Border groups are urging Congress to rethink options for securing the border just days before National Guard troops arrive in the area.
TribBlog: Last-Minute Border Plea
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Economy
2010: White: Perry Cut Corners to Help Friend
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White is calling for an independent audit of Texas Enterprise Fund grants after documents showed the governor’s office offered $2.5 million in state subsidies to Sino Swearingen, a company founded by Doug Jaffe. Jaffe is one of two partners involved in a controversial land deal that netted Perry a $500,000 profit.
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White: Land Deals Influenced Grant
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White accuses Gov. Rick Perry of giving special consideration to a grant request from a company whose founder was involved with a controversial land deal. The deal netted the governor a $500,000 profit. The governor’s spokeswoman says the transaction was “thoroughly vetted.”
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State Government
TribBlog: Texas Schools Fixed!
In new public school ratings released this afternoon, three-fourths of the state’s public schools — graded under a controversial formula called the Texas Projection Measure — now rank “exemplary” or “recognized,” the highest two of four categories of performance. Less than two percent of schools are ranked “unacceptable.”
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Energy
TribBlog: Smart Meters Really Are Smart
The rollout of smart meters in Texas has sparked complaints, but a new report has found that they’re accurate in 99.96 percent of cases.
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Criminal Justice
TribBlog: Keller Appeals
Judge Sharon Keller says that in sanctioning her, the State Commission on Judicial Conduct “acted in a lawless, unconstitutional manner.”
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Demographics
TribBlog: Minding the Gaps
With two-thirds now over, it’s time to check in on the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s 10-years old, 15-year initiative to close the gaps between Texas and other states in student achievement in higher education.
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2010: The First Gubernatorial Debate?
Unless Gov. Rick Perry eases up on his refusal to square off with Bill White, this may be the closest Texas gets to a gubernatorial showdown.
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The Brief: July 30, 2010
State public school ratings will be issued this afternoon — with one Texas-sized asterisk.
