Gov. Rick Perry calls on the Legislature to enact welfare reforms.
November 2012
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Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: A Last Bit of Punditry….
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders from government and politics, we made temporary assignments in punditry, asking insiders to explain the elections, whether the governor is done and how legislative leaders’ clout was affected.
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Questions Raised Over Oil Disposal Sites
As oil and gas drilling booms throughout the state, a new court case has raised concerns about the oversight of so-called landfarms, the privately owned, state-regulated sites used to dispose of the waste produced during the drilling process.
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State Government
More Than 250 Bills Fly Out of the Legislative Gate
In a preview of the impending 83rd legislative session, lawmakers filed more than 250 bills on Monday. The proposals would affect just about everything from public school testing to health insurance and how we buy milk.
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The Brief: Nov. 13, 2012
The 2013 legislative session doesn’t start until January, but eager lawmakers on Monday offered a glimpse of what to expect next year.
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Interactive: Whom Do Lawmakers Support in House Speaker Faceoff?
With the general election in the rearview mirror, all eyes are on the next political contest on the Texas horizon — the House speaker’s race. The Tribune called all 150 members of the Texas House to find out who has their vote.
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Interactive: Bill Tracker for the 83rd Session
Bill filing for the 83rd legislative session kicked off on Monday, and lawmakers filed more than 250 bills on the first day alone. The Tribune has retooled last session’s bill tracker and put it to work, pulling in all the legislation that’s been filed so far for 2013.
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Higher Education
UT System May Construct $100 Million Austin Office
The University of Texas System Board of Regents will meet this week and consider, among many things, whether to approve the construction of a system office building in downtown Austin that is projected to cost $102,417,000.
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Demographics
Ahead of Session, “Sanctuary Cities” Debate Renews
Gov. Rick Perry reiterated his support for the ban on “sanctuary cities” on Monday, the same day opponents of such measures said that a Supreme Court decision on a controversial Arizona law did not automatically pave the way for Texas to enact its own immigration policies.
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Higher Education
Kenneth Shine Announces Retirement From UT System
After nine years with the University of Texas System, Kenneth Shine, the executive vice chancellor for health affairs, announced on Monday that he intends to retire in early 2013.