Tea Partiers thought this session was their time to shine, after helping to elect and elevate the GOP to supermajority status in the state House. As The Texas Tribune’s Thanh Tan reports, they’re disappointed some of their pet issues were not resolved.
Thanh Tan
Thanh Tan was a multimedia reporter/producer for the Tribune from 2011 to 2012. She previously worked at Idaho Public Television, a PBS station that serves a statewide audience. While there, she was an Emmy award-winning producer/reporter/host for the longest-running legislative public affairs program in the West, Idaho Reports, moderator of The Idaho Debates, and a writer/producer for the flagship series Outdoor Idaho. Prior to joining IdahoPTV, she was a general assignment reporter at the ABC affiliate in Portland, Oregon. and a political reporter for KBCI-TV in Boise, Idaho. Her work has also appeared on the PBS NewsHour and This American Life. She graduated with honors from the University of Southern California with degrees in International Relations and Broadcast Journalism.
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Sine Die Report: What Survived, What Died
The Trib’s been keeping track of the key issues throughout the special session. From budget measures to school finance, health care and airport groping, here’s our final rundown of bills that passed, and the ones that died.
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State Government
Updated: Lawmakers Call it Quits, Leave Unfinished Business
The Senate’s version of a bill to criminalize intrusive pat-downs by federal agents with the Transportation Security Administration has died in the House — which has now adjourned sine die.
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State Government
The End Game: Special Session Wraps Up Today
The House couldn’t get the votes it needed to suspend the rules to take up the TSA anti-groping bill before the clock runs out today.
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State Government
Updated: House Adjourns, May Take Up TSA Bill Tomorrow
The House has adjourned for the evening, and the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee has voted out the Senate version of the TSA “anti-groping” bill. Lawmakers will reconvene and attempt to pass that measure tomorrow morning.
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Health care
Video: Perry’s Speech at Anti-Abortion Rally in LA
Two weeks after Gov. Rick Perry flew to Los Angeles to speak at an anti-abortion rally sponsored by Unidos Por La Vida, the video of his June 11 speech is finally available for viewing.
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Health care
The Final Push: A Special Session Update
Lawmakers must wrap up the special session on Wednesday, with a few outstanding priorities left to tackle. Here’s a rundown of where the Texas Legislature stands going into the second-to-last day of the special session.
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Video: Perry Presidential Buzz Shifts to Bachmann, Romney
Once again, Gov. Rick Perry’s name made the rounds on the Sunday news programs. But this week, his star was largely overshadowed by fellow GOP contenders who’ve declared their candidacy.
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Energy
The Midday Brief: June 24, 2011
House Speaker Joe Straus knocks down the TSA “anti-groping” bill. Are voters ready for another Texan in the White House? News of the “tepid” response to Perry’s NALEO speech spreads inside the Beltway.
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The Brief: June 24, 2011
Not every crowd is an adoring crowd. Gov. Rick Perry got a reality check in San Antonio this week.