Story lines continue to spin out from Gov. Rick Perry’s Monday announcement that he was activating up to 1,000 National Guard troops to back up existing DPS border operations.
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Health care
The Brief: July 17, 2014
Wendy Davis’ fundraising figures from Tuesday that showed her raising slightly more money than her GOP rival for governor are now being questioned.
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Energy
The Brief: July 15, 2014
A bipartisan effort by two Texas lawmakers — GOP U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Democratic U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar — grabbed headlines as having the potential to break the logjam as to what to do about the surge in unaccompanied minors across the border.
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Demographics
Analysis: In Border Crisis, Perry Finds an Advantage
While the federal and state governments squabble over what to do about immigrant children on the Texas-Mexico border, Gov. Rick Perry is scoring political points on an issue of high importance to Republican voters.
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Energy
The Brief: May 30, 2014
Attorney General Greg Abbott reversed himself Thursday on whether the Texas prison system can withhold information about companies that make drugs used by the state in executions.
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Criminal Justice
Border Reps Split on Using Drones for Security
Texas’ recent designation as one of six test states for a federal project that seeks to expand the use of drones is spotlighting how far apart border lawmakers are on using more unmanned aircraft for border security.
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Politics
The Brief: Jan. 2, 2014
The political conversation is wasting no time in 2014 pivoting to what is expected to be the biggest story of the year — the November clash between Greg Abbott and Wendy Davis.
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Criminal Justice
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Selected for Drone Program
The Federal Aviation Administration has selected Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi as a test site to further study the uses of unmanned aircraft systems.
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Criminal Justice
U.S. House Leaders Reject Senate Immigration Bill
Republican leaders in the U.S. House have publicly rejected the U.S. Senate’s comprehensive immigration reform bill, calling it a rushed-through measure with too many flaws and not enough security guarantees.
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Demographics
More Helicopters, Fewer Troops to Patrol Border
Aerial surveillance in the form of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft will replace about 900 National Guard troops on the U.S.-Mexico border as early as next year, a strategy not all Texas lawmakers like.
