<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
			<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/css/rss2.xsl"?>

			<rss version="2.0">
			<channel>
			<title>Texas Statehouse Examiner</title>
			<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-12634-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner?cid=exrss-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner</link>
			<description></description>
			<language>en-us</language>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:40:30 -0700</pubDate>
			<lastBuildDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:20:33 -0700</lastBuildDate>
			<generator>BlogCFC</generator>
			<docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs>
			<managingEditor></managingEditor>
			<webMaster></webMaster>
			
			
			
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>Dems will take Senate seat in Texas</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-12634-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m7d27-Dems-will-take-Senate-seat?cid=exrss-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				Your Examiner is not above a bit of soothsaying. In this article, we&amp;rsquo;ll examine the future of statewide offices in Texas.AP Photo: Big Bad John, however, is sticking around.Texas Democrats don&amp;rsquo;t have a very good record in statewide electi...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<category>senate</category>
				
				<category>texas</category>
				
				<category>governor</category>
				
				<category>money</category>
				
				<category>rick perry</category>
				
				<category>kay bailey</category>
				
				<category>adios mofo</category>
				
				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:20:33 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-12634-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m7d27-Dems-will-take-Senate-seat?cid=exrss-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>Lege makes quick work of special session, Perry profits</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-12634-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Lege-makes-quick-work-of-special-session-Perry-profits?cid=exrss-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				AP Photo: Speaker Joe Straus at the conclusion of regular session.  Texas lawmakers marched back into their stately green and burgundy chambers last week, and with a sunny Independence Day weekend approaching, made quick work of the weighty business ...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<category>house</category>
				
				<category>texas</category>
				
				<category>governor</category>
				
				<category>money</category>
				
				<category>rick perry</category>
				
				<category>david dewhurst</category>
				
				<category>kay bailey</category>
				
				<category>joe straus</category>
				
				<category>adios mofo</category>
				
				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:23:30 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-12634-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Lege-makes-quick-work-of-special-session-Perry-profits?cid=exrss-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>The legislature gets Rick-rolled</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-12634-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m6d25-The-legislature-gets-Rickrolled?cid=exrss-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				 AP Photo: Gov. Rick Perry Following last week&apos;s orgiastic spree of vetoing, Gov. Rick Perry has announced that the legislature will convene a special session starting July 1 at 10 a.m. On the docket for lawmakers: life support for five vital state a...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<category>house</category>
				
				<category>senate</category>
				
				<category>texas</category>
				
				<category>governor</category>
				
				<category>money</category>
				
				<category>rick perry</category>
				
				<category>kay bailey</category>
				
				<category>adios mofo</category>
				
				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:52:55 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-12634-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m6d25-The-legislature-gets-Rickrolled?cid=exrss-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>Debunking secession in Texas</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-12634-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m6d23-Debunking-secession-in-Texas?cid=exrss-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				Looking again to the pages of Examiner for inspiration, your Texas Statehouse Examiner takes a look at the role of secession at the state capitol.Our own&amp;nbsp;Austin Independent Examiner&amp;nbsp;has taken a good, long look at the role of secession &amp;ndas...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<category>texas</category>
				
				<category>governor</category>
				
				<category>rick perry</category>
				
				<category>kay bailey</category>
				
				<category>secession</category>
				
				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:06:49 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-12634-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m6d23-Debunking-secession-in-Texas?cid=exrss-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>Guns, grades and government</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-12634-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Guns-grades-and-government?cid=exrss-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				AP Photo: James Brady and White House deputy press secretary Bill Burton.Reading a recent post by our own Austin Gun Rights Examiner, your Texas Statehouse Examiner decided to look at his findings and see what they mean in relation to the 2009 legisl...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<category>texas</category>
				
				<category>guns</category>
				
				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:28:42 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-12634-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Guns-grades-and-government?cid=exrss-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>Perry vetoes pre-k bill</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-12634-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Perry-vetoes-prek-bill?cid=exrss-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				AP Photo: Gov. Rick Perry (R )Gov. Rick Perry claimed the lives of some of the legislature&amp;rsquo;s few accomplishments last week, amongst them, he vetoed a bill designed to increase the state&amp;rsquo;s existing funding for half-day pre-kindergarten pro...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<category>house</category>
				
