Here’s full video of our conversation with Texas House Speaker Joe Straus on Oct. 17 at the 2015 Texas Tribune Festival.
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Video: How Conservative Was the 84th Session?
Here’s video of our “Really, How Conservative Was the 84th Session?” panel from Oct. 17 at The 2015 Texas Tribune Festival. Panelists included State Sens. Paul Bettencourt and Konni Burton and state Reps. Stephanie Klick, Matt Rinaldi and Jonathan Stickland.
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Economy
Texans to Decide on Transportation Funding with Prop 7
As Texas’ transportation needs multiply, voters in the rapidly growing state will be asked Nov. 3 to consider a way to pay for those needs.
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Politics
At TribFest Opener, Patrick Makes a Spirited Conservative Pitch
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick unapologetically stuck to his guns in an on-stage interview Friday evening — and his religious views, and the Legislature’s conservative budget and the state’s reluctance to embrace Medicaid expansion and the federal health care law.
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Economy
Video: Dan Patrick at The Texas Tribune Festival
Here’s full video of my conversation Friday with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick at The Texas Tribune Festival.
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Economy
Patrick Signals Interest in More Tax Cuts in 2017
Following a legislative session in which lawmakers debated whether to cut property taxes, business taxes, sales taxes or a combination of the three, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick signaled an interest Wednesday in continuing the conversation.
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Health care
Dan Patrick Asks Senators to Study Fetal Tissue, Panama Canal
Fetal tissue used for scientific research tops the list of topics Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has asked Texas senators on the Health and Human Services Committee to study before the Legislature reconvenes in 2017.
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Public Education
Patrick Asks Senators to Study School Choice, Student Debt
“School choice,” including controversial tax credit scholarships, tops a lengthy list of public education issues Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has asked state senators to study ahead of the 2017 legislative session.
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Politics
Analysis: Patrick Makes An Old Bill Come Due
Legislation that would have blocked public employees from paying union or association dues with paycheck deductions failed last session. But the Senate is reopening the issue, and it could play against a powerful House chairman up for reelection next year.
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Criminal Justice
Patrick Directs Senators to Study Jail Safety, Police Safety
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick added police safety and jail safety issues, as well as sanctuary cities and veteran benefits to the Senate’s to-do list Friday ahead of the next scheduled legislative session in 2017.
