The Colbert Report joins the media fray over Texas history standards, joking “You see, Jefferson coined the term ‘separation of church and state.’ So Texas has coined the term, ‘separation of Jefferson and history.’”
TribBlog: Colbert on the State Board of “Edjukashun”
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Criminal Justice
TribBlog: You Want Me to What? Really? [UPDATED]
“There’s really no e-mail to send you my questions?” Nope, she said, you’ll have to fax them. Fax?! No e-mail?!?
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Criminal Justice
The Polling Center: Droning to the Choir
The governor’s political radar is characteristically fine-tuned here, at least for the short term.
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State Government
2010: Officially, Sibley’s In
Former Sen. David Sibley, R-Waco, wants his old job back. The senator-turned-lobbyist has been hinting for a couple of weeks and now says he’ll be a candidate for his former seat now that Kip Averitt is resigning.
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Demographics
The Brief: March 17, 2010
The violence in the border city of Juarez has offered Gov. Rick Perry another shot at the federal government and what he deems is its failure to secure the nation’s border with Mexico.
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State Government
The Runoffs: HD-47
Republicans in southwest Travis County still need to choose between Paul Workman and Holly Turner before setting their sights on State Rep. Valinda Bolton, D-Austin, in November. Ben Philpott, covering the 2010 elections for KUT News and the Tribune, filed this report.
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The Runoffs: HD-47
Republicans in southwest Travis County still need to pick between Paul Workman and Holly Turner before setting their sights on Democratic State Representative Valinda Bolton. Ben Philpott, who’s covering the 2010 elections for the Tribune and KUT News, has more on the runoff race in House District 47.
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Health care
Nursing a Habit
Texas nurses with substance abuse problems — including showing up to work drunk or high, stealing narcotics meant for patients, and forging doctor signatures on prescriptions for pain-killers — are often not punished for their acts for months or even years and continue to practice in the meantime, according to a Texas Tribune review of state disciplinary records.
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Public Education
Re-Educating Austin
Austin ISD chief Meria Carstarphen talks bluntly about the poisonous politics between the state and the district over the bungled “repurposing” of Pearce Middle School (spoiler alert: she blames the state) and how it informs her efforts to reform the city’s failing schools.
