Lawmakers taking on payday lenders
If Texas plumbers and barbers must be licensed to do business, why shouldn’t licensing and regulation be required for companies that provide short-term, high-cost payday loans, several state lawmakers...
View ArticleThe First Word: FajitaGate
On this day — the clock on the regular session keeps ticking as both Houses have a tremendous amount that needs doing; Ross Ramsey and Patti Hart draw two different lessons from the nasty debate over...
View ArticleThe First Word: The Chaos of the Budget Storm
On this day — House leaders race the clock in an attempt to get the budget back on track; how big is the difference between the House and the Senate; what role is Gov. Rick Perry playing in the budget...
View ArticleProspects for payday lending regulation decline
It’s dangerous to declare a bill dead, but the payday lending/auto title regulation bill is showing signs of poor health: First, Rep. Mike Villarreal, D-San Antonio, the House sponsor, tweeted over...
View ArticleAbbott, Davis and the payday donors
AUSTIN — Attorney General Greg Abbott’s gubernatorial campaign took in more than $87,000 from payday lenders during the final six months of 2013, according to an Austin-based government watchdog group....
View ArticleJohn Oliver slams Texas payday-loan industry, lawmakers
AUSTIN — Comedian John Oliver had some fun at Texas’ expense Sunday night, devoting three minutes of a television segment on the payday-loan industry to conflicts of interest in Lone Star State efforts...
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