Houston’s bus overhaul, planned for years but rolled out literally overnight in 2015, has led to an increase in bus ridership, bucking state and national trends. Many are taking notice.
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Economy
Billions in pension shortfalls threatening Texas cities’ budgets
A recent report identified Dallas and Houston as having among the highest pension shortfalls among local governments in the country.
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Health care
Texas to require burial or cremation of fetal remains (video)
In the Roundup: New rules will require burial or cremation of all fetal remains, and Texas is enacting cuts to the Medicaid rates it pays for disabled children’s therapy services.
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Politics
For fifth time, lawmakers to decide ban on texting while driving
Texas remains one of four states without a statewide ban on texting while driving, but Rep. Tom Craddick and Sen. Juddith Zaffirini plan to try again.
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Politics
Trump picks Sessions for attorney general, bypassing Cruz
Trump’s decision to pick Sessions, his first supporter in the Senate, came three days after the president-elect huddled with Cruz in New York.
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Politics
Bill filing begins, textbook rejected, Cruz meets Trump (video)
In the Roundup: Lawmakers begin filing bills ahead of the 85th Legislature, Ted Cruz and President-elect Donald Trump reunite in New York and the State Board of Education rejects a new social studies book.
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Politics
How Alex Jones, conspiracy theorist extraordinaire, got Donald Trump’s ear
After interviewing Trump for his Web broadcast, the conspiracy theorist extraordinaire and founder of InfoWars.com has been granted an enormous new audience.
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Politics
Austin police chief Art Acevedo to run Houston’s police department
Austin Police Department Chief Art Acevedo has accepted a job as Houston’s police chief, a source told the Austin American-Statesman on Thursday.
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Politics
Cruz fuels speculation over Cabinet position with surprise Trump meeting
The meeting between the former rivals at Trump Tower in New York, where the business mogul has been planning his transition to the White House, spawned theories about Cruz’s possible place in Trump’s Cabinet.
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State Government
Lawmaker to try again with bill banning “sanctuary cities”
Backed by the lieutenant governor, Sen. Charles Perry filed legislation Tuesday to eliminate sanctuary cities.
