State representative addresses Propositions 2 and 3 on constitutional amendments ballot
Allen Vaught says misinformation has confused the meanings of Prop. 2 and 3.
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009
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Voters guide: Proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution for November 3 election
We'll learn you good. Read about new amendments involving property tax appraisal procedures, imminent domain, public funding for universities, and veterans' hospitals.
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009
TxDOT online project tracker shows congestion on Dallas-Fort Worth roads
Dallas and Fort Worth recently got Twitter feeds (after we posted this story). But TxDOT's latest road congestion feature is pretty helpful.
Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009
New Texas traffic, criminal laws set to go into effect September 1
Among the new laws are one requiring seat belts for everybody in a vehicle 15 passengers or less and several friendly to those who would carry concealed handguns.
Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009
Eric Johnson, potential opponent for Texas Rep. Terri Hodge, reports $60,000 raised for race
Dallas attorney Eric Johnson intends to challenge Hodge in the 2010 Democratic Primary.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Collin County red light cameras survive Texas Legislature
The Texas Legislature adjourned sine die Monday night without passing sunset legislation for several major Texas agencies, including TxDOT.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
North Texas cities using red-light cameras seek to postpone effect of proposed state law banning them
... for up to 20 additional years.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Texas house says teens shouldn’t be phoning and driving
... but what about adults?
Friday, May 15, 2009
Texas House votes to protect pets in domestic violence situations
Violators would be charged with a felony and could spend a year in jail.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Texas Senate votes to ban most trans fats
Exemptions to the ban include cakes, pies, and pretty much anything at the Texas State Fair.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Texas State Rep. Allen Vaught pushes for regional hospital district
House Bill 515 will increase access to health care and alleviate tax burden on Dallas residents.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Texas Legislature to consider bill that would protect bloggers
Texas bloggers and citizen journalists have pushed for “Privileged Matters” protection since 2006.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Texas State Rep. Jodie Laubenberg apparently likes to sleep in
Texas House records show that this session, she has missed morning committee recorded quorum calls over 85% of the time.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Bills filed for the 81st legislative session (part three)
This is not meant to be an exhaustive list but a glimpse into some of the things I have been working on.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Denton police may not use sobriety checkpoints
A police spokesperson said that the amount of manpower needed to run the checkpoints may preclude their involvement.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Gas Tax, Mileage Tax, Property Tax - Oh My!!
As I figured would happen, SB-855 is no longer a bill about only the DFW suburbs.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
UNT-related bills pend voting in Texas Legislature
Student athletics' fees, a proposed law school, and a concealed weapon law are all on the docket.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Debating tobacco prohibition for Texas 18-year-olds
Be it 17, 18, 19 or 21 - wherever you want to draw the line distinguishing juveniles from adults, it should be the same for everything.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Bills filed for the 81st legislative session (part one)
The bulk of the bills I filed came directly from conversations with my constituents over the past couple of years.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Texas Senate may raise legal smoking age from 18 to 19
Meanwhile 13-year-olds laugh, go behind gym for another puff.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Texas transportation tax increases may be coming soon
If you just registered your vehicle for $72, it would have been $147 with the new $60 mobility improvement fee and $15 vehicle emissions fee.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Rep. Allen Vaught: Bills filed for the 81st legislative session (part two)
This article is the second part of a three part series detailing the bills I filed for the 81st legislative session.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Collin County Commissioners oppose Parkland Hospital merger bill
Part of their opposition is because it wasn't clear how much of Parkland's debt Collin County residents would have to assume.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Texas senate gives preliminary approval to sobriety checkpoints bill
The bill passed only after John Carona amended it to apply only to the state’s most populous counties and cities.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Sen. John Carona proposes best sobriety checkpoint bill I’ve ever opposed
The bill focuses the tactic in tightly on its stated goal of reducing drunk driving while avoiding Big Brother-esque pitfalls and revenue generation schemes that make civil libertarians wince at the tactic.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Texas House Bill would allow liquor sales on Sundays
Legislation like this is destined to fail the minute it's announced.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Texas Senate votes to change “top 10 percent” rule for college admissions
State universities may soon start denying admissions to such students once they take up 60 percent of an incoming freshman class.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
State Rep. proposes legislation that would break up Dallas ISD
With the district's current state, this may not be a bad idea. Hell, it can't make things worse.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
$11.2 million in strip club fees sit unspent while state grapples with how to handle situation
The state may return money to the clubs unless the bill's repeal is appealed.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Hate crimes study clears Texas House committee
Bill backed by Equality Texas seeks to determine why there have been only 9 prosecutions in 8 years despite more than 1,800 incidents.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Texas Legislature to crack down on puppy mill cruelty in Texas
The anti-puppy lobby is up in arms already.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Rep. Brian McCall of Plano files bill to exempt pass-through payments from taxable revenue
This follows the bill introduced in the Texas Senate roughly two weeks ago.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Rep. Allen Vaught and Sen. John Carona file bills in support of rape victims
Both Vaught and Carona hope the bills would give not only closure but justice to rape victims whose cold cases cannot be prosecuted.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Local lawmakers concerned with youth’s health, education, safety
Representatives from the Metroplex, including Rep. Vicki Truitt and Rep. Helen Giddings, were especially busy this past week.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Bills filed in Texas Senate would allow concealed handguns on college campuses
Rep. Joe Driver considers the legislation a self-defense bill, and thinks all Texans have the right to protect themselves.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Future of UNT projects hinges on Texas Legislature
Senate Bill 473 would approve the new $10 per credit hour athletics fee, which will replace the existing $3 per credit hour fee.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Sen. Florence Shapiro of Plano introduces bill to exempt pass-through payments from taxable revenue
The commercial real estate industry applauds the bill.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Texas House Bill would create closed primaries
The bill is clearly aimed to cut Texas Democrats off at the knees after an election cycle in which primary participation exceeded two million.
Monday, March 2, 2009
$22.4 million in grants to District 30 announced by Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson
The funding was allocated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the economic recovery package that Congress passed and President Obama signed this month.
Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009
Senator John Carona calls out Judge Jim Foster as an absentee official
When Foster was about to speak on a bill he was sponsoring, the senator cut him off and laid into him.
Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009
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