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Opening Day of the 83rd Legislature

On Tuesday, House Speaker Joe Straus won his third term as speaker after a challenge against him fizzled and Governor Rick Perry urged fiscal responsibility despite the state's improving financial picture.

January 9, 2013 | by Sonia Smith | #TXLEGE
State of the Session
What have the opening weeks of the Eighty-third Legislature taught us? And where do we go from here?
February 1, 2013 | by Paul Burka | #TXLEGE
Party Like It’s 1989?
What the unanimous passage of HB 10 suggests about the mood of the 83rd Legislature.
February 22, 2013 | by Brian D. Sweany | #TXLEGE
A Band-Aid for Medicaid

The Texas Senate passes its version of the supplemental appropriations bill for some cash-strapped state agencies.

March 5, 2013 | by Erica Grieder | #TXLEGE
Sex Ed and the Senate
With a bill that would bar school districts from using sex education curriculum developed by abortion providers, the culture wars returned to the Capitol.
March 6, 2013 | by Sonia Smith | #TXLEGE
Bills, Bills, Bills
An appreciation of the sixty days' rule.
March 8, 2013 | by Brian D. Sweany | #TXLEGE
Michael Morton’s Moving Senate Testimony
In a committee hearing Tuesday, the exoneree and newlywed pushed for a bill that would change the statute of limitations for offenses involving prosecutorial misconduct.
March 12, 2013 | by Sonia Smith | #TXLEGE
Course Correction
What's really behind Dan Patrick's bill on graduation requirements at the state's public universities?
March 19, 2013 | by Erica Grieder | #TXLEGE
Term Limits for Some
The Senate approved a measure that would allow voters to decide whether to amend the constitution to limit statewide elected officials to two terms.
March 19, 2013 | by | #TXLEGE
Moving Forward on Medicaid
The Senate's unanimous passage of SB 7 gives a small hint of what a Texas approach to Medicaid might look like.
March 26, 2013 | by Erica Grieder | #TXLEGE

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