The Weekly TribCast: Episode 56
In this Thanksgiving week TribCast, Evan, Ross, Elise and Ben discuss speaker politics, the 2012 Senate race and the latest Texas job numbers. Full Story
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TribBlog: Barring the R-Word
Disability advocates want Texas lawmakers to put the term "retarded" in the "word graveyard" with other derogatory terms. Full Story
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House Committee Can't Confirm Misconduct
Members of the Texas House General Investigating and Ethics Committee heard testimony today on whether or not a lawmaker used redistricting to threaten a member into supporting Speaker Joe Straus. Their conclusion: We can't tell. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: Nov. 23, 2010
Your afternoon reading: No help for the Tom DeLay jury, and the speaker's race threat source is revealed Full Story
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House Ethics Panel on Speaker's Race Threats
In a House Ethics Committee meeting Tuesday, state Rep. Chuck Hopson, R-Jacksonville, revealed that state Rep. Larry Phillips, R-Sherman, is the man behind an alleged threat that lawmakers who fail to support Speaker Joe Straus for re-election could face retribution through redistricting. Hopson named Phillips before the panel went into a closed executive session to discuss the allegation. Full Story
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The Brief: Nov. 23, 2010
Speaker's race got you a little lost? We're here to help. Full Story
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DeLay of Reckoning
Jury deliberations have begun in the money-laundering trial of former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Sugar Land. Matt Largey of KUT News reports on what happens now — and how long it could take. Full Story
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State of Overdose
Deaths from accidental overdoses increased in Texas by more than 150 percent from 1999 to 2007, according to a recent report from the Drug Policy Alliance. Accidental poisoning during that time was the third-leading cause of injury-related deaths statewide, behind only car crashes and suicide. Full Story
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