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| Headline | Newspaper | Columnist | Date |
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| Needle exchanges save lives, money | San Antonio Express News | Mayes, T. | 09/06/19 |
| San Antonio Democrats determined to break special-election losing streak | San Antonio Express News | Garcia, G. | 02/17/19 |
| San Antonio’s Martinez Fischer is back in the Texas House, and he wants to be in the center of the fray | San Antonio Express News | McGuinness, D. | 12/31/18 |
| Needle exchanges merit role in battle against opioid epidemic | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 05/06/18 |
| Mourners say final farewells to former state Rep. McClendon | San Antonio Express News | Davis, V. | 12/29/17 |
| McClendon fought for underserved | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 12/26/17 |
| Hits and Misses | Dallas Morning News | Editorial | 12/23/17 |
| Funeral arrangements finalized for former state Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon | San Antonio Express News | Davis, V. | 12/21/17 |
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State rep was part of ‘Texas Justice League’
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Dallas Morning News | Cardona, C. | 12/20/17 |
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Ruth McClendon, former state representative for San Antonio, dies at age 74
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San Antonio Express News | Davis, V. | 12/20/17 |
| Dawnna Dukes lashes out at Statesman, state Reps. Howard and Israel | Austin American Statesman | Tilove, J. | 11/08/17 |
| Annie’s List sees a surge of women mulling campaigns | San Antonio Express News | Garcia, G. | 08/25/17 |
| Who’s Texan of the Year? | Dallas Morning News | Editorial | 06/26/17 |
| Bexar’s smelly trash woes on the cusp of cleanup | Houston Chronicle | Brodesky, J. | 03/10/17 |
| Adult prison is not for 17-year-olds | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 02/20/17 |
| Capital Highlights: Trump victory turns eyes to possible cabinet nominees | Austin American Statesman | Sterling, E. | 11/17/16 |
| State rep at war with her niece | San Antonio Express News | Garcia, G. | 10/26/16 |
| Candidates discuss community, growth in House District 120 debate | San Antonio Express News | Rahman, F. | 10/21/16 |
| Independent Thompson captures District 120 seat | San Antonio Express News | Gonzalez, J. | 08/03/16 |
| Judge allows affidavits to cast ballots in S.A. runoff | San Antonio Express News | Rauf, D. | 07/26/16 |
| Gervin-Hawkins prevails in Texas House runoff | San Antonio Express News | Gonzalez, J. | 05/25/16 |
| Miller nearly made state-rep runoff while under indictment | San Antonio Express News | Garcia, G. | 04/15/16 |
| Texas needs a needle-exchange program | Houston Chronicle | Marolf, M. | 03/08/16 |
| Governor, congressman seek details on border security cuts | Austin American Statesman | Sterling, E. | 02/11/16 |
| Special vote set to replace McClendon | San Antonio Express News | Gonzalez, J. | 02/04/16 |
| Golando, Farias, Bryon Miller and Minjarez best in Demo House races | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 02/03/16 |
| Rivals for Senate seat duel at AARP debate | San Antonio Express News | Gonzalez, J. | 01/30/16 |
| McClendon’s district headed for special-election chaos | San Antonio Express News | Garcia, G. | 01/29/16 |
| Democrat McClendon resigning her Texas House seat | Dallas Morning News | A.P. Wire | 01/28/16 |
| Veteran Bexar lawmaker steps aside early | San Antonio Express News | Gonzalez, J. | 01/27/16 |
| Big dollars raised in some Bexar County legislative races | San Antonio Express News | Rauf, D. | 01/19/16 |
| Conviction reviews good public policy | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 01/12/16 |
| Open carry makes dining a political act | San Antonio Express News | Garcia, G. | 01/10/16 |
| THE TEXAS JUSTICE LEAGUE | Dallas Morning News | Editorial | 12/27/15 |
| Here’s the backstory to our Texan of the Year pick | Dallas Morning News | Editorial | 12/27/15 |
| One-party system drags down legislative races | San Antonio Express News | Garcia, G. | 12/18/15 |
| Help working poor with minimum age hike | San Antonio Express News | McClendon, R. | 11/28/15 |
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McClendon reflects on 20 years as state representative
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San Antonio Express News | Davis, V. | 11/23/15 |
| Tim Cole Commission begins work, optimistic for recommendations | Lubbock Avalanche Journal | Rangel, E. | 11/08/15 |
| Indicted lawyer has altered the lives of many key Democrats | San Antonio Express News | Garcia, G. | 10/23/15 |
| Salas brings passion and inflammatory rhetoric to Dist. 120 race | San Antonio Express News | Garcia, G. | 10/11/15 |
| McClendon did public service the right way | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 09/18/15 |
| McClendon will not run for re-election | Houston Chronicle | Staff | 09/03/15 |
| State Rep. Jones McClendon will not seek re-election | San Antonio Express News | Rauf, D. | 09/03/15 |
| City plans to eliminate city marshals unit | San Antonio Express News | Garcia, G. | 08/19/15 |
| McClendon faces possible challenge from former mayoral aide | San Antonio Express News | Garcia, G. | 08/16/15 |
| Rep. César Blanco makes best list of legislators, Rep. Joe Pickett makes worst | El Paso Times | Schladen, M. | 06/18/15 |
| Tarrant lawmakers among magazine’s best, worst of 2015 Legislature | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Tinsley, A. | 06/18/15 |
| Unlikely allies: Exonerees, lawmakers worked together for Tim Cole bill | Lubbock Avalanche Journal | Rangel, E. | 06/06/15 |
| Toward a more just Texas | Dallas Morning News | Editorial | 06/04/15 |
| Abbott signs Timothy Cole bill | Amarillo Globe-News | Rangel, E. | 06/02/15 |
| Texas lawmakers give lesson on friendship | Austin American Statesman | Herman, K. | 06/02/15 |
| A big step toward ending wrongful convictions | Austin American Statesman | Editorial | 05/29/15 |
| EXONERATION COMMISSION BILL CLEARS TEXAS LEGISLATURE | Dallas Morning News | A.P. Wire | 05/29/15 |
| Exoneration bill came mighty close to dying | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Editorial | 05/29/15 |
| Controversial 'no stop' amendment stripped from open carry bill | Houston Chronicle | McGaughy, L. | 05/29/15 |
| Tim Cole exoneration commission bill clears Texas Legislature | Lubbock Avalanche Journal | Rangel, E. | 05/29/15 |
| Timothy Cole bill inches closer to governor's desk | Amarillo Globe-News | Rangel, E. | 05/27/15 |
| Texas Senate OKs innocence panel | Houston Chronicle | Ward, M. | 05/27/15 |
| Timothy Cole bill heads to Senate | Amarillo Globe-News | Rangel, E. | 05/23/15 |
| Timothy Cole bill gets public hearing | Amarillo Globe-News | Rangel, E. | 05/22/15 |
| Tough on crime, blind to justice? | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 05/21/15 |
| Is this the end of the line for McClendon's innocence panel bill? | Houston Chronicle | Cervantes, B. | 05/20/15 |
| Minimum wage, employee privacy bills still awaiting vote | Austin American Statesman | Wilfong, D. | 05/17/15 |
| House gives needle exchange program a nod | San Antonio Express News | Cobler, N. | 05/13/15 |
| House passes exonerations panel; Senate should follow suit | Dallas Morning News | Editorial | 05/06/15 |
