/agenda-texas 00000175-b316-d35a-a3f7-bbdeff690001Agenda Texas is KUT's weekly report on the Texas Legislative session. Each week we'll take a deeper look into the policies being considered and explain what they could mean for you and your life. From transportation to education to the environment and everything in between.It's KUT's political podcast that lets you know what's happening under the dome and explains how it hits home. en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 29 May 2015 18:37:26 GMT /politics/2015-05-29/agenda-texas-the-end-of-the-84th-legislative-session The Texas legislative session ends Monday, and there's not a bunch left for lawmakers to do between today and next week. No more bills can be voted on.� Fri, 29 May 2015 18:37:26 GMT /politics/2015-05-29/agenda-texas-the-end-of-the-84th-legislative-session Ben Philpott /austin/2015-04-17/agenda-texas-heres-a-look-at-this-sessions-buffet-of-tax-cut-proposals There's a buffet of tax cuts lying before state lawmakers this session, and cut supporters say the state wins no matter what gets put on its� Fri, 17 Apr 2015 16:24:37 GMT /austin/2015-04-17/agenda-texas-heres-a-look-at-this-sessions-buffet-of-tax-cut-proposals Ben Philpott /politics/2015-04-10/gov-abbotts-5-emergency-items-where-are-they-now The Texas constitution requires lawmakers to pass one bill each session: the state budget, which was under (rather lengthy) discussion last week in the� Fri, 10 Apr 2015 16:02:58 GMT /politics/2015-04-10/gov-abbotts-5-emergency-items-where-are-they-now Ben Philpott /politics/2015-02-20/timeline-texas-first-legal-same-sex-marriage Thursday morning at about 9:15, Sarah Goodfriend and Suzanne Bryant became the state’s first legally married same-sex couple.You may have already heard� Fri, 20 Feb 2015 16:31:07 GMT /politics/2015-02-20/timeline-texas-first-legal-same-sex-marriage Ben Philpott /politics/2015-02-13/border-security-and-battle-lines-in-austin It's about a month into the 84th Texas Legislative session, and this week saw the first cracks in any unified front among the state's Republican� Fri, 13 Feb 2015 16:29:25 GMT /politics/2015-02-13/border-security-and-battle-lines-in-austin Ben Philpott /politics/2015-02-06/bills-guns-and-committees-come-to-the-capitol Two weeks ago Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick handed out his committee assignments, and, this week, House Speaker Joe Straus did the same. That means the� Fri, 06 Feb 2015 16:17:19 GMT /politics/2015-02-06/bills-guns-and-committees-come-to-the-capitol Ben Philpott /texas/2015-01-30/at-the-capitol-this-week-anti-islamic-protests-and-a-call-for-contract-reform This was supposed to be a fairly quiet week at the Legislature.For the seventh session in a row, Muslim groups from across the state came to Austin for� Fri, 30 Jan 2015 14:18:56 GMT /texas/2015-01-30/at-the-capitol-this-week-anti-islamic-protests-and-a-call-for-contract-reform Ben Philpott /politics/2015-01-23/what-to-watch-in-the-texas-state-budget Agenda Texas is KUT's weekly report on the Texas Legislative session. Each week we'll take a deeper look into the policies being considered and explain� Fri, 23 Jan 2015 16:04:36 GMT /politics/2015-01-23/what-to-watch-in-the-texas-state-budget Ben Philpott /politics/2015-01-16/rick-perry-says-goodbye-as-the-legislature-begins-its-work Agenda Texas is KUT's weekly report on the Texas Legislative session. Each week we'll take a deeper look into the policies being considered and explain� Fri, 16 Jan 2015 16:53:30 GMT /politics/2015-01-16/rick-perry-says-goodbye-as-the-legislature-begins-its-work Ben Philpott /politics/2013-10-17/for-texas-ted-cruz-shutdown-ends-with-little-political-damage The federal government shutdown is over, for now. But the battle over who gets the blame for the congressional meltdown will likely extend through the� Thu, 17 Oct 2013 13:10:10 GMT /politics/2013-10-17/for-texas-ted-cruz-shutdown-ends-with-little-political-damage Ben Philpott