The discovery of a mass grave in Brooks County containing unidentified immigrants already has a couple of state lawmakers calling for an investigation of what happened.
Glenn Hegar
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University of Texas/Texas Tribune Polls
UT/TT Poll: Abbott Has 12-Point Lead Over Davis
Attorney General Greg Abbott leads state Sen. Wendy Davis by 12 percentage points in the race for Texas governor, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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State Government
TribLive: A Conversation With Glenn Hegar
Full video of my 5/29 TribLive conversation with State Sen. Glenn Hegar, R-Katy, a candidate for Texas comptroller in 2014.
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TribLive: Hegar on Property Taxes
At Thursday’s TribLive conversation, State Sen. Glenn Hegar, R-Katy, a candidate for Texas comptroller in 2014, explained his position on property and sales taxes.
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TribLive: Hegar on Collier
At Thursday’s TribLive conversation, State Sen. Glenn Hegar, R-Katy, a candidate for Texas comptroller in 2014, assessed the the candidacy and campaign of Mike Collier, his Democratic opponent in November’s general election.
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TribLive: Hegar on the Revenue Estimate
At Thursday’s TribLive conversation, State Sen. Glenn Hegar, R-Katy, a candidate for Texas comptroller in 2014, talked about the process of calculating available state revenue every two years and how he’ll work to get a more accurate estimate.
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The Brief: May 29, 2014
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst won’t be around for the next legislative session in January after losing his runoff contest on Tuesday. But he won’t be taking the next seven months off as a result.
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Health care
The Brief: April 1, 2014
The focus of the governor’s race swung back to public education on Monday with GOP candidate Greg Abbott rolling out a pre-K proposal in a Weslaco elementary school.
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Politics
Analysis: A Big Idea That Comes With a Big Price Tag
Texas voters don’t like property taxes, and Republican Glenn Hegar has said he favors eliminating them. His opponent in the comptroller’s race, Mike Collier, is talking up the likely result: a huge increase in sales tax.
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Health care
The Brief: March 28, 2014
The absence of big-dollar Democratic donor Mikal Watts is starting to draw notice.
