2013 Legislative Session

In the Texas legislature, every rosebush has a thorn.So-called rosebush bills, or blocker bills, have a unique role that allow senators to delay a debate…

Gov. Rick Perry went after State Sen. Wendy Davis today in a speech to a national anti-abortion group in Dallas over Davis’ 11-hour filibuster this week…

Gov. Rick Perry has added abortion restrictions, transportation funding and criminal justice legislation to his call for the second 2013 special session,…

Just hours after Senate Democrats were able to use parliamentary procedure and loud advocates to block passage of an abortion bill, Texas Gov. Rick Perry…

Update: House members voted 95 to 34 to pass Senate Bill 5. Now it’s back to the Senate, which already approved the bill, but will have to vote on it…

After abruptly ending hours of public testimony that went into the wee hours of Friday morning, the House State Affairs Committee reconvened on Friday and…

Texas Governor Rick Perry has eliminated funding to the only office in the state that investigates and prosecutes political corruption cases.It started…

The Texas Legislature has just over a week left in its special session.Today, House Committees will meet on a variety of topics including permanent…

With just two days before the Sunday deadline for Rick Perry to veto bills passed by the state legislature, the Texas Governor has blocked more than two…

We talked about the people on Texas Monthly's 2013 list of worst lawmakers. Now, now let’s hear about the best. All picked using Texas Monthly Senior…