Here’s video of our 84th Legislature preview session on the relationship between the House and the Senate. Panelists included state Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, state Sen. Royce West, state Rep. Charlie Geren and state Sen. Larry Taylor.
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Energy
Liveblog: Environment at The Texas Tribune Festival
We’re liveblogging the sessions from the 2014 Texas Tribune Festival’s Environment track. The sessions include panels on the state’s water needs, the Texas coast, agriculture in the state and Texas’ battles with the federal Environmental Protection Agency.
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Criminal Justice
Judge Orders Senator to Testify in Hurricane Claims Case
A state senator will have to testify in response to allegations that he exerted improper political pressure on the state windstorm insurance agency, a judge ruled Thursday.
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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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Politics
Political Storm Erupts Over Ike Claims
The former TWIA chief says two top Republicans tried to pressure him into fighting more cases and complained that fees paid to lawyers were ending up in Democratic coffers. The Republicans said their actions were appropriate.
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Politics
TWIA Board Agrees to Steps to Address Financial Woes
UPDATED: The board of the state’s embattled Texas Windstorm Insurance Association agreed Tuesday to take steps that it says will better prepare the agency for the 2013 hurricane season and be more efficient over the long term.
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State Government
TribLive: A Conversation with Three Senate Hopefuls
Full video of my TribLive conversation with state Reps. and Texas Senate hopefuls Kelly Hancock, R-Fort Worth, Ken Paxton, R-McKinney, and Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood.
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Demographics
TribLive: Against In-State Tuition
At this morning’s TribLive conversation, GOP state Reps. and Texas Senate hopefuls Kelly Hancock, Ken Paxton and Larry Taylor came out against the state’s policy of offering in-state tuition to the children of undocumented persons.
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State Government
TribLive: The Two-Thirds Rule and Democratic Chairs
At this morning’s TribLive conversation, GOP state Reps. and Texas Senate hopefuls Kelly Hancock, Ken Paxton and Larry Taylor discussed two key procedural matters related to the 83rd Legislative Session.
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Politics
TWIA Board Approves Third-Party Financial Review
Despite opposition from state Rep. Larry Taylor, who co-chairs the Windstorm Insurance Legislative Oversight Board, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association’s board decided today to hire a third party to assess its financial structure.
