News Archives 2005
November
August
08/19/2005 
Session Ends with No Resolution on School Finance Reform
08/17/2005
Dewhurst Expresses Disappointment over Lack of School Finance Reform
08/10/2005
Senate Approves New Education Bill
08/04/2005
Senate Education Committee Passes New School Reform Bill
July
07/29/2005
Senate Has New Plan for Education Reform
07/25/2005
Senate Will Wait on Education Reform Bill
07/21/2005
Dewhurst and Craddick Look Ahead to Upcoming Special Session
07/19/2005
Senate Passes Education Appropriations
07/18/2005
Senate Votes to Increase Homestead Exemption
June
06/30/2005
Senate Approves Education Reform Plan
06/29/2005
Senate to Take up Education Reform Bill Thursday
06/28/2005
New Law Enhances Penalties For Providing Alcohol to Minors
06/27/2005
Judicial Pay Raise, Telecom Deregulation, Water Bills Before Senate Committees
06/22/2005
Education Committee Takes up Education Reform Bill
06/21/2005
Legislature Kicks Off Special Session on Public School Finance Reform
May
05/31/2005
State Leaders Recap Session
05/30/2005
Senate Adjourns Sine Die
05/29/2005
Negotiations Stall on Education Reform Plan
05/28/2005
Senate Vows to Continue Negotiations on Education Finance Reform Bills
05/27/2005
Week in Pictures
05/27/2005
Week in Review
05/26/2005
Legislature Continues Work on Revenue Bill
05/25/2005
Senate Passes Supplemental Revenue Bill
05/24/2005
Telecom Bill, Probation Reform Pass Senate
05/23/2005
Senate Conferees, Lt. Governor, Governor Meet on School Reform Bill
05/21/2005
Week in Pictures
05/21/2005
Week in Review
05/19/2005
Dewhurst Weighs in on Budget
05/18/2005
Senate Passes Parental Consent Bill
05/17/2005
Senate Tentatively Approves Teacher Retirement System Omnibus Bill
05/16/2005
Senate Votes for Institute to Compile Racial Profiling Data
05/13/2005
Week in Pictures
05/13/2005
Week in Review
05/12/2005
Senate Approves Education Reform Plan
05/11/2005
Senate Passes Comprehensive Tax Reform Plan
05/09/2005
Senate Votes to Continue Texas Education Agency
05/06/2005
Week in Pictures
05/06/2005
Week in Review
05/05/2005
Finance Committee Considers Amendments to Tax Plan
05/04/2005
Senate Bills Would Expand Radioactive Waste Fees, Update Insanity Plea Procedures
05/03/2005
Senate Passes Bill to Review College Improvement Initiatives, Tuition De-Regulation
April
04/29/2005
Week in Pictures
04/29/2005
Week in Review
04/28/2005
Senate Committees Continue Work on School Finance Reform
04/27/2005
Senate Unanimously Passes Asbestos Lawsuit Reform
04/26/2005
Senate Approves Athlete Health, Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Measures
04/25/2005
Education Committee Lays out Committee Substitute to House Education Reform Bill
04/22/2005
Week in Pictures
04/22/2005
Week in Review
04/21/2005
Committee Passes Broadband Expansion Measure
04/20/2005
Senate Passes Prison Diversion Pilot Program
04/19/2005
Senate Passes Homeland Security Omnibus Bill
04/18/2005
Dewhurst Updates Senate Progress on Education, Property Tax Reform
04/15/2005
Week in Pictures
04/14/2005
Senate Focuses on Criminal Justice Issue
04/13/2005
Senate Addresses Civil Damages, Filing Deadlines
04/12/2005
Fraser Calls for Additional Top-Tier Public University in Central Texas
04/11/2005
Senate Passes Measure to Protect Soldiers From Predatory Lenders
04/09/2005
Florence Shapiro Honored as Governor For a Day
04/08/2005
Week in Pictures
04/07/2005
Water Bill, Senate Plan for Education Reform Top Week's Action
04/06/2005
Senate Passes School Safety, Flat-Rate Tuition Bills
04/05/2005
Education Committee Lays out Senate Education Reform Plan
04/04/2005
Armbrister to File Comprehensive Water Management Bill
04/01/2005
Week in Pictures
March
03/31/2005
Week in Review
03/30/2005
Committee Considers Top Ten Percent Law
03/29/2005
Senate Approves Wine Distribution by Mail; Reforms Gift Card Fees
03/24/2005
Week in Pictures
03/23/2005
Week in Review
03/22/2005
Senate Addresses School Violence Issue
03/21/2005
Finance Committee Completes Proposed Budget
03/18/2005
Week in Pictures
03/17/2005
Week in Review
03/16/2005
Lt. Governor, Senators Lay Out Agenda For School Finance Reform
03/15/2005
Senate Passes Workers Compensation Reform
03/14/2005
Senator Ellis Files Legislation to Improve State's Indigent Defense System
03/11/2005
Week in Pictures
03/10/2005
Week in Review
03/09/2005
Janek to File Asbestos Lawsuit Abuse Legislation
03/08/2005
Senate Honors Fallen Firefighters
03/07/2005
State Affairs Committee Approves Workers Compensation Reform Bill
03/04/2005
Week in Pictures
03/03/2005
Week in Review
03/02/2005
Adult Child Protective Services Bill Close to Final Passage
03/01/2005
Senators Praise Supreme Court Decision Outlawing Juvenile Executions
February
02/28/2005
Senate State Affairs Committee Continues Work on SB5
02/25/2005
Week in Pictures
02/24/2005
Week in Review
02/23/2005
Chief Justice Delivers State Of The Judiciary Address
02/22/2005
Health and Human Service Issues Top Day's Action
02/21/2005
Workers Comp Bill Comes Before State Affairs Committee
02/18/2005
Week in Pictures
02/17/2005
Week in Review
02/16/2005
Legislation Filed To Allow Texans to Purchase Medicine From Canada
02/15/2005
Legislature Honors Soldiers; Fort Hood
02/14/2005
Senate Honors Waco Mayor
02/11/2005
Week in Review
02/09/2005
Hinojosa Addresses Colonias; Senate Honors M D Anderson
02/08/2005
Senate Education Committee Begins Hearings; President Of Madagascar Visits Senate Chamber
02/07/2005
Finance Committee Considers Health and Human Services Budget
02/03/2005
Week in Review
02/02/2005
Lieutenant Governor, Senate Calls for DPS Pay Raise
02/01/2005
Senate Finance Committee Continues Budget Process
January
01/28/2005
Week in Review
01/26/2005
Governor Delivers State of the State Address
01/24/2005
Senators Address Houston Crime Lab Crisis
01/13/2005
Session Starts with a Bang: Senate Unveils Public School Finance Reform and Worker Comp Reform Plans
01/12/2005
Lieutenant Governor, Senate Unveil New School Finance Plan
01/11/2005
Senate Kicks Off 79th Legislative Session
01/10/2005
Senator Rodney Ellis to File Bill Banning Credit Scoring
01/05/2005
New Railroad Commissioner Sworn In
