Already facing budget cuts, almost half of the school districts in Texas haven’t signed on to one of the five school finance lawsuits filed against the sate.
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Energy
Ken Kramer: The TT Interview
The outgoing director of the Lone Star chapter of the Sierra Club on the importance of water, the growth of the Club, and how he stumbled on his future career path while hiking near Fort Bliss.
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Energy
EPA Withdraws Order Against Natural Gas Driller
The Environmental Protection Agency has withdrawn an administrative order that charged Range Resources, a Fort Worth-based natural gas driller, with contaminating water wells.
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State Government
Groups Slam Standards for Licensed Breeders
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation commissioners adopted standards of care this week for dogs and cats by licensed breeders. Animal rights groups argue the standards don’t go far enough.
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Criminal Justice
In Texas, a Never-Ending Battle Over Judicial Elections
Political candidates across Texas are gearing up for the state’s May 29 primaries. And as Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports, that partisan campaigning extends to candidates who often promise to be impartial: the state’s judges.
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Economy
Bill Ratliff, Free to Speak His Mind, Tackles Budget
A Republican former lieutenant governor laments the cuts in public education spending and the Legislature’s reliance on borrowing and accounting tricks to balance the state budget.
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Weekend Insider: Joe Straus Challenged, Vet Shortage
House Speaker Joe Straus faces a primary challenger. And some rural areas in Texas are facing a shortage of veterinarians.
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Tejano Monument at Capitol to Be Unveiled Today
A monument celebrating the history of Spanish and Mexican pioneers in Texas will be dedicated on the south lawn of the state Capitol this morning. Andy Uhler of KUT News spoke with the monument’s artist and the supporters behind its conception about what the work means for the Tejano community throughout Texas.
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Study: Prosecutors Did Not Face Discipline for Misconduct in Cases
Innocence Project data to be released today shows that in 91 Texas cases of prosecutorial misconduct, prosecutors faced no discipline.
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Health care
First Minority Cancer Month Highlights Disparities
Lawmakers and health care advocates gathered today to kick off the state’s first annual Minority Cancer Awareness Month, designated in the last legislative session to bring awareness to racial disparities in cancer survival.
