Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst won’t be around for the next legislative session in January after losing his runoff contest on Tuesday. But he won’t be taking the next seven months off as a result.
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Energy
The Brief: May 23, 2014
Confirmation came down from the White House on Thursday night that San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro will be announced on Friday as President Obama’s choice to be the next secretary of housing and urban development.
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Health care
The Brief: May 22, 2014
A lawmaker involved in the House’s investigation of UT System Regent Wallace Hall said the process of drafting articles of impeachment could take months. Also, Gov. Rick Perry gave his most forceful defense to date of his appointee to the university system’s governing board.
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Transportation
Texas Road Funding Troubles Nab Spotlight
Funding for transportation could draw an unusual amount of attention in coming months as federal highway dollars threaten to dry up and Texans prepare to vote in November on a measure to increase road funds.
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Energy
Nuclear Waste Facility’s Hiring of Legislative Aide Draws Ethics Concerns
Betsy Madru, state Sen. Kel Seliger’s former legislative director, now works for Waste Control Specialists, which runs a low-level radioactive waste site in Seliger’s district. She says she understands why some would have questions about her move, but she added there was nothing improper.
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Politics
TribLive: Branch on Straus
At our May 8 TribLive conversation, state Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, a Republican candidate for Texas attorney general in 2014, praised the work of the Texas House under Speaker Joe Straus but stopped short of saying he’d back him in another leadership race.
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Health care
The Brief: March 10, 2014
The Tea Party’s big moment last week in the GOP party primaries already is creating anticipation of a more libertarian tilt to next year’s legislative session.
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Health care
The Brief: March 6, 2014
A GOP primary contest that rewarded many of the most conservative candidates on the ballot has the national media sizing up the continued strength of the Tea Party in Texas.
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Health care
The Brief: Feb. 26, 2014
The times they are a-changin’ on Texans’ attitudes toward marijuana, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Energy
Nuclear Waste Storage is on Lawmakers’ Agenda
Following instructions from House Speaker Joe Straus, Texas lawmakers plan to study the benefits of accepting high-level nuclear waste from around the country, a controversial proposition. But even if Texas seeks a waste facility, huge hurdles would stand in its way.