Posted on · “The Governor called 20 issues on the special session call, and the Speaker [Straus] said they were horse manure, and he treated it like horse manure.” - Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick
Posted on · "No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion..." - Barack Obama quoting Nelson Mandela in the most-liked tweet ever according to Twitter.
Posted on · Will the Affordable Care Act really fail if no changes are made? And, if so, how might that affect patients and healthcare providers in Greater Houston?
Posted on · Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick blamed House Speaker Joe Straus for the defeat of the Senate’s property tax and bathroom bills, indicating both would be issues in the 2018 elections.
Posted on · Our group of experts offers analysis of national, state, and local political stories with an eye for how it all might affect Houston and Texas.
Posted on · Texas lawmakers borrowed future revenues to help balance the budget for the two-year cycle that begins in September. The bill will come due as state Medicaid costs are set to skyrocket.
Posted on · "Our cities are still controlled by Democrats. And where do we have all our problems in America? Not at the state level run by Republicans, but in our cities that are mostly controlled by Democrat mayors and Democrat city council men and women." - Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick
Posted on · "Politics moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it." - Ferris Bueller. Ish.
Posted on · The federal lawsuit comes at the same time the city is fighting a state case, charging the city violated Texas law by providing health and other benefits to the spouses of gay and lesbian public employees.
Posted on · White was remembered as a governor who put principle before politics.
Posted on · It’s time again for the Houston Matters weekly political roundup with analysis of national, state, and local political stories with an eye to how it all might affect Houston and Texas.
Posted on · Business leaders in favor of a bill restricting transgender bathroom access? Christian conservatives in opposition? Nothing is simple when it comes to the politics of the Senate Bill 3.
Posted on · Senate Bill 3 remains stalled in the Texas House, with the end of the special session just a week and a half away.
Posted on · If the U.S. imposes sanctions on the Venezuelan oil sector, what effect could it have on the Houston oil and gas industry?
Posted on · The two Republican leaders — who have traded barbs over issues like the “bathroom bill” and school finance since the 30-day special legislative session began — have a history of frosty relations.