Daily Archives: April 4, 2013

An early look at At Large #3

A little while back, Campos listed all of the people who had filed designations of treasurer for city office, which is the step you need to take before you can raise any money for a campaign. As expected, the field … Continue reading

Posted in Election 2013 | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Williams’ “Medicaid” plan

I’m really not sure what to make of this. State Sen. Tommy Williams, R-The Woodlands, is crafting a Medicaid reform plan that would use premium tax revenue to subsidize private health plans for uninsured Texans, his office confirmed on Tuesday … Continue reading

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

New bike share kiosks now open

Woo hoo! Organizers of Houston’s bike-sharing program are excited about an increase in use of the community bicycles since 18 new kiosks around downtown and Midtown opened. After slow-going last year for the B-Cycle program, use of the bikes increased … Continue reading

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on New bike share kiosks now open

Somewhat improved payday lending bill passes Senate committee

I still don’t think it’s good enough. Breathing new life into a proposal that was doomed by the opposition of consumer groups only last week, a Texas Senate committee approved strengthened legislation Tuesday that imposes restrictions on the payday loan … Continue reading

Posted in That's our Lege | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Texas blog roundup for the week of April 1

The Texas Progressive Alliance believes strongly in marriage equality as it brings you this week’s roundup.

Posted in Blog stuff | Tagged , | Comments Off on Texas blog roundup for the week of April 1