Big D may need a new nickname. Despite a surging state population, the city of Dallas grew by a paltry 1 percent in the last decade — a rate lower than any of the 20 largest cities in Texas.
82nd Legislative Session
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State Government
Perry, O’Malley Talk Wisconsin, Jobs at Governors Meeting
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, the Republican Governors Association chairman, squared off with Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, the Democratic Governors Association chief, this morning. Here’s the video, courtesy of Politico.
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Health care
TribLive: A Conversation About Health Care
For our latest TribLive event, I talked about federal health care reform with state Rep. John Zerwas, R-Simonton, Anne Dunkelberg of the Center for Public Policy Priorities and Tom Banning of the Texas Academy of Family Physicians.
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Health care
Zerwas on Health Exchange Legislation
At Wednesday’s TribLive conversation about health care, state Rep. John Zerwas, R-Simonton, explained why he’s introduced legislation to implement a crucial part of federal health care reform.
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Health care
Zerwas on Abortion and Women’s Health Programs
At Wednesday’s TribLive conversation about health care, state Rep. John Zerwas, R-Simonton, warned against defunding providers of women’s health services as an unintended consequence of defunding abortion providers.
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Health care
Zerwas and Zerwas and Dunkelberg on What’s Good and Bad About “Obamacare”
At Wednesday’s TribLive conversation about health care, state Rep. John Zerwas, R-Simonton, and Anne Dunkelberg of the Center for Public Policy Priorities talked about what they like and don’t like about federal health care reform.
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State Government
Why Gambling’s Odds Have Improved (Hint: We’re Broke)
Like the Republican Party of Texas and many of his core voters, Gov. Rick Perry no longer supports expanded gambling here. This year, that might not make any difference.
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Public Education
Do Texas Schools Spend Too Much on Administration?
For lawmakers scrutinizing every possible saving, “administrative costs” presents an easy mark. But there may be less to cut than they imagine.
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Economy
Mental Health Cuts Would Strain Local Jails
Proposed reductions in community-based mental health treatment, experts say, will mean more mentally ill Texans are likely to end up on the streets, in emergency rooms and behind bars, where it will cost local taxpayers even more to care for them.
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State Government
Voices of the Mentally Ill
As lawmakers consider cutting community-based mental health care services, the Tribune talks with mentally ill Harris County Jail inmates and with consumers who use community-based services to stay out of jail and off the streets.