| Bill to create commission to investigate wrongly convicted heads to Senate | Houston Chronicle | Rauf, D. | 05/04/15 |
| House passes bill named in honor of the late Timothy Cole | Lubbock Avalanche Journal | Rangel, E. | 05/02/15 |
| Teen offenders wouldn’t be treated like adults under Texas bills | Dallas Morning News | Ayala, E. | 05/01/15 |
| House should pass bill on exoneration | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Editorial | 04/29/15 |
| Sprinklers most effective tool in stopping high-rise fire | San Antonio Express News | Joseph, D. | 04/16/15 |
| Early detection is key to cancer survival | San Antonio Express News | McClendon, R. | 04/10/15 |
| Lawmakers mull minimum-wage increase | San Angelo Standard Times | Waller, M. | 04/08/15 |
| Workplace bills would affect time off, raise minimum wage | Austin American Statesman | Wilfong, D. | 03/01/15 |
| Sutton building could get $166 million investment | San Antonio Express News | Olivo, B. | 02/22/15 |
| The Debt Trap: Texans taken for a ride by auto-title loans | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Berard, Y. | 02/15/15 |
| Near East Side due for more apartments, possibly office | San Antonio Express News | Olivo, B. | 02/11/15 |
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Adversity hasn't stopped Rep. McClendon
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San Antonio Express News | Cobler, N. | 01/19/15 |
| Falling oil prices could deepen Texas' road funding woes | Dallas Morning News | Formby, B. | 12/29/14 |
| Area leaders wishing you a Merry Christmas — and more | San Antonio Express News | McClendon, R. | 12/21/14 |
| Leticia Van de Putte out; candidates line up to replace her | Austin American Statesman | Eaton, T. | 11/21/14 |
| Mayor’s race could produce a legislative shakeup in Bexar County | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 11/21/14 |
| Senate and house races return incumbents to the Lege | San Antonio Express News | Stoeltje, M. | 11/05/14 |
| Rail would benefit Texas in long run | San Antonio Express News | McClendon, R. | 09/01/14 |
| Agencies are unsung heroes along the border | San Antonio Northeast Herald | McClendon, R. | 07/29/14 |
| Testy exchanges mark redistricting trial's 2nd day | San Antonio Express News | Hicks, N. | 07/16/14 |
| Mayoral stint could get Taylor to the Lege | San Antonio Express News | Garcia, G. | 06/20/14 |
| Prevention best way to fight cancer | San Antonio Express News | McClendon, R. | 04/17/14 |
| Few Bexar incumbents draw primary byes | San Antonio Express News | Gonzalez, J. | 12/11/13 |
| It’s time to stand up for underemployed workers | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | McClendon, R. | 11/28/13 |
| County raising vehicle fee $10 | San Antonio Express News | Davila, V. | 08/30/13 |
| Road hearing may be rough | Dallas Morning News | Tomlinson, C. | 08/29/13 |
| Officials want TxDOT to delay cost-cutting proposals | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Batheja, A. | 08/25/13 |
| State Rep. Dukes still recovering after crash | Austin American Statesman | Eaton, T. | 08/06/13 |
| Subdued House sends abortion bill to Senate | Austin American Statesman | Lindell, C. | 07/11/13 |
| Abortion bill advances to Senate | San Angelo Standard Times | Staff | 07/11/13 |
| House leader files resolution that could lead to impeachment of UT regent | Austin American Statesman | Haurwitz, R. | 06/25/13 |
| Bexar reviews session's outcome | San Antonio Express News | Gonzalez, J. | 06/23/13 |
| Session provided mostly success on criminal justice | San Antonio Express News | Casey, R. | 06/01/13 |
| House and Senate tension flares up as session winds down | Dallas Morning News | Harper, K. | 05/26/13 |
| Week in review | San Angelo Standard Times | Waller, M. | 05/26/13 |
| Mayor's vow saves HemisFair bill | San Antonio Express News | Olivo, B. | 05/25/13 |
| Final days of Texas Legislature flush with high-stakes gamesmanship | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Editorial | 05/24/13 |
| Bill seeking review panel for wrongful convictions appears dead this session | Amarillo Globe-News | Rangel, E. | 05/23/13 |
| Fee increase could yield $12 million for Bexar County roads | San Antonio Express News | Davila, V. | 05/22/13 |
| A Fort Worth man keeps fighting for a law to prevent wrongful convictions | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Tinsley, A. | 05/21/13 |
| Grudge has lawmaker killing off colleague's bills | Houston Chronicle | Rauf, D. | 05/21/13 |
| Morton Act a victory for justice | Austin American Statesman | Editorial | 05/16/13 |
| Activist 'apologizes' for name-calling in hearing | Houston Chronicle | Staff | 05/16/13 |
| End of the road for term limit bill | San Antonio Express News | Rauf, D. | 05/16/13 |
| Lawmaker pleads for passage of Timothy Cole Exoneration Review Commission bill | Amarillo Globe-News | Rangel, E. | 05/15/13 |
| Needle exchange programs are needed in Texas | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 05/11/13 |
| Clocks winds down on house bills | Houston Chronicle | Moravec, E. | 05/10/13 |
| House gives quick nod to gun bills | Houston Chronicle | Rauf, D. | 05/05/13 |
| Bill would open Loop 1604 to private company | San Antonio Express News | Davila, V. | 05/01/13 |
| Texas House OKs review of wrongful convictions | San Antonio Express News | Casady, M. | 04/28/13 |
| Bill to create review commission passes in House, heads to Senate | Amarillo Globe-News | Rangel, E. | 04/25/13 |
| House Bill seeks commission to review criminal cases | Amarillo Globe-News | Rangel, E. | 04/24/13 |
| Exoneration panel clears preliminary House vote | Austin American Statesman | Staff | 04/24/13 |
| House OKs panel to study wrongful convictions | Dallas Morning News | Shannon, K. | 04/24/13 |
| Legislature considering Timothy Cole Exoneration Review Commission | Lubbock Avalanche Journal | Rangel, E. | 04/23/13 |
| Texas must find the core causes of wrongful convictions | Dallas Morning News | Leach, J. | 04/22/13 |
| Texas House must redeem itself, pass exoneration panel | Dallas Morning News | Editorial | 04/22/13 |
| Texas mental health funding leaves gaps | Houston Chronicle | Brick, M. | 03/30/13 |
| New needle exchange bill could presage conflict with DA | San Antonio Express News | Chasnoff, B. | 03/30/13 |
| Legislative push is on to clean up East Bexar | San Antonio Express News | Gonzalez, J. | 03/28/13 |
| Texas legislators hope discovery bills will lower rate of wrongful convictions | Dallas Morning News | Cardona, C. | 03/27/13 |
| McClendon's bills show modern need | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 03/27/13 |
| House OKs testing, graduation standards overhaul | San Antonio Express News | Weissert, W. | 03/27/13 |
| Wrongful conviction panel has GOP backers, too | Dallas Morning News | Editorial | 03/18/13 |
| Lawmakers scurry to file bills before deadline | San Antonio Express News | Hart, P. | 03/09/13 |
| Texas' chief justice wants investigation of all wrongful convictions | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Weissert, W. | 03/07/13 |
| Legislators mull college tuition, transfer bills | San Antonio Express News | Lloyd, J. | 02/28/13 |
| Committee named to review agencies' financial activities | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 02/01/13 |
| House to consider bill aimed at reducing wrongful convictions, honoring Tim Cole | Lubbock Avalanche Journal | Rangel, E. | 01/12/13 |
