Resources
General Resources
- Ross Ramsey's Texas Weekly
- Harvey Kronberg's Quorum Report
- Harvey Kronberg on News 8 Austin
- Austin American-Statesman Virtual Capitol
- Dallas Morning News Texas/Southwest section
- Houston Chronicle Legislature section
- Texas House of Representatives home page
- Texas Senate home page
POLITICAL BLOGS
SCHOOL FINANCE: John Sharp's Business Tax
- "An Analysis of the Sharp Commission Plan," Dick Lavine, Center for Public Polocy Priorities, April 17, 2006.
- "Sharp Commission Makes Recommendations Increasing Professional Fees," AccountingWEB.com, June 2, 2007.
- "He cleared the path for school finance reform," Dallas Morning News, December 27, 2006.
- "William McKenzie on the state of school finance," Tyler Morning Telegraph, February 7, 2006.
- "Sharp's school finance plan seems on target," Tyler Morning Telegraph, February 7, 2006.
- "Sharp takes questions from the house," CapitolAnnex.com, April 17, 2006.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- “House member's bill would insure more children,” Corrie MacLaggan, Austin American-Statesman. February 28, 2007.
- “Senator announces Medicaid plan,” Corrie MacLaggan,
- “State plans Medicaid experiment,” Robert T. Garrett,
- “Cuts in kids' care protested,” Robert T. Garrett,
- “Plan would lift ranks of insured,” Robert T. Garrett,
HPV MANDATE
- “House rejects mandate on HPV,” by Karen Brooks,
- “Panel votes to block HPV vaccine requirement,” by Janet Elliot,
- “Perry Orders HPV Vaccine,” by Christy Hoppe,
TEXAS YOUTH COMMISSION SCANDALS
- “Youth Commission overhaul plan approved,” by Mike Ward,
- “TYC sex allegations exceed 750,” by Doug J. Swanson,
- “Report shows sex abuse at youth lockups not unusual,” by Mike Ward,
- “TYC sex assaults ignored,” by Christy Hoppe and Doug J. Swanson,
- “No shortage of blame for TYC’s woes,” by Clay Robison,
JESSICA'S LAW
- “Two views of predator plan given,” by Christy Hoppe,
- “Jessica’s Law would allow death penalty for some child predators,” by Jim Vertuno, Austin American-Statesman, February 15, 2007.
- “Critics say predator law cost estimates too low,” by Emily Ramshaw,
TXU AND NATURAL RESOURCES
- “TXU buyout gets rough reception in Legislature,” by Claudia Grisales, Austin American-Statesman, February 28, 2007.
- “Inside trades alleged in TXU deal,” by Brendan M. Case,
TRANSPORTATION
- “Lawmakers act to freeze toll projects,” by W. Gardner Selby,
- “Toll hearing focused on private turnpike deals,” by Ben Wear and Laylan Copelin, Austin American-Statesman, March 2, 2007.
- “Measures take aim at toll roads,” by Terrence Stutz,
NATURAL RESOURCES
- "House endorses first of major water bills," by Emily Ramshaw, The Dallas Morning News, March 1, 2007.
- “Hundreds protest proposed coal power plants,” by Tony Plohetski, Patrick George, Austin American-Statesman, February 12, 2007.
- "Coal-fired power plant gets go-ahead," by Asher Price, Austin American-Statesman, March 1, 2007.
- “State park visitors, repair costs overstated by millions, auditor says,” by Mike Leggett and Asher Price, Austin American-Statesman, March 20, 2007.
- "Sounding the alarm on state parks," by Matt Largey, KUT-FM, March 27, 2007.
- "After an anti-immigrant flare-up, Texas gets back to business," by Lawrence Downes, New York Times, April 2, 2007.
- “House panel chair to kill immigration bills,” by Karen Brooks, Dallas Morning News, March 27, 2007.
- "Bill may effect day-labor sites," by Lowell Brown, Dallas Morning News, March 20, 2007.
- “Day labor sites are hot spots in immigration fight,” by Dianne Solis, Dallas Morning News, March 8, 2007.
- “Residents clash over illegal immigrant plan,” by Stephanie Sandoval, Dallas Morning News, August 22, 2006.
FRESHMAN CLASS
- About Dan Patrick: "Second Time Around," by Clay Robison, Houston Chronicle, February 5, 2007.
- About Dan Patrick: "Senator piles $1 million in cash on table," by Mike Ward, Austin American-Statesman, February 14, 2007.
EDUCATIONAL REFORM
