Four large donors to the nonprofit currently documenting Texas lawmakers this session are well-known backers of conservative causes.
Joe Straus
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State Government
Copy of Lawmaker Videos Given to Breitbart Texas
A copy of more than 800 hours of video secretly shot of Texas lawmakers by a group with conservative ties has been turned over to Breitbart Texas, the news organization’s managing director confirmed Sunday.
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Economy
House Passes $4.9B Tax Cut Plan That Includes Sales Tax Cut
The Texas House tentatively approved a $4.9 billion tax relief plan Tuesday that includes a cut to the state’s sales tax, marking a clear line in the sand against the Senate, which favors property tax cuts.
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A Look at the Priority Bills for Straus and Patrick
Here’s an updated breakdown of House Bills 1-20 and Senate Bills 1-20, showing where House Speaker Joe Straus and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick are placing their priorities for the 84th legislative session.
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The Brief: April 28, 2015
The House is set to consider its tax relief package today as the impasse between its approach emphasizing a cut to the sales tax rate and the Senate’s recipe that relies on a property tax reduction shows no sign of resolution.
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Criminal Justice
Inside Texas Politics: Breakfast Blowup
On this week’s edition of WFAA-TV’s Inside Texas Politics, host Jason Whitely, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Bud Kennedy and Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey talk about last week’s “breakfast blowup.”
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Demographics
A Look at How House, Senate Budgets Compare
This week, the House and the Senate named the members of a conference committee that will resolve the differences between the two chambers’ budget plans. Here’s a look at how the two proposals compare, with details on some areas where the plans diverge.
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The Brief: April 24, 2015
The House and Senate made some gestures of goodwill on Thursday designed to lower the tensions that had developed between the chambers this week.
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Politics
Grassroots Advisory Panel Creates Drama for Patrick
The panel of conservative activists that is advising Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is putting him in a tricky spot as he navigates leadership politics under the dome.
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The Brief: April 23, 2015
The word of the day on Wednesday was tension, which infected the traditional weekly breakfast work meeting held by the state’s top three leaders and later manifested itself on the House floor as members selected their budget negotiators.