The Texas Senate approved a bill on Tuesday that would allow the University of Texas at Austin to maintain its cap on automatic admissions no matter the outcome of Fisher v. University of Texas.
April 2013
Posted in
Energy
Perry to Obama: Press Mexico for Water
In a letter to President Obama on Tuesday, Gov. Rick Perry urged the federal government to press Mexico to release more water to Texas under the terms of a 1944 treaty.
Posted in
Criminal Justice
Prosecutors, Defense Attorneys Spar Over Child Sex Crimes Bill
A panel of House lawmakers on Tuesday heard prosecutors and defense attorneys debate a bill that would allow prosecutors in child sex crime cases to bring in evidence of prior offenses, including accusations by other children.
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Public Education
Education Chairman Urges Panel to Support “Noble Cause”
State Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, at a Tuesday hearing delivered an impassioned plea in support of the tax credit scholarship plan that is a critical part of the school choice reform package he has pushed this session.
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Higher Education
Zaffirini Bill Would Clarify Open Records Obligations
State Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, filed a bill on Monday to clarify the open records obligations of state agencies, including — some would say specifically — the University of Texas System.
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Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: About Those Tests…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in government and politics, we asked about standardized tests in schools, about graduation requirements and about whether the tests should be given in private schools that get state money.
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Politics
The Polling Center: Texans Conservative on Concealed Carry
It’s no shock that Texans tend to be more conservative when it comes to federal gun control measures. But Texans are also conservative in another, more literal sense when it comes to proposals seeking to reduce the requirements to carry a concealed handgun.
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Higher Education
Guest Column: The UT Story Not Being Told
When the drama surrounding recent decisions by the University of Texas System regents dominates the conversation about higher education, the truly critical issues facing our students and their families are left unexamined.
Posted inState Government
Bill Would Make Pet Adoption Information Private
More than 20,000 animals go through municipal animal shelters in Texas every year, and contact information for their new owners becomes public information. A bill under consideration in the Legislature would change that.
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State Government
The Brief: April 9, 2013
With the budget fight largely over, attention in the Capitol has moved back to other contentious issues, like school choice and gambling.