The Texas Railroad Commission has nothing to do with abortion. But that hasn’t stopped some Republicans vying for an open seat on the three-member commission from touting their anti-abortion stances.
November 2013
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Higher Education
Between Fisher and Fawcett, a Big Day in Court for UT-Austin
It’s a busy week for the University of Texas at Austin. Lawyers will be representing the university in Los Angeles and in Austin on two dramatically different issues. And the board of regents meets against the backdrop of controversy.
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Demographics
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal: The TT Interview
Mexico’s secretary of the economy on tax reforms in his country, changes that would allow private investment in Mexico’s state-owned oil monopoly and his government’s thoughts on immigration reform in the United States.
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Energy
With Prop 6 Approved, Plans Remain Uncertain
Now that Texas voters have agreed to spend $2 billion to finance water supply projects, legislators say the state finally has some money to execute its water plan. But it’s a plan full of contradictions and uncertainty.
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Health care
The Brief: Nov. 13, 2013
The challengers to Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst so far have not been shy at hammering the incumbent for his perceived faults. On Tuesday, they laid another pressing problem of Texas Republicans at his feet — Wendy Davis.
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Higher Education
UT System Lawyer: Hall May Have Shared Private Info
A top University of Texas System lawyer acknowledged on Tuesday that embattled Regent Wallace Hall obtained information that may be protected by federal privacy laws and shared it with his personal lawyers.
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The Politics of Prevention
Report: Latinas Struggle to Access Reproductive Care
The closure of nine of 32 family planning clinics in the Rio Grande Valley has compounded the struggles of low-income, Latina women trying to access reproductive health services, according to a report released Tuesday.
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Politics
The Evening Brief: Nov. 12, 2013
Your evening reading: House investigators issue, then quickly recall Hall subpoena; Dewhurst asks Congress to check if NSA spied on gun owners; O’Keefe turns focus on Dallas “navigators” in his latest hidden camera video
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The Politics of Prevention
Abortion Providers Ask SCOTUS to Reinstate Injunction
UPDATED: State attorneys filed a response on Tuesday to abortion providers’ request for the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in the battle over the constitutionality of Texas’ new regulations on abortion.
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Politics
Dewhurst to Congress: Did NSA Spy on Gun Owners?
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst on Tuesday called for a congressional investigation into whether the National Security Agency’s domestic spying program has ever targeted gun owners, kept a list of firearms purchases or tracked gunshow visits.
