At a Houston press conference Saturday, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker emphatically denied he recently shifted his stance on illegal immigration.
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Transportation
Bullet Train Firm Reveals Preferred Dallas-Houston Route
The firm hoping to build a privately financed high-speed rail line between Dallas and Houston announced its preferred route Tuesday. Texas Central Railway hopes to be transporting Texans between the two cities by 2021.
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Politics
Dan Patrick and the Two-Thirds Rule: A Primer
When he first tried to end the Senate’s two-thirds rule eight years ago, Dan Patrick was a neophyte state senator easily brushed aside by tradition-bound colleagues. As lieutenant governor, the odds are a bit more in his favor.
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Map: Comparing Nondiscrimination Ordinances in Texas Cities
On Monday, the Plano City Council voted to extend its nondiscrimination policy to include protections for sexual orientation and gender identity. Use our map to see what nondiscrimination policies other major Texas cities have on the books.
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Transportation
Reaction to Train Plan Less Rosy in Rural Texas
A private company’s plan to spend billions of dollars to develop a bullet train connecting Dallas and Houston has drawn strong support from the two cities. But reaction from communities along the 240-mile route has been mixed.
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Higher Education
UH Students Seek to Revive Residency Requirement
Students at the University of Houston are seeking to revive a proposal that would require many freshmen to live on campus. A similar plan was scrapped by university administrators after pushback from state Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston.
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Energy
Environmental Justice Advocates Question Houston’s Recycling Plan
As Houston considers a radical new plan for boosting its dismally low recycling rate, some critics worry that it will continue the legacy of putting waste facilities in predominantly minority neighborhoods.
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Bypassed by the Miracle
In Texas, Thousands Lose Cars Amid Calls for Restrictions on Loans
State leaders in business-friendly Texas have been reluctant to put new limits on any industry, and a lack of regulation is being acutely felt by the low-income borrowers to whom the payday and auto-title lending industry most often caters.
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Health care
Medical Center Considers Reverse Quarantine as Possible Ebola Prevention
The Baylor College of Medicine in Houston is considering a reverse quarantine that would keep health staffers from patients for 21 days after they have traveled to countries affected by the Ebola outbreak.
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High Hopes Mix With Skepticism for Houston’s “One Bin for All” Plan
The city of Houston hopes to increase recycling rates by letting residents toss everything into the same bin and sorting it out later. Critics argue that similar approaches have failed.
