Texas Bill Updates

Texas Legislature - Today's Bill Text Bill text published on 12/3/2008. An appearance of a bill on this list is due to a new bill being posted, introduction of a new version, or modifications to the format of an existing version.
HB 359 IntroducedRelating to the absence of a student from public school to visit with a parent who has been or will be deployed to a combat zone.
HB 360 IntroducedRelating to the crediting and charging of investment gains and losses on the assets held in trust by the Texas Municipal Retirement System and providing a guaranteed minimum credit to employee accounts.
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Texas state schools don't protect residents, investigation findsTexas' institutions for people with mental retardation fail to provide adequate care and protect residents from harm — failures that have been fatal in dozens of cases, a U.S. Department of Justice investigation has found.
Former employee sues Wimberley mayor, city manager; brush fires flare up across county.WIMBERLEY
Activist: Pay for speaker's daughter violates lawA Democratic activist filed a complaint Tuesday accusing House Speaker Tom Craddick of violating a state law prohibiting the payment of dependent children with campaign donations.
Perry doesn't like state aid package, but he'll take itTexas Gov. Rick Perry is not in favor of a promised effort by the Democratic-led Congress to aid states facing budget troubles — but Perry is not going to reject that federal money if it does flow to his state, a spokeswoman said.
State withholds records on Austin State SchoolOver the past three months, the Department of Aging and Disability Services has refused to release to the Austin American-Statesman information on staffing, injuries and other issues at Austin State School.
Central Texas Digest: woman sentenced in ex-lover's slaying; 19-year-old dead after early-morning rollover accidentAUSTIN
Houston sees record-low days of dangerous smogThe former smog capital of the U.S. is steadily getting cleaner.
Recount begins for key state House districtDALLAS
Indictments against Cheney, Gonzales dismissedA judge has dismissed the indictments brought by a South Texas prosecutor against Vice President Dick Cheney and ex-Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
Debris pile becomes symbol of FEMA delaysA 30-mile scar of debris along the Texas coast stands as a festering testament to what state and local officials say is FEMA's sluggish response to the 2008 hurricane season.
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