Texas youths who get crossways with the law could soon find themselves under the supervision of a new state juvenile justice agency whose main mission is to keep young offenders close to home and quickly headed in a more positive direction.
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Higher Education
LiveBlog: A Conversation with Dr. R. Bowen Loftin and William Powers Jr.
This morning, Evan Smith of The Texas Tribune is sitting down with Texas A&M University President R. Bowen Loftin and University of Texas President William Powers, Jr. — and we live-blogged the whole thing.
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State Government
Texas House Gives Initial OK to Redistricting Plan
The Texas House tentatively approved new political districts early this morning on a 92-52 vote after hours of nips and tucks that left the proposal they started with mostly intact.
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Economy
Senate Budget Debate Stalls Over Vote Count
Waiting for the Senate budget debate? Get comfortable. Plans to bring the Senate’s substitute for the House’s budget, HB 1, up for a vote on the floor on Thursday have for now been pushed back to Friday or later, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst said.
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Demographics
Video: Berman Not Satisfied With Obama’s Birth Certificate
State Rep. Leo Berman, R-Tyler, has checked out the birth certificate President Barack Obama released this morning — and he’s not satisfied.
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Economy
Dewhurst Makes Budget Pitch to Senators
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, trying to build enough support to bring the budget up for consideration this week, appealed in writing to state senators, supporting the plan and a provision that would allow the state to spend $3 billion from the Rainy Day Fund.
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State Government
Redistricting Maps Move Front and Center in the House
Texas state representatives will choose their voters today — grabbing the ones they want, ditching the ones they don’t — as the decennial drawing of political maps reaches the floor of the House.
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Higher Education
After Rick O’Donnell, Now What?
One week ago, Rick O’Donnell’s employment at the University of Texas System came to an abrupt end after 50 days marked by tension and confusion in the higher education community — especially at the University of Texas at Austin. So what happens now that he’s gone?
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Economy
Perry: “No Faith” In LBB; Leave Rainy Day Fund Alone
Gov. Rick Perry says he is unswayed by estimates that the state’s Rainy Day Fund may end up being more flush than previously anticipated and blasted the Legislature’s budget office as an unreliable source of numbers.
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Criminal Justice
Outside Group Wants Investigation Into Data Exposure
The Texas attorney general and the FBI are already investigating the accidental release of personal information by the comptroller’s office. Now, as Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports, an outside group wants to start its own investigation.
