Selected newspaper articles related to John N. Leedom
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| Headline | Newspaper | Columnist | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leedom, John Nesbett | Dallas Morning News | Staff | 06/05/2011 |
| Legislator was key in GOP surge | Dallas Morning News | Simnacher, J. | 06/03/2011 |
| Creator praises plan to use fund | Austin American Statesman | Staff | 04/11/2003 |
| Dallas asks legislators to keep storm water drainage fee intact | Dallas Morning News | Lee, C. | 02/26/1997 |
| Carona sworn in as senator | Dallas Morning News | Stutz, T. | 06/21/1996 |
| Carona easily wins District 16 state Senate runoff | Dallas Morning News | Lee, C. | 06/02/1996 |
| Carona, Halstead facing runoff for state Senate seat | Dallas Morning News | Lee, C. | 05/05/1996 |
| Donna Halstead should represent 16th district | Dallas Morning News | 04/23/1996 | |
| Run on TexPool fund avoidable, auditor says | Dallas Morning News | Oppel, R. | 03/08/1996 |
| Recovery suit urged by senator | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Sanchez, C. | 02/27/1996 |
| Senator wants cities to return TexPool funds | Dallas Morning News | Oppel, R. | 02/23/1996 |
| Texas, oh Texas: State weathers good, bad, odd in a busy '95 | Dallas Morning News | Parks, S. | 12/31/1995 |
| Commissioner proposes viatical rules | Amarillo Daily News | Williams, L. | 12/02/1995 |
| State Sen. Leedom will retire after 15-year tenure, aide says | Austin American Statesman | 11/22/1995 | |
| Leedom to resign from state Senate | Dallas Morning News | Stutz, T. | 11/22/1995 |
| State Treasury facing extinction | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Gonzalez, J. | 11/08/1995 |
| Voters poised to abolish Treasury | San Antonio Express News | Scott, S. | 11/08/1995 |
| Lone Stars | Dallas Morning News | 06/04/1995 | |
| Conservatives record string of successes in Legislature | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Gonzalez, J. | 06/04/1995 |
| Bill adds sites where lottery tickets sold | Amarillo Daily News | Robbins, M. | 05/24/1995 |
| Bill adds sites where lottery tickets sold | Amarillo Globe-News | Robbins, M. | 05/24/1995 |
| Gambling bills get backing | Dallas Morning News | Stutz, T. | 05/24/1995 |
| Senate OKs tuition break for older Texans | Amarillo Globe-News | Robbins, M. | 05/23/1995 |
| Senate OKs bill to raise tuition at universities | Dallas Morning News | 05/23/1995 | |
| Senate passes concealed gun bill | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Gonzalez, J. | 05/13/1995 |
| Concealed handgun bill wins Senate's approval | Houston Chronicle | Ratcliffe, R. | 05/13/1995 |
| Legislators move to override local smoking laws | Dallas Morning News | Kuempel, G. | 05/12/1995 |
| House passes handgun bill | Amarillo Daily News | Williams, L. | 05/10/1995 |
| Smoking measure endorsed | Dallas Morning News | Stutz, T. | 05/10/1995 |
| Dallas - area senators seeking 1 - stop emission, safety checks | Dallas Morning News | 05/05/1995 | |
| Senate bill bans guns near schools | Houston Chronicle | Ratcliffe, R. | 05/05/1995 |
| Senate shoots down House gun bill | Amarillo Globe-News | Robbins, M. | 05/04/1995 |
| Senator rejects referendum on handgun bill | Corpus Christi Caller Times | 05/04/1995 | |
| House gun bill rejected | Dallas Morning News | Stutz, T. | 05/04/1995 |
| Concealed-handgun measure forwarded to conference panel | San Antonio Express | A.P. Wire | 05/04/1995 |
| Concealed-handgun measure forwarded to conference panel | San Antonio Express News | 05/04/1995 | |
| Senator: telecom fund aids schools | Austin American Statesman | Hight, B. | 05/03/1995 |
| Senate committee members criticize telephone bill | Dallas Morning News | Oppel, R. | 05/03/1995 |
| Senate OKs funding plan for sports sites | Dallas Morning News | Stutz, T. | 05/03/1995 |
