Legislation banning “sanctuary city” policies in Texas was voted out of the House State Affairs Committee today, sending the controversial bill to the full House for consideration.
82nd Legislative Session
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State Government
AUDIO: A Conversation with Joe Straus
Full audio of our TribLive conversation with Speaker Joe Straus on March 10, 2011.
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Health care
TribLive: Straus on Taxes, Abortion, Campus Carry and Obama’s Citizenship
For our latest TribLive conversation, I sat down with the Speaker of the Texas House, Joe Straus, to talk about budget cuts, possible sources of revenue, hot-button social issues and more.
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VIDEO: A Conversation With Joe Straus
Full video of our TribLive conversation with Speaker Joe Straus on March 10, 2011.
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Criminal Justice
TribLive: Joe Straus on Campus Carry
At our TribLive conversation last Thursday, Speaker Joe Straus talked about proposed legislation that would legalize concealed carry on college campuses in Texas.
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State Government
TribLive: Joe Straus on Taxes
At our TribLive conversation last Thursday, Speaker Joe Straus talked about whether the Texas House would consider raising taxes to pay down part of the budget shortfall.
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Health care
TribLive: Joe Straus on the Abortion Sonogram Bill
At our TribLive conversation last Thursday, Speaker Joe Straus talked about the as yet unresolved differences between the House and Senate versions of the abortion sonogram bill.
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State Government
TribLive: Joe Straus on Obama’s Citizenship
At our TribLive conversation last Thursday, Speaker Joe Straus talked about the ongoing controversy over Barack Obama’s citizenship.
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Economy
Who Will Be Blamed for Big Cuts in School Funding?
Who will be blamed for what are expected to be enormous cuts in public education funding? There will be blood. It’s undeniable, especially when the governor goes out of his way to say that he doesn’t have any on his hands.
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State Government
Anchia vs. Berman on Adoption by Same-Sex Couples
This morning on Austin’s KXAN-TV, state Rep. Leo Berman, R-Tyler, and that “compassionate young fella,” state Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, discussed adoption by same-sex couples — and whether there’s a difference between “transvestite” and “transgender.”
