Officials in Austin, Houston, El Paso and San Juan announced plans today intended to make employers aware of a key change in the law passed by the Legislature designed to elevate the importance of prosecuting wage theft. Full Story
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City officials in Groesbeck — facing a water shortage that could leave the town completely dry by Thanksgiving — are scrambling to build a new pipeline, after their last effort to pump water from a nearby rock quarry failed. Full Story
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In this episode of Weekend Insider, we introduce you to two influential Texans: John Bradley, the Williamson County District Attorney, and Michael Sorrell, the president of Paul Quinn College. Full Story
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Your afternoon reading: Pelosi zings Perry on debate challenge; Texas' voter ID law may be in jeopardy; second poll shows Paul gaining in Iowa Full Story
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The U.S. Department of Justice informed the Texas secretary of state’s office it has yet to provide the federal government sufficient information about the contentious voter ID law, which could possibly affect the bill's scheduled implementation date of Jan. 1. Full Story
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At this morning's TribLive conversation, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst answered critics who question whether he's conservative enough to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate. Full Story
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At this morning's TribLive conversation, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst talked about the intern on his U.S. Senate campaign who made headlines yesterday after tweeting about the temptation to assassinate Barack Obama. Full Story
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The Texas branch of the American Federation of Teachers has released the results of a web survey that reports extensive teacher layoffs, increasing class sizes, and deteriorating work conditions following state budget cuts. Full Story
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Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who's running for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, agreed to a TribLive interview at the Austin Club this morning. He'll talk to Evan Smith and then answer audience questions. Full Story
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Debates have nearly led to Rick Perry's undoing, but the governor thinks he could at least take Nancy Pelosi. Full Story
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The official filing period for State Board of Education races hasn't even begun, but the mudslinging certainly has. That's no surprise: Political control over the divisive board hangs in the balance. Full Story
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Texans who gave big money to Kay Bailey Hutchison to try to unseat Rick Perry for governor in 2010 haven’t gelled around a single candidate in the presidential race. In fact, the majority of them seem to still be sitting on the sidelines. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry proposed term limits for federal judges and cuts in pay and work hours for Congress, so we put those issues to the insiders and added Texas versions: What about a full-time Legislature, and appointed judges instead of elected ones? Full Story
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Despite what you may have seen in the media today, Lauren Pierce, president of College Republicans at the University of Texas at Austin, says she really does not have any desire to shoot President Obama. Full Story
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Former prosecutor Ken Anderson says he is anguished over Michael Morton's wrongful conviction. But he strenuously denied allegations that he intentionally withheld any evidence in 1987 that would have cleared Morton. Full Story
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Your afternoon reading: new Perry ad takes aim at Obama; Cornyn says Congress needs insider-trading ban; Perry pitches government-reform plan in New Hampshire town halls Full Story
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The Perry presidential campaign's latest ad targets President Barack Obama's recent use of the word "lazy" to describe Americans. "That's pathetic," Perry says in the video. Full Story
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This week on the TribCast, Ross, Reeve, Ben and Mark talk post-"Oops" Perry, his proposal to make the U.S. Congress more like the Texas Legislature, and a recent wrong turn for Formula 1 racing in Austin. Full Story
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Gov. Rick Perry is urging Americans to “browbeat” members of Congress into accepting his plan to slash their pay and limit the amount of they spend in Washington. It's part of Perry's pitch to dramatically reform government. Full Story
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In Gov. Rick Perry's grand plan to take a sledgehammer to Washington, some see a few holes. Full Story
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