Monday, May 20, 2013

Tribpedia: Charlie Geren

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Representative Charlie Geren was first elected to the represent HD-99 in 2000 and is the current chairman of the House Administration Committee and serves on the Calendars, Licensing & Administrative Procedures, and State Affairs committees.

A restaurant owner and real estate broker, Geren has previously served as vice chairman of the State Recreational and Cultural Resources and Licensing and Administrative Procedures ...

House Sends Campaign Disclosure Bill to Perry

photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman

UPDATED: A divisive measure requiring the disclosure of certain unreported political donors passed the Texas House on a 95-52 vote on Tuesday, denying the Texas Senate's desire to have it back in its clutches. The measure, which passed Tuesday with little of Monday's debate, now heads to Gov. Rick Perry's desk.

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photo by: Bob Daemmrich

The Love-Hate Relationship With Transparency

by Jay Root
April 24, 2013 (April 18, 2013 for Subscribers)

One Texan's transparency is another’s right to privacy, and people in politics generally find it easier to demand openness than to provide it.

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photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman

Campaign Finance Loophole Targeted

by Jay Root
April 23, 2013
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Politically active nonprofits, which are playing an increasingly important role in state elections, would no longer be able to hide the identity of their major donors under a bill making its way through the Texas Legislature.

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photo by: Michael Stravato

Commission Declines to Raise Legislators' Session Pay

by Jay Root
February 1, 2013
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There will be no pay raise for legislators this year. The Texas Ethics Commission, at the urging of Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and House Speaker Joe Straus, declined to raise the per diem payments lawmakers get when they're in session.

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