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Governor Perry
Special Session Review – June 17, 2011
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SPECIAL SESSION AGENDA – TAKE 1 On Monday, May 30, 2011 after a grueling and contentious 140 days of lawmaking, th ...

Convoy
Capitol Review – May 6, 2011
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Sine Die Bound and Down Apparently someone woke up early on May 1st and realized there was a long (legislative) way to g ...

timebomb
Capitol Review – April 27, 2011
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“Just a few numbers from the House that will literally cause some sleepless nights…”. That was the declaration fro ...

Easter
Capitol Review – April 22, 2011
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“Three-quarters of the way done.” “75% over.” “About a month left.” Those are the wo ...

Natural Gas
Capitol Review – April 15, 2011
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CAPITOL HIGHLIGHTS – 44 DAYS REMAINING IN SESSION Senator Judith Zaffirini (D-Laredo) chair of the Senate Committe ...

Photo by Seth Anderson
Capitol Review – April 8, 2011
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  By the numbers…. 50 days remain before this regular session of the legislature officially ends.  Thus far, ...

Steamroller
Capitol Review – April 1, 2011
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Budget Not just the word of the day, but the word of the week.  And – since you can’t spend it if you don’t h ...

Texas Redistricting 2011
Capitol Review – March 25, 2011
March 27, 2011, No Comments

Most who have worked around the legislative process for a long time would agree that each session of the legislature pre ...

Waiting for Governor Perry
Capitol Review – March 17, 2011
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While the 82nd Legislative Session has reached its midway point (more days behind it than days found ahead), the vast ma ...

Governor Rick Perry
Capitol Review – March 11, 2011
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Governor Rick Perry traveled to Dallas on Tuesday to remind Texans of his pledge to sign a budget plan that included “ ...