| Bush says he'll sign auto bill | Dallas Morning News | Stutz, T. | 05/02/1995 |
| Governor to work on emissions plan | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Roser, M. | 05/02/1995 |
| Study of costs to poor may delay new child care rules | Houston Chronicle | Walt, K. | 05/02/1995 |
| Texas law sidesteps EPA emission rules | Houston Chronicle | Williams, J. | 05/02/1995 |
| Richards nominees face difficulties | San Antonio Express News | 04/22/1995 | |
| Texans' hearts go out to neighbors to north | Houston Chronicle | Ratcliffe, R. | 04/21/1995 |
| Hey, it worked for England | Abilene Reporter-News | Ray, S. | 04/19/1995 |
| Senate approves home equity proposal | Amarillo Globe-News | Robbins, M. | 04/19/1995 |
| State Senate willing to let voters decide home equity issues | Dallas Morning News | Oppel, R. | 04/19/1995 |
| Senate supports 2-year delay on emissions tests | Dallas Morning News | Stutz, T. | 04/19/1995 |
| Texas Senate backs bill on hate crimes | Dallas Morning News | Stutz, T. | 04/19/1995 |
| Senate measure recalls ex-News executive Dealey | Dallas Morning News | A.P. Wire | 04/19/1995 |
| 2nd mortgages take big first step | Houston Chronicle | Ratcliffe, R. | 04/19/1995 |
| Senate sends message to EPA | Houston Chronicle | Williams, J. | 04/19/1995 |
| Senate gives bill cracking down on hate crimes the nod | San Antonio Express News | 04/19/1995 | |
| Home-equity plan gets nod in Senate | San Antonio Express News | Holmes, M. | 04/19/1995 |
| Senate endorses Bivins bill on police citizenship | Amarillo Globe-News | Robbins, M. | 04/12/1995 |
| Pride of ignorance stirs new wave of intolerance | Austin American Statesman | 04/12/1995 | |
| Panel OKs changes in emissions testing | Dallas Morning News | Stutz, T. | 04/11/1995 |
| Group criticizes Sen. Leedom for comments on lesbians, gays | Dallas Morning News | Slater, W. | 04/07/1995 |
| Senate endorses bike helmet bill | Dallas Morning News | Stutz, T. | 04/06/1995 |
| Dallas-area senators seeking 1-stop emission, safety checks | Dallas Morning News | Stutz, T. | 04/05/1995 |
| Senate OKs 'no frills' state budget | Dallas Morning News | Slater, W. | 04/04/1995 |
| Psychiatric center in state budget | El Paso Times | Scharrer, G. | 04/04/1995 |
| Senate passes no-new-taxes budget | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Roser, M. | 04/04/1995 |
| Commentator Hightower changes stance on term limits | Dallas Morning News | 03/26/1995 | |
| Handgun law will be deadly | Houston Chronicle | Rodriguez, L. | 03/25/1995 |
| State lawmakers propose raising university tuition | Austin American Statesman | Graves, D. | 03/18/1995 |
| Treasury abolition approved | Dallas Morning News | 03/17/1995 | |
| Senate votes to shift duties of Treasury, shut office | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Roser, M. | 03/17/1995 |
| Right-to-carry bill goes to House | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Roser, M. | 03/17/1995 |
| Senate passes amendment to abolish treasurer's office | Houston Chronicle | Walt, K. | 03/17/1995 |
| Concealed gun bill wins OK from Senate | Houston Post | Herman, K. | 03/17/1995 |
| Two years make a difference in gun vote | Austin American Statesman | McNeely, D. | 03/16/1995 |
| Senate backs gun law | Bryan Eagle | 03/16/1995 | |
| Senate endorses gun bill | Dallas Morning News | Moreno, S. | 03/16/1995 |
| Senate OKs right to carry concealed gun | Houston Chronicle | Ratcliffe, R. | 03/16/1995 |
| Concealed weapons bill advances | Houston Post | Herman, K. | 03/16/1995 |
| Hidden-gun bill wins OK | San Antonio Express News | Scott, S. | 03/16/1995 |
| Amendments to bind background checks trigger delay | Austin American Statesman | Eskenazi, S. | 03/15/1995 |
| Amendments delay concealed handgun measure | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Wallace, M. | 03/15/1995 |
