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Budget Writers Spare Historical, Arts Agencies — For Now
Two agencies that Gov. Rick Perry has suggested suspending funding for — the Texas Historical Commission and the Texas Commission on the Arts— came before House Appropriations this morning. And...
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Why the U. of Houston-Victoria Wants a New Marriage — With A&M
In January, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching elevated the University of Houston to its top tier of research universities. But, in the ensuing celebration for this hard-to-achieve...
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The 2012 Elections, Off to a Stumbling Start
Candidates began filing for the March 6 primary elections Monday, while the state's attorney general asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block legislative and congressional maps drawn by a San Antonio...
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Updated: The 2012 Quit List
Updated: 12/9, 3:20 p.m.: We've added Geanie Morrison to the quit list.So far, 27 26 members of the Texas House have said they won't seek re-election — 28 27 if you count Rep. Fred Brown, R-Bryan, who...
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Updated: The 2012 Holdouts List
Updated, 12/9, 3:15 p.m.: We've moved Geanie Morrison to the quit list. And Eddie Lucio III and Rene Oliviera have filed for re-election.****With six days to go until the filing deadline, how many...
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Morrison Won't Run for Re-election
State Rep. Geanie Morrison, R-Victoria, won't seek re-election.The seven-term legislator told her hometown paper, the Victoria Advocate, that the court-drawn redistricting maps — which put her and...
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The Brief: Nov. 19, 2014
The Big ConversationDespite his challenger's vow to take a speaker vote to the floor on the first day of session, backers of House Speaker Joe Straus spent Tuesday trying to demonstrate the race is...
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House OKs Bill Restricting Minors Seeking Abortions
Minors seeking to obtain abortions without parental consent would face more restrictions under a bill that received preliminary approval Wednesday from the Texas House.After about four hours of debate...
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The Brief: May 20, 2015
The Big ConversationHouse and Senate negotiators are down to one final challenge: working out the timing on their complicated tax cut dance.As the Tribune's Aman Bathejareports, the two sides have...
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Abbott Signs Bill to Speed Permits, Limit Protests
Gov. Greg Abbott has signed legislation aiming to quicken regulators' pace of cranking out permits for major industrial projects by limiting public scrutiny — another victory for a wide range of...
View ArticleVideo: The Future of Environmental Policy
On 9/28, we talked about the future of environmental policy in Texas with Commissioner Toby Baker of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; John Hall, state director for clean energy at the...
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2015 Tribune Festival: Audio From the Environment Track
The Environment track at The 2015 Texas Tribune Festival featured panel discussions on the water supply, the climate debate, related legislative issues and lessons from the May floods. There was also a...
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New Texas House Committee to Examine Range of EPA Rules
A new Texas House committee will investigate how federal environmental rules affect the state and its economy.House Speaker Joe Straus on Thursday announced that the House Committee on Federal...
View ArticleGreg Abbott plans pre-primary tour supporting GOP state House incumbents,...
The governor is hitting the campaign trail for at least 10 House incumbents and candidates whom he has endorsed.
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