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Name: Joe Pickett

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

Jim Murphy

Texas House OKs utility-backed bill affecting rate cases

Electric transmission companies scored a legislative victory Friday with state House passage of a bill prohibiting regulators from considering certain income in assessing the utilities’ rate hike requests.At issue is money that transmitters collect from ... [Published Fuel Fix - May 18 2013]

Entities: Joe Pickett, Jim Murphy, CenterPoint Energy Inc

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

US Department of Homeland Security

Activists supporting open-carry tote AR-15′s at Capitol

A group “demanding” votes on gun-friendly legislation hoped showcasing their firearms at a rally Monday would encourage lawmakers to pass bills that would void gun-free zones, allow concealed handgun licensees to carry pistols openly and require universities ... [Published Houston Chronicle - May 13 2013]

Entities: AR-15, Joe Pickett, Zoning, First Amendment, US Department of Homeland Security

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

Texas House seeks cap on hotel tax below El Paso's

AUSTIN -- Here are highlights of action in the Legislature last week. To follow them as they happen, log on to elpasotimes.typepad.com/ capitolHotel tax capThe Texas House on Tuesday passed a bill that would cap hotel taxes at half a percentage point ... [Published El Paso Times - May 12 2013]

Entities: El Paso (Texas, United States), Joe Pickett, Fort Bliss (United States)

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Hundreds of House Bills Dead, For Now

The final gun for passing legislation proposed by lawmakers in the Texas House sounded Friday, killing hundreds of bills, most of which never even made it to the floor for debate.While bills still have a few more days to win approval in the Senate or ... [Published NBC Dallas-Fort Worth - May 10 2013]

Entities: Joe Pickett, El Paso (Texas, United States), Medicaid

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 1 reports

Texas House set to 'war' over guns

AUSTIN - The Texas House is set to meet Saturday with a calendar full of gun bills and poised to drive a partisan wedge through the lower chamber.House lawmakers Saturday will take up more than a dozen Second Amendment proposals in what is aptly being ... [Published Houston Chronicle - May 04 2013]

Entities: Joe Pickett, Marshal, Gun Control

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 2 reports

Texas officials on fertilizer plant explosion: Nothing to see here

Two weeks after a fertilizer plant explosion killed 14 and left hundreds more homeless or wounded in West, Texas, local officials investigating its cause are holding back on directing blame for the disaster. On Wednesday, the Texas House Committee on ... [Published Newsvine - May 03 2013]

Entities: Fertilizer Plant, Joe Pickett, FIRE MARSHAL, Detonation

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 12 reports

West Explosion Investigation Results Expected Soon

Investigators say they are getting closer to finding out what caused the explosion at the chemical plant in West, Texas. At the same time they warn some questions will remain unanswered. State Fire Marshall Chris Connealy says some answers may come sooner ... [Published NewsRadio 740 - KTRH - May 02 2013]

Entities: Joe Pickett, Investigation, Detonation

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

West victims deserve justice

AddThisTagsThese tags are automatically generated. The Daily Texan does not guarantee their accuracy.The first lawsuits have been filed against West Fertilizer Co.’s parent company Adair Grain, Inc. following the deadly explosion on April 17. The blast ... [Published Daily Texan - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: West (Texas, United States), Joe Pickett, Rodney Ellis, Detonation

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 2 reports

Texas lawmakers inquire into plant explosion

Two Texas lawmakers have launched inquiries into what oversight the state does on hazardous materials after an April 17 explosion at a fertilizer plant that killed 14 people.In a letter, Democratic Sen. Rodney Ellis of Houston asks the Texas Environmental ... [Published Bryan-College Station Eagle - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Texas Industries Inc, Joe Pickett, Rodney Ellis

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 2 reports

Mail-in ballot bill stokes partisan tensions

AUSTIN – Republicans in the state House on Friday muscled through a proposal they argue will help crack down on mail ballot fraud, stoking the latest round of partisan divide in the Texas Legislature on the issue of voting rights.Tensions flared on the ... [Published Houston Chronicle - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Republican Party (US), Fraud, Glen Maxey, Richard Raymond, Texas Democratic Party

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Bolstering El Paso roads: Measures in Texas Legislature could mean extra funds

AUSTIN -- El Paso's Loop 375, which is missing a direct connection from South El Paso to Interstate 10 in the Downtown area, may get completed if two legislative measures pass this session, state Rep. Joe Pickett, D-El Paso, said Wednesday.The Texas Senate ... [Published Las Cruces Sun-News - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Joe Pickett, El Paso (Texas, United States), Transportation, Texas Legislature, Zoning

First reported Apr 23 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

West, Texas Fertilizer plant inquiry planned: House committee to look at location, safety

AUSTIN -- A Texas House committee will open an investigation into how many of Texas' 592 fertilizer plants are close to homes, businesses and schools, the committee's chairman, Rep. Joe Pickett, D-El Paso, said Monday.A nursing home, two schools and private ... [Published El Paso Times - Apr 23 2013]

