Private aerospace company SpaceX has received a preliminary green light from the FAA for a launch site in the southern tip of Texas. Some in Brownsville are over the moon about the economic windfall it could bring.
Cathaleen Qiao Chen
Cathaleen Qiao Chen was a reporting fellow at The Texas Tribune in 2014, covering criminal justice and higher education, among other topics. A native of Xinjiang, China, she moved to the U.S. at age 8. She is a graduate of Northwestern, where she studied sociology, journalism and creative writing.
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Davis Announces Proposal of 10 Dates for Rio Grande Valley Debate
Still ironing out the details of a formal debate, the Wendy Davis campaign on Tuesday announced 10 potential dates for a Rio Grande Valley appearance against her gubernatorial opponent Greg Abbott.
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Deuell Announces He Won’t Seek Recount After Runoff Loss
State Sen. Bob Deuell, R-Greenville, who lost his Republican primary runoff by 300 votes to Tea Party candidate Bob Hall, announced Friday morning that he would not seek a recount.
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More Emergency Centers Gear Up to Get 911 Texts
In an effort to modernize the emergency call system, a national initiative looks to increase the use of text-to-911 technology. And with such service available at 27 call centers in 12 counties, Texas is a key participant in that effort.
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Transportation
Texas Gets Poor Marks on Pedestrian Safety
Houston is the seventh most dangerous city in the nation for people on foot, according to a new report. Texas ranked as the 10th most dangerous state for walking commuters, with nearly 4,200 pedestrian deaths between 2003 and 2012.
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Higher Education
UT Board Chairman Calls for Regent Hall to Resign
Three days after a legislative committee said there were grounds to impeach University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall, the chairman of UT’s board of regents said Hall should resign.
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Higher Education
Perry Urges UT Board to Consider Alternatives to Tuition Hikes
UPDATED: In light of Gov. Rick Perry’s word of caution about raising tuition, the University of Texas System Board of Regents on Wednesday only approved tuition increases for out-of-state and health science campus students.
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Politics
HD-105 Runoff Candidates Hope to Claim District for Democrats
In the May 27 Democratic runoff for House District 105, two lawyers from Irving are contending for the chance to take on a former Republican former state legislator.
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Public Education
In North Texas, SBOE Incumbent Faces a Strong Tea Party Challenge
Pat Hardy, a 12-year incumbent on the State Board of Education, is facing a tough re-election fight against a Tea Party activist in a Republican primary runoff that could shift the balance of power on the GOP-dominated board.
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Politics
Dewhurst, Patrick Engage in Nasty Lt. Gov. Debate
In the most contentious matchup yet in what has become an increasingly vicious Republican runoff for lieutenant governor, Dan Patrick and incumbent David Dewhurst hurled personal attacks at each other in Dallas on Wednesday.