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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Allen Vaught says misinformation has confused the meanings of Prop. 2 and 3.
Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009
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
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
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
Dallas attorney Eric Johnson intends to challenge Hodge in the 2010 Democratic Primary.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
The Texas Legislature adjourned sine die Monday night without passing sunset legislation for several major Texas agencies, including TxDOT.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
... for up to 20 additional years.
Friday, May 22, 2009
... but what about adults?
Friday, May 15, 2009
Violators would be charged with a felony and could spend a year in jail.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Exemptions to the ban include cakes, pies, and pretty much anything at the Texas State Fair.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
House Bill 515 will increase access to health care and alleviate tax burden on Dallas residents.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Texas bloggers and citizen journalists have pushed for “Privileged Matters” protection since 2006.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Texas House records show that this session, she has missed morning committee recorded quorum calls over 85% of the time.
Monday, April 20, 2009
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
A police spokesperson said that the amount of manpower needed to run the checkpoints may preclude their involvement.
Monday, April 13, 2009
As I figured would happen, SB-855 is no longer a bill about only the DFW suburbs.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Student athletics' fees, a proposed law school, and a concealed weapon law are all on the docket.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
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
The bulk of the bills I filed came directly from conversations with my constituents over the past couple of years.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Meanwhile 13-year-olds laugh, go behind gym for another puff.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
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
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
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
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
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
Legislation like this is destined to fail the minute it's announced.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
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
With the district's current state, this may not be a bad idea. Hell, it can't make things worse.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
The state may return money to the clubs unless the bill's repeal is appealed.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
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
The anti-puppy lobby is up in arms already.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
This follows the bill introduced in the Texas Senate roughly two weeks ago.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
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
Representatives from the Metroplex, including Rep. Vicki Truitt and Rep. Helen Giddings, were especially busy this past week.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Rep. Joe Driver considers the legislation a self-defense bill, and thinks all Texans have the right to protect themselves.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
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
The commercial real estate industry applauds the bill.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
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
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
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