Texas Senate News Archives

12/28/2000
Senator Bill Ratliff is the New President of the Texas Senate

12/21/2000
Lieutenant Governor Rick Perry is Sworn in as Texas Governor

12/21/2000
President-elect George W. Bush resigns as Governor of Texas

12/18/2000
Legislative Committee on Grants Programs Adopts Interim Report

12/18/2000
Texas Presidential Electors Cast their Ballots

12/15/2000
Laredo Representative Henry Cuellar Chosen as Next Secretary of State

12/14/2000
Texas Senate President Pro Tempore Prepares to Convene Chamber to Select New Presiding Officer

12/14/2000
Water: One of the Most Critical Issues in Texas

11/29/2000
Texas Economy is Estimated to Grow 14.9% in the Next Biennium

11/28/2000
Thomas Edison Middle School of Dallas Hosts Senate Natural Resources Committee Public Hearing

11/21/2000
The 77th Senate at a Glance

10/26/2000
The Special Commission on 21st Colleges and Universities meet in Senate Chamber

10/20/2000
Secretary of the Senate Betty King Retires

10/17/2000
Subcommittees Report to Senate Committee on Economic Development

10/16/2000
Oscar Holcombe Mauzy, 1926-2000

10/09/2000
Agriculture Committee Examines the Texas Wine Industry

09/28/2000
Senate Special Committee on Border Affairs Examines Border Health Issues

09/27/2000
Senate/House Redistricting Committees Hold Joint Public Hearing in Tyler

09/26/2000
Joint Electric Utility Restructuring Legislative Oversight Committee hears public testimony

09/22/2000
Senate and House Redistricting Committees meet at State Capitol

09/19/2000
Senate Committee on Administration approves committee budgets

09/18/2000
Texas Tech University Hosts Special Commission on 21st Century Colleges and Universities

09/13/2000
Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Uninsured Holds Public Hearing at Upshur County Civic Center in Gilmer

09/12/2000
Committee Works on Design of the New Texas Quarter Dollar Coin

08/25/2000
Redistricting Hearings Continue

08/22/2000
Joint Oversight Committee on Electric Utility Restructuring Meets at George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston

08/22/2000
Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Examines the Texas National Guard

08/21/2000
University of Texas at Austin Hosts the Special Commission on 21st Century Colleges and Universities

08/21/2000
Texas State Affairs Committee Discusses Mass Transit and Transportation

08/21/2000
Texas Legislature Honors State Poets

08/17/2000
Criminal Justice Committee Travels to Dallas

07/28/2000
Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Committee Visits USS Inchon

07/25/2000
Advisory Council on the Digital Economy Discusses Privacy Issues and the Digital Divide

07/10/2000
Senate Special Committee on Border Affairs Tries to Alleviate the Region Problems

07/10/2000
Joint Agriculture Policy Committee Examines Threats to the State Agriculture

07/08/2000
Senate and House Committees on Redistricting Discuss Population Counting Methods and New Boundaries' Issues

06/28/2000
Online Politics Topic of Discussion at Texas State Capitol

06/27/2000
Senate Natural Resources Committee examines Texas River Authorities in Senate Chamber

06/23/2000
Clayton Jones dead at 69

06/21/2000
Economic Development Subcommittee On 911 Emergency Communications Held Public Hearing at the Capitol

06/14/2000
Senate Committee on Human Services approves Legislative Recommendations

06/14/2000
Senate Finance Interim Subcommittee on State Investments Reviews Education Funds

06/12/2000
The Special Commission on 21st Century Colleges and Universities Holds Public Hearing in El Paso

06/12/2000
Senate State Affairs Committee Examines the Impact of Commercial Trucks on Texas Roads and Bridges

06/12/2000
Senate Intergovernmental Relations Committee Examines Subdivision Regulations and Public Housing

06/02/2000
Joint Interim Committee on Health Care Mandates Meets in Capitol Extension

05/31/2000
Redistricting Committees Hold Public Hearing at UTEP

05/31/2000
Texas Farm Problems Addressed by Legislative Committee

05/25/2000
Senate Committee on Criminal Justice Examines State Agencies

05/24/2000
Statewide Education Issues Examined at Laredo Hearing

05/23/2000
The Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Holds Hearing at Fort Bliss

05/18/2000
Subcommittee on Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Takes a Look at What Other States are Doing

05/16/2000
Senate And House Redistricting Committees Meet At Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center In San Antonio

05/15/2000
The Senate Committees on Health Services and Economic Development examine privacy issues at the State Capitol

05/12/2000
The Senate Natural Resources Committee Holds Public Hearing at the Port of Brownsville

05/10/2000
Subcommittee on State Investments Examines Higher Education and Tobacco Funds

05/09/2000
Stephen F. Austin State University Hosts Special Commission on 21st Century Colleges and Universities Public Hearing

05/04/2000
Senate Finance Subcommittee on ERS & TRS Employee Benefits Issues Discussed Health and Retirement Benefits

04/28/2000
The Advisory Council on the Digital Economy examines technology and education at the State Capitol

04/25/2000
Senate Intergovernmental Relations Committee examines housing during Capitol hearing

04/25/2000
The Senate Economic Development Committee's Subcommittee on Private Sector Business Financing Examines Funding Sources

