Just three days after the election, speculation about 2014 and 2016 has already ramped up in Texas.
November 2012
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Transportation
Defining the Transportation Debate
Before anything can be done on transportation funding, What constitutes a budget diversion? Is a fee increase the same thing as a tax hike? The debate over transportation funding next session could hinge on how
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Public Education
School Finance Trial Presses On
The massive trial involving more than two-thirds of the state’s school districts and most of its charter schools has been under way for two weeks now — and while the evidence will continue to pour in until January, the arguments of all seven parties, including the state, have taken shape.
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Energy
Lawmakers Keep Pressing for Urgent Water Action
Whether the Legislature will take action to shore up the state’s water supplies, and what that action will be, are the questions that everyone in the water world is asking. The Speaker of the House appears ready to push.
Posted inState Government
The Evening Brief: Nov. 8, 2012
Your evening reading: Perry talks 2016; GOP congressman says immigration reform possible next year; Hughes vows to decentralize power in House
Posted inState Government
George P. Bush Files Paperwork With Ethics Commission
George P. Bush filed paperwork with the Texas Ethics Commission on Wednesday, seemingly in preparation for a run for local or statewide office.
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Demographics
Rep. McCaul: Immigration Reform Possible Next Session
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, said on Thursday that passing comprehensive immigration reform is possible in the next session of Congress, but he said it would be difficult. He also is encouraged by recent developments in Mexico.
Posted inState Government
Perry Keeps 2016 Door Open, Offers Advice to GOP
About two days after his onetime rival Mitt Romney lost his bid for the White House, Gov. Rick Perry said he is keeping his options open for 2016. But he added that 2016 is “multiple lifetimes away.”
Posted inState Government
TribLive: Watson and Patrick on Latinos and the GOP
At this morning’s TribLive conversation, state Sens. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, and Dan Patrick, R-Houston, debated the Republican Party’s challenge in attracting Hispanic voters.
