Breitbart Texas has opted not to release the videos made with hidden cameras by the American Phoenix Foundation after all, leading to questions about what was really on them.
At first glance, yes. On closer inspection, probably not.
Practitioners face an unreasonable set of regulations in Texas, and they’re about to change that.
Well then.
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee sent a bill that would severely tighten restrictions on receiving a confidential abortion as a minor to the Senate floor.
No offense to Michael Quinn Sullivan, but he’s never even won a Republican primary runoff, has he?
In the waning weeks of the 84th Texas Legislature, abortion remains a hot topic in the Capitol. Where do things stand—and where are they going?
The Senate has already lost the fight over tax cuts.
The people behind the hidden camera investigation of the Legislature have more of a history of political activism than of journalism.
More than twenty anti-LGBT bills have been filed this session, but these legislative efforts are facing some unlikely opposition.
The Houston Chronicle is reporting that a right wing political group has been secretly recording Texas legislators, apparently with an aim at unseating Speaker Joe Straus.
In an amazing plot twist, the Texas Senate passed a real property tax reform bill yesterday.
Seems like a #GreatUseOfTime, #right?
On fiscal issues, at least, they have a unified front.
The Lieutenant Governor’s Internet Commenters Council is misreading history, and the Pre-K bill.
The way Texas punishes truancy is downright Kafka-esque—and it’s finally getting a lot of attention.
The bill passed today would either save the state money or provide thousands of scholarships to Texas students.
The House’s proposal is better than the Senate’s, for at least half a dozen reasons
The case for Medicaid expansion.
The issue isn’t as partisan as it may appear.
The transportation company seeks a change in the way it’s regulated on a statewide basis, and it’s managed to mobilize a lot of supporters—both in and out of Texas. But does a statewide regulatory platform for Uber make sense?
It’s hard to argue with results of the House debate over the budget bill.
Texas should take a look at the franchise tax
The Senate passes open carry and campus carry.
Putting the spending cap at risk is damaging more than just that
A miniature controversy erupted Wednesday at the state capitol, when a Republican lawmaker covered the name plaque outside his office with a paper sign labeling him as a “Former Fetus.”
Few things rally people to a cause more quickly than the unjustified shooting of a dog.
Rick Miller, a Republican from Sugar Land, introduced legislation that would reverse local non-discrimination ordinances—like the one in Houston, where his openly gay son works as an attorney.
The Senate’s proposals on property tax relief and debt service aren’t worth it
The Texas Senate offers a proposal to scrap the Texas Model.
Trey Martinez Fischer has a pointed explanation of why he lost the runoff in SD26
Dan Patrick and the Senate Republicans celebrated Texas Independence Day by throwing down the gauntlet on Medicaid.
The Harris County State Representative wants to ensure that your DNA matches the gender designation for each bathroom before you go.
What started as a small wedding ceremony outside a Travis County office resulted in a political storm that left the couple, and the rest of the state, confused.
After hearing eight hours of testimony yesterday, a Senate committee approved two controversial gun bills in a 7-to-2 vote.
Congratulations to new ag commission Sid Miller.
A new era for the Capitol—and for Texas Monthly’s Capitol bureau.
R.G. Ratcliffe will rejoin BurkaBlog for the session
Joe Straus’s picks for the 84th session include lots of new chairs and not much drama.
Texas Muslim Capitol Day is marred by some unwelcoming behavior.
Technically speaking, every day is A New Day.
The Texas Senate’s vote to abandon the 2/3rds rule is all about campaign promises.
Let’s all agree on one this much: Medicaid is supposed to be a health care program, not a jobs plan.
On the first day of the Eighty-fourth Legislature, the Texas House voted for order.
Despite all the exits and entrances around him, House speaker Joe Straus plans on staying right where he is.
How Erica Grieder learned to stop worrying and look forward to the Eighty-fourth Legislature.
A surprisingly uncontroversial bill to convert the penalty for possessing less than an ounce of marijuana to a civil offense with a $100 fine may find some success in the legislature.
Charles Schwertner makes the conservative case against tuition deregulation
The border surge, extended. Immigration action, executed. Hispanic voters, considered. And more!
A look at Texas's next lieutenant governor
