The 88th General Assembly
has convened the 2012 fiscal session

Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Texas Legislature adjourns sine die

The Texas Constitution limits the regular legislative session to 140 days, which expired at midnight. The House finished its substantive business at 11:30 p.m. last night, the biggest news of the day being that Speaker Craddick held on to his leadership position.

Here are some articles from around Texas on the last day of the session:
Houston Chronicle
Dallas Morning News [2]
Austin American-Statesman
Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
San Antonio Express-News
El Paso Times
Denton Record-Chronicle
CBS11TV (DFW)
Tyler Morning Telegraph
KBTX-TV (Bryan)
Victoria Advocate
KWTX-TV (Waco)
Brownsville Herald

Here's a good summary of the Texas legislative session, courtesy of the Houston Chronicle