News Archives 2009
August
July
07/02/2009 
SENATE FINISHES WORK FOR SPECIAL SESSION
07/01/2009
First Called Session Opens
June
06/03/2009
YEAR IN PICTURES (Part II)
06/03/2009
YEAR IN PICTURES (Part I)
06/01/2009
REGULAR SESSION ENDS, BUT SPECIAL LOOMS
06/01/2009
TODAY IN PICTURES
May
05/30/2009
WEEK IN PICTURES
05/28/2009
Senate Approves Final Budget Proposal
05/27/2009
Senate Works Late To Save Bills
05/26/2009
Senate Approves Education Finance Bill
05/25/2009
Senate Approves Transportation Agency Reforms
05/23/2009
WEEK IN PICTURES
05/23/2009
WEEK IN REVIEW
05/21/2009
Budget Nears Completion
05/20/2009
Senate Approves Bill To Promote Adult Stem Cell Research
05/19/2009
Concealed Carry On Campus Passes Senate
05/18/2009
Senate Approves Bill To Crack Down On Undocumented Felons
05/15/2009
WEEK IN PICTURES
05/15/2009
WEEK IN REVIEW
05/14/2009
Bill Would Mandate Seatbelts For Backseat Passengers
05/13/2009
School Accountability Plan Moves Toward Conference
05/12/2009
Bill Would Require More Education For Young First Time Drivers
05/11/2009
Senate Gives Tentative Approval To Higher Green Energy Standards
05/08/2009
WEEK IN PICTURES
05/08/2009
WEEK IN REVIEW
05/07/2009
Senate Approves Another Transportation Finance Tool
05/06/2009
Senate Passes Bill To Create CHIP Buy-In Program
05/05/2009
Rising Medicaid Cases Impact State Budget
05/04/2009
Senate Approves Cap On University Cost Increases
05/01/2009
WEEK IN PICTURES
05/01/2009
WEEK IN REVIEW
April
04/30/2009
New Windstorm Insurance Plan Passes Senate
04/29/2009
Senate Approves New School Accountability Plan
04/28/2009
Senate Approves Billion Dollar Road Fund
04/27/2009
Senate Panel Looks At Concealed Carry On Campus
04/24/2009
WEEK IN PICTURES
04/24/2009
WEEK IN REVIEW
04/23/2009
Bill Would Permit Medicaid Buy-In For Disabled
04/22/2009
Electric Co-Op Transparency Bill Passes Senate
04/21/2009
Senate Approves Solar Power Initiative
04/20/2009
Insurance Dept. Bill Passes Senate
04/17/2009
WEEK IN PICTURES
04/17/2009
WEEK IN REVIEW
04/16/2009
Senate Bill Would Allow Expedition Of Asbestos Cancer Cases
04/15/2009
Senate Approves Raising The Smoking Age
04/14/2009
Committee Considers Smoking Ban
04/09/2009
WEEK IN PICTURES
04/09/2009
WEEK IN REVIEW
04/07/2009
Senate Panel Considers State School Bills
04/06/2009
Senate Passes Bills To Clarify Toll Project Authority
04/03/2009
WEEK IN PICTURES
04/03/2009
WEEK IN REVIEW
04/02/2009
Finance Committee Considers CHIP Buy-In Program
04/01/2009
Senate Passes Budget
March
03/31/2009
Committee Debates Coastal Insurance Problem
03/30/2009
Two Anti-DWI Bills Pass Senate
03/27/2009
WEEK IN PICTURES
03/27/2009
WEEK IN REVIEW
03/26/2009
Small Business Health Insurance Bill Before Committee
03/25/2009
Committee Studies Anti-Gang Bills
03/24/2009
Top Ten Reform Bill Gets Tentative Nod
03/23/2009
Senate Panel Hears Insurance Department Sunset Bill
03/20/2009
WEEK IN PICTURES
03/20/2009
WEEK IN REVIEW
03/19/2009
Comprehensive Clean Air Bill Heard At Committee
03/18/2009
Transportation Committee Hears Road Finance Bills
03/17/2009
Committee Considers Bill To Mandate Breath Tests For DWI
03/16/2009
EU Ambassador Addresses Senate
03/13/2009
WEEK IN PICTURES
03/13/2009
WEEK IN REVIEW
03/12/2009
Senate Panels Look At Expanding Pre-K, Adult Stem Cell Research
03/10/2009
Committee Of The Whole Passes Voter ID After All Night Debate
03/09/2009
Senate Approves State School Reform
03/06/2009
WEEK IN PICTURES
03/06/2009
WEEK IN REVIEW
03/05/2009
Senator Unveils New School Accountability Proposal
03/04/2009
Committee Approves Top Ten Percent Rule Cap
03/03/2009
Senators Ask For Unemployment Money From Stimulus
03/02/2009
Senate Takes Another Look At Redistricting Committee, College Book Sales Tax Holiday
February
02/27/2009
WEEK IN PICTURES
02/27/2009
WEEK IN REVIEW
02/25/2009
Home Markets Better In Texas
02/24/2009
Committee Considers State School Reform Bill
02/23/2009
Bills Filed To Improve Disability Care At State Schools
02/20/2009
WEEK IN PICTURES
02/20/2009
WEEK IN REVIEW
02/19/2009
DPS, Prison Officials Testify Before Finance Committee
02/18/2009
Lawmakers Delving Into Federal Stimulus Package
02/17/2009
Senator Files Bill To Make HIV Testing Routine
02/13/2009
WEEK IN PICTURES
02/13/2009
WEEK IN REVIEW
02/11/2009
Chief Justice Calls For Judge Selection Reform
02/10/2009
Senators Gauge Hurricane Impact On Schools
02/06/2009
WEEK IN PICTURES
02/06/2009
WEEK IN REVIEW
02/05/2009
Finance Grills University Investment Managers
02/04/2009
Finance Looks At School Budget
02/03/2009
Tort Reform Bringing More Doctors To Texas, Says Lawmaker
02/02/2009
Finance Committee Begins Budget Meetings
January
01/30/2009
WEEK IN PICTURES
01/30/2009
WEEK IN REVIEW
01/29/2009
Public Health Takes Center Stage
01/27/2009
Perry Calls For Proactive Fiscal Policy
01/26/2009
Bill Would Tighten Car Emission Standards
01/16/2009
Senate Kicks Off Legislative Session
01/15/2009
Legislation Could Bring Clean Coal To Texas
01/14/2009
Nelson Files Bill To Increase Nurse Input In Hospital Staffing
01/13/2009
Senate Begins 81st Legislative Session
01/07/2009
Finance Committee Finishes Interim Work