| Texas Senate OKs term limits; tough fight expected in House | Dallas Morning News | 03/15/1995 | |
| Revisions delay Senate action on concealed guns | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Gonzalez, J. | 03/15/1995 |
| Senate OKs bill to let counties set curfews | Dallas Morning News | Stutz, T. | 03/14/1995 |
| Juvenile crime, spousal abuse targeted in Senate | Houston Chronicle | Robison, C. | 03/14/1995 |
| State treasurer tells panel to wait on abolishing her job | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Roser, M. | 03/10/1995 |
| Senate clears truck bed bill | Amarillo Daily News | Robbins, M. | 03/09/1995 |
| Senate bans kids from pickup beds | Houston Post | 03/09/1995 | |
| Panel clears the way for vote on gun law | Houston Chronicle | Robison, C. | 03/01/1995 |
| Bill permitting juvenile curfews falls short in Senate. | Houston Chronicle | Williams, J. | 02/28/1995 |
| Bullock optimistic about tort reform | San Antonio Express News | Fuentes, D. | 02/28/1995 |
| Federal banking bill is bad news for Texas | Dallas Morning News | Leedom, J. | 02/26/1995 |
| Senate committee endorses 12-year term limits | Austin American Statesman | Holmes, M. | 02/24/1995 |
| Term limits | Dallas Morning News | 02/22/1995 | |
| Truck safety targeted | San Antonio Express News | Fuentes, D. | 02/17/1995 |
| Senate to strengthen law against riding in bed of pickup | Valley Morning Star | Dailey, R. | 02/17/1995 |
| Easy tests in Houston proposed; Metroplex drivers happier, senator says | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Williams, G. | 02/10/1995 |
| State senators show temper over minority legislator's bill | San Antonio Express News | Fuentes, D. | 02/01/1995 |
| Legislators do balancing act in setting tuition rate | Austin American Statesman | Graves, D. | 01/29/1995 |
| Senate passes Lucio birthday resolution | San Antonio Express News | 01/20/1995 | |
| Barrientos will serve well as Senate president pro tem | Austin American Statesman | 01/12/1995 | |
| Legislators honor Traeger as 'giant' | San Antonio Express News | 01/12/1995 | |
| Casinos may never have been in the cards for Texas | Dallas Morning News | Tatum, H. | 01/11/1995 |
| Official says don't suspend emission tests | Houston Chronicle | Reed, S. | 01/10/1995 |
| College overhaul is urged | Dallas Morning News | Stewart, L. | 01/05/1995 |
| Senator strategizes against casino vote | San Antonio Express News | Wood, J. | 12/13/1994 |
| 'A little bit bigger than her office' | Dallas Morning News | Slater, W. | 11/13/1994 |
| Texas Senate | Dallas Morning News | 10/13/1994 | |
| Bullock says he won't campaign | Dallas Morning News | Stutz, T. | 10/07/1994 |
| GOP leaders stop short of censure | Amarillo Daily News | Robbins, M. | 09/25/1994 |
| GOP scolds those who made Bullock gala | Dallas Morning News | 09/25/1994 | |
| GOP senators rapped attending Bullock meet | San Antonio Express News | 09/25/1994 | |
| Big crowds guaranteed at Bullock fund-raisers | Austin American Statesman | McNeely, D. | 09/15/1994 |
| GOP senators opt to attend Bullock bash | Houston Chronicle | Ratcliffe, R. | 09/13/1994 |
| Advocates say state needs public funds to promote arts | Houston Post | 09/05/1994 | |
| Lawmakers draft tough home equity lending legislation | Amarillo Daily News | Robbins, M. | 08/19/1994 |
| Legislature unlikely to change LBJ Law to hurt Sen. Gramm | Austin American Statesman | McNeely, D. | 08/14/1994 |
| Home-equity loans wouldn't bring disaster | Dallas Morning News | Huffman, G. | 08/14/1994 |
| Texans shouldn't discard homestead protection law | Dallas Morning News | Leedom, J. | 08/01/1994 |
| Few easy answers to ethical questions | Austin American Statesman | Ward, M. | 07/24/1994 |
| State leaders won't block SWC exodus | Austin American Statesman | Elliot, D. | 02/23/1994 |
| State employees defend their holidays | San Angelo Standard Times | McGee, A. | 01/18/1994 |
