This week in the Newsreel: The latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll looks at the 2014 races, the direction of the country and legalizing marijuana.
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Newsreel: Nugent Stumps for Abbott, Cruz Energy Tour, Janek for Chancellor
This week in the Newsreel: Ted Nugent hits the road with Attorney General Greg Abbott, Ted Cruz touts the state’s energy production and Kyle Janek may be on the list for University of Texas System chancellor.
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Health care
Unusually Cold Winter Takes a Toll on Homeless
The number of homeless people in Texas has declined in recent years. But this unusually cold winter has driven people into shelters across the state.
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Higher Education
Sources: Perry Backing Janek for UT Chancellor
Gov. Rick Perry is quietly lobbying for Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Kyle Janek to be the next chancellor of the University of Texas System.
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Newsreel: Cigarroa to Resign, “Third World” Feud, Miller at TribLive
This week in the Newsreel: University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa will step down, Wendy Davis and Greg Abbott feud over his “third world” remark and Sid Miller stops by for a TribLive interview.
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Newsreel: Campaign Dollars, LVDP, 10K College
This week in the Newsreel: We’ve heard how much money many of the 2014 campaigns have taken in. How much are they spending? Leticia Van de Putte explains how her campaign for lite guv is different from — and similar to — the campaign of Wendy Davis. A couple of Texas schools announce a $10,000 college degree.
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Higher Education
Clay Johnston: The TT Interview
The inaugural dean of the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin on his vision for the school, how health care needs to change, and the tension between the university and the UT System.
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Politics
Israel Wins HD-50 Special Election Runoff
UPDATED: Democrat Celia Israel defeated Republican Mike VanDeWalle on Tuesday in a special election runoff for House District 50. She will serve the remainder of former state Rep. Mark Strama’s term.
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Politics
Video: Ted Cruz Q&A at TPPF Forum
Here’s video of a question-and-answer session featuring U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz during his Jan. 10 appearance at the Texas Public Policy Foundation forum in Austin.
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Newsreel: A&M President, Travis County DA, Last-Minute Filers
This week in the Texas Weekly Newsreel: A hiring debate flares at Texas A&M, Travis County DA gets to keep her job, and U.S. Rep. Steve Stockman jumps in to challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn.
