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The Evening Brief: Jan. 22, 2013

By David Muto Jan. 22, 2013

Your evening reading: 3 injured in shooting at Houston community college; lawmakers sound off on Roe v. Wade anniversary; Legislature weighing fees on electric cars Full Story
TribLive: Howard and Davis on Fetal Pain

By Emily Ramshaw Jan. 22, 2013

At this morning's TribLive conversation, state Reps. Sarah Davis, R-West University Place, and Donna Howard, D-Austin, talked about the possibility of legislation in the 83rd session restricting access to abortions. Full Story
Amid Bills and Debate, Another Campus Shooting

By Reeve Hamilton Jan. 22, 2013

News of multiple gunshot victims at the north Houston campus of Lone Star College on Tuesday will likely weigh heavily on the minds of Texas lawmakers as they prepare to consider multiple bills relating to campus safety. Full Story

Credit: Edward A. Ornelas/San Antonio Express-News
Senate Education Leader Files Testing Overhaul Bill

By Morgan Smith Jan. 22, 2013

State Sen. Kel Seliger, the Amarillo Republican who leads the Senate's Higher Education Committee, filed a bill Tuesday offering broad changes to student assessment and high school graduation requirements in the state. Full Story

Credit: Bob Daemmrich
TribLive: Howard and Davis on the Women's Health Program

By Emily Ramshaw Jan. 22, 2013

At this morning's TribLive conversation, state Reps. Sarah Davis, R-West University Place, and Donna Howard, D-Austin, talked about whether the new state-run Texas Women's Health Program will have enough providers without Planned Parenthood. Full Story
Texas' Rank in Graduation Rate Study Presents a Contrast

By Morgan Smith Jan. 22, 2013

A new national report puts Texas high school graduation rates at slightly above average, contrasting with a federal study released late last year that ranked the state among the best at graduating students within four years. Full Story

Credit: Graphic by Todd Wiseman
Inside Intelligence: About Those Ethics Laws...

By Ross Ramsey Jan. 22, 2013

For this week's nonscientific survey of insiders in politics and government, we asked about state ethics laws — about lawmakers' disclosure of personal finances, of client lists, and about what laws the insiders would change if they could. Full Story
Bill Seeks Study on Effects of Cutting Federal Funds to State

By Morgan Smith Jan. 22, 2013

State Rep. James White, R-Hillister, has filed legislation that would require the state to study the effects of cutting financial ties with the federal government. The bill is not intended as a call for secession, White said. Full Story

Credit: Bob Daemmrich
Lawmakers Considering Fees on Electric Cars

By Aman Batheja Jan. 22, 2013

In search of new revenue for road construction and maintenance, Texas lawmakers are weighing whether to raise fees on electric cars, a move that is gaining ground in some other states. Full Story

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Sarah Weddington: The TT Interview

By Becca Aaronson Jan. 22, 2013

On the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade — the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized abortion — the lawyer who successfully argued the case talks with the Tribune about women’s rights and recent anti-abortion legislation Full Story

Credit: Todd Wiseman
Pension, Gas Investment Boost Perry's Income

By Jay Root Jan. 22, 2013

Thanks to his state pension — the subject of double-dipping controversy — and the sale of an interest in gas wells, Gov. Rick Perry got a pay bump in 2011, according to tax returns he provided to the Tribune. Full Story

Credit: Illustration by Todd Wiseman / Gage Skidmore
Interactive: Are There Enough Women's Health Program Providers?

By Becca Aaronson Jan. 22, 2013

This interactive map shows the locations of Planned Parenthood clinics excluded from the new Texas Women's Health Program, overlaid with the non-Planned Parenthood providers that have agreed to treat state-subsidized patients in those areas. Full Story

Credit: Graphic by Todd Wiseman / Becca Aaronson
Scientists Close to Testing Tracers for Drilling Fluid

By Dave Fehling, Houston Public Media Jan. 22, 2013

Controversy over whether hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, poses a threat to groundwater has spurred a group of scientists to try to make fracking fluid traceable — by injecting it with DNA. Full Story

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The Brief: Jan. 22, 2013

By David Muto Jan. 22, 2013

Texas Republicans in Washington largely put partisanship aside on Monday as President Obama marked the beginning of his second term with a vigorous defense of liberalism. Full Story

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