Gov. Rick Perry will get his meeting today in Dallas with President Obama on border security, with much riding on the line for both men.
Julián Castro
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Energy
The Brief: June 19, 2014
Texas’ top leadership on Wednesday evening gave orders to boost spending at the Texas-Mexico border by $1.3 million a week through at least the end of the calendar year.
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Politics
The Brief: June 18, 2014
In the new University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, the influence of the Tea Party is seen in a hardening line on immigration and views on the state’s role in addressing the gender wage gap.
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Health care
The Brief: June 17, 2014
The value of a four-year college degree is becoming less apparent to Texans, according to the latest installment of the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Health care
The Brief: June 5, 2014
The unveiling of revised Republican Party platform language on immigration and homosexuality highlighted coverage of the state convention in Fort Worth on Wednesday.
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Energy
The Brief: June 3, 2014
As some open-carry activists look to take their long-gun-brandishing demonstrations outside the state GOP convention in Fort Worth, the movement’s efforts are catching criticism from a pair of unlikely sources — the nation’s largest gun-rights group and a state legislator who has pushed open-carry legislation.
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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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Politics
The Brief: May 20, 2014
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst seemed of two minds on Monday in his treatment of former rival Jerry Patterson’s decision to give media outlets court documents detailing his runoff opponent Dan Patrick’s treatment in the 1980s for depression.
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Health care
The Brief: May 19, 2014
The news over the weekend that San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro is being considered for the post of housing and urban development secretary has people in Texas and D.C. wondering how this rearranges the electoral chessboard for 2016 and beyond.
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Demographics
Some Heard Softening Tone From Patrick During Immigration Debate
During a debate on immigration this week, Republican lieutenant governor candidate Dan Patrick appeared to move away from divisive immigration rhetoric that has drawn fire in the past.