes Bush's choice for national party (Chron)
- Winter Texans hoping
to eliminate travel trailer tax (TheMonitor)
January 17
- Heart surgery sidelining Rep. Oliveira for a while (MySanAntonio)
- Homeless in Austin feast on Perry's inauguration lunches (MySanAntonio)
- Perry makes plea to work together (DallasNews)
- Dewhurst focuses on program to fight child sexual predators (DallasNews)
- Pataki attends inauguration (Star-Telegram)
January 16
- Coal tops Legislature's environmental agenda (DallasNews)
January 15
- State's top leaders face new dynamic (Chron)
January 14
- Tougher predator law gets big push (Chron)
January 12
- Perry, Bell enjoy bonding time (DallasNews)
- Perry defends tuition breaks to illegal immigrants (Chron)
- Perry says he wants more money for parks (Star-Telegram)
- State parks bill to get fast track (MySanAntonio)
January 11
- Pitts tries to shake a political hangover (Chron)
- Fight may leave Craddick weaker
(Star-Telegram)
- Two more Republicans came out ahead in speaker race
(Star-Telegram)
- Bills would trigger abortion law (Chron)
- Bill would remove cap on tax revenue devoted to parks
(Star-Telegram)
- Prison revamp long on rehab, short on new cells (DallasNews)
January 10
- Pitts' day full of ups and letdowns (DallasNews)
- Geren, a key lieutenant of Pitts, unworried about House payback (Star-Telegram)
- Craddick's win enhances reputation of tough fighter (Chron)
- Hoping for drama, crowd disappointed (MySanAntonio)
- From Iraq to a new battlefield: Former Army captain becomes House rep (DallasNews)
- Janek files bills backing UTMB (GalvestonDailynNews)
January 9
- Bitter, historic fight expected on House floor; Pitts apparently struggling (Chron)
- Fort Worth rep's plan may affect leadership (Star-Telegram)
- Galveston-area legislators split on speaker vote (GalvestonDailyNews)
- Just tuning in today? Here's how speaker race boils down (MySanAntonio)
- North Texas delegation sports new faces, views
(DallasNews)
January 8
- Revenue forecast coming today (Chron)
- Local taxing to face scrutiny (DallasNews)
- Geren, Kuempel back Pitts for speaker (Star-Telegram)
- Challenge to Craddick is an inside job (Star-Telegram)
- West Texas reps say no to secret ballot (MyWestTexas)
- Race will determine which Valley lawmakers in favor with leadership (TheMonitor)
- Electricity deregulation takes final step, could be concern in session (TimesRecordNews)
January 7
- Craddick's perks are up for grabs
(Chron)
- Lobby firms, businessmen, colleagues have plenty riding on vote (Chron)
- Craddick vs. Pitts: Their destiny is your destiny (DallasNews)
- Challenges, no emergencies ahead
(Star-Telegram)
- Supporters say West Texas needs speaker for school, health funding
(MyWestTexas)
January 6
- 'Floaters' complicate race for speaker (Chron)
- Bipartisan House group to seek recording of votes (DallasNews)
- Houston's freshmen legislators ready for Tuesday; eyes on Patrick (Chron)
- Officials don't expect Legislature to negatively affect oil and gas industries
(MyWestTexas)
January 5
- Pitts offering a relaxing change (Chron)
- Lawmakers propose $150 million for rehab space (DallasNews)
January 4
- Child sex bills raising concern (DallasNews)
- City wants Lege to act on track relocation (MySanAntonio)
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