Rep. Sid Miller, R-Stephenville, and Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston joined forces this morning to ask the House to accept all of the Senate’s amendments to the abortion sonogram bill, virtually ensuring it’s headed to Gov. Rick Perry’s desk.
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Economy
Liveblog: Senate Debates Budget Bill
The Texas Tribune is liveblogging the Senate’s debate over its substitute for House Bill 1, the proposed budget for the next biennium.
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Health care
Planned Parenthood Again in Lawmakers’ Crosshairs
GOP lawmakers’ battle against Planned Parenthood resumed today, as members of a Senate subcommittee passed out a bill that would renew the Texas Women’s Health Program but prohibit the country’s most prominent family planning organization from participating.
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State Government
Abortion Sonogram Bill Clears Another Hurdle
Senate lawmakers tentatively passed a controversial measure to require women seeking abortions to receive sonograms — and have the details of the fetus described to them — prior to the procedure.
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State Government
House Gives Early OK to TxDOT Sunset Bill
Consider it a do-over. The House today tentatively approved the Texas Department of Transportation Sunset bill, the measure that last year sent lawmakers into a surprise special session.
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State Government
House Democrats Applaud Senate’s Budget Delay
House Democrats are applauding the Senate’s delay in taking up what they call a “woefully inadequate” appropriations bill.
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State Government
Ogden: How to Finance Budget Holding Up Vote
Senators left a meeting this morning looking no closer to an agreement on the budget — and Finance Chair Steve Ogden, R-Bryan, said the method of financing it remains the sticking point.
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Criminal Justice
Bill to Test Rape Kits Comes With Big Price Tag
Thousands of untested rape kits could be examined for DNA evidence, but a bill considered today by a Senate panel carries a hefty price tag. The result could be that the boxes remain stacked on shelves in police storage rooms across the state.
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Demographics
Texas Senate to the Feds: Pay for Border Security
Dear federal government: Texas needs help covering the cost of border security. Signed, the Texas Senate. A resolution adopted by the state Senate today is intended to send a message to Washington demanding more action on illegal immigration.
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Public Education
Anti-Bullying Bill Gets Early OK From Senate
After a spate of bullying related suicides in Texas schools, state lawmakers introduced more than 15 bills this session to address the issue. Today, the Senate approved one of them — SB 205 from Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston.
