A powerful group of individuals — including former regents, former university system chancellors and former university presidents — from around Texas have joined together to address the state’s ongoing higher education controversy.
June 2011
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Interactive: Texas Congressional Personal Financial Disclosures
Curious which Texans in Congress are investing in oil and natural gas, and who has a wallet full of credit cards? The Clerk’s Office at the U.S. House of Representatives released lawmakers’ 2011 financial disclosure reports today. The Texas Tribune has uploaded all the documents here.
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Demographics
Video: Protestors Rally Against Sanctuary Cities Bill
State Rep. Lon Burnam, D-Fort Worth, speaks to a crowd protesting the sanctuary cities bill at a rally held by the Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance at the Texas Capitol.
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Audio: Perry’s Speech at the Manhattan GOP Event
In a trip to New York City on Tuesday, Gov. Rick Perry replaced Donald Trump to speak at the Manhattan GOP’s Lincoln Day Dinner. Here’s the full audio of his speech before prominent Republican New Yorkers at the Grand Hyatt Hotel.
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Health care
Video: Cornyn Demands Medicare Plan From Obama
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn demanded today that President Barack Obama take “concrete steps” to address Medicare’s funding crisis. By not doing so, Cornyn said, Obama is “violating federal law.”
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Demographics
The Weekly TribCast: Episode 84
On this week’s episode, Reeve, Julian, Morgan and Jim discuss Texas Monthly’s list of the best and worst legislators, education and immigration in the special session, and Gov. Rick Perry’s still-hypothetical presidential bid.
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Democrats Question Perry’s Whereabouts
House Democrats — stirred up in a day of partisan battles over windstorm insurance and a health care compact — took the opportunity to question the whereabouts of the man who called them back for a special session.
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The Midday Brief: June 15, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Texas Monthly reveals its best and worst list; House gives early OK to windstorm bill; the national press and Perry
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Health care
House Gives Early Nod to Health Care Compact
House lawmakers gave early approval to a bill designed to let Texas take control of Medicaid and Medicare from the federal government after a high-decibel argument between the measure’s Republican author and Democratic lawmakers.
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State Government
House Tentatively Passes Windstorm Insurance Bill
The bill has pitted Republican Gov. Rick Perry and trial lawyer Steve Mostyn, the largest Democratic donor in Texas, against one another, and it is a key reason that lawmakers are in a special legislative session.