Your afternoon reading: more budget debate highlights; Texas among states to watch in 2012; redistricting battle pits Lamar Smith against Joe Barton
The Midday Brief: Top Texas Headlines for April 4, 2011
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Criminal Justice
ACLU: Texas Law Protects Lizards More Than Humans
Texas laws more strictly regulate euthanasia of animals than the lethal injection of death row inmates, according to a report released Sunday by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Texas and the Center for International Human Rights at Northwestern University Law School.
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TribLive: Thompson on Race and Party ID
At last Thursday’s TribLive conversation, State Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, talked about whether being black and being Republican were incompatible.
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State Government
TribLive: Thompson on Gambling, Race and the Democrats
For our most recent TribLive conversation, I interviewed state Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, about gambling, how Democrats can regain their mojo and whether being black and being Republican are incompatible.
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State Government
TribLive: Thompson on Gambling
At last Thursday’s TribLive, State Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, made the economic development case for legalized gambling in Texas.
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TribLive: Thompson on the Democrats
At last Thursday’s TribLive, State Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, talked about what her party needs to do to regain its electoral mojo.
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The Brief: Top Texas News for April 4, 2011
The House did its dance over the weekend, passing a stark $164.5 billion budget. Here are some highlights.
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Criminal Justice
Guest Column: The Red-Headed Exception
The authorities in Hudspeth County have realized what the rest of us have known for years: Before you start investigating the funny smell emanating from his tour bus, remember that he’s Willie Nelson. The usual rules don’t apply.
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AUDIO: A Conversation with Senfronia Thompson
For our most recent TribLive conversation, I interviewed state Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, the longest-serving woman the longest-serving African American in the history of the Legislature — and the longest-serving Democratic member currently in the House.
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Inside Intelligence
Inside Intelligence: The Best and Worst Legislators So Far…
For the latest installment of our nonscientific survey of political and policy insiders, we asked how the state’s top leaders are doing so far this session and which lawmakers — and which freshmen lawmakers — are standing out, for better or for worse.
