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Capitol Notebook

House goes rural: expanding broadband and streamlining education

Notes from the 91st day of the 2014 legislative session.

Senate passes budget; House unloads bill backlog

Notes from the 87th day of the 2014 legislative session.

House hits blockage on low-flow toilet bill; Senate digs into budget

Notes from the 86th day of the 2014 legislative session.

Both chambers celebrate April Fools’ Day then pass ‘Right to Try’ bill as well...

Notes from the 84th day of the 2014 legislative session.

House approves Dallas Buyers Club bill; Senate delays part of teacher evaluations

Notes from the 83rd day of the 2014 legislative session.

House passes budget; Senate passes recall election reform and voter fraud legislation

Notes from the 80th day of the 2014 legislative session

Election reform all the way down

Recall by mail gets initial approval in Senate The Senate took up SB 158 today, a bill to bring recall election law into concordance with...

House targets identity theft; Senate supports emergency responder families

Notes from the 78th day of the 2014 legislative session.