Lawmakers haven’t ignored transportation this session, but big plans for infrastructure funding may have stalled.
April 2013
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Economy
Roadblocks Emerge for Transportation Funding
With less than two months left in the legislative session, some lawmakers are lowering expectations on what can get done related to funding for roads.
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State Government
Senate Passes Measure That Requires Drug Tests for Welfare Applicants
UPDATED: The Texas Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to pass Senate Bill 11, which would require applicants to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to pass a drug test to receive benefits.
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Demographics
Border Bill Greeted With Skepticism, Support
Border security legislation filed by two of Texas’ top Republican members of Congress ensures that the Texas conservatives will have their say in the immigration reform debate.
Posted inState Government
Event: A Conversation About the Environment
Join Laura Huffman of the Nature Conservancy, Bryan Shaw of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and James Marston of the Environmental Defense Fund for a special Earth Day conversation about the environment.
Posted inState Government
HOA Accountability Bill Stirs Debate at Capitol
A bill by state Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon, D-San Antonio, would make homeowners associations more financially accountable. But HOA interest groups say the bill is unworkable and punitive to volunteer board members.
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Health care
House Panel Grills CPRIT Oversight Committee
Members of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas’ oversight committee were grilled Tuesday by a House panel that asked about their involvement with an affiliated foundation’s decision to rebrand itself.
Posted inState Government
Agenda Texas: Another Run at Gambling
On the latest Agenda Texas, from KUT News and the Tribune: In the past, bills pushing to expand gambling in Texas have either had the support of casinos or race tracks, not both. But this year is different.
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State Government
Catholic Leaders, Faithful Rally at Capitol
Texas Catholics rallied at the capitol Tuesday for Catholic Faith in Action Advocacy Day, calling on legislators to tighten abortion restrictions and improve access to health care, among a wide variety of issues.
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State Government
The Evening Brief: April 9, 2013
Your evening reading: Senate panel hears impassioned debate over school choice bill; Perry urges Obama to press Mexico to release water to Texas; Cornyn, McCaul file border security measure