The attorney general’s office has ruled that no laws prevent the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board from allowing foreign medical schools to send students to complete their training in Texas hospitals.
November 2012
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State Government
New Lawmakers Asked to Testify Against Consultant
They haven’t been sworn in yet, but three candidates newly elected to the Texas House have been asked to testify on the eve of their first legislative session in a lawsuit filed against their political consultant.
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State Government
Secretary of State Hope Andrade Resigns
Texas Secretary of State Hope Andrade is resigning effective Friday, her office has confirmed. Andrade has held the post since 2008, when her appointment by Gov. Rick Perry made her Texas’ first Latina secretary of state.
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Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: About Conservatives and Hispanics…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in government and politics, we asked about issues important to conservatives and to Hispanics, and about whether Texas Republicans have a good shot at a majority of Hispanic voters in the near future.
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State Government
TribLive: A Conversation with Three New House Members
Full video of my 11/19 TribLive conversation with three incoming state representatives: Republicans Cecil Bell Jr. and Giovanni Capriglione and Democrat Mary Gonzalez.
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State Government
Teacher Retirement System Looks to Cut Costs
Texas lawmakers are once again heading into a legislative session facing concerns over the fiscal health of the state’s major pension systems, and changes to retirees’ health insurance may play a role.
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Health care
Bill Renews Debate Over Rural Access to Abortion
If a new anti-abortion measure filed by Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, passes in the upcoming legislative session, women in remote corners of the state may have even fewer options to get the procedure.
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Demographics
State-Based Immigration Bills Slowly Trickling In
Two years ago, Republican legislators pre-filed several immigration-enforcement bills at their earliest opportunity. But weeks after lawmakers were allowed to pre-file bills this year, only a handful have been submitted.
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The Brief: Nov. 20, 2012
The latest Texas secession talk may be nothing more than political fodder, but at least one of the state’s politicians is taking it seriously.
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The Evening Brief: Nov. 19, 2012
Your evening reading: women’s health providers to appeal directly to federal government for funding; Paul calls secession a “deeply American principle”; F1 subsidy debate continues
