Your afternoon reading: special session slow to start; congressional maps unveiled; House slipup could cost the state $13.4 million
And just like that, as if it never left (it didn't), the Legislature's back in town.
Your afternoon reading: special session strategy; House Democrats take aim at Straus; texting ban goes to the governor
A Democrat's last stand may have just pushed the legislative session, set to end today, into overtime — which could start as soon as tomorrow.
Your afternoon reading: Perry says he'll "think about" running for president; 5 p.m. deadline for school finance deal; Dan Patrick announces exploratory committee for U.S. Senate
In a change of pace, things have taken a decidedly, ahem, prurient turn in the closing days of the legislative session.
Your afternoon reading: radio host says Perry's running for president; Democrats predict strong showing in U.S. Senate race; budget negotiators pass $15 billion in cuts
Tense budget negotiations continued Wednesday, but it didn't take long for an airport "groping" ban, an ensuing rowdy protest and vicious political sniping to steal some of the spotlight.
Your afternoon reading: Perry wants lawmakers, not courts, to draw congressional maps; Simpson blocks salvia bill; Texas vs. feds fight centers on a lizard
One of the state budget's most notoriously complicated components has lawmakers — just five days from the finish line — clamoring for a fix.
Your afternoon reading: congressional redistricting dead; Perry signs abortion sonogram bill (again); GOP 2012 hopefuls court the Bushes
After days of stop-and-go budget negotiations, lawmakers may have just inched closer to a special session.
Your afternoon reading: deal reached on education funding; another blow for sanctuary cities legislation; anti-bullying bill sent to governor's desk
A deal's been struck, but with just a week to go, lawmakers still have to piece together the budget puzzle.
Your afternoon reading: budget talks stuck; Wentworth blames Straus for campus carry loss; Forensic Science Commission reform stalls
