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August 2014
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Demographics
Glitches Threaten ACA Coverage for Immigrants
Immigrants who purchased health insurance through the federal marketplace could lose their coverage next month if they cannot verify their citizenship records.
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Politics
Meet Lawyers on Both Sides of Perry Indictment
Rick Perry, facing charges related to his threat to veto funding for the state’s public integrity unit, has assembled his legal defense dream team. Here’s a look at the strengths of both his attorneys and the prosecutor investigating him.
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Health care
The Brief: Aug. 21, 2014
Now that Gov. Rick Perry is ramping up his legal team to fight a pair of felony indictments, he has also changed course on how to pay for his counsel — the bills will now come to his campaign account.
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Politics
Perry Will Tap Campaign Account to Pay Attorneys
UPDATED: Gov. Rick Perry, who has been using taxpayer dollars to pay the defense lawyers fighting his felony indictments, will tap campaign funds from now on, his spokesman said Wednesday night.
Posted inState Government
Perry’s Court Signature Differs From Official One
Gov. Rick Perry’s unusual signature — long a source of fascination — looks strikingly different in the legal documents he had to sign related to his recent indictment.
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Politics
First Lady’s Surgery Kept Her From Standing by Perry
As Gov. Rick Perry had his mugshot taken and told supporters he would fight the charges, the first lady was recovering from foot surgery.
Posted inState Government
The Q&A: Bonny Cain
In this week’s Q&A, we interview Bonny Cain, Waco ISD superintendent and chairwoman of the State Board for Educator Certification.
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Criminal Justice
Perry Pleads Not Guilty
Gov. Rick Perry has waived his right to appear at his arraignment hearing on Friday morning and entered a plea of not guilty to two felony counts: abuse of official capacity and coercion of a public official.
Posted inState Government
New in TribTalk: A Debate Over High-Speed Rail
Does high-speed rail make sense for Texas? Peter LeCody of Texas Rail Advocates writes that it does and plans are moving ahead faster than most people realize, while Bernard L. Weinstein of SMU says the economics simply don’t add up.
