About 430,000 more Texans voted Tuesday than in the 2013 constitutional election. Officials saw an increase in voting in all of the state’s 15 largest counties, with Harris County – which had a mayoral race and nondiscrimination ordinance to decide – at the top.
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Higher Education
UT Promises to Pay Former Athletics Director About $3 Million
Former University of Texas at Austin Athletics Director Steve Patterson will receive up to $3 million from his old school after his “resignation,” according to an exit agreement released by the school Wednesday.
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Politics
Cruz Campaign Hires Texas State Director
The presidential campaign of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has hired a Texas state director to help deliver a home-state victory for the Republican presidential candidate.
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Politics
Sanders Campaign Hires Texas State Director
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent chasing the Democratic presidential nomination, has hired a Texas state director to help woo voters in the state.
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Public Education
Audit Finds Fire Safety Concerns at Texas School for the Deaf
At the historic Texas School for the Deaf in Austin, strobe lights are supposed to flash in case of fire. But in some places on campus, those visual alarms do not work, according to a state audit report released Tuesday.
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Criminal Justice
Paxton Lawyers File Motions to Dismiss Securities Fraud Charges
Lawyers for Attorney General Ken Paxton have formally moved to dismiss the securities fraud charges against him.
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Politics
Cook Re-election Bid Already Rancorous
Protestors, police citations, dog poop. The race is young, but state Rep. Byron Cook’s re-election bid promises to be noisy and messy as conservative activists target him for defeat.
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Politics
In a 2016 First, Pro-Bush Super PAC Books Airtime in Texas
A super PAC supporting former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush this week reserved airtime for Texas’ Republican presidential primary.
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Politics
RNC Suspending Partnership With NBC For Houston Debate
The Republican National Committee said Friday it was suspending its partnership with NBC News to host a presidential debate next year in Texas, citing concerns it had with how CNBC conducted the most recent debate.
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State Government
Paxton Files to Intervene in Austin Tax Lawsuit
Accusing the city of Austin of trying to “take control over Texas tax policy,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office asked a court Thursday to allow it to intervene in the city’s lawsuit challenging the state’s property appraisal system.
