The Brief: May 4, 2012
The U.S. Senate race cooled briefly at a candidate forum Thursday night. Full Story
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Race is for District 10, but the Magic Number is 12
Wendy Davis isn't the only reason for the political stirrings in Senate District 10. It's because she serves as a security vote that props up the Democrats and trips up the Republicans. Full Story
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Rocker Ted Nugent is Bearing Arms and Cranking Up Controversy
If you thought a little Secret Service investigation or a $10,000 bear hunting fine would tame the "Motor City Madman," well, you probably have never sat down for a chat with Ted Nugent. Full Story
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Hancock, Smith Focus on Road Funding in Bid to Replace State Sen. Harris
How to pay for the state's transportation needs has emerged as a key issue in the open state Senate District 9 primary race between Republican state Reps. Kelly Hancock and Todd Smith. Full Story
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U.S. Senate Candidates Avoid Attacks in Forum
Four Republicans and two Democrats hoping to replace Kay Bailey Hutchison in the U.S. Senate focused more on their own positions and records rather than their opponents during a televised candidate forum Thursday. Full Story
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The Evening Brief: May 3, 2012
Your evening reading: U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan to speak at Texas GOP convention; UT regents back tuition hikes, medical school development; Medina calls for end to property tax Full Story
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UT Regents Back Some Tuition Hikes, Commit to New Med Schools
Tuition will go up next year for most students in the University of Texas System, after a Board of Regents vote today. Regents also committed to developing medical schools in Austin and South Texas. Full Story
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Weekend Insider: Ted Nugent Talks
This week in The New York Times and at texastribune.org, Jay Root talks with rock-and-roll star and Second Amendment advocate Ted Nugent. Full Story
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Video: GenTX Targets College-Going Culture
Three key participants in "Generation Texas," an effort to improve the state's college-going culture, discuss the $3 million campaign — and their hopes for higher education attainment statewide. Full Story
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Texas A&M University Unveils New Accountability Website
This week, Texas A&M University is making significant amounts of data easily available to the public on a new "accountability" website, allowing people to dig into issues such as graduation rates, research expenditures and more. Full Story
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Facing Uphill Slog in U.S. Senate Race, Democrats Join the Stage Tonight
At a forum tonight in Houston, Democrats Paul Sadler and Sean Hubbard will join the four leading Republican candidates vying for Kay Bailey Hutchison's U.S. Senate seat. Full Story
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Ethics Complaints Latest Salvo in Wentworth-Jones Battle
State Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, filed ethics complaints on Wednesday against his opponent, former railroad commissioner Elizabeth Ames Jones, and her husband, Will Jones. Full Story
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UT-Permian Basin to Offer a New Kind of $10,000 Degree
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin has announced the creation of a $10,000 bachelor's degree program. Highly qualified students with a strong interest in science can apply this fall. Full Story
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The Brief: May 3, 2012
Tonight, the Democrats vying for Kay Bailey Hutchison's U.S. Senate seat may finally steal a sliver of the spotlight. Full Story
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Cities Making Their Own Payday Loan Regulations
Across Texas, city councils are beginning to take the regulation of payday and auto title lenders into their own hands. But lobbyists have also been active in opposing municipal ordinances. Full Story
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The Evening Brief: May 2, 2012
Your evening reading: state's largest business group joins school finance suit; Perry says God forgives people for their "oops" moments; help offered from Midland in Chinese dissident's escape Full Story
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 130
On this week's podcast, Ross, Emily, Morgan and Ben weigh the recent resignation of Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott and the back-and-forth court rulings on Planned Parenthood and the Women's Health Program. Full Story
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Railroad Commission Hopeful Goes With the Flow in New Ad
"Isn't it about time we elected political leaders that have enough sense not to pee on an electric fence?" asks Roland Sledge, a Houston lawyer vying for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, in a funny new online ad. Full Story
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State Business Group Joining School Finance Lawsuit
The Texas Association of Business announced today that it has joined a school finance lawsuit against the state, demanding a study of school system efficiency. Full Story
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Interactive: How Much Do Superintendents Make?
During the 2011 legislative session, we compiled a salary database of all the state’s highest-paid school administrators: superintendents. After a year and a $5.4 billion reduction in state funding to public education, we are doing it again. Full Story
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