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Carlos Uresti

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Name: Carlos Uresti

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 2 reports

The stage was set for a gun bill filibuster

Democratic senators laid the groundwork Friday to filibuster a gun bill, but plans changed when Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, opted to pull the bill down.Sen. Rodney Ellis tweeted a photo of himself wearing running shoes, saying, “I was ready to filibuster ... [Published Houston Chronicle - May 18 2013]

Entities: Dan Patrick, Carlos Uresti, Rodney Ellis, John Whitmire

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Texas Legislature

'Dark money' bill heads to Perry's desk

AUSTIN — A contentious bill requiring politically active nonprofits to make the names of their major donors public has cleared the Texas Legislature.The House voted 95-52 Tuesday to send the bill to Gov. Rick Perry, who will face pressure from conservative ... [Published MySanAntonio - May 15 2013]

Entities: John Whitmire, Carlos Uresti, Jose Rodriguez, Texas Legislature

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

A Look At Two Approaches To Oil And Gas Regulation

Explore: Fracking Fracking Bans Oil & Gas Proposed LegislationThis is a tale of two regulatory schemes.First, there is the federal way, and I’m not making this up: In my last post we learned that if the BLM, when preparing its PRMP/FEIS (which in some ... [Published JD Supra - May 14 2013]

Entities: Hydraulic Fracturing, Michael Mills, Permitting Process, Permitting, Carlos Uresti

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 2 reports

UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Senate Panel Approves Drone Bill After Considering Exemptions

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi engineering student Adam Ersepke and lab coordinator Jack Edward Esparza prepare for the take off of the University’s RS-16 unmanned aerial vehicle, otherwise known as a drone, for a test flight over the Kennedy Ranch ... [Published The Texas Tribune - May 14 2013]

Entities: Drone, Craig Estes, UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

Texas Senate

Carlos Uresti: Testing and curriculum changes present benefits and challenges for students

The Texas Senate has now passed its own version of the House's education reform bill, HB5 , that cuts the number of end-of-course exams required for graduation and gives students greater flexibility in their curriculum choices. The Senate and House ... [Published Burnt Orange Report - May 12 2013]

Entities: Carlos Uresti, Texas Senate, Algebra, Education, Biology

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Legislature Honors WWII Vets, Including Perry's Father

Amid a tense week when end-of-session deadlines leave the fates of hundreds of bills hanging in the balance, the Texas House and Senate took time Wednesday to honor the state's dwindling group of living World War II veterans.More than 20 veterans came ... [Published MyHighPlains.com - May 09 2013]

Entities: Ray Perry, World War II, David Dewhurst, Haskell

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Oil boom counties need infrastructure help

Advanced drilling techniques have spurred an oil boom in South and West Texas that is bringing economic prosperity not just to those regions, but to the entire state. The surge in oil and gas production holds great promise for our future as well — but ... [Published MySanAntonio - May 02 2013]

Entities: Permian Basin, Infrastructure, Carlos Uresti, Kel Seliger

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

License plate flippers, beware

The Houston Chronicle is reporting; spy movies aside, Sen. Carlos Uresti said there’s no good reason to have a license-plate flipper.read more ... [Published KETKNBC - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Carlos Uresti, Houston (Texas, United States)

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 2 reports

Online voter registration bill pushes for modern method

It's a question often posed to Bexar County election officials: Can Texans register to vote online?The answer remains “not yet,” but that would change Sept. 1 under a measure approved by the Texas Senate this week.Sent to the House, the bill authored ... [Published MySanAntonio - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: Carlos Uresti, Local Election, Texas Senate, Elections

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Viewpoint: County roads need to be fixed

Advanced drilling techniques have spurred an oil boom in South and West Texas that is bringing economic prosperity not just to those regions, but to the entire state.The surge in oil and gas production holds great promise for our future as well — but ... [Published MySanAntonio - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Permian Basin, Carlos Uresti, Kel Seliger

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 23 2013 - 1 reports

Online voter registration bills advance

Some good news . Still the only voter ID anyone should need House Bill 313 , which received praise from committee members in a Monday hearing, and Senate Bill 315 , which was voted out of committee Thursday, propose allowing voters to register ... [Published Off the Kuff - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: Mark Strama, Albert Cheng, Carlos Uresti, REDISTRICTING

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Fracking-management bills progressing in Legislature

the fallout of Texas’ , are making varying degrees of progress through the Legislature:House Bill 4, filed by State Rep. Allan Ritter, R-Nederland, which relates to creating and funding a state water implementation fund to help the Texas Water Development ... [Published Austin Business Journal - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Carlos Uresti, Lon Burnam, Rodney Ellis

Quotes

"i'm going to side with the experts, and those folks are the experts" Uresti said

Senate Panel Approves Drone Bill After Considering Exemptions [Published The Texas Tribune - May 14 2013]

"Voting is a fundamental right and a public duty in our democracy, yet many Texans don't participate in the electoral process," Uresti said. "online voter registration will encourage more people to participate by making the registration process easier and more convenient."

