Agenda Texas /tags/agenda-texas Agenda Texas en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 29 May 2015 18:37:26 GMT Agenda Texas: The End of the 84th Legislative Session /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 Agenda Texas: Here's a Look at This Session's Buffet of Tax Cut Proposals /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 Gov. Abbott's 5 Emergency Items: Where Are They Now? /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 Timeline: Texas' First Legal Same-Sex Marriage /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 Border Security and Battle Lines in Austin /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 Bills, Guns and Committees Come to the Capitol /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 At the Capitol This Week, Anti-Islamic Protests and a Call for Contract Reform /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 What to Watch in the Texas State Budget /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 Rick Perry Says Goodbye As the Legislature Begins Its Work /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