Senator Eliot Shapleigh - El Paso, Texas

Throughout the 79th Legislative Session, Senator Eliot Shapleigh will be writing a notes column from the Capitol that will allow you to see what is happening behind the scenes in Austin.

Texas military families are one of the most vulnerable communities when it comes to predatory lending and insurance practices. That’s why Senator Eliot Shapleigh is trying to pass legislation that will stop this predatory practice.

Asarco has moved its headquarters from Phoenix to Tucson and changed its corporate structure.

Gov. Rick Perry is expected to sign the first bill of the legislative session today, authorizing defense communities to use sales tax revenue for projects that support or redevelop military bases.

Question for legislators: Why rush to privatize?

Grupo Mexico SA (GMEXICO.MX), said Monday that several nonoperational and dormant subsidiaries have filed Chapter 11 proceedings to deal with asbestos-related claims.

Over the past year, Texans have heard much about the looming public school funding crisis. While that issue has sucked the air out of the room, the Legislature is breaking its promise to Texas college students very quietly by strangling TEXAS Grants.

In and around overpopulated Nairobi, one can spot the tiny purple and white flowers of the knotweed, or the bright yellow blooms of the blackjack weed or the elongated appendages of the devil's horsewhip.

prohibit officers from inquiring about someone's immigration status with the federal authorities unless that person is being charged with a crime.

Doctor Named 'Physician of the Year' -- for a Fee

Throughout the 79th Legislative Session, Senator Eliot Shapleigh will be writing a notes column from the Capitol that will allow you to see what is happening behind the scenes in Austin.

This is slide eight of Senator Shapleigh's explanation of the top 10 slides in his "A New Texas: Invest in Texas, Invest in Our Future" school finance presentation.

Illegal immigrants who worked in a vineyard in Clarksburg, Calif., paid taxes for Social Security and Medicare, but will not get any benefits.

Senate Bill 547, filed by Senator Frank Madla, D-San Antonio, would cut thousands of El Pasoans from voter rolls.

Some families and businesses are wary of the bottom line.

Appointments Made During Recess Render Lott's 'Hold' Moot

Other states suffering buyers remorse

Three influential Democrats said Wednesday they oppose plans to expand gambling.

Gambling revenues, once a mere trickle, have become a critical stream of income in a number of states

The April winner of Senator Eliot Shapleigh’s