Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, called on Wednesday for a special legislative session to address "clean energy opportunities." He said in a statement Texas has missed business opportunities because of the "doomsday rhetoric" about federal climate change regulations, articulating a common...
A Texas Holocaust and Genocide Commission would be created under a bill passed unanimously by the Senate on Tuesday. The 18-member commission would meet four times a year to provide educational materials to schools and colleges, help implement course studies...
Prosecutors and newspaper groups told the Senate Jurisprudence Committee that they'd found a hard-fought compromise on a bill to protect sources and whistleblowers. The bill would provide district attorneys seeking information in criminal cases some access to notes and information...
Robert T. Garrett reports: AUSTIN -- Texas should take a half-billion more federal stimulus dollars that it can tap by allowing more jobless workers to qualify, Democrat legislative leaders said today. The Democrats said GOP Gov. Rick Perry should consider...
Rep. Patrick Rose and Sen. Rodney Ellis filed their controversial state school closure bill this morning -- one that would drastically downsize Texas' institutions for the disabled and expand community living options. The highlights of their morning press conference: -Rose...
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