Entities: West (Texas, United States), Joe Pickett, Fertilizer, Fertilizer Plant

Quotes

..."I would like to make a motion to pass all bills related to El Paso since it's only 11 p.m. there," Pickett told the House. "can i filibuster for an hour?" The answer, just like it is every year, was no

Hundreds of House Bills Dead, For Now [Published NBC Dallas-Fort Worth - May 10 2013]

"with the makeup of this body, if i was a betting person, i'd say a form of (hb 972) passes" said El Paso Democrat Joe Pickett, who chairs the House committee responsible for gun legislation

Texas House set to 'war' over guns [Published Houston Chronicle - May 04 2013]

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Texas House OKs utility-backed bill affecting r... [Published Fuel Fix - May 18 2013]
Activists supporting open-carry tote AR-15′s at... [Published Houston Chronicle - May 13 2013]
First Reading: From Kumbaya to Abracadabra, a W... [Published Austin American Statesman - May 13 2013]
Texas House seeks cap on hotel tax below El Paso's [Published El Paso Times - May 12 2013]
Oscar Leeser prepares for runoff election again... [Published KDBC Channel 4 - May 12 2013]
Hundreds of House Bills Dead, For Now [Published NBC Dallas-Fort Worth - May 10 2013]
Wounds, Masturbation and Yo-Yos: Just Another N... [Published Dallas Observer - May 10 2013]
Blast Victims Left Unprotected in Texas Without... [Published Bloomberg - May 10 2013]
Chemical Depots Fall Under a Patchwork of Rules [Published New York Times - May 10 2013]
Texas House Gives Final Approval to Impressive ... [Published NRA-ILA - May 08 2013]
Fertilizer plant blast: How lax security hints ... [Published Yahoo! News - May 05 2013]
Tulsa World, Okla., Michael Smith column [Published Individual.com - May 05 2013]
Texas House seeks to protect workers' social me... [Published El Paso Times - May 05 2013]
Top-notch crime novels offer stories to savor [Published Lansing State Journal - May 05 2013]
West, Texas blast reveals lack of insurance rul... [Published Insurance News Net - May 04 2013]
West, Texas blast reveals lack of insurance rule [Published El Paso Times - May 04 2013]
Texas House set to 'war' over guns [Published Houston Chronicle - May 04 2013]
Texas officials on fertilizer plant explosion: ... [Published Newsvine - May 03 2013]
Fertilizer plant blast: Does post-9/11 secrecy ... [Published Yahoo! News - May 03 2013]
Texas Officials Claim "System Worked" in Fertil... [Published Feed and Grain - May 03 2013]
Video: Lawmakers seek answers in West, Texas ex... [Published Pegasus News - May 02 2013]
Hot List: Day 115 of the Legislature [Published Texas Observer - May 02 2013]
West inquiry opens; condemnatory cartoons conti... [Published Austin American Statesman - May 02 2013]
West Explosion Investigation Results Expected Soon [Published NewsRadio 740 - KTRH - May 02 2013]
Texas lawmakers gathering info on West fertiliz... [Published Abilene Reporter - May 02 2013]
Austin researches West oversight [JUMP]Lawmak... [Published San Angelo Standard-Times - May 02 2013]
Hearing on West explosion produces more questions [Published MySanAntonio - May 02 2013]
WEST HEARING: Lawmakers question oversight, age... [Published KVUE News Online - May 02 2013]
Investigators may determine cause of West explo... [Published Daily Texan - May 02 2013]
State officials claim "system worked" in West, ... [Published El Paso Times - May 02 2013]

Blogs

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The Hinderaker-Ward Experience, Episode 45: Bre... [Published Power Line - Apr 11 2013] (John Hinderaker) After a rare and well deserved break, the Hinderaker-Ward Experience (HWX) returns for a very special episode. Topics of discussion include: * the weather outside (frightful)   * the life and legacy of Margaret Thatcher * sequestration  ...
Getting on the same page on marriage equality [Published Off the Kuff - Apr 01 2013] Harold Cook asks a darned good question. As SCOTUS hears arguments on marriage equality this week, it reminds me of when the Texas Legislature voted for the state constitutional amendment prohibiting gay marriage in Texas eight years ago. Texas ...
Democratic Chair Schedules "Guns in College Cla... [Published Burnt Orange Report - Mar 08 2013] It happens like clockwork. Students leave for spring break, and the Legislature schedules a hearing for bills which would force colleges and universities to allow students to carry guns in classrooms. I know about the dangers of guns in classrooms ...
The driverless car visits Austin [Published Off the Kuff - Feb 23 2013] Anyone there get to see it ? Google, which has been developing and touting the future of self-piloting cars, has parked a driverless car in front of the Hilton Hotel downtown, site of the three-day Texas Transportation Forum. The modified Lexus ...
House Committee Assignments [Published Burnt Orange Report - Feb 01 2013] Today Speaker Straus announced his committee assignments for the 83rd Legislative Session. Of the total 38 standing committees, 14 of them have Democrats leading the committee as chair. Some notables: The committees resemble the young and "green" nature ...