On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Patrick, Kiah and former (and aspiring) Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson about Roy Moore’s defeat in Alabama, Patterson’s attempt to unseat George P. Bush and a soon-to-land reporting project called “The Taking.”
2017
Posted inState Government
Texas General Land Office official to head regional EPA office
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday that Anne Idsal – a top official in the Texas General Land Office – will become the agency’s Region 6 administrator.
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Criminal Justice
This Texas lawmaker could finish his term from jail
State Rep. Ron Reynolds recently lost his appeal to a 2016 conviction of five misdemeanor ambulance-chasing charges. If his last effort to have his conviction overturned fails, he faces a yearlong jail sentence.
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Texas graduate students worry they’ll lose big in the federal tax cut bill
One version of the proposed tax cut bill would count tuition waivers received by graduate students as taxable income, a move that could increase some students’ federal income taxes by nearly 400 percent.
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Texas Elections 2018
Analysis: What recent election results in Texas congressional districts tell us about 2018
Past congressional elections in Texas have favored Republicans, but Texas Democrats are hopeful. Here’s a look back.
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T-Squared
T-Squared: A fresh look for The Texas Tribune
Today we launched the first major redesign of The Texas Tribune homepage in four years. Tell us: What do you think of our new look?
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The Brief: Texas has its field of candidates for the 2018 primaries, new pressure on Farenthold
The field for the 2018 elections crystallized Monday evening when Texas’ month-long candidate filing period came to a relatively quiet close, and U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold is under more pressure after The New York Times published a report in which former staffers alleged the congressman bullied aides and had a volatile temper.
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Texas Elections 2018
Analysis: Why George P. Bush is jealous of Ken Paxton
The months leading up to Monday’s candidate filing deadline were full of talk about who might challenge whom, a drawn-out round of punditry. Now we know who filed for what, and some of the results were unexpected.
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Criminal Justice
Paul Pressler, former Texas judge and religious right leader, accused of sexually assaulting teen for years
A lawsuit filed this fall alleges that Paul Pressler, a former state judge, lawmaker and leader on the religious right, repeatedly sexually assaulted a young man over a period of decades, beginning when the boy was just 14.
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Texas Elections 2018
Filing period comes to calm close after chaotic 30 days
A hectic candidate filing period came to a relatively calm close Monday evening, with few major surprises as the field was set for the 2018 primaries in Texas. Yet it’s been a tumultuous few weeks across the state’s political landscape.
