In a report released Thursday, Texas House Select Committee on Mental Health members wrote that mental health “is absolutely one of the most critical areas of concern” facing the state.
2017
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Politics
Rick Perry resigns from board of Dallas company building Dakota Access Pipeline
Following his appointment by President-elect Donald Trump to be the country’s next energy secretary, former Gov. Rick Perry has resigned from the board of Dallas pipeline company Energy Transfer Partners.
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Politics
Former Bush operative Matthew Dowd mulls challenging Cruz for Senate
Matthew Dowd, a longtime Texas operative in both Republican and Democratic politics, is considering running against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.
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Politics
Following North Carolina’s lead, Dan Patrick unveils so-called “bathroom bill”
Texas Republicans on Thursday unveiled Senate Bill 6, which would require transgender people to use bathrooms in public schools, government buildings and public universities based on “biological sex.”
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Criminal Justice
Viral arrest video tests Fort Worth Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald
A viral video of a white Fort Worth police officer forcefully arresting a black woman and her daughters has put a spotlight on the city’s police chief, Joel Fitzgerald. Many are waiting to see how he handles the fallout.
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Politics
Ted Cruz dismisses concerns over Russian role in election
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, dismissed concerns Thursday about Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, calling them an effort to undermine Donald Trump’s victory.
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New in Trib+Edu: Summing up 2016 in education news
In this week’s edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: 2016 was an eventful year for education in the state and in the nation, a push to redress gender gap among school superintendents and a San Diego school is in the spotlight for punishing students with “planking.”
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The Brief: Fetal remains burial rule delayed again
After two days of hearings in a lawsuit over whether Texas should be allowed to put its fetal remains burial rule into effect, U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks on Wednesday moved to delay implementation of the rule for another three weeks while he comes to a final decision.
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Economy
With no Trump-style incentives, Tyler lost its Carrier plant to Mexico
When news of President-elect Donald Trump’s deal with Carrier’s Indiana plant reached Tyler, Texas, it felt personal. The East Texas city lost hundreds of jobs when its local Carrier plant shut its doors in 2013.
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Energy
Poor Texans left in dark as state electricity aid program ends
Low-income Texans are struggling to come to grips with the demise of a longstanding program that helped them pay their electricity bills.