A Senate committee approved a new version of the TSA “anti-groping” bill today, which substitutes the language “probable cause” for “reasonable suspicion.”
June 2011
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Health care
Glitch in Federal Health Reform Could Cost Texas
A glitch in the federal health reform bill that would make many middle-class Americans eligible for Medicaid could cost Texas nearly $90 million a year by 2017, according to a state analysis.
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Health care
Anti-Abortion Group Photographing Empty House Seats
The Texas Alliance For Life had a photographer in the House gallery this morning shooting empty seats on the floor —checking for lawmakers who ducked the vote on SB 7, a health bill that has anti-abortion amendments.
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Demographics
The Midday Brief: June 27, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Sanctuary cities bill isn’t dead; UT System and former adviser Rick O’Donnell reach settlement; House passes health reform bill; George Will says Rick Perry is a “potentially potent candidate”; debating how much credit Perry deserves for jobs creation; TSA removes 95-year-old woman’s diaper
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Demographics
Updated: Sanctuary Cities Bill Clinging to Life
State Rep. Burt Solomons says at least one version of the contentious sanctuary cities bill will advance out of committee today, despite the morning cancellation of a House State Affairs meeting.
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Higher Education
Updated: Rick O’Donnell, UT System Agree to Settlement
The Rick O’Donnell saga at the University of Texas System appears to have reached an end. Last week, under threat of a lawsuit, the system agreed to a settlement with the former adviser.
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Politics
The Brief: June 27, 2011
Will they or won’t they? That’s the question lawmakers, who seem to have met for a matter of minutes in the waning days of the special legislative session, face today on a series of controversial measures Gov. Rick Perry added to the call.
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Higher Education
Weaver has a Candidate, but It’s Not the Texan
You’d think the Aggie consultant would be working for the Aggie candidate.
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Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: As the Special Session Ends…
For the latest installment of our unscientific survey of political and policy insiders, we asked about the special session, whether lawmakers will finish what they’re working on, and whether another special session will follow this one.
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Video: Perry Presidential Buzz Shifts to Bachmann, Romney
Once again, Gov. Rick Perry’s name made the rounds on the Sunday news programs. But this week, his star was largely overshadowed by fellow GOP contenders who’ve declared their candidacy.