Under Texas law, same-sex parents cannot both appear on an adoptive child’s supplemental birth certificate. A bill authored by Rep. Rafael Anchia would change that, but opponents argue the proposal is an “attack on mothers and fathers.”
Texas Legislature
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Bidness As Usual
Legislators Can Carry Bills That Benefit Them? Yep.
The common practice of lawmakers carrying bills or serving on committees that could directly affect their lives or livelihoods is permitted, so long as their efforts benefit all others in similar circumstances. But it still has vocal critics.
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State Government
Garcia, Alvarado Headed for Runoff in SD-6
The SD-6 grudge match between Rep. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, and Democrat Sylvia Garcia, a former Harris County commissioner, is headed for a runoff.
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State Government
Bills Would Protect Gays From Employment Discrimination
Senate and House companion bills filed this session could add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity and expression” to the list of unlawful discriminatory practices in the Texas Labor Code.
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Politics
Race for SD-6 Seat Heads Toward Final Stretch
Slightly more than 8,200 voters cast their ballots during the early voting period in the special election to replace the late state Sen. Mario Gallegos. Election day is Saturday in the race, which is likely to head to a runoff.
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Politics
TribLive: A Conversation with David Dewhurst
Full video of my January 24 TribLive conversation with Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst.
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Energy
At Railroad Commission, a Push to Modernize
The Texas Railroad Commission regulates one of the most advanced industries in the world — oil and gas drilling. Yet the commission’s software systems, many of its rules and even its name are from another era. But change is coming.
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Health care
Despite Counsel, Amputee Hindered by Tort Laws
Connie Spears, a double amputee, says Texas’ tort reform laws obstructed her ability to find a malpractice lawyer and forced a judge to order her to pay thousands of dollars to cover some defendants’ legal bills.
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Politics
The Evening Brief: Jan. 24, 2013
Your evening reading: state tax-break bill targets federal contraception rule; national Democrats launch Texas initiative; Texas Republicans rebuke Clinton over Benghazi testimony
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Politics
TribLive: Dewhurst on Takeaways from 2012
At this morning’s TribLive conversation, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst talked about what he learned in his unsuccessful bid for U.S. Senate.
