TribBlog: Court Says Vaccine Preservative and Autism Not Linked
The new rulings could result in a decrease in the number of lawsuits surrounding vaccines. Full Story
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TribBlog: Promises Broken? [Updated]
Texas border leaders on Friday unleashed a diatribe at the interim director of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for postponing a planned pay raise for federal agents and failing to beef up protection of the state’s border region. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: March 12, 2010
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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The Brief: March 12, 2010
Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of the State Board of Education. Full Story
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Disease Mismanagement?
Texas has spent tens of millions of dollars on “disease management” — phone calls and check-ins with Medicaid patients designed to control costly chronic illnesses and save money. The jury's still out on whether it worked, but the state's preparing to rebid the contract anyway. Full Story
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Farming Under Fire: The Texas Guard in Afghanistan
KUT Radio's report on an attack on the Texas Guard's farming operation in Afghanistan — from which it was hard to recover. Full Story
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"We're Outnumbered"
At Thursday's State Board of Education meeting, as conservatives had their way with social studies standards, voting to limit the discussion of race and gender issues and to challenge the notion of separation of church and state, Democratic members were left to sulk and seethe — and walk out. Full Story
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TribBlog: SBOE Rejects Church-State Wall (Updated)
America never barred "the government from promoting or disfavoring any particular religion above all others," according to board conservatives. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: March 11, 2010
Your afternoon reading. Full Story
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TribBlog: Border Leaders on Drone Bandwagon
A group of elected officials and business leaders from the Texas-Mexico border today joined Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar in calls for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to deploy unmanned aerial surveillance drones to monitor the border. Full Story
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The Brief: March 11, 2010
A song for the State Board of Education: We've only just begun... Full Story
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Try, Try Again: The Texas Guard in Afghanistan
Farmer-soldiers from the Texas National Guard Agribusiness Development Team, working in Afghanistan, find out that what looks good in satellite imagery doesn’t always work out on the ground. Full Story
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The SBOE Gets Medieval
When State Board of Education members ventured into world history curriculum at Wednesday's meeting, they carried their modern-day political agendas with them. Full Story
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"The Texas of Today is the U.S. of Tomorrow"
That's what former state demographer Steve Murdock says about the dramatic population shifts happening throughout the state and the country — and why they matter. Full Story
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The Big Whoop
Whooping cranes, the Endangered Species Act and property rights clash on the Texas Coast. Full Story
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TribBlog: Rep. Allen Vaught, D-Hollywood [Updated]
Iraq War veteran and Dallas state Rep. Allen Vaught will add one other credential to his resume this week: movie star. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: March 10, 2010
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TribBlog: TEA Rips Fox News
"Highly inaccurate" news reports on changes to the social studies standards raised the ire of conservatives. Full Story
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TribBlog: History Hearings Off to Hot Start
Public testimony on the state's social studies curriculum has started here State Board of Education meeting. It's easy to tell from the banks of cameras and scribes, college students with bright yellow "Save Our History" t-shirts on and people from civil rights and conservative groups itching to testify. Full Story
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2010: Yancy Isn't Done
Darren Yancy, who came in second in a Senate race against a guy who doesn't want the job, says he'll be a candidate in the special election for the Waco seat held by Kip Averitt. Full Story
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