| Conflicts of interest a way of life in Texas Legislature | Houston Chronicle | Hart, P. | 01/07/13 |
| Common system among colleges is useful | San Antonio Express News | Leslie, B. | 12/03/12 |
| Our recommendations in state House elections | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 10/19/12 |
| Give counties power over trash pickup | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 10/06/12 |
| Some want to speed up slow DPS lines with privatization | Dallas Morning News | Cardona, C. | 08/25/12 |
| Rest stops named for old-school legislator | Austin American Statesman | Herman, K. | 05/18/12 |
| Cancer hits minorities particularly hard | San Antonio Express News | McClendon, R. | 04/06/12 |
| Conservatives urge more cuts in Texas budget | Dallas Morning News | Garrett, R. | 03/21/12 |
| Conservative group backing spending cuts | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Heinrich, H. | 03/21/12 |
| Texas House’s top budget writer says good news doesn’t warrant special session to ease school cuts | Dallas Morning News | Garrett, R. | 02/22/12 |
| Faith group recognizes top lawmakers | Houston Chronicle | Scharrer, G. | 01/26/12 |
| Some Texans object to insurance-related delay | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | A.P. Wire | 12/10/11 |
| Texas seeks to delay federal rule setting medical-spending minimums for insurers | Dallas Morning News | Garrett, R. | 12/09/11 |
| Some say the American Legislative Exchange Council influences legislation too much in Texas and U.S. | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Batheja, A. | 12/04/11 |
| Bexar now on 'Annie's List' | San Antonio Express News | Chasnoff, B. | 11/12/11 |
| McClendon succeeds through consensus-building | San Antonio Express News | Davidson, B. | 08/18/11 |
| Many Bexar campaign reports still not online | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 08/05/11 |
| Buses may be allowed on road's shoulder | San Antonio Express News | Davila, V. | 06/07/11 |
| GOP happy, no plans to redo budget | Houston Chronicle | Fikac, P. | 06/01/11 |
| Democrat's filibuster halts school funding cuts | Houston Chronicle | Holley, J. | 05/30/11 |
| Senate OKs wrongful-conviction bills | Dallas Morning News | Mulvaney, E. | 05/19/11 |
| Making justice just | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 05/15/11 |
| It's time to test rape kits | Houston Chronicle | Hargitay, M. | 05/15/11 |
| 'Dead' bills still might live | San Antonio Express News | Scharrer, G. | 05/14/11 |
| Bill would continue yet tweak, TxDOT | Austin American Statesman | Wear, B. | 04/30/11 |
| House reviews Texas Dept. of Transportation | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Tomlinson, C. | 04/30/11 |
| Lawmakers tentatively OK 4 more years for TxDOT | San Antonio Express News | Scharrer, G. | 04/30/11 |
| Bill would create panel on wrongful convictions | Dallas Morning News | Mulvaney, E. | 04/21/11 |
| Tears flow at education rally | San Antonio Express News | Levy, A. | 04/03/11 |
| State cuts hitting the bone | Austin Chronicle | Whittaker, R. | 03/31/11 |
| Irked House members press HOAs to accept limits on power | Dallas Morning News | Meyers, J. | 03/29/11 |
| House panel OKs 'Choose Life' plates | Dallas Morning News | Brooks, K. | 03/10/11 |
| Dog insurance bill not a workable solution | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 02/18/11 |
| Cost for older, sick inmates adding up | Dallas Morning News | Garrett, R. | 02/11/11 |
| Dogs bill would require insurance | Tyler Morning Telegraph | Staff | 02/02/11 |
| Drug war: save lives and save money? | Austin Chronicle | Smith, J. | 01/13/11 |
| A marker for Tim Cole's life and Texas history | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Sanders, B. | 12/11/10 |
| Transportation needs funding for the future | San Antonio Express News | Riley, J. | 12/09/10 |
| Who is innocent? | Waco Tribune Herald | Editorial | 11/21/10 |
| Legislature must act on Cole panel plan | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 08/30/10 |
| White takes East Side bus tour | San Antonio Express News | Garcia, G. | 08/28/10 |
| Bexar Democrats attempt to unite with new group | San Antonio Express News | Garcia, G. | 08/07/10 |
| Council stance on immigration inspires men to file claims | Austin American Statesman | Toohey, M. | 07/25/10 |
| Child-abuse task force valiantly faces hurdles | San Antonio Express News | Flores-Paniagua, V. | 06/29/10 |
| Redistricting debate gets started in S.A. | San Antonio Express News | Garcia, G. | 06/22/10 |
| Border security backed in time of budget cuts | El Paso Times | Torres, Z. | 05/12/10 |
| It's time to plan new tracks around Fort Worth | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Editorial | 05/03/10 |
| TxDOT's shell game with rail funds | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | McClendon, R. | 05/01/10 |
| Years later, state clears wrongfully convicted man | Dallas Morning News | Formby, B. | 03/21/10 |
| Health care costs open budget hole | Dallas Morning News | Garrett, R. | 03/09/10 |
| White slams Perry at local event | San Antonio Express News | Garcia, G. | 01/18/10 |
| Struggling Texans need viable food-stamp service | Houston Chronicle | Coleman, G. | 12/17/09 |
| Lawmaker wages war on disease | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 11/26/09 |
| LSTAR shows progress for commuter rail start | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 11/18/09 |
| Officials hope state DMV's new role will boost efficiency | Abilene Reporter-News | McCormack, B. | 11/03/09 |
| TxDMV takes over vehicle registration | Midland Reporter Telegram | Campbell, B. | 11/03/09 |
| Protecting Texas children: Abuse 'huge problem' | Amarillo Globe-News | Rangel, E. | 11/02/09 |
| South Plains has state's second-highest per capita rate of child abuse | Lubbock Avalanche Journal | Rangel, E. | 10/25/09 |
| Find help paying for auto accident-related injuries | San Antonio Express News | McClendon, R. | 09/17/09 |
| McClendon fined for faculty campaign reports | San Antonio Express News | Scharrer, G. | 09/16/09 |
| Perry signs Uresti's Blue Ribbon Task Force bill | San Antonio Express News | Staff | 08/26/09 |
| $80 million stimulus sought for passenger rail plan | San Antonio Express News | Baugh, J. | 08/04/09 |
| Legal residents await driver's license ruling | El Paso Times | Grissom, B. | 07/27/09 |
| Cole deserves a pardon | San Antonio Express News | McClendon, R. | 07/23/09 |
| Personal contributions and the future | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 07/22/09 |
| No posthumous pardon from Perry | Austin Chronicle | Smith, J. | 07/16/09 |
| 'Missed opportunity' to reform TxDOT | Houston Chronicle | Fikac, P. | 07/06/09 |
| Tim Cole's family still pushing for pardon | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Tinsley, A. | 07/02/09 |
| UTHSC counting session's blessings | San Antonio Express News | Allen, E. | 06/24/09 |
| State's step toward rail is small but welcome | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 06/16/09 |
| TRCC failed to serve its intended purpose | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 06/08/09 |
| South Texas fares badly in Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators list | Rio Grande Guardian | Staff | 06/06/09 |
| Light rail priority for Legislature | San Antonio Express News | Hendricks, D. | 06/06/09 |
