At this morning’s TribLive conversation, Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams addressed the hottest topic in public education in Texas today: the state’s standardized testing regimen.
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Health care
CPRIT Foundation Releases List of Donors
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Foundation — a nonprofit that supplements the salaries of the leaders at the state’s beleaguered $3 billion cancer research agency — released a full list of its donors on Thursday.
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TribLive
TribLive: A Conversation with Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams
Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams joins Evan Smith, CEO of The Texas Tribune, in conversation about the state’s public schools. This event was recorded before a live audience in Austin on January 10, 2013. TribLives feature moderated discussion with our honored guests followed by questions from the audience. For more information on Tribune events, please visit http://www.texastribune.org/events/.
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83rd Texas Legislative Session on Opening Day: A Time Lapse Video
Time lapse video of the opening day of the 83rd Legislature on Tuesday, as the Capitol welcomed legislators, their families, staff, lobbyists and hundreds of other Texans.
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Criminal Justice
State of Mind: Mental Health Focus for Harris County
Law enforcement is working to make sure lawmakers know an investment in mental health services is an investment in public safety.
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State Government
In Pitching Tax Relief, Perry Points Finger at Washington
In a speech calling for tax cuts in the new legislative session, Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday bashed the federal government for its “irresponsible” spending decisions and praised Texas’ fiscal restraint.
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Public Education
State of Mind: Midland Educators Want More College Readiness
Midland educators say the one-size-fits-all college readiness plan has run its course. They’re working with area lawmakers to push legislation that would allow districts to offer different curriculum tracks, to better prepare students for the next step in their careers.
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State Government
State of Mind: Coastal Texans Mobilizing to Reform TWIA
Instead of complaining about steep rate hikes and confusing building codes, Texas coastal residents say they’ll outline ways to reform the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association in the 83rd Legislature.
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Health care
State of Mind: The Fight to Restore Healthcare Cuts
Doctors in the Rio Grande Valley are leading the charge to restore cuts made during the 2011 legislative session. They want lawmakers to once again make it so that Medicare and Medicaid benefits add up to 100-percent of dual eligible patients’ bills. They’re expecting a fight.
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Energy
State of Mind: State Water Woes
People in parts of West Texas know that lawmakers can’t make it rain, but they hope that the legislators they send to Austin can find funding for a statewide water plan to ease the drought pain in the coming session. Several state leaders are vowing to find the money.