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April 2011
Posted in
Energy
EPA Budget Cuts Will Affect Texas Environmental Programs
Texas faces a hefty reduction in federal funding for drinking water and sewer projects as a result of a recent budget cut to the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington.
Posted in
Economy
California, Texas and the Corporate Tax Burden
One reason companies move from California to Texas is the Golden State’s higher tax burden. But are taxes really lower here than there? Depends on how you look at it.
Posted in
Guides
Texplainer: How Will High Gas Prices Affect the Budget?
With gasoline costing $1 more than a year ago, budget planners can add fuel expenditures to their list of worries. However, it’s also true that oil companies will also pay more in taxes to the state as they beef up their drilling operations.
Posted inState Government
The Brief: Top Texas News for April 15, 2011
A state commission wouldn’t rule Thursday on what’s become one of the highest-profile death penalty cases in the nation.
Posted in
Politics
In Politics, Size Doesn’t Always Matter
Redistricting can change the odds in legislative and congressional races, but in statewide races, it’s all about turnout.
Posted in
Economy
At Nursing Homes, Fears of a Budget “Armageddon”
The Texas Legislature is faced with a budget challenge that pits the Republican majority’s desire to cut government spending against a vulnerable target: the frail and the elderly covered by Medicaid and housed in nursing homes.
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Criminal Justice
Psychologist Reprimanded in Death Penalty Cases
A psychologist who examined 14 inmates now on Texas’ death row — and two others who were subsequently executed — and found them intellectually competent enough to face the death penalty has agreed never to perform such evaluations again.
Posted in
Criminal Justice
Still No Decision on Question of Negligence in Willingham Case
After releasing a draft report on the case of convicted arsonist Cameron Todd Willingham, state forensic board members refused again today to rule on whether investigators in the case were professionally negligent in deciding the fire that killed Willingham’s three daughters was intentionally ignited.
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State Government
Medicaid Shortfall Threatens Nursing Homes, Residents
The Texas Legislature is faced with a budget challenge that has pitted the Republican majority’s desire to cut government spending against a vulnerable faction: nursing homes.
