Rep. Sid Miller, R-Stephenville, and Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston joined forces this morning to ask the House to accept all of the Senate’s amendments to the abortion sonogram bill, virtually ensuring it’s headed to Gov. Rick Perry’s desk.
May 2011
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Public Education
Did Former SBOE Member Violate State Ethics Law?
Did former State Board of Education member Rene Nunez violate state law when he encouraged four current board members to extend the contract with the company managing the state’s $25 billion Permanent School Fund?
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Public Education
AUDIO: Rene Nunez Voicemail
Did former State Board of Education member Rene Nunez violate state law when he encouraged four current board members to extend the contract with the company managing the state’s $25 billion Permanent School Fund?
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Higher Education
A&M Alumni Organize Against Higher Ed Proposals
A group of prominent Texas A&M University alumni have signed a letter opposing the controversial “breakthrough solutions” proposed by the Texas Public Policy Foundation and encouraged by the state’s Aggie-in-Chief, Gov. Rick Perry.
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The Brief: May 4, 2011
Amid a flurry of activity in the Legislature on Tuesday, the Senate quietly eyed a procedural oddity it may use today to pass the state budget.
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Health care
Institutions for Disabled Unlikely to See Major Cuts
Advocates for shuttering Texas’ institutions for the disabled thought they had the numbers on their side: a budget crisis so severe that lawmakers would have to close some state-supported living centers. With less than a month left in the session, their hopes are largely dashed.
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Health care
How Good a Job is Texas Doing to Prevent Teen Pregnancy?
Every 10 minutes a teen in Texas gets pregnant, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. With groups observing the 10th Annual National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy today, Gretch Sanders of KUT News reports on the search for ways to bring that rate down.
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Video: 2011 Membership Drive — Tour the Site
Get the most out of your Trib experience — take our video tour of the site’s many features, all designed to keep you informed of the key political and policy issues facing Texas.
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Higher Education
Update: Can Tier-One Contenders Reach Consensus on Prize Money?
There’s a substantial cash prize awaiting Texas’ seven emerging research universities, if they can meet the criteria to be considered “tier one.” But there’s no way to get at it right now, and there won’t be unless they can all reach an agreement.
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Economy
Senate Budget Debate: Education Funding
The Texas Senate talks education funding, revenue and Rainy Day spending as members debate suspending the rules to bring up their substitute for House Bill 1, the proposed budget for the next biennium.