Andrew White, the son of late Gov. Mark White, made it official Thursday morning: He’s running for governor, joining the crowded Democratic primary with four days to go before the filing deadline.
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Texas Elections 2018
Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez, a Democrat, is running for governor
Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez announced Wednesday morning that she is running for governor, giving Texas Democrats a serious candidate for the top job with five days until the candidate filing deadline for the 2018 primaries.
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Politics
TxDOT eyeing accounting trick to get around toll road prohibition
A state lawmaker has asked the attorney general to weigh in on whether the state’s transportation agency can use voter-approved funds to rebuild or expand highways that will also include toll lanes alongside them.
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State Government
Abbott getting a new chief of staff, among other major staffing changes
Gov. Greg Abbott is set to announce several staffing changes in his office. Among those changes: He’s getting a new chief of staff and some new advisers.
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Public Education
Former Texas Gov. Mark White dead at 77
Mark White, who served as the governor of Texas from 1983 to 1987, has died at 77. Among his notable achievements was the legislation he signed that included the famous “no-pass, no play” law.
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Criminal Justice
DPS agrees to reverse new policy of charging for crime lab testing
Gov. Greg Abbott asked the Texas Department of Public Safety Friday to retract its plans to begin charging local agencies for forensic testing.
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State Government
As lawmakers try to curb local Texas governments, big-city mayors left out of meetings with Abbott
The governor held the first of three scheduled meetings with Texas mayors on Wednesday — but there’s no word yet on whether he’ll meet with mayors from the state’s five largest cities.
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State Government
House committee debates addressing property tax bill increases from several angles
The House Ways and Means Committee spent hours discussing dozens of bills that collectively go far beyond the upper chamber’s major property tax bill poised to pass this week.
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State Government
Analysis: A legislative body in motion can do whatever it wants
A Texas governor can tell lawmakers what subjects to work on in a special session but can’t tell them exactly what to do. The session that started this week is now in the hands of the Texas Legislature — not the governor.
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As Abbott launches ambitious special session, ill will flows between Straus, Patrick
The coming weeks will reveal whether the ongoing hostility between Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Joe Straus has paralyzed state policymakers as they take up the 20 items on Gov. Greg Abbott’s agenda.
