An interview with the PUC chairman.
Barry Smitherman Audio Clip
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Public Education
GOP to Doggett: “Doggone It!”
The state’s GOP leaders say the strings attached to $800 million in federal education funding by U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, are not only too restrictive — they could be unconstitutional. Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune has this report.
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Politics
The Weekly TribCast: Episode 41
Ben, Ross, Evan and Matt talk about President Obama’s visit to Texas and who didn’t want to be seen with him, the battle over strings attached to federal education money, Bill White’s donor-appointees and the legal and political definitions of residency.
Posted inState Government
TribBlog: Governor’s “Race”
Gov. Rick Perry’s campaign has accused Democrat Bill White of making racially charged comments at an event in Dallas. The White camp says it was Scripture-based language on leadership. So, was it racial or religious?
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Health care
TribBlog: Doctors-in-Residence
Lawmakers must fund more in-state medical residency slots if Texas wants to ward off a looming physician shortage, the presidents of the six University of Texas medical centers told the UT System Board of Regents on Wednesday.
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Demographics
TribBlog: How Many U.S. “Anchor” Babies?
Of the 4.3 million babies born in the U.S. in 2008, 340,000 — about 8 percent — had parents who were undocumented immigrants, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center.
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Energy
TribBlog: Texas Takes On Offshore Drilling Ban
Texas is suing to stop the Obama administration’s second offshore drilling moratorium.
Posted inState Government
TribBlog: Did St. Edward’s University Pull a Bill White?
St. Edward’s University did indeed turn down the opportunity to host Barack Obama’s Monday visit — but for logistical reasons, not political ones, according to school officials.
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Demographics
TribBlog: Anchia vs. Riddle on “Terrorist Babies”
Tuesday night on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, state Reps. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, and Debbie Riddle, R-Houston, debated the perilous issue del día: anchor babies. According to Riddle, women would give birth to terrorist babies in the U.S. who can then destroy America once they come of age.
