News Archives 2017
August
08/16/2017 
SPECIAL SESSION ENDS EARLY
08/15/2017
Senate Moves Forward On Education Funding Plan
08/14/2017
Senate Stands To Oppose Bigotry And Hatred
08/14/2017
Senate Sends Two More Bills To Governor
08/11/2017
Senate Sends Voter Fraud, Abortion Reporting Bills To Governor
08/10/2017
Senate Remembers Governor Mark White
July
07/26/2017
Senate Approves Remaining Special Session Bills
07/25/2017
Senate Addresses Major Special Session Items In Marathon Session
07/24/2017
Senate Begins Debate On Special Session Agenda
07/23/2017
Senate Wraps Up Weekend Hearings On Special Session Agenda
07/22/2017
Committees Consider Local Control Issues
07/21/2017
Committees Begin Hearings On Expanded Call
07/19/2017
Medical Board Extension Bills Near Passage
07/18/2017
Senate Opens Special By Moving Sunset Bills
June
06/07/2017
Abbott Schedules July Special
06/02/2017
Session In Pictures: Part II
May
05/31/2017
Session In Pictures: Part I
05/29/2017
85TH SESSION ENDS
05/26/2017
WEEK IN REVIEW
05/25/2017
School Accountability Changes Clear Senate
05/23/2017
Senate Signs Off On Dallas Pension Deal
05/22/2017
Budget Deal Reached
05/19/2017
WEEK IN PICTURES
05/19/2017
WEEK IN REVIEW
05/18/2017
Finance Approves Supplemental Budget
05/17/2017
Senate Approves Ridesharing Regulation Bill
05/16/2017
Bill Would End High Stakes Testing For Fifth And Eighth Grades
05/15/2017
Committee Takes Second Look At Texting Ban
05/12/2017
WEEK IN PICTURES
05/12/2017
WEEK IN REVIEW
05/11/2017
Senate Passes Sandra Bland Act
05/10/2017
Bill Would Let Daycares Keep EpiPens On Hand
05/09/2017
Bill Would Allow Two Immigrant Detention Centers To Continue To Hold Children
05/08/2017
Senate Bill Would Let Teachers Keep Guns In Their Cars
05/05/2017
WEEK IN PICTURES
05/05/2017
WEEK IN REVIEW
05/04/2017
Senate Votes To Ditch Safety Inspections
05/03/2017
Sanctuary City Ban Heads To Governor
05/02/2017
Senate OK's New Eminent Domain Protections
05/01/2017
Senate Passes Houston Pension Fix
April
04/28/2017
WEEK IN PICTURES
04/28/2017
WEEK IN REVIEW
04/27/2017
Panel Weighs School Accountability Changes
04/26/2017
Higher Ed Committee Looks At Campus Free Speech Issues
04/25/2017
Bill Would Protect Kids Walking Home From School
04/24/2017
Bill Would Account For Cost Of Illegal Immigration
04/21/2017
WEEK IN PICTURES
04/21/2017
WEEK IN REVIEW
04/20/2017
Bill Would Let Citizens Vote Before Annexation
04/19/2017
Education Chair Rolls Out School Finance Reform Package
04/18/2017
Panel Considers Extending School Hold-Harmless Funding
04/12/2017
WEEK IN PICTURES
04/12/2017
WEEK IN REVIEW
04/11/2017
Senate Tentatively Approves County Clerk Conscious Protection Bill
04/10/2017
Committee Looks At Internet Sales Tax
04/07/2017
WEEK IN PICTURES
04/07/2017
WEEK IN REVIEW
04/06/2017
Bill Would Target Cyberbullying
04/05/2017
Bills Take Aim At License Points Program
04/04/2017
Senate Approves Strict Campus Sexual Assault Reporting Rules
04/03/2017
