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Texas House passes an amendment that could legalize discrimination on college campuses

By Katie Friel

05.17.13 | 11:15 am

You know that little clause at the bottom of pretty much anything that says something like, “we don’t discriminate based on gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, hair color, etc.& ...


The Legislative Cocktail Hour

The Legislature makes Texas the gun-friendliest state in the U.S.

By Katie Friel

05.10.13 | 9:24 am

Members of the Texas House came in to work last week with guns blazing, passing one of the most controversial bills of the session: a law that would allow college students over 21 who have CHL  ...


The Legislative Cocktail Hour

The Legislature is just desserts: Texas has a new state cobbler

By Katie Friel

05.03.13 | 9:53 am

Things have been, ahem, a bit slow here in the Legislative Cocktail Hour. It’s kind of like that moment when you’re at a bar and you’re debating if you should have another drink, ...


From The Capitol

The Legislative Cocktail Hour: Of casinos and cool people

By Karen Brooks Harper

04.11.13 | 2:34 pm

The business of the rich, the plight of the poor, big-money casinos and food trucks with humble beginnings. The economic spectrum made their way into the Capitol conversation this week. Here's ...


From The Capitol

The Legislative Cocktail Hour: Shark fins and pecan pie wins

By Katie Friel

04.04.13 | 2:15 pm

Lawmakers aren’t the only sharks in this week’s Cocktail Hour! We have bullies on the Board of Regents and a budget that just won’t go away. Board of regents: No more temper t ...


Textually Active

Adult drivers text more than teens, but should Texas criminalize the practice?

By Claire St. Amant

04.03.13 | 4:40 pm

According to a new survey, texting and driving is on the rise. Using data from Research Now, AT&T found that 49 percent of adult commuters text while behind the wheel. Three years ago, it ...


Session Talk

The Legislative Cocktail Hour: High school kids and hookers

By Katie Friel

03.28.13 | 3:40 pm

The saying is that March weather comes in like a lion and out like a lamb. Well, the opposite can be said for the Texas Legislature. In early March our lawmakers were still politely filing bills an ...


Session Recap

The Legislative Cocktail Hour: Coffee and buns, CPR, hit and runs

By Katie Friel

03.21.13 | 2:35 pm

So we have a new Pope and Rick Perry dodged the “will he or won’t he” campaign questions at the Conservatives Political Action Conference this weekend. But none of that matters he ...


Capitol Recap

The Legislative cocktail hour: Making you feel bad about being a bad baker

By Katie Friel

03.14.13 | 4:50 pm

While the rest of us are waiting in SXSW lines, drinking free Lone Star and hoping to run into Justin Timberlake, our dutiful legislators are still working hard. Friday, March 8, marked the deadlin ...


Session Talk

The Legislative cocktail hour: Pies, guns, civil rights and milk fights

By Katie Friel

02.28.13 | 5:15 pm

Welcome back to our weekly recap of all things Legislature. It was another raucous week at the Capitol! Just kidding. It was pretty tame. But here is what delighted us, confused us and made us thin ...


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