Members of the Austin City Council on Wednesday sharply criticized a training session for city staffers in which a facilitator said women ask a lot of questions and do not focus on the fiscal impact of their decisions.
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Inside Texas Politics: North Texas Elections
On this week’s edition of WFAA-TV’s Inside Texas Politics with host Jason Whitely and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Bud Kennedy, the focus is on North Texas, where both Dallas and neighboring Arlington had elections Saturday.
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Playlist: This Isn’t the Occasional Taco
Issues of surveillance and questions of paranoia kept coming up this week, so this week’s playlist of the news has a quartet of paranoia-themed songs — but we’re not telling you where they’ll crop up.
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Texas House Approves State Hashtag Proposals
The Texas House on Friday gave near-unanimous support to a trio of proposals to designate state-specific hashtags. They are #txlege, #Texas and #TexasToDo.
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Embarking on 2016 Run, Huckabee Looks to Texas
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is not wasting any time tending to a political network in Texas as he sets out on his second bid for the White House.
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Ahead of Likely 2016 Run, Perry Reverses Position on Export-Import Bank
Former Gov. Rick Perry announced late Tuesday he no longer supports the Export-Import Bank, reversing his position on an issue that has become a litmus test for Republican presidential candidates.
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Criminal Justice
Abbott Defends Decision to Have State Guard Monitor Jade Helm 15
Gov. Greg Abbott defended his decision to have the Texas State Guard monitor a military training exercise known as Jade Helm 15. He said his office is simply looking to serve as a “communication facilitator” between the military and concerned citizens.
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Criminal Justice
Will He or Won’t He? Judge in Perry Case Faces Recusal Questions
More than a week after a judge who once worked for Rick Perry was tapped to hear an appeal in the former governor’s indictment, it’s still unclear whether he’ll see the case through.
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Lawmaker: Harris County Officials Derailed Online Voter Registration Bill
A bill to let Texans register to vote online is dead, its sponsor said Saturday, five days after a small but vocal group of Harris County officials voiced their opposition to it during a committee hearing.
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Perry Eyes June 1 Date to Announce Presidential Plans
Former Gov. Rick Perry said Friday he will announce “around the first of June” whether he is launching a second bid for the White House.
