Corpus Christi’s Flour Bluff ISD has blocked extracurricular clubs from meeting on campus to make sure it’s complying with federal law after denying approval of a gay-straight alliance.
February 2011
Posted inState Government
The Brief: Top Texas News for Feb. 28, 2011
The deck may already be stacked against Tom Leppert.
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State Government
Berman: “There Are ‘Birthers’ All Over Texas”
State Rep. Leo Berman, R-Tyler, wants all presidential and vice presidential candidates to show their birth certificate to the Texas Secretary of State in order to get on the ballot.
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Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: Gambling Will Be…
For the latest installment of our nonscientific survey of political and policy insiders on issues of the moment, we asked whether lawmakers will finally approve new forms of gambling to soften the blow of massive budget-cutting.
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Demographics
For Republicans, the Hazards of Red Meat
The growth of the state’s Hispanic population and the rise of immigration as a political issue put Texas Republicans in a tight spot — especially the ones with statewide aspirations.
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Demographics
Berman Leads Charge From GOP’s Right Flank
In 2009, state Rep. Leo Berman’s bills — like the ones restricting illegal immigrants to certain geographical regions and denying them access to higher education — failed to gain traction. But with a Republican supermajority now in control, this could very well be the session of Leo.
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Ask a Texan
Who would have thought that of all of the big, nasty, thorny things in front of the Legislature this year that redistricting might be the least dangerous?
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Farouk Shami to Appear on “Celebrity Apprentice”
Texans know Farouk Shami as a former long-shot candidate for governor, the head of a hair care empire, and the inspiration for perhaps the greatest campaign song of all time. Soon, Shami will add another job to that list: guest judge on Celebrity Apprentice.
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Demographics
In Dallas, “Big D” May No Longer Fit
Big D may need a new nickname. Despite a surging state population, the city of Dallas grew by a paltry 1 percent in the last decade — a rate lower than any of the 20 largest cities in Texas.
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Criminal Justice
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
The best of our best content from Feb. 21 to 25, 2011.