The House Public Health Committee put its stamp of approval this morning on a much-watered-down version of Rep. Fred Brown’s Texas Medical Board bill, a measure designed to protect doctors from unfounded complaints.
April 2011
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The Brief: Top Texas News for April 6, 2011
House Republicans may be inching toward a compromise on the billions of dollars they just voted to slash from the state budget.
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Interactive: State Lawyer’s Facebook Posts
She’s volunteered at Emancipet, an Austin animal rescue group. Her Facebook page is populated with posts from animal rights groups. And she’s an attorney for the state’s regulating agency who is helping to draft a bill that dog breeders say is designed to kill their industry.
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State Government
State, Local Government Look to Curb Unfunded Mandates
Lawmakers are looking for ways to reduce the effects of budget cuts on local governments — community colleges, school districts, cities and counties — by easing the unfunded mandates the state imposes on them.
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State Government
Dog Breeders Fret That State Lawyer Is a Mole
She’s volunteered at Emancipet, an Austin animal rescue group. Her Facebook page is populated with posts from animal rights groups. And she’s also an attorney for the state’s regulating agency who is helping to draft a bill that dog breeders say is designed to kill their industry.
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Public Education
House Committee Tackles School Finance
On the heels of a newly approved House budget that leaves public schools $7.8 billion short of what they’re entitled to under current funding formulas, the House Public Education Committee today considered a round of school finance bills.
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Criminal Justice
Panel Considers Decriminalizing Homosexual Conduct
A House panel today considered bills that would decriminalize homosexual sex in Texas.
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Economy
Pitts Talks, Gently, of Adding Money to Budget
Less than two days after approving a state budget that cuts $23 billion from current spending, Rep. Jim Pitts says House leaders are already talking among themselves about how much more money they’d be willing to spend.
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State Government
GOP Lawmakers Push New Voter Integrity Bills
Fresh off its voter ID victory last month, the majority party in the House made good on its promise to go beyond that controversial measure to combat what it alleges is serious voter fraud with several new proposals.
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Higher Education
O’Donnell Elaborates on Research Stance
Much has been made about higher education reformer Rick O’Donnell’s opinions on academic research. The controversial UT System adviser recently elaborated on them himself in a letter he wrote to a UT regent.