| Battle for Bullis led to legislative alliance | San Antonio Express News | Christenson, S. | 06/04/09 |
| Some Bullis bills run into buzz saw | San Antonio Express News | Christenson, S. | 06/03/09 |
| Last ditch effort made to pass CHIP expansion legislation | Rio Grande Guardian | Aguilar, J. | 06/01/09 |
| House finally passes bill to give disabled veterans homestead tax relief | Rio Grande Guardian | Aguilar, J. | 05/28/09 |
| Senate votes to kill agency | Austin American Statesman | Ward, M. | 05/24/09 |
| Home panel faces uphill fight | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, J. | 05/23/09 |
| Enjoy Memorial Day and a safe start to summer | San Antonio Express News | McClendon, R. | 05/21/09 |
| Tower 55 plan would mark big victory for Tarrant County in Legislature | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Montgomery, D. | 05/20/09 |
| Future look of local transit remains unclear | San Antonio Express News | Castillo, J. | 05/17/09 |
| Innocence commission approved | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Staff | 05/16/09 |
| TxDOT needs sensible reform | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 05/13/09 |
| Local-option gas tax approved by House committee | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 05/13/09 |
| Rail relocation effort fizzles | Austin American Statesman | Wear, B. | 05/10/09 |
| House gives initial OK to TxDOT overhaul | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 05/09/09 |
| House OKs homebuilder restrictions | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Castro, A. | 05/08/09 |
| Agency that reviews building disputes survives | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, J. | 05/08/09 |
| Elected TxDOT overseers get nod | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 05/08/09 |
| Builder agency clears House | San Antonio Express News | Elliott, J. | 05/08/09 |
| Help for homeowners in disputes with builders | Austin American Statesman | Embry, J. | 05/07/09 |
| TYC sees light at end of tunnel | Austin Chronicle | Whittaker, R. | 05/07/09 |
| House leans toward revamped homebuilding agency | Dallas Morning News | Ramshaw, E. | 05/07/09 |
| Lege to homebuilders: clean it up | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | A.P. Wire | 05/07/09 |
| Rail relocation funds merit place in budget | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 05/07/09 |
| Proposal for DPS watchdog endorsed | Houston Chronicle | Fikac, P. | 05/06/09 |
| Texas House decides against merger of juvenile-justice agencies | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Montgomery, D. | 05/04/09 |
| S.A. aims for homeless funds | San Antonio Express News | Preyor-Johnson, N. | 05/04/09 |
| Cockfighting measure leads to House hubbub | Austin American Statesman | Embry, J. | 05/03/09 |
| TYC oversight board weighed | Dallas Morning News | Garrett, R. | 05/03/09 |
| Texas House OKs keeping TYC | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Stone, J. | 05/03/09 |
| State House OKs keeping TYC intact for now | Houston Chronicle | Scharrer, G. | 05/03/09 |
| Let the games begin | Houston Chronicle | A.P. Wire | 04/28/09 |
| Former fans are now the foes of youth agency fixes | Austin American Statesman | Ward, M. | 04/25/09 |
| The state of Texas 'Kids' House' on the web | San Antonio Express News | McClendon, R. | 04/23/09 |
| End rules for driver licenses, Democrats say | El Paso Times | Grissom, B. | 04/22/09 |
| MALC members support MALDEF injunction against DPS | Rio Grande Guardian | Aguilar, J. | 04/22/09 |
| Legislators treated to a taste of S.A. politics | San Antonio Express News | Scharrer, G. | 04/22/09 |
| House unanimously approves $178.4 billion budget | Houston Chronicle | Fikac, P. | 04/18/09 |
| Obama plan boosts S.A.-Austin commuter rail | San Antonio Express News | Hendricks, D. | 04/17/09 |
| Targeting wrongful convictions | Austin Chronicle | Smith, J. | 04/16/09 |
| Wrongful convictions targeted | Austin American Statesman | Staff | 04/10/09 |
| First-time offenders law: it's working | San Antonio Express News | McClendon, R. | 04/08/09 |
| When it comes to the Texas Residential Construction Commission, follow the money | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Lieber, D. | 03/27/09 |
| Bexar County may beat state at retooling toll road agency | San Antonio Express News | Castillo, J. | 03/26/09 |
| New DPS license rules necessary for public safety, national security | Lubbock Avalanche Journal | Editorial | 03/25/09 |
| Follow-up on another silent killer: colorectal cancer | San Antonio Express News | McClendon, R. | 03/25/09 |
| Black's inspiration recalled at funeral | San Antonio Express News | Levy, A. | 03/22/09 |
| Information for teenagers on dating violence | San Antonio Express News | McClendon, R. | 03/18/09 |
| Foes intensify effort to scrap ID rule | Austin American Statesman | Ward, M. | 03/17/09 |
| Dems seek to overturn migrant license rules | Dallas Morning News | A.P. Wire | 03/17/09 |
| Lawmakers criticize license policy | El Paso Times | Grissom, B. | 03/17/09 |
| Texas Democrats, residents join to oppose new driver's license rules | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Shannon, K. | 03/17/09 |
| Quote of the day | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | A.P. Wire | 03/17/09 |
| Innocence panel idea draws supporters | San Antonio Express News | Staff | 03/10/09 |
| Rail relocation fund needs cash this year | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 03/07/09 |
| Everyone benefits from CHIP | San Antonio Express News | McClendon, R. | 03/04/09 |
| A natural long shot | Austin American Statesman | Selby, W. | 02/22/09 |
| Builder, homeowner mediator gets thumbs up | San Antonio Express News | Elliott, J. | 02/20/09 |
| Governor hopes measures for licenses will increase security | Wichita Falls Record News | Merette, M. | 02/19/09 |
| State legislators propose bill to allow parents leave to attend school events | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Brown, J. | 02/14/09 |
| S.A. lawmakers pleased with House leadership spots | San Antonio Express News | Scharrer, G. | 02/13/09 |
| Lieck, 78, was a power player in Democratic Party | San Antonio Express News | Tijerina, E. | 02/11/09 |
| For parents, time for school activities? | Austin American Statesman | Staff | 02/06/09 |
| Texas sued again over driver's license policy | El Paso Times | Grissom, B. | 01/29/09 |
| Sunsetting TYC: will it stick? | Austin Chronicle | Whittaker, R. | 01/22/09 |
| Water and wastewater projects being considered | San Antonio Express News | McClendon, R. | 01/22/09 |
| Will roads make the cut during a tight budget time? | Austin American Statesman | Wear, B. | 01/19/09 |
| Worshippers gather to honor King | San Antonio Express News | Kastner, L. | 01/19/09 |
| Panel urges merger of youth jail, probation agencies | Austin American Statesman | Ward, M. | 01/15/09 |
| Sunset: End Texas Youth Commission | Austin Chronicle | Whittaker, R. | 01/15/09 |
| Count S.A.'s Corte among losers of the House speaker's race | San Antonio Express News | Castillo, J. | 01/06/09 |
| Straus called fair, even by Democrats | Dallas Morning News | Ramshaw, E. | 01/05/09 |
| Texas lawmakers to focus on transportation politics | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Shannon, K. | 01/03/09 |
| San Antonian will face Craddick | San Antonio Express News | Scharrer, G. | 01/03/09 |
