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• Former CHANNEL 5 NEWS Reporter now a Texas Legislator Play Video

  January 9, 2013 3:12 PM

  AUSTIN - The 83rd Texas Legislature got underway Tuesday. One of the representatives is a former CHANNEL 5 NEWS reporter. "It's exciting. It's exhilarating. At the same time, the task ahead of us is quite awesome. It's a huge undertaking," state Rep. Bobby Guerra (D-McAllen) said. Guerra was... more »

• Perry: No promises to restore past budget cuts

  January 9, 2013 1:12 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Gov. Rick Perry made no promises Wednesday that Texas would roll back any of the deep state spending cuts imposed during past economic doldrums, even to soften the blow of $5.4 billion in funding sliced from public schools two years ago. The governor said there's no obligation... more »

• Perry: No promises to restore past budget cuts

  January 9, 2013 12:29 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday that Texas is making no promises it will roll back any of the deep state spending cuts imposed during past economic doldrums, even to soften the blow of $5.4 billion in funding sliced from public schools two years ago. The governor said... more »

• Perry: No promises to restore '11 budget cuts

  January 9, 2013 10:31 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Gov. Rick Perry is making no promises that Texas will roll back any of the deep state spending cuts imposed during past economic doldrums not even $5.4 billion sliced from public schools. The governor says the state has no obligation to restore funding levels reduced in 2011,... more »

• Texas GOP leaders outlining priorities for session

  January 9, 2013 3:01 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Republican leaders in Texas are back to work at the Capitol with an agenda that includes tax relief, abortion restrictions and spending restraint. Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday is joining Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and House Speaker Joe Straus in laying out their plans for a new... more »

• Texas Legislature opens; Straus re-elected speaker

  January 8, 2013 5:28 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) The Texas Legislature roared back to work Tuesday with an ambitious Republican wish list headlined by tax relief and abortion, calls from both parties to solve a looming water crisis, and Democrats and teachers reigniting efforts to roll back $5.4 billion in classroom cuts. Another tumultuous 140-day... more »

• Texas Legislature opens; Straus re-elected speaker

  January 8, 2013 1:39 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas legislators opened their 140-day session Tuesday poised to debate how to pay for public schools, decide whether to drug test unemployment recipients and possibly confront a mounting water crisis under the strain of a rapidly growing population. Hot-button issues over abortion access and gun laws also... more »

• Texas Legislature opens; Straus re-elected speaker

  January 8, 2013 1:18 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas legislators opened their 140-day session Tuesday poised to debate how to pay for public schools, decide whether to drug test unemployment recipients and possibly confront a mounting water crisis under the strain of a rapidly growing population. The Texas House elected San Antonio Republican Joe Straus... more »

• Ambitious agenda as Texas Legislature begins work

  January 8, 2013 1:12 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) The Texas House has re-elected Joe Straus as Speaker, staving off complaints from tea party and conservative groups that he was too moderate for a third term. The House elected the San Antonio Republican by acclimation after the only challenger, David Simpson of Longview, dropped out of... more »

• Ambitious agenda as Texas Legislature begins work

  January 8, 2013 12:32 PM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Texas legislators opened their 140-day session Tuesday poised to debate how to pay for public schools, decide whether to drug test unemployment recipients and possibly confront a mounting water crisis under the strain of a rapidly growing population. Hot-button issues over abortion access and gun laws also... more »

• Texas Legislature opens 2013 session

  January 8, 2013 1:44 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) They're back. The Texas Legislature starts another session Tuesday with 140 days to figure out how to pay for public schools after slashing $5.4 billion from classrooms in 2011, whether unemployment recipients should be drug-tested and perhaps finally confront a mounting water crisis under the strain of... more »

• Texas Legislature opens 2013 session

  January 8, 2013 1:42 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) The Texas Legislature starts session Tuesday with 140 days to figure out how to pay for public schools after slashing $5.4 billion from classrooms in 2011, whether unemployment recipients should be drug-tested and perhaps confront a water crisis under the strain of a rapidly growing population. That... more »

• Texas Democrats end GOP House supermajority

  November 7, 2012 2:31 PM

  DALLAS (AP) Texas Republicans will go into the 2013 legislative session tackling government spending, tightening immigration laws and discouraging abortion. But this time they won't have a supermajority in the Texas House. The Republicans won 95 out of 150 seats in the House and 19 out of 31 in the... more »

• Texas Democrats end GOP House supermajority

  November 7, 2012 2:15 AM

  DALLAS (AP) Texas Republicans have preserved their firm grip on the state Legislature, but lost their supermajority in the House of Representatives and couldn't knock off an incumbent Democrat in a key Senate race. Redistricting had all but guaranteed Republicans would lose a few seats in the commanding 102-48 majority... more »

• Republicans may lose Texas House supermajority

  November 6, 2012 2:41 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Republicans are certain to maintain their majority in the Texas Legislature. The only question is by how much. Republicans admit they will likely lose their 102-48 supermajority in the Texas House. Democrats hope to add 14 new seats, while Republicans want to limit them to six. Democratic... more »