Posted on June 3rd, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
MySA.com: Politics
AUSTIN — Parents of children with autism cheered when Texas lawmakers revived a dead bill they say will give families hope, save some from bankruptcy and reduce long-term costs for taxpayers.But the Texas Association of Business wants Gov. Rick Perry to veto House Bill 1919 because of an amendment that changes the definition of [...]
Filed under: Austism, Rick Perry, Texas Bills, health insurance | 5 Comments »
Posted on May 7th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
MySA.com: Politics
Dead or dying• Sale of the Texas lottery. Perry’s priority to fund cancer research never had the breath of life.
• Gambling. A bill to help the Tigua Indians and the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe reopen their casinos died on a tie vote in the House last week. Resurrection seems unlikely.
• Legislation to allow Texas Hold ‘Em [...]
Filed under: Farmers Branch, HB 28, HB 29, immigrants, immigration | 1 Comment »
Posted on April 13th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
MySA.com: Politics
AUSTIN — After hearing personal stories from African American and Hispanic members about being harassed by police, the Texas House on Thursday killed a bill that would have expanded officers’ authority to demand personal information from an individual.The reversal on a bill that had been tentatively passed a day earlier showed the force of [...]
Filed under: Diana White Delisi, HB 2685, HB 855, Texas Bills, Texas House of Representatives, Texas Legislators, Texas Legislature, Warren Chisum | No Comments »
Posted on April 3rd, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
MySA.com: Gas tax called toll alternative
Raise the gas tax slowly, year by year, and Texas wouldn’t need most of the glut of toll-road projects now on the books, state Sen. John Carona, R-Dallas, said Monday in Austin.The state surely would be able to resist the allure of cash from corporations looking to finance and operate [...]
Filed under: John Carona, Texas Bills, Texas Legislators, Texas Legislature, Toll Roads, gas tax, texas | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 17th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
MySA.com: Lawmaker pulls bill for employer sanctions
AUSTIN — A state lawmaker has withdrawn legislation to impose sanctions on employers who hire undocumented immigrants, saying he wanted to thank the state’s largest business organization for joining a Hispanic coalition in fighting what they call “anti-immigrant” bills in the Legislature.The Texas Association of Business joined [...]
Filed under: HB 28, HB 29, House of Representatives, immigrants, immigration | 4 Comments »
Posted on February 11th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
I ran across this in my wanderings today and thought it was worth repeating. What an odd little bill Ryan Guillen penned. It would revoke anyone’s license if they weren’t attending school or if they had too many absences.
I suppose there is precedence for a bill like this. If you are behind in your child [...]
Filed under: DPS, Drivers License, Drop out, HB 1019, Ryan Guillen, Texas Deaprtment of Public Safety, education, texas | No Comments »
Posted on January 19th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
HB 557
Author:
Smith, Wayne
Last Action:
01/11/2007 H Filed
Caption:
Relating to the failure of a parent to attend a public school parent-teacher conference; providing a criminal penalty.
Wow, this is taking things a step or two too far. Criminal penalties if a parent doesn’t attend a parent-teacher conference? How crazy is that? Here is the bill itself, have [...]
Filed under: HB 557, Parent-Teacher conference, Texas House of Representatives, Wayne Smith, education, texas, texas politics | No Comments »
Posted on December 20th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
TLO - Report
HB 21
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
11/13/2006 H Filed
Caption:
Relating to informed consent to an abortion.
HB 22
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
11/13/2006 H Filed
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of certain physician’s offices where abortions are performed.
HB 23
Author:
Corte, Frank
Last Action:
11/13/2006 H Filed
Caption:
Relating to disclosing information to persons obtaining emergency contraception.
Three bills filed by [...]
Filed under: Frank Corte, Texas House of Representatives, Uncategorized, abortion, breast cancer risk, death penalty, emergency contraceptives, hb 21, hb 22, hb 23, texas, texas politics | No Comments »
Posted on December 16th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
Star-Telegram | 12/16/2006 | Lawmakers step into feud over football
Two South Texas lawmakers are seeking to broker a peace treaty between cable television providers and the NFL Network so their constituents won’t miss any important football games, especially ones involving the Dallas Cowboys.
State Sen. Eddie Lucio of Brownsville and state Rep. Jose Menendez of San [...]
Filed under: Dallas Cowboys, Eddie Lucio, HCR 21, Jose Menendez, NFL Network, SCR 2, Texas House of Representatives, Texas Legislators, Texas Legislature, football, texas, texas politics | No Comments »
Posted on December 11th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas
Star-Telegram | 12/11/2006 | Two local legislators, two bills, one goal
Covenant marriage
Zedler’s bill would allow couples to choose a covenant marriage, which is harder to dissolve than a traditional marriage.
Couples who agreed to a covenant marriage would have to undergo premarital counseling and get marriage counseling before filing for a divorce.
Unlike traditional marriages, which can [...]
Filed under: Bill Zedler, Bully, Covenant Marriage, HB 180, Marriage, Texas House of Representatives, Texas Legislature, politics, texas, texas politics | No Comments »
