An estimate to put air conditioning into one prison changed from more than $20 million to $4 million last year.
José Menéndez
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Texas Legislature 2019
Texas lawmaker whose bill allowed medical cannabis oil wants to expand its use in 2019
State Rep. Stephanie Klick’s bill would give Texans with multiple sclerosis, epilepsy and spasticity access to medical cannabis oil.
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Texas Elections 2018
In San Antonio race, a Texas House firebrand guns for his old seat
A veteran Democratic lawmaker known as a brash tactician, Trey Martinez Fischer is mounting a primary challenge against incumbent Diana Arevalo for the House District 116 seat he used to hold.
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Now on the Books
Anti-cyberbullying activists wanted a Texas law with “teeth.” They may have gotten one.
Lawmakers and advocates say “David’s Law,” which Gov. Greg Abbott signed in June, will allow school districts and prosecutors to fight cyberbullying on multiple fronts.
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State Government
Texas Senate passes bill to allow people to vote on whether a city can annex them
The measure would allow citizens targeted by annexation to vote on city proposals. A similar bill died in the final moments of regular session debate.
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State Government
San Antonio voted to annex his home. Now he’s hoping the special session will give him a say.
Annexation reform died in the final moments of the regular session. Mike Stewart, whose home is under threat of annexation, will anxiously watch July’s special session debate.
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State Government
Sen. Menéndez’s filibuster effectively kills city annexation bill
Urban Democrats said they opposed the bill because it didn’t allow planning regulations for land around military bases. They feared that could lead to development that interferes with the installations’ operations.
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State Government
A Conversation with Larson and Menéndez (Video)
Full video of the latest installment of our San Antonio and the Legislature series: a conversation about the 85th session with state Rep. Lyle Larson, R-San Antonio, and state Sen. José Menéndez, D-San Antonio.
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Politics
Martinez Fischer, Menéndez Meet Again
On major issues there’s little daylight between San Antonio Democrats Trey Martinez Fischer and José Menéndez, but their rematch for a Texas Senate seat couldn’t produce a greater divergence of styles.
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Politics
Video: A Conversation with José Menéndez
Full video of my 2/11 conversation with state Sen. José Menéndez, D-San Antonio, who is running for reelection to his District 26 seat.