Panel Considers Retired Teacher Healthcare Reform
March
03/31/2017
WEEK IN PICTURES
03/31/2017
WEEK IN REVIEW
03/30/2017
Senate Approves Modified School Choice Bill
03/29/2017
Measure Would Create Police Interaction Education
03/28/2017
Senate Approves Budget Bill
03/27/2017
Senate Approves Voter ID Modifications
03/24/2017
WEEK IN PICTURES
03/24/2017
WEEK IN REVIEW
03/23/2017
Panel Tackles Campus Sexual Assault
03/22/2017
Panel Looks At Controlling Tuition Costs
03/21/2017
Senate Passes Tax Reform Measures
03/20/2017
Committee Considers Easing Handgun License Costs
03/17/2017
WEEK IN PICTURES
03/17/2017
WEEK IN REVIEW
03/16/2017
Senate Finance Finishes Budget Markup
03/15/2017
Senate Approves Fetal Tissue Sale Ban
03/14/2017
Senate Bill 6 Passes First Vote
03/13/2017
Senate Passes Array Of Pro-Law Enforcement Bills
03/10/2017
WEEK IN PICTURES
03/10/2017
WEEK IN REVIEW
03/09/2017
Panel Takes Up Modified Hailstorm Suit Legislation
03/08/2017
Senate Approves Bill Targeting Sex Offending Teachers
03/07/2017
Committee Approves Senate Bill Six
03/06/2017
Committee Approves Police Protection Bills
03/03/2017
WEEK IN PICTURES
03/03/2017
WEEK IN REVIEW
03/01/2017
Senate Passes DFPS Reform Bill
February
02/28/2017
Senate Approves Call For Constitutional Convention
02/27/2017
Bill Would End "Wrongful Birth" Suits
02/24/2017
WEEK IN PICTURES
02/24/2017
WEEK IN REVIEW
02/23/2017
Committee Considers Bills Targeting Teacher Sexual Misconduct
02/22/2017
Committee Approves Bill Ending Tuition Set-Aside Mandate
02/17/2017
WEEK IN PICTURES
02/17/2017
WEEK IN REVIEW
02/16/2017
Committee Considers Convention Call
02/15/2017
Senate Committee Hears Abortion Regulation Bills
02/14/2017
Senators Challenge Astrodome Plan
02/13/2017
Bill Takes Aim At Hailstorm Lawsuit Abuse
02/10/2017
WEEK IN PICTURES
02/09/2017
WEEK IN REVIEW
02/08/2017
Senate Gives Final Approval To Sanctuary Cities Ban
02/07/2017
Ethics Reform, Sanctuary Cities Ban Move Forward
02/06/2017
Lt. Gov, Senators Offer Progress Report On Senate Bill 6
02/03/2017
WEEK IN PICTURES
02/03/2017
WEEK IN REVIEW
02/02/2017
Panel Looks At Foster Care And Child Protective Services Reform Bill
02/01/2017
Senators Lay Out Sanctuary City Ban
January
01/31/2017
Abbott Names Priorities In Address To Joint Session
01/30/2017
Lt. Gov, Senators Roll Out School Choice Bill
01/27/2017
WEEK IN PICTURES
01/27/2017
WEEK IN REVIEW
01/26/2017
Senate Finance Takes Up Higher Ed Spending
01/25/2017
Wide Support For Legislative Ethics Reform, Says Senator
01/24/2017
Senate Finance Considers Education Budget
01/23/2017
Nelson Asks For Education, Health Care Spending Solutions
01/20/2017
WEEK IN PICTURES
01/19/2017
WEEK IN REVIEW
01/18/2017
Health And Human Services Transition On Schedule
01/17/2017
Nelson Files Base Budget Bill
01/13/2017
WEEK IN PICTURES
01/13/2017
WEEK IN REVIEW
01/12/2017
Patrick, West Unveil Plan To Protect Police
01/11/2017
Sunset Commission Wraps Up Interim Work
01/10/2017
TEXAS SENATE OPENS 85TH SESSION
