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Word of the day: Transparency 3 Apr 2013 | 04:01 am
A big buzz word this Texas legislative session is “transparency,” and lawmakers emphasized it Tuesday. The House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations questioned key figures of a...
House back from Easter break 1 Apr 2013 | 07:39 pm
The Texas House of Representatives was meeting Monday afternoon at 2 p.m. following an extended weekend break for Easter. The Senate does not return until 11 a.m. Tuesday.
Texas House heads into water fund debate 27 Mar 2013 | 07:52 pm
The Texas House of Representatives was wading into debate Wednesday over a $2 billion water project fund. Business leaders, cities and environmental groups back the bill by Rep. Allan Ritter, R-Nederl...
Texas House to debate education, water this week 25 Mar 2013 | 03:20 am
The Texas House of Representatives takes up a major education bill Tuesday that would reduce standardized testing and a water proposal Wednesday that would create a $2 billion fund for infrastructure ...
Legislature moves ahead with debate, votes on bills 21 Mar 2013 | 08:11 am
With the legislative session halfway finished, the Texas House and Senate are now hearing major bills. Debate this week and next focuses on subjects ranging from utilities to education to water and, o...
Senators to hear veterans’ job bill 20 Mar 2013 | 03:59 am
A Texas Senate committee is hearing testimony Wednesday on a bill designed to expand job opportunities for veterans. Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, authored Senate Bill 10, known as the Vet...
Austin’s SXSW in full swing 15 Mar 2013 | 02:22 am
Musicians and music lovers are descending on Austin for the annual South by Southwest conference and festival. The music portion of SXSW runs through the weekend. It follows the film and interactive p...
Texas House committee approves water bill 15 Mar 2013 | 02:16 am
The House Natural Resources Committee unanimously approved legislation Thursday creating a revolving loan fund to help pay for water projects around the state. Rep. Allan Ritter, R-Nederland, the comm...
Transparency committees meet at Capitol 12 Mar 2013 | 06:04 am
Several Texas legislative committees focusing on open government are holding hearings this week. A House appropriations subcommittee on budget transparency and reform heard testimony on water funding ...
Sunshine Week is coming up 4 Mar 2013 | 08:46 am
National Sunshine Week calling attention to open government is March 10-16. So I am re-posting a link to my investigation last year for the Center for Public Integrity on government accountability in ...
