A report analyzing Texas electricity prices finds that there are lingering problems in the state’s decade-old competitive electricity market.
2013
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Health care
The Brief: Dec. 19, 2013
In a wide ranging interview with The Texas Tribune’s Jay Root, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz refused to say whom he favored in the primary contest between John Cornyn and Steve Stockman, said he’s working on renouncing his Canadian citizenship and had little to say about a potential run for the White House in 2016.
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Higher Education
Powers: Controversy Has Done “Significant Harm” to UT
University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers told a legislative panel on Wednesday that persistent controversy, largely stemming from the actions of a regent, has taken a toll on the reputation of the university.
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Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: About Those 2014 Elections…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in government and politics — our last one of 2013 — we asked for election predictions.
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Health care
The Evening Brief: Dec. 18, 2013
Your evening reading: horrible details emerge in lawsuit filed on behalf of woman searched by customs officials; Phil Wilson moves from TxDOT to LCRA; BP sues San Antonio lawyer for fraud in class-action suit from 2010 Gulf spill
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Criminal Justice
ACLU Lawsuit Targets Feds Over Search of U.S. Citizen
In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, the American Civil Liberties Union alleges that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in El Paso subjected a U.S. citizen to unwarranted searches, including vaginal probes and a CT scan.
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Energy
Phil Wilson Named New LCRA General Manager
The Lower Colorado River Authority’s board has tapped Phil Wilson, the Texas Department of Transportation’s executive director, to be the agency’s new general manager.
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TribCast
TribCast: Bill Powers and the Governor’s Race So Far
Evan, Ross, Jay and Reeve review the beginnings of the gubernatorial battle between Republican Greg Abbott and Democrat Wendy Davis and provide an update on the turmoil at the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University.
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Bob Perry’s Money a Campaign Issue, Even After His Death
U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman, R-Friendswood, is hoping to make a donation by the late Bob Perry an issue in his challenge of U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas.
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Health care
In North Texas, ACA Navigators Under Fire
Organizations charged with hiring “navigators” to help the uninsured buy coverage in the federal marketplace have come under intense scrutiny, particularly in North Texas, over allegations of poor oversight and misdeeds.