At the Tribune’s New Day Rising symposium on Feb. 28, four members of the Texas House talked about the issues affecting the Hispanic community — and all Texans — during the 82nd Legislative Session.
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State Government
Family Says No Text Message Is Worth a Life
At the Capitol today, the family of a young girl who died in a car accident caused by texting and driving urged lawmakers to ban the practice.
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Health care
Stubbornness, Turf War Could Hold Up Abortion Sonogram
The biggest hurdle getting an abortion sonogram bill passed this session may be good old-fashioned stubbornness.
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Health care
House Fights on Familiar Ground: The Rules
In the House, what starts with substance — abortion sonogram legislation, in this case — often ends with procedure.
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State Government
Numbers Tell Tale of Who’s Vulnerable in Redistricting
You don’t need a new map to find the political trouble spots in Texas — and by trouble, we mean officeholders who are vulnerable in the redistricting process.
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Demographics
State Affairs Takes on “Sanctuary Cities”
Tonight, the Texas House took on another of the issues that Gov. Rick Perry has designated an emergency: sanctuary cities, or cities where police do not enforce federal immigration laws.
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State Government
Burka, House Members on the Future of Texas
On Wednesday night, the LBJ Future Forum presented a conversation with six members of the Texas House about the future of Texas. Paul Burka of Texas Monthly moderated.
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State Government
Neil Remains Hopeful Despite Long Wait [Updated]
The 82nd legislative session will be about halfway over by the time lawmakers on a specially appointed committee decide whether Republican Dan Neil or incumbent state Rep. Donna Howard, D-Austin, won the disputed HD-48 seat.
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Public Education
TribLive: Carter, Burkett and Anderson
Last Wednesday, I sat down with three first-term members of the Texas House — Stefani Carter, R-Dallas; Cindy Burkett, R-Mesquite; and Rodney Anderson, R-Grand Prairie — to talk about their first weeks in office.
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State Government
Carter, Burkett and Anderson on the Speaker’s Race
At last Wednesday’s TribLive conversation, first-term House member Cindy Burkett, R-Mesquite, explained why she voted against Speaker Joe Straus. Stefani Carter, R-Dallas, talked about losing the North Texas Tea Party’s “approved” status after she voted for Straus. And Rodney Anderson, R-Grand Prairie, weighed in on his own vote for Straus.
