Hospitals to Budget Conferees: Cuts Hit Us Too Hard
Texas hospitals have a pointed message for the lawmakers hashing out the final details of the 2012-13 budget: The proposed cuts hit them too hard. Full Story
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House Tentatively Approves Fracking Disclosure Bill
The Texas House gave tentative approval to a bill on Wednesday that would require gas companies to publicly disclose the chemicals they use in the controversial drilling process known as hydraulic fracturing. Full Story
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T-Squared: Jay Root, Star Reporter, Joins Trib Staff
It's always a kick to announce big hires, and this one is massive: Jay Root, an award-winning journalist who has set a standard for coverage of Texas politics and breaking news with The Associated Press and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, is joining the Tribune's staff. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: May 11, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Senate redistricting maps unveiled; Ricardo Sanchez's chances; Romney's potential trouble in Texas Full Story
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New Senate District Maps Proposed
Travis County would get two new out-of-town senators, and Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, would be squeezed into a district designed for a Republican, in political maps proposed by Senate Redistricting Chairman Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo. Full Story
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John Mendelsohn: The TT Interview
Dr. John Mendelsohn, the outgoing president of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, discusses the significance of budget cuts for his institutions, the value of public research and his advice for his successor. Full Story
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Senate Approves "Pork Chopper" Bill
The newest competitive sport coming to Texas just might be pork choppering. Full Story
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Update: Planned Parenthood Rallies Against Funding Cuts
At a Capitol press conference this morning, Cecile Richards, president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and daughter of the late Texas Gov. Ann Richards, said her organization is under siege by GOP lawmakers. Full Story
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Video: Obama Stumps In Austin, Raises Funds For '12 Election
Full video of President Barack Obama's remarks Tuesday during a stop to talk politics with a crowd of fellow Democrats and to raise money for his re-election campaign. Full Story
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The Brief: May 11, 2011
It's a long shot, and he knows it. But the question remains: Is the president angling for Texas in 2012? Full Story
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Despite Uproar, State Lawmakers Pursue Medicare Overhaul
Across the nation, U.S. House Republicans are getting an earful from their constituents about a GOP budget proposal to overhaul federal Medicare. But that message hasn’t made its way to Texas, where state lawmakers are still angling to take control of the program. Full Story
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Ellis Urges Lawmakers to Act on Innocence Bills
Charles Chatman and other former prisoners who have been exonerated of their crimes are joining state Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, in urging House lawmakers to act quickly and pass bills intended to reduce wrongful convictions. Full Story
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Elderly, Disabled Fight Pay Cut to Service Providers
Advocates for the elderly and disabled are fighting a proposal in the Legislature that they say would reduce the wages of the personal care attendants who provide services through the Medicaid Community-Based Alternatives waiver program. Full Story
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House Poised to Pass Insurance Sunset Bill
House lawmakers voted Tuesday night to continue the duties and operations of the Texas Department of Insurance, giving early approval to the agency’s Sunset bill. Full Story
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House Gives First OK to Medicaid Waiver Plan
House lawmakers have given an early okay to Rep. Lois Kolkhorst’s bill to ask Washington for a block grant to run Medicaid — the joint state-federal health care program for children, the disabled and the very poor — as Texas sees fit. Full Story
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Obama: It's Going to Take More Than One Term
After an El Paso stop that focused on immigration reform, President Barack Obama used his second stop, in Austin, to talk politics with a sea of fellow Democrats and raise money for his upcoming re-election campaign. Full Story
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House Gives Initial OK to Windstorm Insurance Reform
Lawmakers have given early approval to a bill to reform the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, a quasi-governmental insurer of last resort that has been the subject of ethics concerns. Full Story
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Bill to Ease College Transfers Passes House
A bill that streamlines the process for community college students seeking to transfer into a four-year universities was kicked out of the House — passing unanimously — and over to the Senate this afternoon. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: May 10, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Hispanic activists call Obama's El Paso speech too little, too late; bigamy bill heading to Senate floor; A&M chancellor steps down Full Story
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More Debate, Same Result: House Passes Sanctuary Cities
In a last-ditch effort to tweak one of their most despised bills of the session, House Democrats tried — and failed — to adopt several amendments today to the “sanctuary cities” bill first passed by the House late Monday. Full Story
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