There were special elections Tuesday to fill vacant state House seats in Houston and El Paso.
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Texas Legislature 2019
Voters to pick replacements for former state Reps. Carol Alvarado, Joe Pickett
There are special elections Tuesday in House District 145 and House District 79.
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Politics
8 file in special election to replace Carol Alvarado; 3 sign up for Joe Pickett’s seat
There will be special elections on Jan. 29 in two Texas House districts to fill vacant seats, and the filing deadline was 5 p.m. Thursday.
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Politics
State Rep. Joe Pickett to resign from Texas House after nearly 24 years in office
Citing health issues, the El Paso Democrat announced Saturday that he would step down from his post effective Jan. 4, four days before the start of the next legislative session.
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Economy
Texans fear Trump’s highways plan will create more toll roads
The president-elect’s proposals to expand and fix up U.S. highways seem to be a recipe for more toll roads. Texans from both parties hope to change that.
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Economy
2015 Tribune Festival: Audio From the Transportation Track
The Transportation track at the 2015 Texas Tribune Festival included panel discussions on high-speed rail, transportation planning, urban mobility and the Legislature. Listen to audio from each session.
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State Government
Analysis: Citizen Feedback, Without the Road Trip to Austin
After a committee confrontation and a state police investigation, there’s still a question about allowing people who aren’t in the Capitol to register their support or opposition to legislation: Why not?
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Politics
House Committee to Revisit Stickland v. Pickett
A state investigation that began after one House member ejected another from a hearing for allegedly signing up absent witnesses to support legislation could reach its conclusion Tuesday at a House committee hearing.
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Transportation
Border Toll Roads Face Enforcement Issues
As El Paso prepares to open new toll roads, officials’ inability to mail bills to Mexican drivers means only U.S. drivers will be required to pay.
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Transportation
Texans to Vote on Plan to Boost Road Funding
The Texas Legislature voted Saturday to ask the state’s voters in November to approve a plan to boost annual transportation funding by billions of dollars.