Bill Zedler

State Rep. Bill Zedler decides against reelection bid

By Patrick Svitek and Cassandra Pollock Dec. 10, 2019

The Arlington Republican made the decision after filing to run for another term and after the filing deadline had passed. Full Story

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Texas Bikers Know How to Be Heard at Capitol

By Ryan McCrimmon Jan. 26, 2015

More than a thousand Texas bikers descended on the Capitol on Monday to present lawmakers with their legislative agenda for this session. Not surprisingly, they want looser traffic laws for motorcyclists. Full Story

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The Brief: Jan. 23, 2015

By John Reynolds Jan. 23, 2015

More news reports are highlighting growing questions about 21CT's activity at various state agencies. Full Story
Defeated Candidates Ask Voters for Another Shot

By Ross Ramsey Dec. 9, 2011

They lost in 2010, but some candidates are hoping by now that voters have changed their minds. The 2012 ballot will be stippled with officeholders who were cast out by voters last election but want to try again. Full Story

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Updated: Fiscal Conservatives Frustrated With House Votes

By Emily Ramshaw, Morgan Smith and Becca Aaronson June 10, 2011

Rep. Donna Howard's proposal to direct surplus Rainy Day Fund money to Texas schools for enrollment growth survived to fight another day during debate on the House floor this morning, but not before a Republican attempt to derail it. Full Story

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When Cutting the Budget Actually Costs Money

By Ross Ramsey April 8, 2011

Cutting the budget can be expensive. Something that appears to save money can, on further inspection, cost more. Family planning, for instance. Full Story

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To Some House Republicans, Family Planning = Abortion

By Emily Ramshaw April 7, 2011

Is "family planning" a euphemism for abortion? For many House Republicans, yes. It's not that they don't understand the difference — it's that they don't trust family planning clinics not to steer women toward abortions. Full Story

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Doctor Legislation Raises Safety Concerns, Questions of Motive

By Emily Ramshaw and Matt Stiles April 5, 2011

Are Texas doctors hamstrung by unfounded complaints? Reps. Bill Zedler and Fred Brown think so. But the bills they've filed to address the issue are largely opposed by the state's biggest physician organization. Full Story
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It

By Ross Ramsey Sept. 18, 2010

Ramsey on the fourth University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll (with insights into the statewide races, issues, the budget, and Texans' view of the national scene), Hamilton and Thevenot in Galveston on the anniversary of Hurricane Ike, Ramshaw on secret hearings that separate children from their guardians, Hu on what former state Rep. Bill Zedler did for doctor-donors who were under investigation, Aguilar on the troubles around Mexico's bicentennial, Galbraith talks coal and wind with the head of the Sierra Club, E. Smith interviews state Rep. Debbie Riddle about tourism babies and godless liberals, Grissom on why complaints about city jails go unaddressed, Philpott on the debate that will apparently never happen and Stiles continues to put the major-party gubernatorial candidates on the map: The best of our best from September 13 to 17, 2010. Full Story

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Power Over Privacy

By Elise Hu Sept. 16, 2010

In the closing days of his last term in the Texas House, former state Rep. Bill Zedler, R-Arlington, used his legislative authority to obtain confidential records from the Texas Medical Board, The Texas Tribune has learned. His reason? To defend doctors who he believes were wrongly the subjects of misconduct investigations by the board, which licenses the state's physicians. Full Story

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