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• Roundup: Bills, Deadlines and "Chubbing"

  By Alana Rocha and Justin Dehn May 15, 2015

  In the Roundup: The end of the week marked the death of scores of bills in the Texas House, including school finance reform legislation. Lawmakers were strategically long-winded when considering bills, leaving little time to take up legislation before a key deadline. Full Story 

• Video: Bonnen on Property Tax "Cuts"

  By Evan Smith May 13, 2015

  At our 5/13 conversation, state Rep. Dennis Bonnen, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, took issue with the Senate's stated intent to cut property taxes. Full Story 

• Video: Bonnen on the Spending Cap

  By Evan Smith May 13, 2015

  At our 5/13 conversation, state Rep. Dennis Bonnen, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, explained why the spending cap is, in his words, "sacred." Full Story 

• Video: Bonnen on Dan Patrick

  By Evan Smith May 13, 2015

  At our 5/13 conversation, state Rep. Dennis Bonnen, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, talked about his relationship with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick — and the prospect of compromise with the Senate on taxes. Full Story 

• Video: A Conversation With Dennis Bonnen

  By Evan Smith May 13, 2015

  Full video of my 5/13 conversation with state Rep. Dennis Bonnen, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. Full Story 

• Video: House Members Get By With a Little Help From Their Friends

  By Alana Rocha and Justin Dehn May 12, 2015

  Your state lawmakers are keeping busy in these final weeks of the 84th Legislature — negotiating bills, debating on the floor and, in the House, probably helping the representatives seated near them cast votes. Here's a look at the rules that govern House votes. Full Story 

• Roundup: Garland Shooting, Jade Helm and a Lege Update

  By Justin Dehn and Alana Rocha May 8, 2015

  This week in the Roundup: Gov. Greg Abbott calls the Garland shooting a "heinous crime," Abbott also defends his decision to order the Texas State Guard to monitor a federal military training exercise, and the Legislature advances key measures as the end of session nears. Full Story 

• Video: Sharp on the Aggies vs. the Longhorns

  By Evan Smith May 7, 2015

  At our 5/7 conversation, John Sharp, the chancellor of the Texas A&M University System, answered the burning question of whether Texas A&M and the University of Texas will ever meet again on the football field. Full Story 

• Video: Sharp on Hazlewood

  By Evan Smith May 7, 2015

  At our 5/7 conversation, John Sharp, the chancellor of the Texas A&M University System, discussed the gap between the cost of educating veterans and their kin under the Hazlewood law and what the Legislature has appropriated. Full Story 

• Video: Sharp on Reregulating Tuition

  By Evan Smith May 7, 2015

  At our 5/7 conversation, John Sharp, the chancellor of the Texas A&M University System, talked about the various legislative proposals to constrain the ability of public universities to raise tuition. Full Story 

• Video: A Conversation With John Sharp

  By Evan Smith May 7, 2015

  Full video of my 5/7 conversation with John Sharp, the chancellor of the Texas A&M University System. Full Story 

• Video: Seeing an Unintended Consequence for Parents in CPS Law

  By Alana Rocha and Justin Dehn May 7, 2015

  Lawmakers are considering a bill that would prohibit the Department of Family and Protective Services from making a finding of "abuse" or "neglect" against a parent who surrenders parental rights to get a child mental health care. Full Story