The Midday Brief: Top Texas Headlines for April 13, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Michelle Obama visit causes stir over campus-carry bill; senators ease prison health care cuts; puppy mill legislation fast-tracked Full Story
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David Muto was the editor of TribTalk, The Texas Tribune's opinion page. He is also the Tribune's copy editor. A Richardson native, he attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned degrees in journalism and Spanish.
Your afternoon reading: Michelle Obama visit causes stir over campus-carry bill; senators ease prison health care cuts; puppy mill legislation fast-tracked Full Story
Texas may have just secured $832 million in education funding. So why isn't everyone happy? Full Story
Your afternoon reading: Doggett amendment repealed; House approves space flight bill; data-breach call center flooded Full Story
In a turn of events, campus-carry legislation could provide Democrats with what's sure to be one of their few legislative victories this session. Full Story
Your afternoon reading: personal information of millions of Texans exposed; Michelle Obama to visit Texas this week; Dewhurst cooling on Senate run? Full Story
The fate of campus-carry legislation — once virtually assured of passage this session — may lie with a Senate Democrat (or two). Full Story
It's no government shutdown, to be sure, but Texas has run into its own bout of fiscal drama: leaked budget documents. Full Story
Your afternoon reading: Lawmaker finds extra money for schools; redistricting gets under way; Nolan Ryan lends support to Todd Staples Full Story
Competing rallies on Wednesday provided a stark backdrop to the House vs. Senate tug-of-war playing out in the Capitol. Full Story
Your afternoon reading: Tea Party presses senators on budget; hospital tax quietly floated; Senate approves DNA testing bill Full Story