/tags/2015-texas-legislature 2015 Texas Legislature en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 14 Nov 2016 20:30:00 GMT /texas/2016-11-14/whats-on-the-agenda-for-texas-85th-legislature From Texas Standard:It's the first day for Texas lawmakers to file bills for the upcoming session at the Statehouse. Competing for the attention and votes� Mon, 14 Nov 2016 20:30:00 GMT /texas/2016-11-14/whats-on-the-agenda-for-texas-85th-legislature Rhonda Fanning /politics/2016-08-11/questions-surround-austin-state-rep-dawnna-dukes-legislative-attendance-record State Rep. Dawnna Dukes (D-Austin) missed 44 of 50 legislative committee meetings last year and skipped 84 percent of House votes, according to reporting� Thu, 11 Aug 2016 23:28:45 GMT /politics/2016-08-11/questions-surround-austin-state-rep-dawnna-dukes-legislative-attendance-record KUT Staff /politics/2015-05-29/agenda-texas-the-end-of-the-84th-legislative-session The Texas legislative session ends Monday, and there's not a bunch left for lawmakers to do between today and next week. No more bills can be voted on.� Fri, 29 May 2015 18:37:26 GMT /politics/2015-05-29/agenda-texas-the-end-of-the-84th-legislative-session Ben Philpott /texas/2015-05-26/john-wayne-is-finally-an-honorary-texan From Texas Standard.In case you missed it, Texas House Concurrent Resolution 130 is now law.“WHEREAS, John Wayne is the prototypical American hero,� Tue, 26 May 2015 20:44:21 GMT /texas/2015-05-26/john-wayne-is-finally-an-honorary-texan Laura Rice /texas/2015-04-01/texas-house-gives-preliminary-approval-to-budget-bill-after-hours-of-debate At 5:39 a.m. Wednesday, the Texas House gave preliminary approval of its state budget bill for 2016-2017.House lawmakers spent nearly 18 hours going� Wed, 01 Apr 2015 12:47:56 GMT /texas/2015-04-01/texas-house-gives-preliminary-approval-to-budget-bill-after-hours-of-debate /education/2015-03-12/map-if-the-voucher-bill-passes-how-much-would-travis-county-private-schools-cost For the 61 percent of economically disadvantaged students who attend Austin Public Schools, private school tuition might seem impossible for their� Thu, 12 Mar 2015 21:23:27 GMT /education/2015-03-12/map-if-the-voucher-bill-passes-how-much-would-travis-county-private-schools-cost Andrew Weber /education/2015-02-20/texas-lawmaker-wants-cameras-in-special-ed-classrooms Texas Senator Eddie Lucio (D-Brownsville) wants to allow school districts to put video cameras in special education classrooms in public schools and� Fri, 20 Feb 2015 13:57:39 GMT /education/2015-02-20/texas-lawmaker-wants-cameras-in-special-ed-classrooms /politics/2015-02-17/watch-abbott-delivers-state-of-the-state Greg Abbott delivered his first State of the State address as Texas governor today.In his address, Abbott highlighted five emergency items for the state's� Tue, 17 Feb 2015 16:44:52 GMT /politics/2015-02-17/watch-abbott-delivers-state-of-the-state Texas Tribune /politics/2015-02-13/border-security-and-battle-lines-in-austin It's about a month into the 84th Texas Legislative session, and this week saw the first cracks in any unified front among the state's Republican� Fri, 13 Feb 2015 16:29:25 GMT /politics/2015-02-13/border-security-and-battle-lines-in-austin Ben Philpott /politics/2015-02-06/bills-guns-and-committees-come-to-the-capitol Two weeks ago Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick handed out his committee assignments, and, this week, House Speaker Joe Straus did the same. That means the� Fri, 06 Feb 2015 16:17:19 GMT /politics/2015-02-06/bills-guns-and-committees-come-to-the-capitol Ben Philpott