the weaker party

For even more help, click on these for maps of the entire state of Texas: - State Senate Districts ( map ) - State House Districts ( map )...

I still haven't completely figured out the methodology here, but it purports to show the "political climate" in each of the l...

At the beginning of each session of the Texas House and Senate, each chamber establishes the rules that will govern how bills will be consid...

ACC is in the 29th Texas House district, which now-Congressman Randy Weber held from 2008 - 2012. Ed Thompson won the seat in the 2012 elect...

The Texas Tribune has an interactive feature that highlights the districts of the members of different House Committees . Its a good look at...

I mentioned in class that you can get analyses of the Texas House and Senate districts by going to their respective websites - specifically ...

From the Texas Tribune .

In 2302 we discussed how the Texas Speaker can use committee assignments to reward and punish legislators, here's proof, sort of, involv...

Again from Burka Blog , background on two rules changes members of the Texas House are looking to change

A list of the current members of the Texas Legislature from this general area. Click here for access to maps . - 23rd District , Craig Eila...

Last week Democratic State Representative Chuck Hopson became Republican State Representative Chuck Hopson , in a move he states was a refl...

From the Alvin Sun Advertiser .

Texas asserts its sovereignty . The text of HCR 50 . The process from the Texas Legislature Online . A point by point analysis to follow.

SB 362 . Still perhaps the most controversial item this term. background: - from the Chron . - why it might not pass, from the El Paso Time...

From the Austin American Statesman: A few dozen proposals in the Texas House caught the last train to the Senate on Thursday, winning approv...

Any bill not debated on the floor in the Texas House is now unlikely to be placed on the House calendar and will not be considered this term...

Vince Liebowitz at Capitol Annex analyzes the committee assignments and notes that the "Gang of 11," the eleven Republicans who v...

From the Chron , complete with winners and loser. Losers include Craddick and Warren Chisum (the Austin paper weighs in on winners and los...

This comes from Quorum Report : From the resolution: Government Reform is merged into State Affairs, Judiciary is merged into Civil Jurispru...

From the Texas Observer: The Fall of the House of Craddick .