The state ought to slow down proposals to expand the Governor’s Mansion, House Speaker Joe Straus said in the inaugural TribLive event this morning, creating an obstacle to an idea endorsed by First Lady Anita Perry that has stirred historic preservationists in Texas.
TribBlog: Straus Wants to Slow Down on Mansion
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Economy
The Brief: January 13, 2010
Remember those kids who would do extra homework assignments — without turning them in? Apparently Gov. Rick Perry and Education Commissioner Robert Scott might have just such students.
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Health care
The Prescription: Business as Usual
As part of his continuing exploration of how the effort to rewrite health care policy is playing in Texas, KUT’s Nathan Bernier reports on one Austin doctor who says that if it weren’t for his ability to opt out of the insurance system, he might have retired many years ago.
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Demographics
Border Skirmish
The GOP challengers to Rick Perry released new border policy initiatives this week. Ben Philpott, who’s covering the governor’s race for KUT News and the Tribune, filed this report.
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Demographics
Slow Medicine
As El Paso begins to wear the new off its hard-fought medical school, another Texas border community is starting on the long road to establishing its own. University of Texas System officials are evaluating how long it will take and how much it could cost to train the next generation of doctors in the Rio Grande Valley.
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Public Education
TribBlog: Today’s SBOE History Hearings
As the state school board holds a public hearing on social studies standards today, expect a torrent of pent-up input from advocacy groups treading the familiar ground of God, race and patriotism.
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Jerry Patterson on the Governor’s Race
The Land Commissioner weighs in on the titanic clash of Rick vs. Kay.
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2010: Here We Go Again
Another day, another debate, another Debra Medina dis.
