Texas House Speaker Joe Straus asked the State Preservation Board to take down a plaque at the Capitol that asserts that slavery was not the underlying cause of the Civil War.
Alex Arriaga
Alex Arriaga was a 2017-18 reporting fellow at The Texas Tribune after graduating from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, where she studied journalism and Latin American studies. She previously worked as an editor at The Badger Herald, where she led the paper’s news and feature reporting. She also worked as an investigative intern at Wisconsin Watch where she won a Milwaukee Press Club Award for her reporting on gun regulations in Wisconsin. She also spent a few months in D.C. as an intern at The Chronicle of Higher Education before coming to Austin.
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In Harvey's Wake
Ahead of 2019 session, Speaker Joe Straus orders Texas House to research Harvey issues
“We know that this is not going to be a normal legislative interim,” Texas House Speaker Joe Straus said Thursday as he directed House committees to research policy issues related to Hurricane Harvey.
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Health care
Fewer Texans were uninsured in 2016, but state still has largest health coverage gap
More Texans are insured now than four years ago — but the state is still home to 4.5 million people without health coverage, the largest share in the country.
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In Harvey's Wake
Southeast Texans should watch out for wildlife while clearing Harvey debris
Animals seeking shelter from floods might be found hiding in debris as Houston residents return for post-hurricane cleanup, state officials warned Tuesday.
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Health care
Child therapists fear new Texas policy will deepen funding cuts
Therapists who work with disabled children in their homes saw a glimmer of hope this year, when Texas lawmakers decided to restore some of the funds they cut for such services in 2015. It was short-lived.
