Posted on May 26th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
MySA.com: Politics
AUSTIN — The Texas House fell into chaos Friday night as its parliamentarians resigned and Speaker Tom Craddick brought the chamber to a standstill for 2 ½ hours, saying he does not have to recognize a member for a motion to throw him out of office.
The House adjourned at about 1:30 a.m. without […]
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Posted on April 26th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
MySA.com: House gives nod to helping needy with their power tab
The Texas House on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to a bill that would restore funding to assist low-income Texans with their electric bills.
Public interest groups hailed the tentative passage of House Bill 551, by Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Houston. The bill would restore the […]
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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 11th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
MySA.com: Toll road moratorium gets overwhelming support in the House
But lawmakers won’t increase the gas tax, Krusee said later: “The Legislature doesn’t want to raise taxes.”The moratorium also is a reaction to a 156-page transportation bill that rushed through the Legislature four years ago in less than 20 days. Lawmakers didn’t fully understand the legislation […]
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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 March 22nd, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
MySA.com: Senate OKs bill to get older cars off the roads
AUSTIN — A clean-air bill aimed at removing 50,000 polluting vehicles from state roads by subsidizing more Texans to buy newer models won unanimous approval in the Texas Senate on Wednesday. ..snip..That means a family of four with a $60,000 annual income or less […]
Filed under: Texas Legislators, pollution, texas, texas senate | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 19th, 2007 by TechDigger
Apparently William Arkin thinks of U.S. soldiers as mercenaries.
The Troops Also Need to Support the American People - Early Warning
But it is the United States, and the recent NBC report is just an ugly reminder of the price we pay for a mercenary - oops sorry, volunteer - force that thinks it is doing the […]
Filed under: San Antonio, Term Limits, Texas Legislators, U.S. soldiers, Willim Arkin, benefits, government employees, mercenaries, politicians, public service | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 15th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
Dallas Morning News | Chisum contrite over memo
AUSTIN – House Appropriations Chairman Warren Chisum said Wednesday that he’s “willing to apologize” for giving colleagues a document that contains what the Anti-Defamation League called “outrageous anti-Semitic material.”
“The stuff that causes conflicts between religious beliefs, you know, I’d never be a party to that,” Mr. Chisum said. […]
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Posted on January 24th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
Dallas Morning News | Liquor wholesalers ply legislators with cash
AUSTIN – Liquor wholesalers dumped nearly $1.7 million on Texas lawmakers in the weeks leading up to the 2007 Legislature while pushing for changes that would allow them to sell booze directly to restaurants and bars.
The law now allows only package liquor stores – not wholesalers […]
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Posted on January 13th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas
Some quick updates on some of our past posts…
The Texas House rule to record their votes passed 81-57. I still don’t understand the reason why anyone would have voted against there being a written record but it doesn’t matter now. Now, on an interesting note, it was decided if they have a voice vote […]
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