A bill advancing through the state Legislature could drastically decrease the number of legal abortion facilities in the state.
83rd Legislative Session
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Higher Education
Sharp Charts Smooth Course for A&M’s Changes
Halfway through his first legislative session as chancellor of the Texas A&M University System, and after a year and a half on the job, the benefits of John Sharp’s political savvy are on full display.
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State Government
TribLive: A Conversation with Three Freshmen
Full video of Ross Ramsey’s 3/21 TribLive conversation with three first-term lawmakers: state Sen. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, and state Reps. Scott Turner, R-Frisco, and Gene Wu, D-Houston.
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State Government
An Insurance Regulator With 10 Weeks to Go
Eleanor Kitzman, the state’s insurance commissioner, will be out of a job at the end of the session if she’s not reappointed by Gov. Rick Perry and approved by the Texas Senate.
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Public Education
Sequester Cuts Could Hit Special Ed, Poor Students
The automatic federal spending cuts known as the sequester could hit special education and programs for low-income students hardest. And state lawmakers are unlikely to come up with cash to fill the federal hole.
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Economy
Perry, Some Lawmakers Want Gold Back in Texas
Call it the Rick Perry gold rush: The governor wants to bring the state’s gold reserves back from a New York vault to Texas.
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Health care
Senate Panel Considers End-of-Life Bills
A panel of state senators on Tuesday considered two bills that would take drastically different approaches to modifying laws regarding end-of-life care in Texas.
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Criminal Justice
Bill Adds Protections for Those Who Film On-Duty Officers With Phones
A state Senate bill aims to give extra protections to people who film on-duty police officers with their smartphones or other devices. The author, Sen. Craig Estes, says the measure addresses charges that could be filed as retribution.
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Public Education
Charter School Expansion Effort Faces Big Hurdles
Sen. Dan Patrick’s Senate Bill 2 is the most ambitious attempt to expand the state’s charter school system since it was established in 1995. It will have to pass a Legislature that defeated more modest proposals two years ago.
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State Government
Riddle’s Facebook Post Angers Breast-Feeding Moms
A Facebook update state Rep. Debbie Riddle, R-Tomball, posted on Tuesday suggesting that mothers should be “modest” while breast-feeding their babies in public has nearly 1,000 comments — most of them outraged.