04/25/2000
The Senate Economic Development Committee's Subcommittee on Consumer Credit Laws Studies Interest Rates in Texas

04/25/2000
The State Affairs Committee Examines State Purchasing Policies

04/20/2000
Natural Resources Holds Public Hearing in Dallas

04/19/2000
Senate Committee on Human Services held Public Hearing in Austin

04/19/2000
Permian Basin Petroleum Museum Hosts Natural Resources Public Hearing

04/18/2000
Senate Committee on Criminal Justice held Public Hearing at State Capitol

04/17/2000
Joint Agriculture Policy Committee Met in College Station

04/15/2000
Dallas Welcomes Senate and House Redistricting Committees

04/14/2000
Senate and House Redistricting Committees Continue Public Hearings In Arlington

04/13/2000
State Affairs Continues Houston Hearings

04/12/2000
State Affairs and Border Affairs Hold Joint Hearing in Houston

04/11/2000
Special Commission on 21st. Century Colleges and Universities held public hearing in Austin

04/11/2000
San Antonio Welcomes Health Services Public Hearing

04/08/2000
Rodney Ellis Honored as Governor for a Day

04/06/2000
Grant Oversight Committee Meets at Capitol

04/05/2000
Senate Committee on Education Met in Houston

03/28/2000
University Of Houston Law School Hosts Senate Jurisprudence Committee

03/27/2000
The Senate State Affairs Committee Met at Texas Tech University Today

03/27/2000
Texas Joint Interim Committee on Health Care Mandates Holds Meeting at Capitol

03/23/2000
The University Of Houston Hosts The Special Commission On 21st Century Colleges And Universities Public Hearing

03/22/2000
Senate Committee on Criminal Justice Draws Large Public Audience at State Capitol in Austin

03/22/2000
Senate Finance Subcommittee on ERS & TRS Employee Benefits Issues Held Austin Hearing on Wednesday

03/22/2000
Senate Finance Subcommittee on State Investments Held Austin Hearing on Wednesday

03/22/2000
Special Committee on Border Affairs Holds Hearing in San Antonio

03/21/2000
Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Holds Public Hearing in Killeen

03/21/2000
Task Force on the Uninsured meets in Houston

03/21/2000
Senate Committee on State Affairs and the Senate Natural Resources Committee Hold Joint Hearing

03/21/2000
Senate Economic Development Subcommittee on 911 Emergency Communications Hold Hearing

03/20/2000
Senate Committee on State Affairs and the House Committee on General Investigating Hold Joint Hearing

03/16/2000
Senate Committee on Administration Holds Public Hearing On Lyme Disease

03/16/2000
Senate Finance Interim Subcommittee on Graduate Medical Education Holds Public Meeting in Senate Chamber

03/16/2000
Texas Grant Oversight Committee Holds Public Hearing

03/08/2000
Senate Natural Resources Committee Meeting Draws Large Audience in Galveston

03/07/2000
Houston Air Quality Issues Discussed at Natural Resource Hearing

03/06/2000
St. Mary's Law School Hosts Senate Jurisprudence Committee

03/04/2000
Senate and House Redistricting Committees Meet in Houston

03/02/2000
Festive Texas Independence Celebration Takes Place at State Capitol

03/01/2000
Senate Education Committee Holds Public Hearing in Midland

02/23/2000
Texas Senate Natural Resources Committee Holds Public Hearing in El Paso

02/23/2000
Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Holds Public Hearing in San Antonio

02/22/2000
Committee on State Affairs Holds Joint Meeting with Special Committee on Border Affairs

02/16/2000
Senate and House Redistricting Committees Hold Public Meeting in Austin

02/15/2000
Senate Committee on Criminal Justice Meets at the State Capitol in Austin

02/15/2000
Special Commission on 21st Century Colleges and Universities met at Texas State Technical College in Harlingen

02/10/2000
Senate Committee on Education Met at the University of North Texas at Dallas Today

02/09/2000
Senate and House Redistricting Committees Hold Public Meeting in Abilene

02/08/2000
University of Houston Downtown Campus Hosts Intergovernmental Relations Committee

02/07/2000
Senate Health Services Meets at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

02/01/2000
Senate Finance Committee and the House Committee on Appropriations Holds Joint Meeting on Drought Issues at the State Capitol

01/31/2000
Advisory Council on the Digital Economy meets at the Texas State Capitol

01/26/2000
Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Meets at the Capitol

01/20/2000
Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Uninsured met at Valley Baptist Hospital in Harlingen

01/19/2000
Senate Interim Subcommittee on Consumer Credit Laws Holds Austin Hearing on Wednesday

01/19/2000
Senate Interim Subcommittee on Private Sector Business Financing Holds Austin Hearing on Wednesday

01/14/2000
Senate Subcommittee on State Investments Held Austin Hearing on Friday

01/13/2000
Senate Subcommittee on Tobacco Settlement Proceeds Holds Austin Hearing

01/13/2000
Senate Subcommittee on Graduate Medical Education Holds Austin Hearing

01/11/2000
State Affairs/Border Affairs Joint Hearing Draws Large Crowd

01/11/2000
The Senate Committe on Health Services Meets in Dallas