Surprise votes in both chambers of the Legislature capped off a dramatic day at the Capitol on Tuesday.
David Muto
David Muto was the editor of TribTalk, The Texas Tribune's opinion page. He is also the Tribune's copy editor. A Richardson native, he attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned degrees in journalism and Spanish.
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The Evening Brief: April 23, 2013
Your evening reading: House reverses vote abolishing Lottery Commission; Medicaid reform proposal advances; Cornyn tops Senate Republicans in fundraising
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The Brief: April 23, 2013
A fiery hearing on Monday exposed the long road immigration reform faces in Washington.
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The Evening Brief: April 22, 2013
Your evening reading: Perry arrives in Illinois to tout Texas business; Obama to attend West memorial service; Straus selects budget negotiators
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The Brief: April 22, 2013
Immigration reform is threatening to turn the amity between Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio into a rivalry.
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The Evening Brief: April 19, 2013
Your evening reading: in surprise, Perry presses House to break spending cap; regulations in spotlight after West explosion; State Board of Education urges Legislature to reject vouchers
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The Brief: April 19, 2013
Questions swirled on Thursday as the devastation wrought by the West plant explosion was laid bare.
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The Evening Brief: April 18, 2013
Your evening reading: search for answers after plant blast continues; payday lending bill pulled after heated debate in Senate; Emanuel brushes off Perry’s bid for Illinois businesses
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The Brief: April 18, 2013
With a small Texas town still reeling from a massive plant explosion on Wednesday, details of the blast’s destructive toll are beginning to emerge.
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The Evening Brief: April 17, 2013
Your evening reading: U.S. Senate nixes Cornyn and Cruz gun measures after rejecting background check deal; state House passes texting-while-driving ban; Cornyn’s Texas office evacuated after mail scare
