Top lawmaker launches petition in support of texting-while-driving ban
In an unusual move, the chairman of the powerful House State Affairs Committee has started an on-line petition in hopes of persuading Gov. Rick Perry to sign a texting while driving ban. It’s not an...
View ArticlePolitical disclosure bill sails through House State Affairs
A House committee took less than 30 minutes to unanimously endorse a bill that makes politically active nonprofit groups disclose where they get their money. Some groups avoid being counted … [visit...
View ArticleDriving permits for illegal immigrants passes key House committee
Undocumented workers in Texas could get a permit allowing them to drive legally and obtain insurance under a bill passed by the House State Affairs Committee on a bipartisan vote. City … [visit site...
View ArticleTx Republican Women endorse driving permits for immigrants
Rep. Byron Cook, R-Corsicana, has taken heat from Republican colleagues for a repeated effort to provide a pathway to driver permitting for illegal immigrants. After various police departments...
View ArticleStraus era is five years old today
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus banged the gavel marking sine die, or the end of last year's regular session. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Rodolfo Gonzalez) The Joe Straus era in the … [visit...
View ArticleAnchia: Texas should list both same-sex parents on adopted children's new...
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View ArticleHouse skirmishes over bill banning payroll dues deduction for many public...
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View ArticleStickland, Sullivan defend Paxton, claim AG's indictments orchestrated by...
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