The latest Texas Legislature news from The Texas Tribune.
State Sen. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, is playing defense against two Republican primary challengers, Elisa Chan, a former San Antonio city councilwoman, and Mike Novak, a former Bexar County commissioner. Full Story
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Following instructions from House Speaker Joe Straus, Texas lawmakers plan to study the benefits of accepting high-level nuclear waste from around the country, a controversial proposition. But even if Texas seeks a waste facility, huge hurdles would stand in its way. Full Story
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Full video of my 2/7 TribLive conversation with three Amarillo lawmakers: state Sen. Kel Seliger and state Reps. "Four" Price and John Smithee. Full Story
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At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, a 2014 candidate for Texas lieutenant governor, assessed her GOP rivals. Full Story
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At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, a 2014 candidate for Texas lieutenant governor, talked about where she and state Sen. Wendy Davis of Fort Worth, the Democratic frontrunner for governor, differ on open carry. Full Story
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Full video of my 2/6 TribLive conversation with state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, a 2014 candidate for Texas lieutenant governor. Full Story
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The University of Texas System met the Feb. 1 deadline for responding to a set of directives dictated by the legislative committee that is investigating one of its regents, Wallace Hall of Dallas. Full Story
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After a crackdown a few years ago in Laredo, gaming halls are on the rise again. But local officials aren't quite on the same page about whether to enforce the gambling laws or to try to change them. Full Story
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UPDATED: Democrat Celia Israel defeated Republican Mike VanDeWalle on Tuesday in a special election runoff for House District 50. She will serve the remainder of former state Rep. Mark Strama's term. Full Story
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After re-electing Harvey Hilderbran every two years since 1992, the voters in House District 53 are vetting a group of fresh faces and hosting a slew of candidate forums to hear where the GOP primary candidates stand on issue No. 1 — water. Full Story
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With most candidates' campaigns for the March primaries in full swing, Hispanic Republicans trying to increase their numbers in the state House are mostly looking past the primaries. Their main fight is in November. Full Story
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At Thursday's TribLive conversation, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst weighed in on the Senate's two-thirds rule and his possible picks for the chairmanships of key committees. Full Story
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At Thursday's TribLive conversation, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst addressed criticism that he mishandled the filibuster of abortion legislation by state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth. Full Story
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At Thursday's TribLive conversation, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst made the case for voters re-electing him to a fourth term. Full Story
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Full video of my 1/16 TribLive conversation with Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who's running for reelection in 2014. Full Story
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Republicans have a comfortable majority in the Texas Legislature, but in the primaries, the debate is over which sorts of Republicans should be in control. Full Story
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Texas is preparing for a new drug screening procedure required of applicants for unemployment benefits, but the federal Labor Department has yet to set the parameters. Full Story
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A Democratic state representative who is the only Vietnamese-American ever elected to the Texas Legislature will face the winner of a Republican primary that has two Vietnamese-American hopefuls. Full Story
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State Sen. Wendy Davis, in her first major policy proposal as a candidate for Texas governor, said on Thursday that she would increase the supply of teachers and give them more money. But she didn't say how she'd pay for the new programs. Full Story
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Self-appointed "conservative" special-interest groups have intervened in some House races to exert political power. It's time for those of us who believe in truly conservative solutions to push back. Full Story
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