Wiretap: The case for reparations
"Two hundred fifty years of slavery. Ninety years of Jim Crow. Sixty years of separate but equal. Thirty-five years of racist housing policy. Until we reckon with our moral debts, America will never be whole."
To care and be cared for
Despite not snagging as many headlines as last session’s civil unions and gun control measures, voices from all corners of the state have called the 2014 session a historically good one for women.
Wiretap: Obamacare’s solvable Latino problem
There was a slow Spanish-language launch, a sense that Hispanic concerns weren't being heard, a delay in the president making a direct appeal. But: All that can be remedied.
Guv signs budget; local-control ghost bill makes racket; lots of bills pass
This year's "long bill" includes more money for public safety, $144 million for flood and wildlife recovery and $100 million to make higher education in the state more affordable.
Wiretap: As if ‘Brown v. Board of Ed’ never happened
"Segregation as it is practiced today may be different than it was 60 years ago, it is no less pernicious."
Senate says affordable housing in, taxpayer protection out; House offers American Indians in-state tuition
Notes from the 98th day of the 2014 legislative session.
House approves historic public education funding; rural broadband heads to Senate
Notes from the 92nd day of the 2014 legislative session.
Senate caucuses on budget; House approves easier cross-state firearms purchases and higher ed funding,...
Notes from the 85th day of the 2014 legislative session.
Both chambers celebrate April Fools’ Day then pass ‘Right to Try’ bill as well...
Notes from the 84th day of the 2014 legislative session.
House approves Dallas Buyers Club bill; Senate delays part of teacher evaluations
Notes from the 83rd day of the 2014 legislative session.