Texas Lawmakers to Study School Finance
As more than 500 school districts sue the state over how it funds its public schools, Texas lawmakers announced today they would form an interim committee to study school finance. Full Story
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The Evening Brief: Feb. 29, 2012
Your evening reading: new Paul ad slams Republican rivals, including Romney; high school association criticized for denying Jewish day school's shot at title; Cruz video hits "timid career politician" Dewhurst Full Story
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 121
Evan, Ross, Reeve and Ben talk about the legacy of Ron Paul, the ramifications of the state's new political maps, and a Texas lawmaker's contingency plans for an asteroid attack. Full Story
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House, Senate Members Working to Reform Medicaid
A joint interim committee is charging ahead in the state's effort to persuade the federal government to give it more flexibility to run its Medicaid program. Full Story
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Campaign Roundup: The Week's Political News
Lloyd Doggett is moving again, and has a new Democratic opponent in Bexar County Tax Assessor-Collector Sylvia Romo. That's just the start of a busy week on the campaign trail. Full Story
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New Paul Ad Pops GOP Rivals — Including Mitt
GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul is out with a new ad today attacking all three of his rivals: "serial hypocrite" Newt Gingrich, "counterfeit conservative" Rick Santorum and "flip-flopper" Mitt Romney. Full Story
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An Updated Guide to the School Finance Lawsuits
The latest school finance lawsuit following the state's $5.4 billion cut to public schools suggests that schools need more competition. Full Story
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Cruz Video: No Time for "Timid Career Politician"
In a new video, GOP U.S. Senate candidate Ted Cruz is posing the race as a choice between a "strong conservative" (that would be him) and "timid career politician" David Dewhurst. Full Story
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The Brief: Feb. 29, 2012
Texas' map-making maelstrom has come to an end, at least for now. Full Story
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Survivor of 1990 Attack Suggests Link to Murders
Police never identified the tall, thin, long-haired man who more than 20 years ago beat Debi Scott with a rotten log as she slept. She thinks her attacker was probably Mark Norwood, who is in Williamson County Jail awaiting trial on a murder charge. Full Story
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Independent Group Looks to Upend Presidential Race
As the Republican Party inches toward selecting a presidential nominee, another group is working to add an independent candidate to the ballot in all 50 states. But as Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports, the group doesn't want to be called a third party. Full Story
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