| House GOP, Dems setting stage for fight on speaker post | San Antonio Express News | Scharrer, G. | 12/30/08 |
| Future protection for areas around Bullis makes sense | San Antonio Express News | Castillo, J. | 12/29/08 |
| Bills aimed to protect Camp Bullis | San Antonio Express News | Jefferson, G. | 12/26/08 |
| Everything under the Sun(set) | Austin Chronicle | Whittaker, R. | 12/25/08 |
| Texas Legislature could abolish transportation panel | Texarkana Gazette | Chewning, B. | 12/20/08 |
| Sunset Commission vote keeps TRCC alive | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, J. | 12/18/08 |
| Stakes high on transportation - and the opportunity is big | San Antonio Express News | Guerra, C. | 12/18/08 |
| Huge bill is seen coming down road | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 12/18/08 |
| Sunset commission: TxDOT restructuring should start at the top | Austin American Statesman | Wear, B. | 12/17/08 |
| TxDOT panel set back | Dallas Morning News | Lindenberger, M. | 12/17/08 |
| Panel wants to put leash on 'out of control' TxDOT | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 12/17/08 |
| Plans to merge juvenile agencies criticized | Austin American Statesman | Staff | 12/16/08 |
| Needle exchange saves lives, money | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 12/14/08 |
| State license checks at issue, not sobriety | San Antonio Express News | McClendon, R. | 12/11/08 |
| New DPS rules for licenses spark outcries | Austin American Statesman | Castillo, J. | 12/10/08 |
| Immigrant license rules under fire | Dallas Morning News | Ramshaw, E. | 12/10/08 |
| Syringe exchange advocates optimistic | San Antonio Express News | Finley, D. | 12/10/08 |
| Some say new license rules limit work options, create unsafe roads | El Paso Times | Grissom, B. | 12/09/08 |
| Limits on state ID for noncitizens criticized | Austin American Statesman | Castillo, J. | 11/18/08 |
| Two more years has cracked Craddick's support as speaker | San Antonio Express News | Castillo, J. | 11/16/08 |
| Abandoning checkpoints | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 11/15/08 |
| Statewide checkpoints scrapped | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, J. | 11/15/08 |
| AG asked to block plan for license checkpoints | Dallas Morning News | A.P. Wire | 11/13/08 |
| Critics cry foul over DPS license checkpoint plan | Houston Chronicle | Pinkerton, J. | 11/12/08 |
| Split House already looking past Craddick | San Antonio Express News | Scharrer, G. | 11/07/08 |
| Racial attitudes' role in voting debated | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 10/25/08 |
| New driver's license law targets immigrants | Austin Chronicle | Smith, J. | 10/23/08 |
| License requirements criticized: Initiative could hurt state, opponents say | El Paso Times | Grissom, B. | 10/12/08 |
| Lawmaker objects to DPS rules | Austin American Statesman | Staff | 10/11/08 |
| Lawmaker wants ID rule rescinded | Dallas Morning News | A.P. Wire | 10/11/08 |
| Lawmaker wants new driver's license rule dropped | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Garay, A. | 10/11/08 |
| Legislature may address change in driver's license rules | Houston Chronicle | Pinkerton, J. | 10/11/08 |
| Panel ponders future of builder mediation | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, J. | 09/24/08 |
| TxDOT's $1 billion error | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, J. | 08/29/08 |
| Texas delegates react to speech | Houston Chronicle | Staff | 08/29/08 |
| A builder, a commission, a lot of cash | Houston Chronicle | Robison, C. | 08/25/08 |
| Department of Transportation feeling heat from miffed lawmakers | Lubbock Avalanche Journal | Rangel, E. | 08/18/08 |
| State office for insurance customers faces closure | Austin American Statesman | Shieh, D. | 07/20/08 |
| Turf battle may harm drug addicts | Houston Chronicle | White, E. | 07/20/08 |
| TxDOT clocked for toll trafficking | Austin Chronicle | Reeves, K. | 07/17/08 |
| Legislator floats idea of elected TxDOT chief | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 07/16/08 |
| Lawmakers plan to curb growth near Camp Bullis | San Antonio Express News | Christenson, S. | 07/02/08 |
| Harsh words for DPS brass at the Capitol | Austin American Statesman | Ward, M. | 06/25/08 |
| New path is vowed for DPS | San Antonio Express News | Scharrer, G. | 06/25/08 |
| For fire and travel, a DPS fight looms | Houston Chronicle | Robison, C. | 06/16/08 |
| TxDOT labeled 'out of control' | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 06/03/08 |
| Needle-exchange pilot stung by prick | Austin Chronicle | Smith, J. | 05/22/08 |
| Needle program is sound public policy | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 05/15/08 |
| Needle-exchange program brought to halt; lawmakers say they'll try to legalize it again next session | Austin American Statesman | MacLaggan, C. | 05/06/08 |
| Program out before it begins | Dallas Morning News | Brooks, K. | 05/06/08 |
| AG opinion sidelines Bexar needle-swap plan | San Antonio Express News | Allen, E. | 05/06/08 |
| Needle swap programs beneficial | Dallas Morning News | Deuell, R. | 03/30/08 |
| Addict needle swap is stuck in red tape | Dallas Morning News | Brooks, K. | 03/24/08 |
| Program vital to creating a college culture in Texas | San Antonio Express News | Padilla, G. | 12/22/07 |
| Tracking student outcomes is important | San Antonio Express News | McClendon, R. | 12/02/07 |
| Recovering senator hits the big time | Houston Chronicle | Robison, C. | 10/22/07 |
| Rep. Puente won't seek re-election | San Antonio Express News | Jefferson, G. | 10/18/07 |
| Cable, NFL rift worries lawmakers | San Antonio Express News | Pack, W. | 10/13/07 |
| Senator asks AG to weigh in on Bexar syringe exchange plan | San Antonio Express News | Finley, D. | 09/28/07 |
| Exchange of needles sensible public policy | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 08/30/07 |
| Needle swap advances | San Antonio Express News | Finley, D. | 08/16/07 |
| San Antonio pilot needle swap hits legal block | Austin American Statesman | A.P. Wire | 08/03/07 |
| DA warns of needle exchange problem | San Antonio Express News | Finley, D. | 08/02/07 |
| Syringe exchange plan makes a statement | Houston Chronicle | Finley, D. | 07/29/07 |
| Bexar awaits program that's a first in Texas | San Antonio Express News | Finley, D. | 07/23/07 |
| Community colleges forced to bridge gaps | San Antonio Express | Ludwig, M. | 06/19/07 |
| Joining the ecstasy of a pay raise | McAllen Monitor | Ardis, C. | 06/04/07 |
| Valley gets big projects | Valley Morning Star | Hernandez, E. | 05/30/07 |
| Valley gets big projects, little pay raises for teachers | McAllen Monitor | Hernandez, E. | 05/29/07 |
| Craddick Ds say they are not going to talk about House meltdown | Rio Grande Guardian | Taylor, S. | 05/29/07 |
| Needle-exchange bill barely hanging on | Austin Chronicle | Smith, J. | 05/24/07 |
| Medicaid changes get OK in House | Austin American Statesman | MacLaggan, C. | 05/22/07 |
| Amendment time | Houston Chronicle | Staff | 05/22/07 |
| Trust fund for uninsured wins tentative House OK | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, J. | 05/22/07 |
| Rail relocation takes cash | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 05/19/07 |
| Rail improvement plan going nowhere until lawmakers make tracks | Austin American Statesman | Editorial | 05/17/07 |
