The latest politics news from The Texas Tribune.
On the latest Agenda Texas, from KUT News and the Tribune: House lawmakers on Saturday will take up several gun-rights bills, including controversial legislation that would allow firearms on college campuses. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/28/txtrib-Guns-CCR002.jpg)
At Thursday's TribLive conversation, Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples reaffirmed his intention to run for lieutenant governor in 2014 — regardless of what incumbent David Dewhurst does. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/videos/TxTribLive-ToddStaples01.JPG)
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, with the support of the governor's office, is applying to the FAA to become part of a program that aims to significantly expand the use of unmanned aerial vehicles. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/01/Drone-2.jpg)
On the latest Agenda Texas, from KUT News and the Tribune: We look at the ways Texas lawmakers use legislative technicalities — or points of order — to derail legislation they don't like. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/7a4b30946ec66c0bfacabf067451fb9a/BD%20INC%20Straus%20Gavel%2001%202013)
At the Trib's April 25 symposium on health care at the University of Texas at Austin, Becca Aaronson talked about federal health reform with state Rep. Greg Bonnen, R-Friendswood, John Davidson of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, Anne Dunkelberg of the Center for Public Policy Priorities and former deputy comptroller Billy Hamilton. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/videos/TxTrib-HealthCareSymposium185.JPG)
On Monday, I interviewed two members of the U.S. House's "Gang of Eight" — Reps. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill., and John Carter, R-Round Rock — about comprehensive immigration reform: why we need it, what it should include and whether the votes are there in Congress to pass it. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/videos/immigration_art.jpg)
Besides boosting the economies of remote towns, the shale boom has big implications for the Texas economy and budget. Already, taxes on oil and gas production have soared above the comptroller’s estimates. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-Drilling-042.jpg)
On the latest Agenda Texas, from KUT News and the Tribune: With just four weeks left in the legislative session, Gov. Rick Perry has jumped into the fight over spending billions on water, transportation and business tax cuts. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/12/Perry-1.jpg)
The Texas Constitution prohibits government entities from recognizing domestic partnerships and offering those couples insurance benefits, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott wrote in an opinion on Monday. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/11/DanPatrick-Just-Listenin.jpg)
At the Trib's April 25 symposium on higher education at the University of Texas at Austin, state Reps. Garnet Coleman, D-Houston, and John Zerwas, R-Simonton, talked about Medicaid, mental health and more. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/videos/ART_83Health.jpg)
Gov. Rick Perry has taken aim again at California — this time over a controversial political cartoon. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Perry-2012_Campaign-002.jpg)
Gov. Rick Perry is warning state legislators that it could be a long, hot summer in Austin if they don’t pass his top priorities: funding water and transportation projects and cutting business taxes. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f3f7e918cdeea00e8a4425a730549ab2/BD%20INC%20State%20of%20the%20State%20Perry%202013)
On the latest Agenda Texas, from KUT News and the Tribune: The George W. Bush Presidential Center is Texas' third presidential library. Will the accumulation of all that policy history give the state a boost on the national political scene? Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/26/IMG_9598.JPG)
A debate in the Texas House on a supplemental budget bill Friday veered into debates on the Travis County district attorney's drunken driving charge and the murder of two Kaufman County prosecutors. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/ccf9f66e49f5a7354f7b715b9313dccb/BD%20INC%20House%2001%202011)
Promoters say tax subsidies are needed to lure events that otherwise wouldn't be held in Texas. Critics say the practice is corporate welfare. The Texas Senate on Thursday backed legislation that keeps the subsidies going but with new restrictions and oversight. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/deuell-at-senate.jpg)
If current drought conditions persist, farmers in Willacy and Hidalgo counties who receive water from the Delta Lake Irrigation District in South Texas will have to look for other options in June. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/bodyofwater.jpg)
The national spotlight turned to Dallas on Wednesday as a cavalcade of political stars began to descend on the city for the dedication of a new presidential library. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/24/George_W._Bush_speaks_at_Coast_Guard_commencement.png)
Politically active nonprofits would be required to disclose their donors under a bill that passed handily out of a House committee Wednesday. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/TexasCapitol.jpg)
Despite voting a second time in favor of continuing the Texas Lottery Commission on Wednesday, the majority of House members made clear that they would like to study how to wind down the agency. Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/23/Play-Lotto.jpg)
On the latest Agenda Texas, from KUT News and the Tribune: Erica Grieder, author of the new book Big, Hot, Cheap, and Right: What America Can Learn from the Strange Genius of Texas, on why she's defending the "Texas miracle." Full Story
/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/6ec08a081be4f1d15de1a15d6555d94c/BD%20INC%20Texas%20Flag%20Podium%202010)