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  • The Brief: March 3, 2015

    By John Reynolds

    In a House committee hearing on Monday, one witness sought to redefine the climate change debate as one with clear implications to national security. Full Story 

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  • GOP Leaders Say They Won't Expand Medicaid

    By Edgar Walters

    Leading Texas Republicans on Monday asked the Obama administration for greater flexibility to administer Medicaid — a move that has gotten little traction in the past — while reiterating that they would not participate in an expansion of the program under the Affordable Care Act. Full Story 

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  • The Brief: March 2, 2015

    By John Reynolds

    The Tribune's Jay Root and Neena Satija filed a story over the weekend on the problem of deferred maintenance at state government buildings in multiple agencies. It makes for some grim reading. Full Story 

    The Texas School for the Deaf in Austin.
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  • The Brief: Feb. 25, 2015

    By John Reynolds

    Texans in this month's University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll made clear that the property tax is their least favorite. The only other tax to be disliked by voters more than it is liked is the business margins tax. Full Story 

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  • The Brief: Feb. 24, 2015

    By John Reynolds

    This month's University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll explored registered voters' views on carrying handguns in public, finding a strong plurality of 45 percent supporting the current legal framework of licensed concealed carry. Full Story 

    Activists who support a legislative proposal that would lift the state's handgun licensing requirements stand outside the state Capitol on the opening day of the Texas Legislature on Jan. 13, 2015.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • UT/TT Poll: In Texas, Walker Catches Cruz

    By Ross Ramsey

    Ted Cruz's wide lead over other contenders for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination in Texas has disappeared; he is now in a virtual tie with the surging Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Full Story 

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  • The Brief: Feb. 19, 2015

    By John Reynolds

    Senate budget writers on Wednesday lit into Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Kyle Janek, a former senator himself, in a hearing that concluded with another call for him to resign. Full Story 

    Health and Human Services Commission head Kyle Janek (l.) and state Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, who called for his resignation on Jan. 15, 2015.
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  • Analysis: Tension Goes Beyond Border Security

    By Ross Ramsey

    After Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced a proposal to extend the National Guard's stay along the Texas-Mexico border, House Speaker Joe Straus said in effect that such power lies with Gov. Greg Abbott. That's not the only issue causing a potential House-Senate divide. Full Story 

    House Speaker Joe Straus is shown on Sept. 20, 2014, during an interview at The Texas Tribune Festival.
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  • The Playlist: Falling Grace

    By John Jordan

    This week, journalism lost two who were among its best: longtime CBS News correspondent Bob Simon and New York Times media columnist David Carr. This playlist is dedicated to them. Full Story 

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  • Otto Touts Plan to Simplify School Finance System

    By Aman Batheja

    The House’s chief budget writer on Thursday praised a proposal to overhaul the school finance system by grouping the state’s 1,026 regular school districts into a few "school finance districts" — a tax move aimed at equalizing per-student funding statewide. Full Story 

    Rep. John Otto R-Dayton, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, during Tribune Conversation event on February 12th, 2015
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  • The Brief: Feb. 12, 2015

    By John Reynolds

    The debate over the expansion of rights to carry guns onto university campuses and openly with a permit moves from rallies outside the Capitol to legislative hearings inside the building today. Full Story 

    Almost forgotten in the midst of Texas Muslim Capitol Day, an open carry advocate displays his gun and the Israeli flag on Jan. 29, 2015.

  • The Brief: Feb. 11, 2015

    By John Reynolds

    The Tribune's Terri Langford has uncovered a new problem with the no-bid Medicaid fraud software contract awarded to 21CT by the Health and Human Services Commission. Full Story 

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