Here’s video of the 2015 Texas Tribune Festival’s “Their Last Sine Die” panel, which featured former state Rep. Joe Farias and state Reps. Patricia Harless and Jim Keffer.
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2015 Tribune Festival: Audio From the State Keynote Track
The State Keynote track at the 2015 Texas Tribune Festival included interviews with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Texas House Speaker Joe Straus, as well as a pair of panel discussions focused on the Texas Legislature.
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God & Governing: The PBS Special
Check out the full 30-minute PBS special of “God and Governing,” our project on the intersection of faith and politics at the Texas Legislature.
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Video: Joe Straus at The 2015 Texas Tribune Festival
Here’s full video of our conversation with Texas House Speaker Joe Straus on Oct. 17 at the 2015 Texas Tribune Festival.
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Video: How Conservative Was the 84th Session?
Here’s video of our “Really, How Conservative Was the 84th Session?” panel from Oct. 17 at The 2015 Texas Tribune Festival. Panelists included State Sens. Paul Bettencourt and Konni Burton and state Reps. Stephanie Klick, Matt Rinaldi and Jonathan Stickland.
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How Much Do You Save if Proposition 1 Passes?
Among the ballot items that Texas voters are deciding Tuesday: an effort by state lawmakers to lower Texans’ property tax bills. Use our interactive tool to see how much would you save if Proposition 1 passes.
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Analysis: An Election of Low Interest to Voters, High Interest to Others
Do the math: The support of two or three out of every 100 people, depending on the year, is all that’s needed to decide the constitutional changes the rest of us have to live by.
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At TribFest Opener, Patrick Makes a Spirited Conservative Pitch
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick unapologetically stuck to his guns in an on-stage interview Friday evening — and his religious views, and the Legislature’s conservative budget and the state’s reluctance to embrace Medicaid expansion and the federal health care law.
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Video: Dan Patrick at The Texas Tribune Festival
Here’s full video of my conversation Friday with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick at The Texas Tribune Festival.
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Economy
Patrick Signals Interest in More Tax Cuts in 2017
Following a legislative session in which lawmakers debated whether to cut property taxes, business taxes, sales taxes or a combination of the three, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick signaled an interest Wednesday in continuing the conversation.