Voters in Senate District 18 go to the polls on Saturday to choose who will serve out the remainder of the term of Glenn Hegar, the state’s next comptroller.
Rick Perry
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Newsreel: Abbott Lawsuit, E-Verify, State Budget
This week in the Newsreel: Abbott files suit over the president’s immigration executive order, Perry tells state agencies to check citizenship of workers and state budgeteers approve funding to keep state police on the border.
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Health care
Ebola Task Force’s Report Includes Call for New Facility
In a new report, the Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response called for the establishment of a treatment facility specifically for children, among other recommendations.
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Politics
The Brief: Dec. 4, 2014
With two sentences, a federal appeals court in New Orleans stopped the execution planned for Wednesday night of Scott Panetti.
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Politics
Perry Stepping Up His Presidential Game
If he opts to run for president again, Gov. Rick Perry wants to ensure that his entry into the field bears little resemblance to 2011, when he jumped into the Republican presidential primaries with little preparation or forethought.
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Demographics
Video: Perry Discusses E-Verify Order, Border Security
Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday announced an executive order requiring all state agencies to use E-Verify, a federal electronic employee verification system that aims to prevent the hiring of illegal workers. Perry said anyone contracting with state agencies would have to use E-Verify as well.
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Criminal Justice
Federal Appeals Court Stays Panetti’s Execution
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday halted the execution of a Texas death row inmate with a history of schizophrenia, just hours before he was to be put to death in Huntsville.
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Energy
The Brief: Dec. 2, 2014
A Ted Cruz for president Super PAC is up and running, while others doubt his ability to win over his party’s big donors.
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Criminal Justice
Panetti Fate in Hands of Perry, Appeals Courts
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles won’t recommend a reprieve for convicted killer Scott Panetti, leaving it up to Gov. Rick Perry to decide if he will delay Wednesday’s scheduled execution of the schizophrenic death row inmate.
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Energy
The Brief: Dec. 1, 2014
A story published over the weekend gave details on Gov. Rick Perry’s prep work this week and month for a possible second run for the White House in 2016.