| No hope for needle-exchange proposal | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, J. | 05/17/07 |
| Bills would let agencies share info on youths | San Antonio Express News | Allen, E. | 05/11/07 |
| Capitol brief 3 | Austin Chronicle | Smith, A. | 04/19/07 |
| Late senator's dream seen in budget plan | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 03/31/07 |
| Delay bill that hands more clout to unions | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 03/29/07 |
| 2 officials' letters are contrary to peers' views | San Antonio Express News | Jefferson, G. | 03/29/07 |
| Stop the presses! City discovers the union still can play politics | San Antonio Express News | Castillo, J. | 03/28/07 |
| Union's methods with bill questioned | San Antonio Express News | Jefferson, G. | 03/27/07 |
| House committee blesses budget | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 03/22/07 |
| Funds for local A&M campus not certain | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 03/21/07 |
| Expansion of CHIP may hit other funds | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 03/15/07 |
| Council backs legislation for cop, fire health funds | San Antonio Express News | Jefferson, G. | 03/02/07 |
| Panel seeks more details on border security plans | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 02/28/07 |
| Rebuke in youth jail case | Dallas Morning News | Swanson, D. | 02/25/07 |
| Members to eat while they meet | Austin American Statesman | Staff | 02/13/07 |
| UTB student makes capitol his classroom | McAllen Monitor | Pierson, E. | 01/24/07 |
| By the numbers | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Staff | 01/22/07 |
| Sudan divestment merits Texas help | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 01/19/07 |
| Briefing | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Editorial | 01/18/07 |
| Lawmakers glare at idea to draw | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 01/13/07 |
| State reps ponder life after battle over top job | San Antonio Express News | Sandberg, L. | 01/11/07 |
| Senfronia's stratagem | Houston Chronicle | Casey, R. | 01/05/07 |
| Craddick's fortunes hang as House members eye risk over coup | San Antonio Express News | Castillo, J. | 12/27/06 |
| Parole board blamed for prison crowded | Houston Chronicle | A.P. Wire | 11/15/06 |
| Our recommendations | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 11/07/06 |
| Our recommendations | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 11/03/06 |
| Our recommendations | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 10/23/06 |
| Recommendations in legislative races | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 10/14/06 |
| Bexar legislators keeping eyes open with housing funds | San Antonio Express News | Wilson, R. | 08/15/06 |
| Lawmakers in Texas flunk disclosure test | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 06/30/06 |
| State owes $13.2 million in claims | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | A.P. Wire | 05/06/06 |
| State owes, but it won't pay up | Dallas Morning News | Hoppe, C. | 05/05/06 |
| September is good for Back to School | San Antonio Express News | Lucio Jr., E. | 04/22/06 |
| Special session launches with new funds | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 04/18/06 |
| Rail relocation could gain funding boost | Valley Morning Star | Lynch, M. | 11/06/05 |
| S.A. judge selected for DeLay case | San Antonio Express News | Sandberg, L. | 11/04/05 |
| Marriage proposal, as politicians see it | San Antonio Express News | Driscoll, P. | 10/26/05 |
| To enhance rail safety, approve Proposition 1 | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 10/19/05 |
| McClendon named to state 'sunset' panel | San Antonio Express News | Staff | 10/13/05 |
| S.A. legislators are shelter volunteers | San Antonio Express News | Scharrer, G. | 09/19/05 |
| Session results not so special | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 08/11/05 |
| Sessions upend legislators' lives | San Antonio Express News | Sandberg, L. | 07/31/05 |
| Senate prepares to renew effort on school fixes | San Antonio Express News | Scharrer, G. | 07/28/05 |
| House OKs pension increases for legislators | San Antonio Express News | Sandberg, L. | 07/26/05 |
| Universities need funding if Texas is to meet its potential | San Antonio Express News | McClendon, R. | 07/04/05 |
| Other bills in wings at special session | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 06/27/05 |
| S.A. lawmakers aren't entirely disappointed | San Antonio Express News | Scharrer, G. | 06/01/05 |
| Legislature's interns got a workout, too | San Antonio Express News | Kriel, L. | 06/01/05 |
| Capitol roundup | Austin American Statesman | Staff | 05/27/05 |
| House would make voters show IDs | Austin American Statesman | Staff | 05/25/05 |
| House gives approval to controversial abortion bill | San Antonio Express News | Kriel, L. | 05/17/05 |
| Voter ID measure gets House nod | San Antonio Express News | Garcia, G. | 05/03/05 |
| Absent trustee bill set for vote | San Antonio Express News | Adler, K. | 05/02/05 |
| Capitol roundup | Austin American Statesman | Staff | 04/29/05 |
| Rail safety legislation takes the right track | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 04/28/05 |
| Bill watch | San Antonio Express News | Staff | 04/19/05 |
| Taking look under radar at road bills | Austin American Statesman | Wear, B. | 03/28/05 |
| Rail projects could get help | Valley Morning Star | Pierson, E. | 03/27/05 |
| AWOL trustees | Austin American Statesman | Editorial | 03/22/05 |
| Legislative formula | Houston Chronicle | Editorial | 03/19/05 |
| Passage of tax bill about to get serious in Austin | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 03/13/05 |
| A bad formula for advocacy | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Campbell, L. | 03/10/05 |
| Removing AWOL officials | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 03/09/05 |
| Tying state and local resources may help curb child abuse | San Antonio Express News | Guerra, C. | 03/06/05 |
| S.A. pair file bills that hit baby formula | San Antonio Express News | A.P. Wire | 03/05/05 |
| Craddick's panel picks kind to Bexar County | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 01/29/05 |
| Anger roils players in ACCD issue | San Antonio Express News | Burkett, L. | 01/23/05 |
| Opponents rally to hit ACCD bond | San Antonio Express News | LaCoste-Caputo, J. | 01/18/05 |
| Capitol center shorts blacks | San Antonio Express News | Selby, W. | 01/17/05 |
| Bill proposes 'drug-free' zones in S.A. | San Antonio Express News | Hotchkin, S. | 01/14/05 |
| Capitol roundup | Austin American Statesman | Staff | 01/13/05 |
| Prairie View program giving pre-med students a fast start | Houston Chronicle | Bryant, S. | 12/27/04 |
| Investigators, foster care top list of child protection suggestions | Dallas Morning News | Hoppe, C. | 12/04/04 |
| Patients may have to pay Medicaid after death | McAllen Monitor | Pierson, E. | 05/28/04 |
| Area Democrats hit speaker on shutout | San Antonio Express News | Garcia, G. | 05/21/04 |
| Video lottery is a bust | San Antonio Express News | Selby, W. | 05/06/04 |
| House's tax plan atacked | San Antonio Express News | 05/04/04 | |
| Mireles, Leibowitz on their way to showdown | San Antonio Express News | Flores, M. | 03/10/04 |
| Our recommendations for legislative positions | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 02/23/04 |
