UPDATED: A sworn ethics complaint against state Sen. John Carona, R-Dallas, has been thrown out, his lawyer said. The complaint alleged Carona failed to disclose various companies to the Texas Ethics Commission. Carona called the complaint a “stunt” by his opponent.
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Higher Education
Turner Will Renew Battle Against College Grade Inflation
The push to curb grade inflation at Texas public colleges and universities will be back in the next legislative session, state Rep. Scott Turner, R-Frisco, said Wednesday.
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State Government
Texas GOP Gets a Hand From D.C. Democrats
Some Texas Republicans would like to change a rule that allows Democrats to block bills favored by the majority of the state Senate. They have a new ally, at least on the idea: Democrats in the U.S. Senate.
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Transportation
In Austin, Toll Lanes May Give Bus Service a Boost
In Austin, transportation planners are hopeful that a toll project will help increase ridership on city buses, which will be able to use new tolled lanes for free and cut time on some routes.
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Politics
Audio: An Evening With Halperin and Heilemann
Here’s audio of Evan Smith’s Nov. 18 conversation with veteran political reporters Mark Halperin and John Heilemann, whose new book on the 2012 presidential campaign, Double Down, is already a best-seller.
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Politics
Newsreel: Perry on Immigration, New LCRA Leader, VDP for Lite Guv
This week in the Texas Weekly Newsreel: Gov. Rick Perry says the Mexican energy industry may solve America’s immigration problems, the LCRA gets a new leader and state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte signals she’s running for lieutenant governor.
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Health care
Dewhurst Wants Closure of High-Risk Insurance Pool Postponed
Amid ongoing technical issues with the federal health insurance marketplace, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has called on state officials to postpone closure of the state’s high-risk insurance pool.
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Politics
Video: Perry Touts Texas’ Fiscal Policy Over California’s
Gov. Rick Perry discussed the fiscal policy differences between Texas and California at a luncheon hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation on Monday, Nov. 18.
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Criminal Justice
Celebrity Gun Manufacturer Sets Up Shop in Texas
Jesse James, best known as a vendor of high-end motorcyles, cited the state’s “gun-friendly” attitude as the reason he opened his new firearm business here.
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Demographics
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal: The TT Interview
Mexico’s secretary of the economy on tax reforms in his country, changes that would allow private investment in Mexico’s state-owned oil monopoly and his government’s thoughts on immigration reform in the United States.
