At last Thursday’s TribLive, state Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, and state Rep. Burt Solomons, R-Carrollton, the chairs of the Senate and House redistricting committees, respectively, talked about their approach to redrawing Texas House district lines.
April 2011
Posted in
State Government
AUDIO: Kel Seliger and Burt Solomons at TribLive
The chairs of the Senate and House redistricting committees, respectively, were our guests for TribLive on April 7.
Posted in
State Government
TribLive: Seliger and Solomons on the Senate Map
At last Thursday’s TribLive, state Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, and state Rep. Burt Solomons, R-Carrollton, the chairs of the Senate and House redistricting committees, respectively, talked about their approach to redrawing Texas Senate district lines.
Posted in
State Government
VIDEO: Kel Seliger and Burt Solomons at TribLive
State Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, and state Rep. Burt Solomons, R-Carrollton, the chairs of the Senate and House redistricting committees, respectively, were our guests at TribLive on April 7.
Posted in
State Government
TribLive: Seliger and Solomons on the Texas Congressional Map
At last Thursday’s TribLive, state Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, and state Rep. Burt Solomons, R-Carrollton, the chairs of the Senate and House redistricting committees, respectively, talked about their approach to redrawing Texas congressional district lines.
Posted inState Government
The Brief: Top Texas News for April 11, 2011
The fate of campus-carry legislation — once virtually assured of passage this session — may lie with a Senate Democrat (or two).
Posted in
State Government
From Lege to Council Race, Cohen Takes a “Step Closer”
When Ellen Cohen decided, two months after losing re-election to her state House seat, to run for Houston City Council, a friend worried, “Isn’t that a step down?” Cohen’s answer? “No, it’s a step closer.”
Posted in
Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: With Obama Running Again…
For the latest installment of our unscientific survey of political and policy insiders, we asked how President Obama’s re-election bid will go in Texas and what it means for Democrats on the ballot — and for Republicans.
Posted in
Economy
Is an Incomplete Budget Better Than a Shrunken One?
There’s a widely held belief around the Capitol that lawmakers balanced a troublesome budget in 2003 with a convenient underestimation of how many people would need to be served. So why not do that on purpose, and out in the open?
Posted in
Health care
In the Thick of It
The first half of a legislative session is for building the relationships that get destroyed in the second half of the session.