| State workers won't lose pay for being donors | San Antonio Express News | Foy, N. | 02/19/04 |
| Medicaid estate recovery plan hit | San Antonio Express News | Huddleston, S. | 02/10/04 |
| District 117 tops legislative primaries | San Antonio Express News | Davidson, B. | 02/01/04 |
| First-day filers make their Texas primary candidacies official | San Antonio Express News | Rodriguez, R. | 12/04/03 |
| Reorganize bill goes to Perry | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 10/13/03 |
| Medical academy good for East Side | San Antonio Express News | Clay-Little, K. | 09/15/03 |
| Redistricting fuss spurring Demo to challenge one of her own | San Antonio Express News | Castillo, J. | 09/13/03 |
| House, Senate Democrats meet in NM | Dallas Morning News | Jeffers Jr., G. | 08/24/03 |
| Budget records bill is yanked | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 07/11/03 |
| Home-seizure law scares elderly, state lawmaker says | Dallas Morning News | Garrett, R. | 07/08/03 |
| House may pass GOP remap plan | Dallas Morning News | 07/08/03 | |
| House Dems flail away at redistrict juggernaut | Houston Chronicle | Ratcliffe, R. | 07/08/03 |
| Democrats try to stall remap | San Antonio Express News | Garcia, G. | 07/08/03 |
| Race rhetoric stokes redistricting fire | Austin American Statesman | Herman, K. | 07/07/03 |
| Redistricting plan set for debate | Houston Chronicle | Ratcliffe, R. | 07/07/03 |
| Committee approves another redistricting plan | Beaumont Enterprise | Reinhart, D. | 07/06/03 |
| Redistricting map approved by committee | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Root, J. | 07/06/03 |
| Issue of redistricting moving closer to vote | San Antonio Express News | Garcia, G. | 07/06/03 |
| Redistricting vote set | San Antonio Express News | Garcia, G. | 07/05/03 |
| Lawmaker alters map of districts | Abilene Reporter-News | Meighan, T. | 07/04/03 |
| Revised for minority voters, map aids top Texas Democrat | Austin American Statesman | Copelin, L. | 07/04/03 |
| King offers plan again | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Meighan, T. | 07/04/03 |
| Map's new lines would spare Frost | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Douglas Jr., J. | 07/04/03 |
| Lawmakers redraw redistricting map | San Angelo Standard Times | Meighan, T. | 07/04/03 |
| Legislators criticize hearing assignments | Laredo Morning Times | Cortez, T. | 06/24/03 |
| Bexar leadership roles pay off | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 06/08/03 |
| Bexar's power is down the drain | San Antonio Express News | Davidson, B. | 05/18/03 |
| 100 proposals come to a BAD end in Austin | San Antonio Express News | Selby, W. | 05/16/03 |
| Yes, it's a bold move, but we're taking a stand for Texas | Austin American Statesman | McClendon, R. | 05/14/03 |
| Two Valley leaders placed in same district after redrawing of map | McAllen Monitor | Taylor, S. | 05/01/03 |
| East Side lawmaker holds video conference with residents | San Antonio Express News | Rodriguez, R. | 04/18/03 |
| McClendon to host electronic meet | San Antonio Express News | Staff | 04/17/03 |
| Longtime lobbyist pushes bill for widows | El Paso Times | Scharrer, G. | 04/05/03 |
| Death penalty bills watched | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 03/30/03 |
| Property tax relief sets off a debate | San Antonio Express News | Stone, R. | 03/14/03 |
| Panel OKs rail spur for S.A. | San Antonio Express News | Selby, W. | 02/27/03 |
| House politics and paybacks give legislative clout to Bexar | San Antonio Express News | Casey, R. | 02/09/03 |
| Bexar's delegation gets some major clout | San Antonio Express News | Fikac, P. | 01/31/03 |
| Minute-of-silence bill proposed | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Santos-Garza, V. | 01/30/03 |
| Overcoming together | San Antonio Express News | Hughes, S. | 01/21/03 |
| Finance expected to be top education priority | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | 01/14/03 | |
| Bexar reps back Craddick | San Antonio Express News | Richter, B. | 12/23/02 |
| Texas lawmakers push minute-of-silence bill | San Angelo Standard Times | Meighan, T. | 11/28/02 |
| Don't get us started | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Editorial | 11/27/02 |
| Need no law for silence | Waco Tribune Herald | Editorial | 11/15/02 |
| Bills are already causing clashes | Austin American Statesman | Herman, K. | 11/13/02 |
| Senators, reps file bills in Austin | San Antonio Express News | Richter, B. | 11/13/02 |
| Reports evading the Net | San Antonio Express News | Selby, W. | 07/26/02 |
| Leaders meet goal of East Side workforce center | San Antonio Express News | Russell, J. | 07/12/02 |
| Insurers urged to offer per-mile coverage | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Dyer, R. | 02/19/02 |
| Insurance by mile not offered yet for autos | San Antonio Express News | Richter, B. | 02/19/02 |
| Perry team faces fine over foul-up on report | San Antonio Express News | Staff | 01/26/02 |
| Council plans, familiar faces | San Antonio Express News | Davidson, B. | 01/26/02 |
| Pay-by-mile policy studied | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Dyer, R. | 01/23/02 |
| McClendon jumps into political swirl | San Antonio Express News | Henry Jr., J. | 01/19/02 |
| This is no dilemma | Waco Tribune Herald | Editorial | 01/18/02 |
| McClendon aims to help poor kids get health care | San Antonio Express News | Tumiel, C. | 06/30/01 |
| Redistricting remains stalled | San Antonio Express News | Richter, B. | 05/18/01 |
| Student transfer bill weighed | San Antonio Express News | Castro, M. | 05/01/01 |
| House approves jobs measure | San Antonio Express News | Richter, B. | 04/26/01 |
| Redistricting takes House seat in Bexar | San Antonio Express News | Richter, B. | 04/24/01 |
| Air pollution | Dallas Morning News | Editorial | 04/19/01 |
| Bill pushes garbage power | San Antonio Express News | Richter, B. | 04/14/01 |
| Bexar GOP legislators see redistricting as shell game | San Antonio Express News | Richter, B. | 04/12/01 |
| Bill expands college automatic-admission policy | Houston Chronicle | Elliott, J. | 04/10/01 |
| House tentatively passes admission bill | Valley Morning Star | Napolitano, J. | 04/10/01 |
| Local legislators grapple with redistricting plan | San Antonio Express News | Richter, B. | 04/06/01 |
| Economic agency gets support before House committee | Austin American Statesman | Grisales, C. | 03/29/01 |
| New measure would restrict accident info | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Meighan, T. | 03/17/01 |
| Accident records battle may not be over | Corpus Christi Caller Times | Tinsley, A. | 03/16/01 |
| Openness bears close scrutiny in Legislature | Beaumont Enterprise | Editorial | 03/14/01 |
| Bills seek later first school day | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Mahlburg, B. | 02/26/01 |
| Bill would establish consumer advocate | San Antonio Express News | Selby, W. | 02/13/01 |
| Who could be against privacy? | Austin American Statesman | Hupp, S. | 02/11/01 |
| TNRCC reforms deserve approval | San Antonio Express News | Editorial | 01/28/01 |
| Cities could get to use taxes to fund job training programs | San Antonio Express News | Richter, B. | 01/26/01 |
| TNRCC targeted by reform effort | San Antonio Express News | Richter, B. | 01/18/01 |
