/tags/2017-legislative-session 2017 Legislative Session en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 11:05:29 GMT /austin/2017-07-17/special-session-2017-heres-whats-on-the-texas-legislatures-agenda The 2017 regular session of the Texas Legislature was one of the most contentious in recent memory. It had plenty of protests, some infighting, a few� Mon, 17 Jul 2017 11:05:29 GMT /austin/2017-07-17/special-session-2017-heres-whats-on-the-texas-legislatures-agenda KUT Staff /texas/2017-07-10/lawmakers-file-dozens-of-bills-as-abbott-officially-calls-special-session Gov. Greg Abbott issued a declaration for a special session of the Texas Legislature on Monday, formally inviting lawmakers back to Austin to pass “sunset� Mon, 10 Jul 2017 16:53:09 GMT /texas/2017-07-10/lawmakers-file-dozens-of-bills-as-abbott-officially-calls-special-session Andy Duehren /texas/2017-06-07/special-session-will-be-a-test-of-wills From Texas Standard:What The New York Times is calling one of Texas� “most tumultuous political moments in decades� is set to play out in a special� Wed, 07 Jun 2017 18:38:41 GMT /texas/2017-06-07/special-session-will-be-a-test-of-wills Jill Ament, Rhonda Fanning /politics/2017-06-02/abbott-pushes-back-announcement-on-special-session Gov. Greg Abbott's announcement on whether he will call a special session is not expected to happen before next week.On Monday, Abbott said he would share� Fri, 02 Jun 2017 16:42:41 GMT /politics/2017-06-02/abbott-pushes-back-announcement-on-special-session Patrick Svitek /texas/2017-06-01/is-the-texas-medical-board-on-life-support From Texas Standard:Texas has more than 150 state agencies -- everything from the Affordable Housing Corporation to the Workforce Commission. Do these� Thu, 01 Jun 2017 20:56:58 GMT /texas/2017-06-01/is-the-texas-medical-board-on-life-support Rhonda Fanning /texas/2017-05-19/who-wins-if-straight-ticket-voting-goes-away From Texas Standard:The end may be near for straight-ticket voting in Texas. House Bill 25, which would ban the practice, passed out of the Senate on� Fri, 19 May 2017 18:30:02 GMT /texas/2017-05-19/who-wins-if-straight-ticket-voting-goes-away Alexandra Hart /texas/2017-05-11/house-and-senate-cant-agree-on-much-as-legislative-session-comes-down-to-the-wire From Texas Standard:With the legislative session set to end on May 29, time is running out to pass a state budget, and resolve the avalanche of other� Thu, 11 May 2017 20:43:22 GMT /texas/2017-05-11/house-and-senate-cant-agree-on-much-as-legislative-session-comes-down-to-the-wire Rhonda Fanning, Alexandra Hart /education/2017-04-12/bill-to-ban-pre-k-to-second-grade-suspensions-statewide-gets-bipartisan-support-at-hearing Some urban school districts across Texas, including Austin, have banned out-of-school suspensions of pre-K through second-grade students, but a bill� Wed, 12 Apr 2017 11:01:00 GMT /education/2017-04-12/bill-to-ban-pre-k-to-second-grade-suspensions-statewide-gets-bipartisan-support-at-hearing /texas/2017-03-22/this-lawmaker-says-its-time-to-allow-accent-marks-on-state-documents From Texas Standard:What's in a name? It turns out that question has relevance long after Shakespeare's time. In fact, it's at the center of a bill before� Wed, 22 Mar 2017 18:24:51 GMT /texas/2017-03-22/this-lawmaker-says-its-time-to-allow-accent-marks-on-state-documents Laura Rice /texas/2017-03-13/senate-committee-approves-statewide-ban-on-texting-while-driving A statewide ban on texting while driving was unanimously approved Monday by the Senate Committee on State Affairs and is now headed to the full Texas� Tue, 14 Mar 2017 00:27:56 GMT /texas/2017-03-13/senate-committee-approves-statewide-ban-on-texting-while-driving KUT Staff