Lens on the Legislature

Lens on the Legislature is a series of columns written by Len Riley. The columns, which explore the inner workings of the 79th Texas Legislature, were originally published in the Texas Government Insider, SPI's weekly e-newsletter.

One session ends, another begins · 7/22/05
The Special Session · 6/30/05
It wasn't over long! · 6/24/05
Procurement Bills · 6/17/05
Proposed Constitutional Amendments · 6/10/05
It's Over (almost)! · 6/3/05
May Madness Ends With Final Four · 5/27/05
Entering the Home Stretch · 5/20/05
Busy Month of May · 5/13/05
4th Quarter at the Capitol · 5/6/05
Structure of an Agency's Appropriation · 4/29/05
Structure of the Appropriations Bill · 4/22/05
The Appropriations Process · 4/15/05
Onward to the Governor · 4/8/05
The Process Following Engrossment · 3/31/05
Half Time · 3/24/05
Update on Some Previous Subjects · 3/18/05
Day 60 · 3/11/05
Resolutions · 3/4/05
Monitoring Legislation on a Subject of Interest · 2/25/05
Impact Statements · 2/18/05
Fiscal Notes and Impact Statements · 2/11/05
Bills in Committee · 2/4/05
Monitoring Specific Legislation · 1/28/05
R - E = ? · 1/21/05
Start Your Engines · 1/14/05
How Much Will the State Spend? · 1/7/05