In our 12/4 conversation, outgoing Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst talked about what he’ll do next.
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Higher Education
Video: Dewhurst on Education Funding
In our 12/4 conversation, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst talked about the possibility of greater funding in the 84th session for public and higher education.
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Politics
Video: Dewhurst on Why He’s “Pulling” for Patrick
In our 12/4 conversation, outgoing Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst talked about his successor and onetime rival, state Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston.
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Politics
Video: A Conversation with David Dewhurst
Full video of my 12/4 conversation with Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, who talked about Dan Patrick, education funding, border security, the two-thirds rule, what he’ll do next, and more.
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Politics
The Brief: Dec. 4, 2014
With two sentences, a federal appeals court in New Orleans stopped the execution planned for Wednesday night of Scott Panetti.
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Criminal Justice
Border Surge Could Continue Through August
The surge of state law enforcement on Texas’ southern border will continue through August if an $86 million request made by the state’s top leaders is approved next month by budget writers.
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Health care
The Brief: Nov. 14, 2014
Seeking to quell a revolt before it has time to develop, allies of House Speaker Joe Straus late on Thursday night claimed to have the backing of an overwhelming majority of House GOP members.
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Energy
The Brief: Nov. 11, 2014
Lawmakers filed 365 bills and joint resolutions on Monday, the first day they could pre-file legislation for the upcoming legislative session.
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Energy
The Brief: Oct. 30, 2014
Questions continue to be raised about a giant water pipeline project that would pump roughly 16 billion gallons of groundwater annually from Burleson County to San Antonio.
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Transportation
TxDOT Ends Program That Converts Paved Roads to Gravel
The Texas Department of Transportation has ended its controversial program aimed at converting some badly damaged paved roads to gravel, more than a year after the launch of the initiative drew national attention to the agency’s budget troubles.