What had been a private battle over whether and when a nonprofit political group has to register as a lobbyist — or list the donors to its political purse — is slowly edging toward public hearings.
November 2013
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Public Education
SBOE Retreats From Algebra II in High School Grad Plans
Shifting from a previous proposal, the State Board of Education voted Thursday to require algebra II only for students who pursue an honors plan or a diploma specializing in math and science.
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Health care
The Evening Brief: Nov. 21, 2013
Your evening reading: Abbott’s privacy rights proposals scrutinized; Senate Democrats launch the nuclear option; Perry says “hell, yeah” to changing presidential debate format
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Health care
Report: Canceled Health Plans Should Be Kept in Perspective
A report released Thursday by a national health consumer organization attempts to put into perspective the 113,000 Texans who have received notices their plans are being canceled.
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Politics
Dewhurst Attacks Obama on Health Reform in New Ad
In a new video ad, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who is in a four-way primary race to keep his seat, attacks President Obama and his signature health care law, saying, “I can’t think of one thing I agree with him on.”
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Politics
The Polling Center: Women Through the Looking Glass
As a group, women have neither followed the March Hare to the Tea Party nor signed up for Wendy Davis’ trip to Wonderland, leaving the campaigns to ponder their place on the electoral chessboard.
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Politics
TribLive: An Evening With Halperin and Heilemann
Full video of my Nov. 18 conversation with veteran political reporters Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, whose new book on the 2012 presidential campaign, Double Down, is already a best-seller.
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Troubled Waters
Communities Along Red River Seek Feds’ Help
As drought-ridden communities near the Red River spend millions on major water projects, water managers say a decades-old federal project to clean up salt in the river water could also ease the strain.