Federal immigration agents apprehended nearly 97,000 more people trying to enter the U.S. illegally through Texas’ southern border during the 2014 fiscal year than they did in 2013, the Department of Homeland Security announced on Friday.
Rick Perry
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Health care
Roundup: Funding Mental Health and a Perry Proposal
This week in the Roundup: With just a few weeks left in office, Gov. Rick Perry is planning an official farewell address to lawmakers, a Texas A&M proposal to honor Perry is pulled and the state is poised to weigh another sizable investment in mental health care.
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Energy
The Brief: Dec. 19, 2014
Is Texas in danger of recession next year because of the current swoon in oil prices? An economist with J.P. Morgan Chase is raising an early warning flag about that possibility.
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Newsreel: Perry’s Farewell and Race for Speaker
This week in the Newsreel: Will regents at Texas A&M University rename a building after Gov. Rick Perry? The unofficial nose counting in the race for speaker of the House looks to be in favor of Joe Straus.
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Higher Education
At Alma Mater, Perry Hints at 2016
Texas’ outgoing governor told Texas A&M graduates on Thursday evening that he needs a job, too — preferably one with a big jet and travel to Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.
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Politics
Easing Sanctions on Cuba Could Be Boon for Texas
Just a few years ago, Texas was shipping millions of dollars in food and goods to Cuba. The White House’s decision to ease sanctions could reignite the state’s once-flourishing economic ties with the island nation.
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Higher Education
Perry Declines to Have A&M Building Named After Him
UPDATED: Gov. Rick Perry’s office confirmed Thursday that Perry has declined the offer of having Texas A&M University’s Academic Building named after him.
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Higher Education
Video: Hurd on Aggie Bonfire
At our 12/18 conversation, U.S. Rep.-elect Will Hurd, R-San Antonio, a former student body president at Texas A&M, weighed in on Aggie Bonfire, the UT-A&M game and the renaming of a campus building for Gov. Rick Perry.
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Energy
The Brief: Dec. 18, 2014
The awarding of a no-bid Medicaid fraud detection contract to the 21CT company continues to draw scrutiny with three separate news reports published Wednesday evening.
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Politics
The Brief: Dec. 17, 2014
In an election where Austin voters changed their form of city government, an outsider, Steve Adler, easily bested City Councilman Mike Martinez for mayor.
