In this edition of the Weekend Insider: The Texas state budget may not be as bad as expected, and a program to help migrant students attend college reaches a milestone.
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Video: Emily Ramshaw From the DNC Sidelines
The Tribune’s Emily Ramshaw talks with Paul Brown of YNN/Capital Tonight after day two of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
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Transportation
TxDOT Approves 85 MPH Limit for Stretch of Toll Road
UPDATED: The Texas Department of Transportation has approved an 85 mph speed limit, the fastest in the country, for a toll road stretch under construction from Austin to Seguin.
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State Government
Democratic Leader: Speaker Led Mapping Discrimination
A top Democratic leader in the Texas House, in a letter Wednesday, accused staffers in House Speaker Joe Straus’ office of leading discriminatory conduct that got the Texas redistricting maps thrown out.
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Video: LGBT Community Keeps Strong Presence at DNC
The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community celebrated the Democratic Party’s platform, which calls for marriage equality. For members of the LGBT community, it’s one of several milestones they have seen in recent years.
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Video: Texas Democratic Delegates Aim to Make Texas Blue
At the Democratic National Convention, Texas delegates see reasons for hope in making gains in their home state, and they say enthusiasm hasn’t waned for President Obama.
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Video: Latinos Key to Turning Texas Blue, Democratic Chair Says
At the Democratic National Convention, Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa says the Latino population is the potential “game-changer” in Democrats’ hopes of switching Texas to their column.
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State Government
Texas Weekly Newsreel: Redistricting Maps, Dewhurst, Commitees
This week on the Newsreel: Redistricting maps tossed, Dewhurst runs for re-election, and the Senate’s committees are being reorganized.
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Video: Perry Discusses Political Future, Next Education Chief
At the Republican National Convention, Gov. Rick Perry said he’d make a decision on his political future in June. Perry also talked about Michael Williams, who will replace Robert Scott as head of the Texas Education Agency.
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Video: At Convention, Abbott Blasts Redistricting Decision
At the Republican National Convention, Attorney General Greg Abbott said he was “offended” by a D.C. court’s recent decision to reject redistricting maps approved by the Legislature.
