Lawmakers haven’t ignored transportation this session, but big plans for infrastructure funding may have stalled.
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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Event: A Conversation About the Environment
Join Laura Huffman of the Nature Conservancy, Bryan Shaw of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and James Marston of the Environmental Defense Fund for a special Earth Day conversation about the environment.
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The Evening Brief: April 9, 2013
Your evening reading: Senate panel hears impassioned debate over school choice bill; Perry urges Obama to press Mexico to release water to Texas; Cornyn, McCaul file border security measure
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The Brief: April 9, 2013
With the budget fight largely over, attention in the Capitol has moved back to other contentious issues, like school choice and gambling.
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The Evening Brief: April 8, 2013
Your evening reading: prospects dim for bill that would cut early-voting period; Carona touts gambling measure ahead of committee hearing; Craddick says he meant to vote against anti-voucher amendment
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The Brief: April 8, 2013
Tensions have escalated again in the long-running power struggle engulfing the state’s largest university system.
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The Evening Brief: April 5, 2013
Your evening reading: behind-the-scenes details of House budget debate emerging; A&M student body president vetoes “religious funding exemption” bill; Obama monitoring DA murder cases, White House says
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The Brief: April 5, 2013
A few bursts of drama punctuated an otherwise tame day of debate over the House budget on Thursday.
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The Evening Brief: April 4, 2013
Your evening reading: amid daylong debate, House opens door to Medicaid expansion negotiations; Perry offers reward in prosecutor murders; House committee passes school marshal bill
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The Brief: April 4, 2013
A marathon budget debate today may keep House lawmakers at the Capitol past midnight.
