Attorney General Greg Abbott is suing the feds for mandating that individuals buy health insurance. Some Texas political observers say Abbott did exactly that in 2009.
TribBlog: Does Texas Already Mandate Health Insurance? [UPDATED]
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Criminal Justice
TribBlog: Lawmakers Urge Perry to Grant Skinner Reprieve
State Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, and state Rep. Elliott Naishtat, D-Austin, wrote Gov. Rick Perry letters today urging him to grant a 30-day reprieve for death-row inmate Hank Skinner, who is scheduled for execution tomorrow.
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Demographics
TribBlog: Cornyn Urges Border Talk
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn wants to join the Mexico discussion and is urging fellow U.S. senators to lend him an ear.
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Public Education
TribBlog: Bilingual Ed Decision Overturned
A 2008 federal court decision that ordered the state to restructure its bilingual and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) programs was overturned by the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans today.
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Public Education
2010: Hinojosa, White Join Anti-SBOE Dogpile [UPDATED]
Where are their friends? Bill White wants Rick Perry to reject the State Board of Education’s social studies amendments, while a state senator pushes to do away with the board altogether.
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Health care
HuTube: Neugebauer’s Web Video Mea Culpa
U.S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Lubbock, produced an upbeat video mea culpa after he yelled “baby killer” on the floor of the U.S. House Sunday night. Check it out.
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Demographics
On the Records: Texas’ Suburban Growth
Seven Texas counties — Rockwall, Williamson, Collin, Hays, Fort Bend, Montgomery and Denton — are listed among the nation’s 30 fastest growing areas, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates released today. They also voted for John McCain in the 2008 presidential race.
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TribBlog: Read Abbott’s Health Care Lawsuit
President Barack Obama signed the health care reform bill into law this morning. Texas and 12 other states promptly filed a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality. Read that lawsuit here.
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The Brief: March 23, 2010
After another kind of binge, hair of the dog is the best cure — even the New Yorker says so. So let’s ease those CSPAN hangovers with some analysis of the health care bill’s effects in Texas.
