Attorney General Greg Abbott announced Thursday his campaign would accept campaign donations in Bitcoin and treat the contributions as in-kind donations.
Aman Batheja
Aman Batheja was a political reporter and editor for the Tribune from 2012 to 2019. Previously he worked for eight years at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, most of that time covering state and local politics. A native of Cedarhurst, New York, he has an undergraduate degree in journalism and psychology from New York University and a master's in economics from the University of Texas at Arlington.
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Cruz Reports More Than $2 Million on Hand
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Energy
Railroads Filling Void as Oil Pipeline Falls Short
As drillers produce millions of barrels of crude oil in shale plays in Texas and the Midwest, railroad companies are finding booming business in transporting the oil to Gulf Coast refineries.
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Economy
Texas Banking Chief Issues Rules for Bitcoin
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Collier Plans for Billboard in Hegar’s Hometown
Democrat Mike Collier plans to put up a billboard in Republican Sen. Glenn Hegar’s hometown accusing Hegar of ducking debates. Collier and Hegar are candidates for comptroller.
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Transportation
TxDOT Suspends TxTag Payment Page Due to Security Concern
A blogger noticed that a page on the Texas Department of Transportation’s TxTag site left customers’ credit card information exposed. TxDOT says it has no evidence of any security breaches.
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Economy
Tax Relief or Targeted Spending Hikes? Surplus Projections Fuel Debate
With expectations that state lawmakers will have a budget surplus of several billion dollars, lawmakers, activists and business groups are already discussing what to do with the money.
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Straus Taps Pickett to Lead New Road Funding Committee
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Transportation
Transportation Commission Picks Weber to Run TxDOT
The Texas Transportation Commission voted 4-0 Friday to hire a former military leader and longtime friend of Gov. Rick Perry as the new executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation.
