At a White House ceremony, the president on Monday offered the reigning NBA champions advice on winning back-to-back, one of the few milestones the Spurs have yet to reach.
Julián Castro
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Energy
The Brief: Nov. 11, 2014
Lawmakers filed 365 bills and joint resolutions on Monday, the first day they could pre-file legislation for the upcoming legislative session.
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Politics
Villarreal Resigning to Run for San Antonio Mayor
UPDATED: State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte is also thinking about a mayoral run, she acknowledged Sunday afternoon.
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Energy
The Brief: Oct. 15, 2014
Tuesday turned into a topsy turvy day in the federal courts for the state of Texas with the voter ID law conserved for the Nov. 4 general election but a new delay placed on enforcing the new abortion law.
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Politics
The Brief: Aug. 19, 2014
The day began with video cameras lined up to take pictures of Gov. Rick Perry being arraigned. That’ll now have to wait until Friday.
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Energy
The Brief: Aug. 18, 2014
One consequence of announcing the felony indictments against Rick Perry late Friday was to give the governor the following day to begin his full-throated counterattack. That meant the front pages of the state’s Sunday papers were dominated by pictures of a defiant Perry.
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Energy
The Brief: Aug. 15, 2014
One of the most intractable questions in Texas politics in recent years is why the state hasn’t moved blue despite drastic demographic changes. A new analysis from The New York Times sheds new light on why this is so.
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Higher Education
The Brief: July 29, 2014
At a special University of Texas System regents meeting on Tuesday evening, they are expected to name a sole finalist for the system’s next chancellor. And their choice is expected to be Admiral William H. McRaven.
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Health care
The Brief: July 22, 2014
The words of the day on Monday were “force multiplier,” as in what Gov. Rick Perry said the activation of up to 1,000 National Guard troops would do for the border surge effort already underway by the Department of Public Safety.
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Energy
The Brief: July 10, 2014
In the end, University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers will get his graceful exit.