| Texas justices reject sodomy-law challenge | Dallas Morning News | Hoppe, C. | 01/13/1994 |
| Leedom expects bid for income tax | Dallas Morning News | Stutz, T. | 11/05/1993 |
| Prop. 4 keeps hopes for state income tax alive | Houston Chronicle | Corte, F. | 10/20/1993 |
| If income-tax measure passes, outcome isn't agreed upon | Dallas Morning News | Stutz, T. | 10/19/1993 |
| Governor's race beginning | Amarillo Daily News | Williams, L. | 09/23/1993 |
| GOP leaders vow support for Hutchison | Dallas Morning News | 09/14/1993 | |
| 48 in GOP claim Hutchison victim of partisan inquiry | Houston Chronicle | Ratcliffe, R. | 09/14/1993 |
| Several Republican state lawmakers pledge support for Hutchison | San Antonio Express News | 09/14/1993 | |
| New Senate lines increase jockeying | Dallas Morning News | Jackson, D. | 09/08/1993 |
| New court fees to go toward courthouse security in Texas | Austin American Statesman | MacCormack, Z. | 08/23/1993 |
| State air board poised for growth | Dallas Morning News | Box, T. | 07/29/1993 |
| The standouts: these legislators made a difference | Dallas Morning News | 06/06/1993 | |
| Leaders of the pack | Houston Chronicle | 06/06/1993 | |
| We're weird, we're wacky, we're outta here | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Gonzalez, J. | 06/01/1993 |
| Thanks for the good ones, but send more! | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Ivins, M. | 06/01/1993 |
| Amateurish performance over budget | Houston Chronicle | Robison, C. | 05/30/1993 |
| Senate approves school bill | Austin American Statesman | Brooks, A. | 05/28/1993 |
| Proposal gives voters veto over income tax | Austin American Statesman | Elliot, D. | 05/28/1993 |
| Senate approves funding options plan | Bryan Eagle | Walley, T. | 05/28/1993 |
| School finance plan wins Senate approval | Dallas Morning News | Stutz, T. | 05/28/1993 |
| School fund bill gets Senate OK | Houston Chronicle | 05/28/1993 | |
| Texas Senate approves school finance measure | Houston Post | 05/28/1993 | |
| School funding on track | Valley Morning Star | Dailey, R. | 05/28/1993 |
| House OKs bill allowing sale of tollway | Dallas Morning News | Moreno, S. | 05/25/1993 |
| Gun legislation makes allies of usual foes | Austin American Statesman | Ward, M. | 05/19/1993 |
| Texas Senate OKs gun bill | Austin American Statesman | Ward, M. | 05/18/1993 |
| School finance | Dallas Morning News | 05/14/1993 | |
| Other plans offered to end crisis over school funds | San Antonio Express News | Fuentes, D. | 05/14/1993 |
| Senate approves bill to balance funding for schools | Amarillo Daily News | Robbins, M. | 05/13/1993 |
| Senate approves school finance bill | Dallas Morning News | Stutz, T. | 05/13/1993 |
| State may giver property to schools | El Paso Times | Scharrer, G. | 05/13/1993 |
| Senate OKs new plan for dividing school funds | Houston Chronicle | 05/13/1993 | |
| School-finance effort wins Senate approval | San Antonio Express News | 05/13/1993 | |
| School property plan advances | San Antonio Express News | Fuentes, D. | 05/12/1993 |
| Consolidation ruled out? | Abilene Reporter-News | Ray, S. | 05/06/1993 |
| Exporting felons | San Antonio Express News | 05/05/1993 | |
| Send inmates abroad to cut costs, senator says | San Antonio Express News | Fuentes, D. | 05/04/1993 |
| Bullock plan may open the door to tax battle | Houston Chronicle | Robison, C. | 05/02/1993 |
| Senate endorses annual legislative sessions | Dallas Morning News | Stutz, T. | 04/30/1993 |
| Senate votes for sessions in off years | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Sills, E. | 04/30/1993 |
| Tents for county inmates get early House approval | San Antonio Express News | Fuentes, D. | 04/30/1993 |
| Plan gives tax veto to voters | Amarillo Daily News | Robbins, M. | 04/28/1993 |
| Senate agrees to require voters' OK for Texas income tax | Austin American Statesman | Hight, B. | 04/28/1993 |
