Texas innocence clinics escaped unscathed from the first round of budget cut recommendations, but at the Capitol today, advocates said they aren’t safe yet.
TribBlog: Innocence Clinics Dodge Budget Bullet, for Now
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Guides
Texplainer: Why the Skeleton Staffs at State Offices Today?
Hey, Texplainer: Why are Texas state agencies operating with a skeleton crew today? Well, it’s a venerated Texas holiday, of course: Confederate Heroes’ Day. How are you celebrating?
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Economy
TribBlog: Pitts Lays Out Budget [Updated]
House Appropriations Chairman Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie, laid out the grim details of the proposed budget this morning — but said he still thinks lawmakers can be approve the budget during the regular legislative session.
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State Government
Texas Inaugurama
Gov. Rick Perry was sworn in Tuesday for an unprecedented third full term, predicting that historians will look back on this time as the “Texas century.”
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State Government
Data App: Bill Tracker
Our latest data app aims to help Texans make sense of the legislative process, tracking bills as they move through the Legislature.
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Criminal Justice
A Stiff Cocktail of Budget Cuts
The Texas House has unveiled a $156.4 billion budget that’s $31.1 billion smaller than the current two-year spending plan — a drop of 16.6 percent. The proposed budget came with $1.2 billion in recommendations for savings and new revenue from the Legislative Budget Board.
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Congress
TribBlog: Cruz-ing Into the Senate Race
Ted Cruz, who served as Texas Solicitor General from 2003 to 2008, is the latest to officially throw in for the race to replace GOP U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison.
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The Brief: Jan. 19, 2011
Stark budget realities came into focus Tuesday night, threatening to overtake the day’s festivities.
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T-Squared
T-Squared: The Trib’s Next Great Reporter
Thanh Tan, a star in the PBS constellation, will join our staff on Monday, Feb. 7, stepping into the multiplatform reporter position that will be vacated in early February by Elise Hu.
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State Government
Explainer: Bill Tracker App
Watch this tutorial to learn how to use our bill tracker app to explore legislation filed in the Texas House and Senate.
