Gov. Greg Abbott and Comptroller Glenn Hegar on Wednesday ordered state agencies to stop paying departing employees by placing them on “emergency leave.”
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Terri Langford is the Tribune's health services reporter based in Austin. Langford is a veteran journalist, having worked at the Florida Times Union, The Associated Press, The Dallas Morning News, the Houston Chronicle, WNYC, Honolulu Civil Beat and Texas Standard/KUT. Langford has a bachelor’s degree in government from the University of Texas at Austin. She has covered various city and state agencies, criminal justice and health and human services for the Houston Chronicle, The Dallas Morning News, The Associated Press, WNYC and Texas Standard at KUT.
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Cost of Texas Child Support Overhaul Doubles to $420 Million
The state’s sidelined child support overhaul is now back on track, but its cost has more than doubled to $420 million and it is now two years behind schedule.
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Former Dukes Staffer: Lawmaker Sought Payment for Days She Wasn’t at Capitol
A former staffer for state Rep. Dawnna Dukes has claimed the Austin Democrat sought reimbursement from the state for travel payments she was not entitled to, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
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Paxton Uses State Protection for Frequent North Texas Trips
For the past year, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has used taxpayer-funded security teams and drivers to travel at least twice and as many as four times a month to North Texas where he has a home and businesses, according to records obtained by The Texas Tribune.
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Criminal Justice
Texas Rangers Join Criminal Probe of State Rep. Dawnna Dukes
The Texas Rangers have joined a Travis County District Attorney office criminal probe into state Rep. Dawnna Dukes’ use of staff, the Texas Department of Public Safety confirmed.
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Being Sid Miller is Getting Increasingly Complicated
During his first year and half in office, Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller’s conduct has ranged from the cartoonish to the potentially criminal.
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Criminal Justice
Texas Ag Chief Wore Two Hats at Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
As Texas agriculture events go, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo was a must-do for state Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and his staff. But Miller had more than an industry interest. He also had a personal one.
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Criminal Justice
Urban Woes Regularly Spill Onto UT Campus
A review of more than three months of UT-Austin police logs shows campus police routinely dealing with traffic issues, drug crimes and homeless people unrelated to the university.
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Criminal Justice
New Gas Pump Stickers Highlight Sid Miller, Ding Lawmakers
A new sticker for the state’s gas pumps comes with a few additional flourishes: Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller’s name emblazoned across the top and a disclaimer blaming gas taxes on Congress and the Texas Legislature.
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Governor Says Allegations Against Miller Warrant Probe
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott believes a complaint that Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller misused state funds when he took two out-of-state trips a year ago should be investigated, a spokesman for the governor said on Thursday.
