The Evening Brief: April 26, 2012
Your evening reading: Perry calls EPA official's "crucify" comment "unacceptable"; poll says most Texans don't want Perry to run again; Tribune's government salary database updated Full Story
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TribLive: Eissler and Hochberg on Per-Student Spending
At this morning's TribLive conversation, House Public Education Committee Chairman Rob Eissler, R-The Woodlands, and Vice Chairman Scott Hochberg, D-Houston, disagreed over the theoretical correlation between per-student spending and academic performance. Full Story
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ATF: Two-Thirds of Guns Recovered in Mexico Come From the U.S.
An estimated 68,000 of the more than 99,000 guns submitted to U.S. authorities by Mexican law enforcement for tracing had origins here, according to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Full Story
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Weekend Insider: Reps Save Their Seats, Dewhurst Legacy
In the Insider: Longtime U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Dallas, has two primary opponents running for her seat, and what legacy has David Dewhurst left as lieutenant governor? Full Story
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Perry Slams EPA Official's "Crucify" Comment
A video going viral shows Al Armendariz, who heads the EPA regional office that includes Texas, likening his job in 2010 to the crucifixion actions of the Romans — comments Gov. Rick Perry says are "unacceptable and offensive." Full Story
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Data App: Government Employee Salary Database
This afternoon we pushed the first update of 2012 to our government employee salary database, bringing new data to nearly half of the 140 entities currently found in our records. Full Story
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TribLive: Eissler and Hochberg on TAKS and STAAR
At this morning's TribLive conversation, House Public Education Committee Chairman Rob Eissler, R-The Woodlands, and Vice Chairman Scott Hochberg, D-Houston, talked about the emphasis on testing in Texas schools. Full Story
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 129
In this week's special edition of the TribCast, taped live before an audience at the historic Cactus Cafe, Reeve, Emily, Julian and Ben talk about Texas primaries, the Supreme Court taking up the Arizona immigration law and The Colbert Report. Full Story
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Study: Texas to Outpace Other States in Health Insurance Rebates
Texas consumers and businesses could get $186 million in rebates from health insurers under a requirement of the Affordable Care Act, according a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation. Full Story
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TribuneFest: The Impact of the Eagle Ford Shale
As part of our day-long symposium on energy and the environment at the University of Houston on April 13, UH Law Center Assistant Professor Tracy Hester led a discussion of the economic and environmental impact of the Eagle Ford Shale. Full Story
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The Brief: April 26, 2012
Rick Perry and Mitt Romney, enemies on the campaign trail, made nice on Wednesday. Full Story
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In West Texas, a Fight to Save a Symbol of the Frontier
The iconic pronghorn antelope once thrived in West and Central Texas, but it’s quickly disappearing. Mose Buchele of KUT News reports for StateImpact Texas on the race against the clock to save the antelope, which must now contend with the ravages of the drought. Full Story
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Video: Fertile Ground — The Effects of Family Planning Budget Cuts
The first part in our occasional series examining the battle over family planning in Texas considers the impact of lawmakers' orders to reduce spending on birth control and cancer screenings. A UT-Austin research group is beginning to track the fallout. Full Story
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UTEP President "Very Sad" Over Decision to Cancel Boxing Match
University of Texas at El Paso President Diana Natalicio said that she was disappointed that a high-profile boxing match on her campus has been canceled and that she hasn't been told why it wasn't being held. Full Story
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Perry Endorses Ex-Rival Romney for President
Hours after Newt Gingrich announced he would be ending his presidential campaign next week, Gov. Rick Perry threw his support behind former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Full Story
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The Evening Brief: April 25, 2012
Your evening reading: poll shows Cruz gaining on Dewhurst; Canseco claims TSA assault; Supreme Court appears likely to uphold key part of Arizona law Full Story
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Commercial Benefits of University Research Touted at Hearing
Two House committees held a joint hearing today to explore how scientific research at universities can be commercialized for the benefit of businesses and the state economy. They heard testimony from the state's leading research universities. Full Story
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Cruz Gains Ground on Dewhurst, Poll Finds
A new poll of Texas Republican primary voters finds former state Solicitor General Ted Cruz closing the gap with Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst in the U.S. Senate race. Full Story
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Interactive Map: Updated Life Expectancy Figures
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington has released its newest county-by-county life expectancy estimates — and we've culled them for Texas. Full Story
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Gilberto Hinojosa: The TT Interview
The former county judge on why he's running for chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, what would pull the party out of the doldrums and what he thinks of the Republicans. Full Story
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