The Texas Senate approved a measure this evening that would ban texting and sending e-mails and instant messages while driving.
May 2011
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Health care
Kolkhorst Throws Herself a Life Raft on Heath Care Compact Bill
Rep. Lois Kolkhorst threw herself a life raft tonight, attaching her Health Care Compact bill — a measure that would seek to give Texas control of the purse strings for Medicare and Medicaid — onto a Senate health care bill that the House passed on third reading.
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Demographics
Reyes Fires Back at Perry After TV Appearance
A border congressman today lashed out at Texas Gov. Rick Perry after Perry’s appearance Tuesday on Fox News, where he proclaimed that the southern border is under siege while the federal government stands idly by.
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Energy
Senate Passes Fracking Disclosure Bill
After a lengthy discussion, the Texas Senate unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that would require drilling companies using hydraulic fracturing techniques to disclose on a public website the chemicals they use in the process.
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Higher Education
A&M Regents Chairman Asks Faculty for “Patience and Trust”
On the eve of an important meeting of the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, chairman Richard Box issued a systemwide, tone-setting memo.
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State Government
Video: Lege Should Draw Congressional Map, Perry Says
Though lawmakers have run out of time to draw congressional redistricting map, Gov. Rick Perry says the responsibility lies with the Legislature, not the courts.
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State Government
Video: So There Will Be a Special Session?
With less than a week left in the regular session, it’s the question everyone’s asking: Will the Legislature finish its business, or will Gov. Rick Perry call a special session?
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Demographics
Video: Perry Hopeful On “Sanctuary Cities” Bill
Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday that “sanctuary cities” legislation is still important to him but is in the hands of the Texas Senate.
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Demographics
Video: U.S. Border Security Effort is “Puny,” Perry Says
The federal government’s effort to secure the border is “puny,” Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday, adding, “Texas is being forced to do things that aren’t our responsibility.”
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State Government
Video: Alex Jones Storms the Capitol
Notorious radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones led a raucous protest at the Capitol Wednesday over the Legislature’s failure to pass a bill criminalizing invasive airport pat downs. “Every one of [those senators] is an enemy of the Republic and the Republic of Texas!” he bellowed.