Energy & Environment
Texans Can Expect To See Higher Gas Bills After Last Week’s Extreme Weather
Posted on · Demand for natural gas soared as residents with power used natural gas to keep homes warm and water heated.
Tag: bills
Houston Matters
What Issues Will Take Center Stage During The 2019 Legislature?
Posted on · Ross Ramsey and Andrew Schneider preview the issues at stake in the session and what might affect Greater Houston.
News
Bills And Bulletproof Backpacks: Safety Measures for a New School Year
Posted on · As summer draws to a close, schools are beefing up security, and some parents are buying bulletproof school supplies. In Washington, one agency wants students to learn about traumatic injuries.
News
Trump Signed 96 Laws In 2017. Here Is What They Do And How They Measure Up
Posted on · Despite his own claims to the contrary, President Trump signed fewer laws than any of his recent predecessors. But numbers aren't everything. Significance matters more
News
Here Is Where The Texas Legislature Is On Governor Abbott’s Special Session Issues
Posted on · Texas Governor Greg Abbott opened a total of 20 bills for consideration in the special session; this is a regularly updated look at the Legislature’s progress during the session.
News
The Texas Legislature Just Ended Its Session. Here’s What To Expect Next.
Posted on · How do special sessions work? When does the governor start vetoing bills? Is Texas headed to court? Now that Texas lawmakers have officially ended the 85th legislative session, you've got questions. We've got answers.
Politics
Who Actually Writes The Bills Your Texas Legislators Sponsor?
Posted on · We all have a general idea about how a bill becomes a law. But what many people don’t know is how a bill becomes a bill.
Texas
Texas Legislators Propose Raising The Age To Buy Tobacco
Posted on · Law makers want to raise the age to purchase a product they say is killing Texas youth.
Texas
Democrats, Advocates Unite To Push Reproductive Health Care
Posted on · Advocacy groups are teaming up to champion Democratic bills designed to promote access to abortion and reproductive health care in Texas — but most appear to have little chance of passing.
Houston Matters
Lawmakers Share Their Plans for the New Legislative Session
Posted on · Today lawmakers from across the state are gathering in Austin for the kick-off of the new legislative session. Together, their main job is to pass a budget for the next two years. But local lawmakers also have their own priorities. News 88.7’s Laura Isensee has been talking to members of the Houston delegation about those […]