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  • The Brief: March 13, 2015

    By John Reynolds

    Steelworkers and Shell Oil have struck a tentative agreement on a labor deal that would end a strike at 15 refineries and chemical plants, the Houston Chronicle reported Thursday night. Full Story 

    Houston Ship Channel - March 16, 2012, Baytown, TX
    Credit: Roy Luck

  • How Are Abbott's Emergency Items Doing?

    By Patrick Svitek

    Gov. Greg Abbott declared five emergency items in his State of the State speech, clearing the way for lawmakers to act quickly on them if they so choose. Here's a guide to the five items, related bills and where things stand. Full Story 

    Gov. Greg Abbott announces five emergency items for Texas legislators to consider during his State of the State speech on Feb. 17, 2015.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich

  • The Brief: March 12, 2015

    By John Reynolds

    One lawmaker's protest against Planned Parenthood supporters at the Capitol on Wednesday had turned into something else later in the day: a threat that the gloves were about to come off in his fight against the House leadership. Full Story 

    Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford.

  • The Brief: March 10, 2015

    By John Reynolds

    Legislation intended to stop some government officials from collecting retirement benefits before leaving office appears to have a better prognosis the second time around. Full Story 

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  • The Brief: March 9, 2015

    By John Reynolds

    This weekend, the Tribune launched a five-part series exploring the difficulties of people along the Texas-Mexico border in maintaining access to regular sources of drinking water. Full Story 

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  • High Hopes for Ethics Reform, but It's Early

    By Jay Root

    Gov. Greg Abbott's full-throated embrace of ethics reform, a rarity under the Capitol dome, is breathing new life into the issue of years of failed efforts. But changing the status quo remains very much a work in progress. Full Story 

    State Rep. Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth; Gov. Greg Abbott; and state Sen. Van Taylor, R-Plano.
    Credit: Bob Daemmrich / Marjorie Kamys Cotera

  • Conservatives Join Push to Pay Care Workers More

    By Edgar Walters

    Personal attendants help the elderly and disabled with daily tasks ranging from rising and eating to bathing and going to the bathroom. For that, the state pays them about $8 an hour. Gov. Greg Abbott and some fiscal conservatives want to raise their wages. Full Story 

    People with disabilities protest at the Texas Capitol against budget cuts to home and community-based services on March 1, 2011.
    Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera

  • 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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  • 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.
    Credit: Miguel Gutierrez, KUT News

  • Ag Commissioner Says Consumers "Screwed"

    By Jay Root, The Texas Tribune, and Neena Satija, The Texas Tribune and Reveal

    The Texas Department of Agriculture is supposed to ensure consumers aren't getting ripped off by fuel pumps, retail scanners or other measuring devices. But the agency is so cash-strapped that consumers are getting "screwed" due to a lack of oversight, the agency's new commissioner says. Full Story 

    Sid Miller speaks at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 20, 2014.
    Credit: Gabriel Cristóver Pérez

  • The Brief: Feb. 27, 2015

    By John Reynolds

    Voters are evenly split on whether the state should offer in-state tuition rates for undocumented immigrants, but that outer parity covers some pronounced polarization on the issue, according to the latest UT/TT Poll. Full Story 

    Dream Act supporters on the capitol steps
    Credit: Julian Aguilar

  • The Brief: Feb. 26, 2015

    By John Reynolds

    Senate budget writers directed their displeasure at the Texas Racing Commission during a contentious hearing on Wednesday in which the head of the finance committee declared herself "livid." Full Story 

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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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