State officials in Texas can hold off on election preparations, a federal court said Thursday, but with Texas’ political maps still in limbo, they also didn’t get a new set of deadlines to help them get ready for the 2012 elections.
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Demographics
TribLive: Sharp on In-State Tuition for Immigrants
At this morning’s TribLive conversation, Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp defended the state law allowing college-bound children of undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition.
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Criminal Justice
Cattle Rustler Wins Release From Prison
Roddy Dean Pippin, the diabetic cowboy who has been in prison for more than eight years, will get to ride out of the big house next month after the state’s highest criminal court ruled today that he has done his time.
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Higher Education
Liveblog: Public and Higher Education at The Texas Tribune Festival
We’ll be liveblogging throughout the weekend from The Texas Tribune Festival’s public and higher education track — which includes panels on the role research should play at state universities and how to pay for public education.
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State Government
Medina, Activists Take Aim at Rick Perry at Capitol
Former gubernatorial candidate and Tea Party favorite Debra Medina and other activists slammed what they called a culture of crony capitalism in Texas politics at a Capitol press conference on Thursday — taking aim at Gov. Rick Perry.
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Energy
Texas Schools Feeling Effects of Drought, Fires
The drought and extreme heat are taking their toll on school districts across Texas. Costly problems include cracks in building foundations, increased maintenance costs and loss of vegetation.
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Demographics
Video: Tea Party Demands Perry Act on “Sanctuary Cities”
A group of Tea Party activists pushing for stricter immigration laws Monday asked Gov. Rick Perry to leave the presidential campaign trail and call the Legislature back into session to tackle a ban on so-called sanctuary cities.
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Energy
LCRA Planning for Drought Worse Than 1950s Dry Spell
Fearing that this drought could reduce lake levels lower than ever before, the Lower Colorado River Authority’s board will meet next week to discuss reducing or ending its water sales to downriver farmers next year.
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State Government
Will Wildfire Response Burn Perry on the Campaign Trail?
As Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports, Gov. Rick Perry has a reputation of displaying strength in emergencies, but his recent behavior in responding to the Central Texas wildfires has struck some dissonant chords.
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Video: Perry Marks 9/11 Anniversary
Gov. Rick Perry marked the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks during a memorial service Sunday at the Texas State Cemetery.
