When the House takes up its first major education policy bill on the floor Tuesday, it could provide an indication of where the battle lines are drawn on an increasingly contentious division within the business community.
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Higher Education
Texas Weekly Newsreel: Term Limits, DNA Testing, Armed Teachers
This week in the Newsreel: The flap between University of Texas regents and UT-Austin President Bill Powers rages on, Attorney General Greg Abbott calls for pre-trial DNA testing for capital cases and legislators are talking of arming teachers in public schools.
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State Government
Video: State Lawmakers Again Attempting to Declare Sovereignty
Some Texas lawmakers are renewing an effort to make Texas’ stance on Washington policies official through resolutions reaffirming the state’s sovereignty.
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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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State Government
Inside the State Budget, a Shell Game to Avoid Choosing Taxes or Cuts
The state balances its budget by counting nearly $5 billion in unspent funds that were raised for specific programs. To change their ways, lawmakers would have to go back to what they were trying to avoid: choices between taxes and cuts.
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Health care
Texas Weekly Newsreel: George P. Bush, Term Limits, Blue Texas
In this edition of the Newsreel: George P. Bush officially enters the race for Texas land commissioner, the Senate Finance Committee passes a $195.5 billion budget and educators spend spring break at the Capitol.
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Health care
Austin Clinic Tests Effectiveness of Coordinating Care
A pilot program at Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin hopes to show that coordinating care for medically needy children improves the quality of care and reduces costs.
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State Government
Video: Freshman Lawmakers Seek Common “Purple” Ground
The freshmen in the Texas House wear something purple every Thursday as a symbol of their willingness to compromise across the aisle. Now that the bill-filing deadline has passed, it’s time to identify which issues are negotiable.
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Politics
Video: George P. Bush Announces Bid for Land Commissioner
George P. Bush told state election officials Tuesday he will run for land commissioner in 2014. He had previously filed papers required for anyone raising campaign funds in the state, but hadn’t officially specified what office he might seek.
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Public Education
Video: Educators Visit Capitol, Push to Restore Cuts
Ask any of the estimated 2,700 members of the American Federation of Teachers who came out Monday for the group’s lobby day, and they’ll tell you their top priority is restoring the $5.4 billion in cuts made last session to public education.