| Republicans cry foul on panel positions | San Antonio Express News | Richter, B. | 01/18/01 |
| Bill may cut auto coverage cost | San Antonio Express News | Driscoll, P. | 12/17/00 |
| Legislators gearing up | San Antonio Express News | Davidson, B. | 12/14/00 |
| Lawmakers file flurry of bills | Wichita Falls Record News | Tinsley, A. | 12/05/00 |
| Legislators seek option for life without parole in capital cases | Dallas Morning News | Stutz, T. | 11/28/00 |
| Legislators back option of life terms in prison | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | A.P. Wire | 11/28/00 |
| Sen. Lucio dusts off school bill | Valley Morning Star | Dailey, R. | 11/16/00 |
| Rep. Deshotel is among 1st-day filers | Beaumont Enterprise | Bledsoe, D. | 11/14/00 |
| Lawmakers file first bills of session | San Angelo Standard Times | Tinsley, A. | 11/14/00 |
| Rancid Law | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Editorial | 05/14/99 |
| House lets 'veggie libel' law stand | Dallas Morning News | A.P. Wire | 05/08/99 |
| Lawmakers kill repeal of 'veggie libel' law | Amarillo Daily News | Robbins, M. | 05/07/99 |
| Capitol report | Austin American Statesman | Staff | 05/01/99 |
| Bill would expand duty on cigarettes | San Antonio Express News | Castillo, J. | 05/01/99 |
| Voluntary pollution controls not enough | San Antonio Express News | McClendon, R. | 04/14/99 |
| Bill would put state lobbyist in D.C. to track military issues | San Antonio Express News | Tolley, L. | 02/18/99 |
| Representatives gaining stature with new posts | San Antonio Express News | Prentice, M. | 01/29/99 |
| Repeal the law | Wichita Falls Record News | Editorial | 01/25/99 |
| Legislator seeks to end 'veggie libel' | Abilene Reporter-News | Tinsley, A. | 01/19/99 |
| Basse dust problems unresolved | San Antonio Express News | Clements, J. | 09/01/98 |
| Neighbors blame trucking firm for dirty laundry | San Antonio Express News | Clements, J. | 07/10/98 |
| Neighborhoods air pollution gripes | San Antonio Express News | Sandoval, E. | 07/04/98 |
| McClendon on fence in East Side elections | San Antonio Express News | Henry Jr., J. | 05/02/98 |
| Toxic cleanup begins at East Side site | San Antonio Express News | Clements, J. | 01/22/98 |
| Aztec cleanup to begin next year | San Antonio Express News | Clements, J. | 12/03/97 |
| Bush to extend pardon in rape case | Dallas Morning News | Slater, W. | 10/09/97 |
| Bush will pardon Byrd, based on court ruling | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Root, J. | 10/09/97 |
| Bush to pardon Houston man | Houston Chronicle | Kolker, C. | 10/09/97 |
| Bush to pardon man cleared in rape case | San Antonio Express News | Foy, N. | 10/09/97 |
| Most prisoners in line for pardons are white | Austin American Statesman | Elizondo Jr., J. | 10/03/97 |
| Attorney seeking client's pardon sas Bush asked for donation | Dallas Morning News | Slater, W. | 10/03/97 |
| Man wrongly in prison for rape merits pardon | Abilene Reporter-News | 09/28/97 | |
| Denial of pardon is denial of justice | San Antonio Express News | 09/27/97 | |
| Weighing pardons | Austin American Statesman | Editorial | 09/26/97 |
| Bush says race has no bearing on what convicts get pardons | Dallas Morning News | 09/25/97 | |
| Bush insists race ont tied to pardons | Houston Chronicle | Makeig, J. | 09/25/97 |
| Parolees facility opens to criticism | San Antonio Express News | Clements, J. | 09/25/97 |
| Racial makeup of Bush pardons draws questions | Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Rouse, K. | 09/24/97 |
| Governor's policy for pardoning questioned | San Antonio Express News | 09/24/97 | |
| Local representatives enter fray over cleanup of toxic Aztec site | San Antonio Express News | Clements, J. | 08/05/97 |
| 1,002 bill signings down, 480 still to go | Austin American Statesman | Herman, K. | 06/20/97 |
| Decency appears to be meaningless to Valdez | San Antonio Express News | 06/12/97 | |
| House backs stiffer penalties for church burnings | Dallas Morning News | 05/26/97 | |
| House backs bill requiring release of sex offender data | San Antonio Express News | Spicer, E. | 05/20/97 |
| Bill would make information on released sex offenders public | San Antonio Express News | 04/30/97 | |
| Legislators: don't hold consolidation hostage | San Antonio Express News | 04/18/97 | |
| Picante sauce may lend flavor to state symbols | San Antonio Express News | 04/09/97 | |
| Legislation would expand sex offender notification law | San Antonio Express News | Foy, N. | 04/03/97 |
| McClendon proposals would make it easier to identify sex offenders | San Antonio Express News | Foy, N. | 03/19/97 |
| Bill would mean harsh sentences for church arsonists | San Antonio Express News | Thomas, L. | 03/12/97 |
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San Antonio Express News | Foy, N. | 03/05/97 |
| Senior citizens' advocates press for stronger nursing home laws | San Antonio Express News | Foy, N. | 02/26/97 |
| Groups rally behind school bill | San Antonio Express News | Ramos, C. | 02/18/97 |
| Lawmakers look to ease jolt of Morales' university ruling | San Antonio Express News | Foy, N. | 02/07/97 |
| McClendon proposal pushes for return of out-of-state inmates | San Antonio Express News | Flores, A. | 01/24/97 |
| Bexar county's House delegation | San Antonio Express News | Davidson, B. | 01/18/97 |
| Term limits push political stars | San Antonio Express News | Davidson, B. | 11/14/96 |
| Presidential race not the only game on ballot | San Antonio Express News | Davidson, B. | 11/05/96 |
| State candidates support COPS, Metro Alliance agenda | San Antonio Express News | Tumiel, C. | 10/28/96 |
| Four Democrats file for District 120 seat | San Antonio Express News | 08/20/96 | |
| McClendon suggests educator as successor | San Antonio Express News | Tumiel, C. | 08/17/96 |
| Thanks to Ruth McClendon | San Antonio Express News | 08/16/96 | |
| McClendon quits District 2 position | San Antonio Express News | Tumiel, C. | 08/16/96 |
| McClendon eyes Texas House seat | San Antonio Express News | Davidson, B. | 08/05/96 |
| GOP focusing attention on Angelini-Branton race | San Antonio Express News | Davidson, B. | 08/04/96 |
| Democrats set to consider a replacement for Conley | San Antonio Express News | Gonzalez, S. | 08/03/96 |
| Party leaders plod along in District 120 | San Antonio Express News | Henry Jr., J. | 08/03/96 |
| District 120 voters will be seeing double Nov. 5 | San Antonio Express News | Tolley, L. | 07/24/96 |
| District 120 awaits word from Austin | San Antonio Express News | 07/06/96 | |
| Activists say McClendon in lead for House seat | San Antonio Express News | Davidson, B. | 06/30/96 |
| Lots of eyes on East Side state district seat | San Antonio Express News | Henry Jr., J. | 06/29/96 |
| Jockeying to replace Conley is beginning | San Antonio Express News | Gonzalez, S. | 06/21/96 |
| Rep. Conley might leave Texas House | San Antonio Express News | Davidson, B. | 06/19/96 |
| McClendon says TNRCC also soiled by dome dirt | San Antonio Express News | Thomas, L. | 01/27/96 |
| State to level $1.9 million fine over dome dirt | San Antonio Express News | Thomas, L. | 01/26/96 |
| 1,500 march again immigration law | San Antonio Express News | Flores, V. | 02/26/95 |
| Aquifer rules approved | San Antonio Express News | Bower, T. | 01/13/95 |
| Aquifer deal is struck: recharge zone is to be protected | San Antonio Express News | Gonzalez, S. | 01/11/95 |