Students in Texas Illegally Also Eligible for State Aid
The same state law that allows illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates at Texas universities also allows some to be given publicly funded grants to pay for their education. Full Story
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Perry Banking on Forbes, Flat Tax Plan to Boost Struggling Campaign
With many fiscal conservatives already praising the flat tax proposal Gov. Rick Perry is set to unveil today, the Texas presidential contender is relishing finally being in the headlines for something other than debate gaffes. Full Story
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Updated: Allbaugh, National Consultants Join Perry
Joe Allbaugh, who ran George W. Bush’s 2000 presidential campaign and later led FEMA, will make a return to big-league politics as a senior adviser to Rick Perry. Allbaugh, and several other heavy-hitters, will try to get Perry's campaign back on track after the Texas governor fell hard in opinion polls. Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 24, 2011
This week could give Gov. Rick Perry the first pages to his comeback story. Full Story
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Perry, Governor's Office Downplayed Allegations at Centers for Disabled
Gov. Rick Perry and his staff repeatedly downplayed the severity of abuse and neglect allegations at Texas’ state-run institutions for the disabled — until conditions became so dire that federal authorities intervened. Full Story
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Hamilton on efforts to boost faculty productivity, Grissom on newly uncovered evidence in an old murder case, Galbraith on a wind-powered construction boom, Dehn unfurls the new Texas Tribune Weekend Insider, Aguilar on this year's record number of deportations, Ramshaw and Tan on budget cuts and cervical cancer screenings, M. Smith on local control over student grades, Root and Ramshaw on Rick Perry's latest debate performance, Philpott on an issue that didn't get its due in that debate and Titus and Murphy on fundraising and spending in congressional races: The best of our best content from October 17 to 21, 2011. Full Story
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Perry Reports Modest Income, And Losses, In 2010
Gov. Rick Perry released his 2010 tax return Friday, showing modest family income of about $217,000. Perry also reported losing about $6,000 on the sale of a home in College Station and charitable gifts of $12,500. Full Story
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The Brief: October 21, 2011
Today Rick Perry will visit the power hub of the city he hopes to call home for at least four years. Full Story
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Super Pacs and the Rise of the Non Campaign
Super PACs are a dream for the sort of person who likes being a political worker but hates the candidates: it will soon be possible to run a campaign without dealing with an actual contender. Full Story
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Inside Intelligence: Presidential Report Card
Our insiders are watching their governor closely, and half of the people who've been watching him the longest — and professionally, at that — say he's not doing as well in the presidential campaign as they expected. That said, they're not writing him off. Full Story
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A Fight Outlasts the Proposal that Sparked It
A recurring theme questioned the status quo of the boards that govern higher education at this week’s day-long meeting of the Joint Oversight Committee on Higher Education Governance, Excellence, and Transparency: Are the boards that govern higher education due for more restrictive conflict-of-interest policies? Full Story
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Looking for Friendly (Local) Faces
In the Texas press corps, the natives are getting restless. Full Story
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Weekend Insider: Super PAC Influence, Wind Power Challenges
In this edition of the Texas Tribune Weekend Insider, executive editor Ross Ramsey talks about the influence super PACs have on political campaigns, and reporter Kate Galbraith explains the challenges Texas faces with its wind power boom. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: Oct. 20, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Perry's polling lags in Iowa as he struggles with likability; a media war breaks out around Michael Morton: drought likely to worsen in winter. Full Story
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The Brief: Oct. 20, 2011
Has Rick Perry found his own “9-9-9”? Tune in to his economic speech next week to find out! Full Story
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Parched Western States Looking to Perry's Water Record
You won't hear about the water problems out West during the GOP presidential debate, but as Ben Philpott reports for KUT News and the Texas Tribune, the problems are there — and the next President could play a role in the solutions. Full Story
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 102
This week on the TribCast, Ross, Reeve, Kate, and Emily discuss the recent GOP debate, drought and wildfire preparedness, and the future of Texas higher education. Full Story
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On the Records: Obama Finds Four New TX Bundlers
President Barack Obama released an updated list of volunteer fundraisers, known as "bundlers," who raise money on his behalf. Of the more than 350 bundlers listed, 17 Texas fundraisers have collected more than $2.7 million. Full Story
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Perry, Swagger In Full Effect, Calls For Flat Tax
Gov. Rick Perry, giving a sneak peek of his forthcoming economic policy initiative, called for a flat tax Wednesday in Las Vegas. It was a confident delivery from a governor who seems to have gotten his swagger back. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: Oct. 19, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Perry lays out plans for a flat tax; rivalry between Perry and Romney gets personal; five men are arrested in San Antonio for either a strange prank or a terrorist plot. Full Story
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