News Archives 2008
December
12/30/2008 
Huffman Takes Oath Of Office
November
11/18/2008
Transition To Nodal Power Market Lags Behind Schedule
11/13/2008
Prison Reforms Having Effect
October
10/28/2008
Border Security Spending Working, Says Official
10/27/2008
Feds Response To Hurricane Relief Lacking, Says Senator
10/21/2008
Education Accountability Panel Lays Out Reform Plan At Final Meeting
10/16/2008
Dewhurst Announces End Of Tech Fund Tax
10/15/2008
Committee Looks At Election Security
10/14/2008
Senate Committees Try To Avoid Future Challenges To Education Funding In The State
10/06/2008
Committee Looks At Future Of Wind Power In Texas
10/01/2008
Committee Looks At Prison Population Growth
September
09/30/2008
Houston Air Ozone Levels Dropping
09/18/2008
Border Officials Ask For More Resources To Increase Security
09/17/2008
Audit Finds Room For Improvement At DADS
09/16/2008
Cancer Institute Continues Search For Director
09/11/2008
Shapiro Accepts Donation For Texas Grants Program
09/09/2008
Committee Contemplates Disability Funding And Waiting Lists
August
08/12/2008
Committee Considers Billboard Restrictions
08/04/2008
Select Committee Examines Educational Accountability In West Texas
July
07/23/2008
Senators Consider Ways To Improve Returns On University Research
07/16/2008
Senate Committee On Jurisprudence Examines State Regulatory Powers
07/15/2008
TxDOT Goes Before Sunset Commission
07/14/2008
Select Committee Examines Valley Schools
07/09/2008
Committee Tackles Border Security
07/01/2008
TEA Releases Data On Texas Kids' Fitness
June
06/25/2008
Committee Considers Organization, Finance Of Higher Education
06/23/2008
Committee Takes A Look At Special Ed
06/16/2008
Select Committee Examines Texas Schools
06/04/2008
Texas Prisons Lack Adequate Staffing
May
05/28/2008
Committee Looks At Tuition Deregulation
05/20/2008
Eldorado Case Will Cost State Millions
05/13/2008
Audit Shows Texas Needs Better Dam Oversight
05/13/2008
Senate And House Committees Examine Impact Of Military Base Realignment
April
04/30/2008
DFPS Commissioner Briefs Committee On Eldorado Issue
04/29/2008
Lawmakers, Advocates Want More Coverage For Children
04/24/2008
Committee Considers Energy Efficient Buildings
04/23/2008
Trans-Texas Corridor Debate Continues
04/22/2008
Finance Looks At Agency Budgets
04/16/2008
Oversight Committee Briefed On Youth Commission Reforms
04/15/2008
Texas Looks Toward Future Energy Needs
04/09/2008
Committee Reviews Flood Insurance, Evacuation Policies
04/02/2008
Prison Officials Report On Reform Progress
March
03/27/2008
Committee Addresses Co-Op Abuses
03/26/2008
Senators Continue Work On Medicaid Reform
03/25/2008
Senators Consider Uniform Investment Strategy For State Trust Funds
February
02/29/2008
Education Secretary Meets With Legislators
02/27/2008
Education Committee Hears Progress Report
02/20/2008
Legislators Look To Improve Insurance Coverage
02/05/2008
Committee Considers Transportation Funding
