T-Squared: Aman Batheja is Trib's Latest Hire
I'm excited to announce that Aman Batheja of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, one of the state's best political reporters, will soon join the Tribune staff.
Full StoryTribpedia: 1997 Memorial Day Massacre
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Rep. Arlene Wohlgemuth, R-Burleson, used a legislative rule to strike 52 bills from the Texas House calendar near the end of the 75th regular session in 1997.
She was retaliating after political opponents used a similar parliamentary tactic to kill her legislation that would have required parental notification before minors could obtain abortions.
The rule she used? The House Calendars ...
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Planned Parenthood clinical assistant Nicki Bailey discusses the new abortion laws with a patient in Austin.
Komen Drops Support of Planned Parenthood
The Dallas-based breast cancer prevention group Susan G. Komen for the Cure has halted its financial support of Planned Parenthood, yet another blow to the family planning organization that provides abortions in some of its clinics.
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Filibuster Propels Wendy Davis Into Spotlight
State Sen. Wendy Davis' controversial decision to torpedo the 82nd Legislative session with a filibuster has catapulted the Fort Worth Democrat into the spotlight, which she has seized to try to mobilize the state’s downtrodden and outnumbered Democrats.
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The Brief: Top Texas News for Jun 17, 2010
- by David Muto
Is the boiling battle between Texas and the Environmental Protection Agency slowing to a simmer?
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TX Budget Committee Chair Predicts $18 Bil Hole
Texas lawmakers have been fishing for ideas on how to fill a looming budget deficit when they return to Austin in 2011. Based on new projections out today, they’re gonna need a bigger boat.
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