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The Midday Brief: March 31, 2010
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Health care
TribBlog: Health Care Price Tag Growing?
State officials painted a grim picture of how much the federal health care reform will cost Texas, and cautioned lawmakers on Wednesday that the price tag will likely grow.
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John Cornyn on KBH’s Decision to Stay
U.S. Senator John Cornyn, R-Texas, on his colleague U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison’s decision to keep her Senate seat despite earlier promises she would resign before the end of her term.
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2010: Kay Stays [UPDATED]
Surprising almost no one, U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison announced in San Antonio that she will not resign her Senate seat. She’ll stay through the end of her term in 2012.
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T-Squared
T-Squared: Thanks a Million-Plus
We’ve more than exceeded our goals for monthly unique visitors and page views — and way, way, way ahead of schedule. For that, we have you, Randy Neugebauer, and Gay Jesus to thank, among others.
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State Government
2010: Flo Says No
State Sen. Florence Shapiro, R-Plano, is no longer a candidate for U.S. Senate and says she’ll refund about $1 million to her contributors.
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The Brief: March 31, 2010
Kay makes a decision, Obama asks for patience, and a border slaying might be one step closer to being solved.
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Annise Parker: The TT Interview
Three months into her new job, the mayor of the state’s largest city says she’s working hard to combat the effects of a down economy, putting partisan differences aside to join with GOP congressmen in lobbying Washington to keep NASA intact, and trying to untangle the longstanding knot that is mass transit.
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State Government
Annise Parker: The TT Interview
Three months into her new job, the mayor of the state’s largest city and the nation’s fourth-largest city says she’s working hard to combat the crippling effects of a down economy, putting partisan differences aside to join with Republican congressmen in lobbying Washington to keep NASA intact, and trying to untangle the longstanding knot that is mass transit. Oh, and she’s staying as far away from the governor’s race as humanly possible, though she has a stern message for political operatives who may be looking to tarnish the man she replaced: Don’t mess with Houston.
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The Runoffs: HD-66
She says he’s a carpetbagger. He says she’s a moderate. We’ll know what voters in this North Texas district say on April 13, when they decide whether former city councilwoman Mabrie Jackson or businessman Van Taylor will succeed state Rep. Brian McCall, R-Plano.
