Friday, February 25, 2011

Capitol Minute Roundup --stories from the week ending 2/25

A busy week at the Capitol! Rallies, hearings, resolutions, bills filed and debated: that's life in the Austin bureau of The Dallas Morning News


If you'd like to read more, here are links to stories mentioned in the Roundup: 

Legislation would allow wider sales of raw milk  http://dallasne.ws/f1XLdP

Legislation to allow concealed handguns on Texas campuses worries Dallas-area students http://dallasne.ws/i63E2G

Conservative group urges Medicaid shift to market-based plans http://dallasne.ws/hAz9mR
 Bill would let Texas counties deliver jailed illegal immigrants to congressional offices         http://dallasne.ws/igDNDd
  
North Texans among thousands in Austin to protest immigration bills http://dallasne.ws/gFDNCr
  
State education agency to cut scores of jobs http://dallasne.ws/f8K7LA

Prisons will cut 555 positions to help ease Texas’ budget plight http://dallasne.ws/gBvCpI

Texas senators propose legislation to place limits on payday lenders http://dallasne.ws/elU6Fe

Texas House committee approves bill that aims to eliminate wrongful convictions based on eyewitness errors  http://dallasne.ws/eG358O
  
House committee approves requirement for sonogram before abortion http://dallasne.ws/i3xoRq

Texas Senate committee to focus on public access to government http://dallasne.ws/fkXfg8

Texas Senate calls for balanced budget amendment in U.S. Constitution http://dallasne.ws/hrJnVC

Senate bill aims to ease pressure on school districts about teacher layoffs http://dallasne.ws/fXhhOd










 


 



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