Texas Senate Passes Bill to Allow Online Voter Registration [Published Burnt Orange Report - Apr 24 2013]

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The stage was set for a gun bill filibuster [Published Houston Chronicle - May 18 2013]
Facing filibuster threat, gun bills stall in Se... [Published Austin American Statesman - May 18 2013]
'Dark money' bill heads to Perry's desk [Published MySanAntonio - May 15 2013]
A Look At Two Approaches To Oil And Gas Regulation [Published JD Supra - May 14 2013]
Senate Panel Approves Drone Bill After Consider... [Published The Texas Tribune - May 14 2013]
Drone bill soars on to Senate [Published Houston Chronicle - May 14 2013]
Carlos Uresti: Testing and curriculum changes p... [Published Burnt Orange Report - May 12 2013]
On Austin visit, Obama sings city's, school's p... [Published The Texas Tribune - May 10 2013]
Legislature Honors WWII Vets, Including Perry's... [Published MyHighPlains.com - May 09 2013]
Senate's High School Graduation Measure Differs... [Published The Texas Tribune - May 07 2013]
Oil boom counties need infrastructure help [Published MySanAntonio - May 02 2013]
Texas Senate Could Consider Campus Parking Lot ... [Published NRA-ILA - Apr 29 2013]
License plate flippers, beware [Published KETKNBC - Apr 29 2013]
Legislative quick hits [Published Off the Kuff - Apr 25 2013]
Online voter registration bill pushes for moder... [Published MySanAntonio - Apr 24 2013]
Texas Senate Passes Bill to Allow Online Voter ... [Published Burnt Orange Report - Apr 24 2013]
City Proposes Raising Age Limit on Cigarette Pu... [Published Epoch Times - Apr 23 2013]
Online voter registration bills advance [Published Off the Kuff - Apr 23 2013]
Viewpoint: County roads need to be fixed [Published MySanAntonio - Apr 23 2013]
Fracking-management bills progressing in Legisl... [Published Austin Business Journal - Apr 22 2013]
Zaffirini and Uresti stand against needless abo... [Published Off the Kuff - Apr 20 2013]
Protecting polluters [Published Off the Kuff - Apr 19 2013]
Officials come together to help, pray for West [Published MySanAntonio - Apr 19 2013]
Politics put aside at Capitol in honor of West [Published Houston Chronicle - Apr 19 2013]
Seliger files bill to increase funds for roads ... [Published Amarillo Globe News - Apr 18 2013]
State Sen. Kel Seliger files bill for Transport... [Published Lubbock Online - Apr 17 2013]
Senate Committee Votes Out Legislation Limiting... [Published Texas Observer - Apr 17 2013]
Senate Approves Bill That Targets Medicaid Fraud [Published The Texas Tribune - Apr 15 2013]
University Lands, legislature and regulators mu... [Published Daily Texan - Apr 12 2013]
Uresti & Hegar: Transportation infrastructure f... [Published Burnt Orange Report - Mar 24 2013]

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Carlos Uresti: Testing and curriculum changes p... [Published Burnt Orange Report - May 12 2013] The Texas Senate has now passed its own version of the House's education reform bill, HB5 , that cuts the number of end-of-course exams required for graduation and gives students greater flexibility in their curriculum choices. The Senate and House ...
Legislative quick hits [Published Off the Kuff - Apr 25 2013] This is the time of the session where there’s lots happening, and there isn’t always the time or space to stay on top of it all. So here are a few quick updates on things that are happening in an attempt to at least not be too far behind. A bill to ...
Texas Senate Passes Bill to Allow Online Voter ... [Published Burnt Orange Report - Apr 24 2013] Yesterday, a bipartisan group of Texas Senators passed very sensible legislation which will provide for the establishment of an online voter registration system for Texans. SB 315 , sponsored by Sen. Carlos Uresti, passed by a 21-10 vote on third reading ...
Online voter registration bills advance [Published Off the Kuff - Apr 23 2013] Some good news . Still the only voter ID anyone should need House Bill 313 , which received praise from committee members in a Monday hearing, and Senate Bill 315 , which was voted out of committee Thursday, propose allowing voters to register ...
Zaffirini and Uresti stand against needless abo... [Published Off the Kuff - Apr 20 2013] Good to hear , but given their histories it’s wise to be vigilant. Texas Republicans are one vote short of passing a controversial abortion bill in the Senate — and the fate of the legislation now rests squarely on the shoulders of two South Texas ...