				<category>governor</category>
				
				<category>money</category>
				
				<category>rick perry</category>
				
				<category>the children</category>
				
				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:16:23 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-12634-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Perry-vetoes-prek-bill?cid=exrss-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>Lege pumps $25 million into Austin</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-12634-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m6d16-Lege-pumps-25-million-into-Austin?cid=exrss-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				AP Photo: House speaker Joe Straus (R - San Antonio)  The Austin Chronicle&amp;rsquo;s Richard Whittaker gives us some perspective on your Examiner&amp;rsquo;s previous economic analysis. Austin took in a cool $25 million during the legislature&amp;rsquo;s most ...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<category>house</category>
				
				<category>texas</category>
				
				<category>money</category>
				
				<category>joe straus</category>
				
				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:34:14 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-12634-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m6d16-Lege-pumps-25-million-into-Austin?cid=exrss-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>How Twitter saved Texas</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-12634-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m6d16-How-Twitter-saved-Texas?cid=exrss-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				 You&amp;rsquo;ve already read 400,000 articles about Twitter. And you still don&amp;rsquo;t get it. Or don&amp;rsquo;t care. What&amp;rsquo;s the harm in reading one more?This month, the investigative bloodhounds at the Texas Observer have done it again. Not with h...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:51:53 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-12634-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m6d16-How-Twitter-saved-Texas?cid=exrss-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>The Texas Democrat examined</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-12634-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m6d11-The-Texas-Democrat-examined?cid=exrss-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				 Fig. 1 Democratis texanis In an effort to further the science of politics, your Examiner takes a look at the Texas Democrat. A complex creature, Democrats of the Texas variety are of particular interest to political scientists and concerned Austinit...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<category>science!</category>
				
				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:01:39 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-12634-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m6d11-The-Texas-Democrat-examined?cid=exrss-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>5 people who ruined the Texas legislature</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-12634-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m6d10-5-people-who-ruined-the-Texas-legislature?cid=exrss-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				The culprit. Wracked with leprosy.Each year, Texas Monthly puts out their Bum Steer awards for general disservice to the state. For heroic negligence of legislative fortitude, I would like to present my own: The Leprous Armadillo Awards.The 89th sess...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<category>senate</category>
				
				<category>rick perry</category>
				
				<category>david dewhurst</category>
				
				<category>joe biden</category>
				
				<category>kay bailey</category>
				
				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:35:44 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-12634-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m6d10-5-people-who-ruined-the-Texas-legislature?cid=exrss-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>Economic impact of the legislature in Austin</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-12634-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m6d5-Economic-impact-of-the-legislature-in-Austin?cid=exrss-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				AP Photo: Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas.Whilst ruminating on the (sometimes) good works of Texas legislature today, I started to wonder what might Austinites have to gain from having the capitol in our fair city. Surely a group of high-powered policym...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<category>governor</category>
				
				<category>money</category>
				
				<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:40:52 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-12634-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m6d5-Economic-impact-of-the-legislature-in-Austin?cid=exrss-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>Governor Perry weighs in</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-12634-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m6d3-Governor-Perry-weighs-in?cid=exrss-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				 Video: Austin American-Statesman &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Gov. Perry played it cool Tuesday, rebuking the Legislature for the end-of-session chaos that left five state agencies and billions of taxpayer dollars unaccounted for, while dancing around the question ...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:09:47 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-12634-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m6d3-Governor-Perry-weighs-in?cid=exrss-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			
			
			
			<item>
				<title>Legislators leave business unfinished</title>				
				<link>http://www.examiner.com/x-12634-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m6d2-Legislators-leave-business-unfinished?cid=exrss-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner</link>
				<description>
				
				
				The Texas state capitol. Photo: Andrew Roush  &amp;nbsp;The Texas Legislature was gaveled to a close Monday, leaving five state agencies in limbo under sunset provisions and billions of state dollars awaiting distribution.&amp;nbsp;The House adjourned after ...
				
				
				</description>
				
				<category>house</category>
				
				<category>senate</category>
				
				<category>texas</category>
				
				<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:24:35 -0700</pubDate>
				<guid>http://www.examiner.com/x-12634-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner~y2009m6d2-Legislators-leave-business-unfinished?cid=exrss-Texas-Statehouse-Examiner</guid>
				
			</item>
			
		 	
			</channel></rss>