Use our app to see what hospitals would have to pay in taxes, and whether they’d come out ahead or behind in total revenue, if one version of a “quality assurance fee,” or hospital tax, were on the books.
What A Hospital Tax Could Look Like In Texas
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Higher Education
Interview: Speaker Joe Straus on the Budget and Session
House Speaker Joe Straus was interviewed eariler this week by Jim Henson, director of the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin, government prof and half of the Tribune’s polling team, about the session so far, the budget, gambling, rewriting state taxes, federal stimulus money and what he thinks about the tempest over research and teaching at the state’s top universities.
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State Government
The Midday Brief: Top Texas Headlines for April 8, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Budget cut-induced furor; an ongoing controversy at UT; House approval for school board disclosures.
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Criminal Justice
The Week in Texas Politics Recap: Apr. 4 to Apr. 8
No time to follow every twist and turn of the Texas Legislature? We’ve made it easier for you with our weekly recaps of the action under the dome.
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The Brief: Top Texas News for April 8, 2011
It’s no government shutdown, to be sure, but Texas has run into its own bout of fiscal drama: leaked budget documents.
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Energy
Slideshow: Fighting Fires in Texas
The Texas Forest Service, the lead agency charged with fighting fires, has had a busy season due to strong winds and drought.
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Energy
Forest Service Battles on Two Fronts: Fires, Budget
Drought and strong winds mean that the number of wildfires is way up this year. But the Texas Forest Service, the lead fire-fighting agency, is also facing heightened scrutiny in the Legislature — and, of course, budget cuts.
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Politics
Hispanics at Heart of Redistricting Debate
Expect just about every redistricting decision made this year to center on the state’s rapidly growing Hispanic population. Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports on how the search for Hispanic-majority districts could affect the re-election chances of some lawmakers.
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Energy
Video: Fighting Fires With the Forest Service
The Texas Forest Service is the lead state agency tasked with fighting wildfires. Among its recent challenges: a 3,000-acre blaze on an army base near Brownwood.
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Economy
When Cutting the Budget Actually Costs Money
Cutting the budget can be expensive. Something that appears to save money can, on further inspection, cost more. Family planning, for instance.
