Houston Matters
Are Houstonians More Satisfied With Local Government Or The State?
Posted on · Lt. Governor Dan Patrick recently said “people are happy with their governments at their state level, they’re not with the city.” Is that true?
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News
Texas Special Session Ends Abruptly a Day Early, Without Bathroom Bill Or Property Tax Reform
Posted on · Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick blamed House Speaker Joe Straus for what he considers the failure in passing both measures.
Houston Matters
Patrick And Straus Meet, And Winning Back The Crab Shack: The Good, Bad & Ugly Of The News
Posted on · Our panel of non-experts weighs in on the latest news stories.
Houston Matters
Rick Perry For Homeland Security Secretary, And Beyoncé Buying The Rockets: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The News
Posted on · From a possible new job for RIck Perry, to the chance Beyoncé could buy the Rockets: our panel of non-experts weighs in on the week's news.
Houston Matters
Will Houston Teachers Get Behind Patrick’s New Bonus Plan?
Posted on · Lt. Governor Dan Patrick wants to use money from the Texas Lottery for bonuses for veteran teachers.
Good, Bad and Ugly
Threatening a Special Session, and the Best Burger Franchises: The Good, Bad, and the Ugly of the News
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to our rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all. This week, our panel weighs in on […]
Texas Legislature
Patrick Threatens To Force Special Session Over Tax, Bathroom Bills
Posted on · Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick threatened to push for a special legislative session to pass bills to regulate bathroom use for transgender Texans and set new thresholds for when cities and counties must get voter approval for tax rates.
City of Houston
Turner Is Trying To Influence Key Players In Austin To Get The Pension Reform He Wants
Posted on · The Mayor is telling Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and House Speaker Joe Straus which amendments he prefers not to have in the final version of the bill.
Podcast
Party Politics, Texas Edition Ep. 3: Texas Voter Redistricting
Posted on · Texas voter redistricting was tossed out. What's it mean for Texans and for 2018?
News
Speaker Joe Straus Categorizes The So-Called Bathroom Bill As “A Tremendous Mistake”
Posted on · While participating in a Q & A event at the University of Texas, he said he hasn’t heard demands for that kind of legislation in his district.
News
Senator Whitmire Files Bill To Force An Election About Latest Plan For The Astrodome
Posted on · He argues the project requires taxpayers’ funding and Harris County residents already rejected a bond proposal in 2013.
Politics
Facing Business Opposition, Dan Patrick Seeks to Boost “Bathroom Bill”
Posted on · Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick decried as "bogus" a report indicating the potential economic impact that could result from the proposed "bathroom bill."
Houston Matters
Will the ‘Bathroom Bill’ Have Economic Implications for Texas?
Posted on · Earlier this month (Jan. 5, 2017), State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, a Republican from Brenham, introduced a so-called “bathroom bill” for consideration at the Texas Legislature. Senate Bill 6, aka the Texas Privacy Act, is unquestionably controversial. It would require citizens to use the restroom associated with the gender on their birth certificate. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick […]
Full Show
Raising a Transgender Son, and the 80’s Oil Bust: Houston Matters Weekend for January 14, 2017
Posted on · LGBT rights continue to be a divisive issue in this country, with battles waging inside the legislature and courts of North Carolina making news. Now Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s Senate Bill 6 has been filed and mimics the very language that has cost North Carolina millions of dollars thus far. The bill isn’t that surprising. Last May, […]
Houston Matters
What Bills Will the Texas Legislature Prioritize in the 85th Legislative Session?
Posted on · The Texas Legislature is back in session tomorrow (Jan. 10, 2017). Back on the first day bills could be filed for the session, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick released his list of top ten priorities for the session. But what are the legislative priorities for the rest of the state’s lawmakers this session? We get a […]