In an earlier post, we said three of four Democrats on the House Elections Committee couldn't swallow anything labeled as a voter ID bill. A spokesman for one, Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, said that's not true. It's possible, even at...
Rep. Wayne Christian, R-Center, says he's concerned that the high school voter registration drive bill he crippled today unfairly singles out teachers and counselors as the favored deputy registrars, excluding "coaches and cafeteria workers." Three of the four employees chosen...
The head of the Conservative Coalition in the House lodged a parliamentary objection known as a "point of order" at noon today against Rep. Rafael Anchia's bill to encourage more voter registration drives in high schools. Anchia, D-Dallas (right, DMN...
With help from Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins (right, DMN photo), the House late this afternoon tentatively approved a bill that would remove what Watkins calls "an unintended repercussion" if other prosecutors follow his lead in opening files of...
Rep. Robert Miklos, D-Mesquite, passed his first bill today. The House has a ritual of ribbing freshmen when they reach that milestone: Goofy jokes and interrogations from the back microphone. In Miklos' case, the jokes reflected a House panel's plan...
The Rev. Michael Piazza, dean of the Cathedral of Hope, led the House in prayer at the start of today's session. Introducing him, Rep. Lon Burnam, D-Fort Worth, said the national gay publication, The Advocate, has named Piazza "as one...
The House just passed a Senate-passed resolution that congratulates President Obama on his election and its "great historical significance" and offering him "best wishes for a successful tenure" and a vow that the Texas Legislature "is prepared to work together...
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