Sen. Wendy Davis Proposes CPRIT Overhaul
Amidst speculation that Sen. Wendy Davis (D-Fort Worth) is poised for a statewide race, she filed legislation today that would reform the scandal-plagued Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of...
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TxDOT Director Calls for Stable Highway Funding System
Sen. Wendy Davis (D-Fort Worth). As lawmakers consider new highway construction this session, Sen. Wendy Davis (D-Fort Worth) warned this morning that they need to address TxDOT’s huge debt repayments...
View ArticleHundreds Rally in Support of Planned Parenthood, Women’s Health
In stark contrast to the Planned Parenthood bashing at Tuesday’s Senate Education Committee hearing, hundreds rallied at the Capitol Thursday morning to support the non-profit. Dressed in pink, women...
View ArticleDan Patrick Puts the Fear of God in Voucher Foes
A cardinal, a bishop and a rabbi walked into the Senate Education Committee this morning to talk lawmakers into passing a private-school voucher bill. After last week’s decisive anti-voucher vote in...
View ArticleTexas Senate Passes Surprisingly Tough Payday Loan Reform
After a dramatic false start on Thursday, the big payday loan reform bill—tediously-negotiated by Sen. John Carona (R-Dallas)—easily cleared the Senate. But not before senators agreed to changes that...
View ArticleSenate Passes Budget Bill Over Tea Partiers’ Quiet Objections
In a surprisingly quick move, the Senate passed SB 1—the $196.95 billion state budget for the next two years—late Saturday afternoon on a 27-4 vote, without any vocal opposition from conservative...
View ArticleRepublicans Push Anti-Abortion Bill Through House Committee
On Monday, Rep. Byron Cook (R-Corsicana) warned that he would end testimony on House Bill 2, the sweeping anti-abortion bill, at midnight tonight no matter how many people wanted to testify. He said...
View ArticleAdios, Mofo: Rick Perry Will Not be Governor for Life
Ever since Rick Perry flamed out in spectacular fashion as a presidential candidate, political prognosticators have been speculating—baselessly at times—about his next step. Would he run for...
View ArticleInterview: Wendy Davis on the Abortion Fight and the Future of Women’s Health...
On June 25, Wendy Davis became a national celebrity literally overnight. Her 11-hour filibuster in the Texas Senate to halt a bill that could severely curtail access to abortion captivated people...
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Funniest and Craziest Quotes from the Texas Abortion Debate (So Far)
Things have moved so fast and with such dramatic fashion during the roaring abortion debate at the Capitol that we’ve almost lost track of all the unbelievable things people have said over the past few...
View ArticleWendy Davis on the Abortion Fight and the Future of Women’s Health in Texas
Sen. Wendy Davis (D-Fort Worth) talks to The Texas Observer about the abortion fight and the future of women’s health in Texas. Read the full text of this interview. The post Wendy Davis on the...
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Greg Abbott & Wendy Davis Tangle with Twitter Townhalls
No doubt things are tumultuous in Texas politics right now. The dramatic fight over abortion legislation has rallied many progressives, and the mounting struggle among Texas politicians to replace...
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The Texas Legislature’s Sexist Little Secret
In January, I returned to my home state to cover the Texas Legislature. After a seven-year absence, I was eager to spend the next 140 days writing for this magazine about the theatrics—and occasional...
View ArticleThe Paranoid Style in Texas Politics
Willie Nelson, describing his idea of freedom, once said, “I’m from Texas, and one of the reasons I like Texas is because there’s no one in control.” The truth of that observation was never more...
View ArticleThe Start of an Extra Special Session
It was the first day of a special legislative session like Texas has never seen. Hours before either the Texas Senate or the House gaveled in, crowds gathered on the south steps of the Texas Capitol...
View ArticleProtesters Rally at the Capitol
Hours before either the Texas Senate or the House gaveled in, crowds gathered on the south steps of the Texas Capitol like people jamming the gates of a festival. Long before noon, orange-clad men,...
View ArticleRepublicans Push Anti-Abortion Bill Through House Committee
On Monday, Rep. Byron Cook (R-Corsicana) warned that he would end testimony on House Bill 2, the sweeping anti-abortion bill, at midnight tonight no matter how many people wanted to testify. He said...
View ArticleAdios, Mofo: Rick Perry Will Not be Governor for Life
Ever since Rick Perry flamed out in spectacular fashion as a presidential candidate, political prognosticators have been speculating—baselessly at times—about his next step. Would he run for...
View ArticleInterview: Wendy Davis on the Abortion Fight and the Future of Women’s Health...
On June 25, Wendy Davis became a national celebrity literally overnight. Her 11-hour filibuster in the Texas Senate to halt a bill that could severely curtail access to abortion captivated people...
View ArticleWhat Wendy Davis Can Learn from Ann Richards’ Gubernatorial Campaign
Can Wendy Davis win the Texas governor’s race? Is she a long-shot? Are there lessons from Ann Richards’ 1990 upset victory over Republican Clayton Williams that might help propel Wendy Davis into the...
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