| Senate OKs bill giving voters right to vote to decide on income tax | Bryan Eagle | Walley, T. | 04/28/1993 |
| State Senate approves measure banning income tax | Dallas Morning News | Stutz, T. | 04/28/1993 |
| Proposed legislation would allow voters say on 3 bills with 1 vote | El Paso Times | Scharrer, G. | 04/28/1993 |
| Senate OKs plan to ban income tax | Houston Chronicle | Robison, C. | 04/28/1993 |
| Senate OKs income tax vote plan | Houston Post | Lenz, M. | 04/28/1993 |
| Senate approves income tax ban | San Antonio Express News | Scott, S. | 04/28/1993 |
| Voters may get say on income tax | Valley Morning Star | Dailey, R. | 04/28/1993 |
| Senate OKs bill to streamline PUC evaluation of utility rates | Dallas Morning News | Stutz, T. | 04/27/1993 |
| Senate approves bill protecting utility ratepayers | Houston Post | Lenz, M. | 04/27/1993 |
| Senate rejects sodomy statute in prison laws | Amarillo Daily News | Robbins, M. | 04/23/1993 |
| Senators jettison sodomy prohibition | Austin American Statesman | Ward, M. | 04/23/1993 |
| Senate OKs penal code overhaul | Dallas Morning News | Hoppe, C. | 04/23/1993 |
| Senate passes DWI license-seizure bill | San Antonio Express News | Richter, B. | 04/22/1993 |
| Bullock pushes amendment to prohibit state income tax | Austin American Statesman | Hight, B. | 04/21/1993 |
| Representatives eye Senate after shakeup | Austin American Statesman | McNeely, D. | 04/18/1993 |
| Senate wants 'bullet train' under new board's control | Austin American Statesman | Hight, B. | 04/16/1993 |
| Party battle might split runoff dates | Austin American Statesman | Hight, B. | 04/14/1993 |
| Democrats emerge triumphant from redistricting chaos | Austin American Statesman | McNeely, D. | 04/08/1993 |
| 'Killer WASPs' sting Senate agenda again | San Antonio Express News | Scott, S. | 04/06/1993 |
| Dear Lionel 'Skip' Meno: sick families = sick schools | San Antonio Express News | Stinson, R. | 04/04/1993 |
| Racing bill out lasts filibuster | Dallas Times Herald | 05/19/1991 | |
| Redistricting stumbles over Dallas County snag | Dallas Morning News | 06/03/1981 | |
| Leedom to seek re-election | Dallas Morning News | Stutz, Terrence | 12/18/1991 |
| Senate vote puts lottery on ballot in November | Dallas Morning News | 08/11/1991 | |
| Senate endorses lottery; filibuster starts | Dallas Morning News | 08/10/1991 | |
| Oldest senator tries longest filibuster to block lottery | El Paso Times | 08/10/1991 | |
| Leedom plans re-election bid | Dallas Morning News | Attlesey, Sam | 09/23/1989 |
| Leedom to make bid for re-election | Dallas Times Herald | Rice, Dale | 09/23/1989 |
| Temporary governor lauds volunteers | Dallas Morning News | 03/19/1989 | |
| Conservative Leedom elected Senate's No. 2 | Dallas Morning News | Stutz, Terrence | 01/11/1989 |
| Disagreement a natural for Dallas senator | Austin American Statesman | Hight, Bruce | 04/26/1987 |
| Unwise move | Dallas Morning News | 01/15/1987 | |
| Conservative Leedom no longer alone in wilderness | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Ratcliffe, R.G. | 01/15/1985 |
| Mattox opinion restricts business between legislators, state | Austin American Statesman | 06/16/1984 | |
| Lawmakers, state can't do business | Dallas Times Herald | Kilday, Patti | 06/16/1984 |
| Legislator's sales to state barred | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Jones, Lee | 06/16/1984 |
| Leedom asked about ties to firm | Dallas Morning News | Kuempel, George | 03/29/1983 |
| Details sought on Leedom firm | Dallas Times Herald | 03/29/1983 | |
| Leedom reviews legality of his firm's link to state | Dallas Morning News | 03/26/1983 | |
| Sales to state by senator's firm may violate law | Dallas Times Herald | Kilday, Patti | 03/25/1983 |
| Leedom's education | Dallas Times Herald | Calhoun, Ron | 07/20/1981 |