If fans of Dr Pepper and the Fort Worth Zoo don’t get it in gear, their chance to buy specialty license plates might soon be gone. The Houston Rockets are hanging by a thread.
2015
Posted in
Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: About The New Guys…
For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in government and politics, we asked about the newest officeholders, the GOP presidential candidates from Texas, about oil prices and an unpopular tax.
Posted in
Politics
Bill Looks to Prevent Gay Marriage From Becoming Legal in Texas
UPDATED: State or local government employees giving out same-sex marriage licenses would stop receiving their salaries under a bill filed Wednesday for the 84th legislative session.
Posted in
Higher Education
Wasting Little Time, McRaven Plots His Course
Four days into his new job atop the UT System, Chancellor William McRaven likens it to his days as a Navy admiral. Trust helps, conflicts need to be settled and the troops — now it’s the students — come first.
Posted in
State Government
Video: Border Security, Tax Cuts Among Patrick’s Priorities
A few days before the start of the 84th Legislature, Lt. Gov.-elect Dan Patrick laid out a long list of issues he wants to see addressed in the coming session. Among those: maintaining an increased security presence at the Texas-Mexico border.
Posted inState Government
Second Health Contract Questioned; Probe Requested
A state senator wants the Texas auditor to review how a private firm was selected to operate a state psychiatric hospital in Terrell.
Posted in
Energy
Controversial Marvin Nichols Reservoir Stays in State Plan
The plan to build the Marvin Nichols Reservoir has been a subject of contention between Dallas-Fort Worth officials and opponents in Northeast Texas. State officials voted Thursday to keep the lake in the state water plan, but the dispute is far from over.
Posted in
Politics
Discussing “Clear Mandate,” Patrick Talks Tax Cuts, More
Five days before the 84th legislative session begins, Lt. Gov.-elect Dan Patrick discussed his ambitious agenda — a lineup that includes tax relief, spending limits and education reform.
Posted in
Energy
What’s Behind the Earthquakes in Dallas?
A swarm of small earthquakes started shaking the Dallas area a couple of days ago. But the tremors, while new to the region, are just the latest in a major increase in earthquakes in Texas over the last several years.
Posted inState Government
Abbott: Replace Sunset Commission With Citizen Panel
Gov.-elect Greg Abbott on Thursday called for a citizen panel on government waste to replace the Sunset Commission. He said the Sunset system “seldom eliminates unnecessary agencies.”
