A sad chapter was marked Wednesday in the story of Ebola in Texas with the death of Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian man who flew to Dallas to join family only to be diagnosed with the deadly disease after arriving.
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Energy
The Brief: Oct. 8, 2014
GOP gubernatorial candidate Greg Abbott’s $30 million campaign chest has captured a lot of attention, leading to the next question: why raise all that cash?
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Health care
The Brief: Oct. 7, 2014
New abortion restrictions passed by the Legislature could lead to one unexpected result: more abortions performed in doctors’ offices as the number of abortion clinics in the state drops to single digits.
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Perry Says Feds Should Screen for Ebola
Gov. Rick Perry is calling on the federal government to screen people for Ebola and set up “quarantine stations” at U.S. points of entry.
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Politics
2014 TribuneFest: Audio From the Keynote Track
The keynote track at the 2014 Texas Tribune Festival featured interviews with several Texas elected officials and candidates, as well as a pair of panel discussions. Listen to audio of each session.
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Inside Texas Politics: Ebola
This week’s edition of WFAA-TV’s Inside Texas Politics with host Jason Wheeler, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Bud Kennedy and Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey is dominated by talk of the first appearance of the Ebola virus in the U.S.
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Criminal Justice
Perry Lawyers: Special Prosecutor Wasn’t Properly Sworn In
Lawyers for Gov. Rick Perry on Friday requested that the indictment against the governor be dismissed, saying the special prosecutor in the case was never properly sworn in.
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Where $507 Million in Texas Enterprise Fund Awards Went
Gov. Rick Perry’s Texas Enterprise Fund has become the target of harsh criticism since the release of a report by the Texas State Auditor describing the program as weak on oversight. Here’s a look at where the money went and what jobs were created.
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State Government
Analysis: An Acid Test for a Teflon Governor
As Gov. Rick Perry enters the last months of his 14 years in the state’s top job, his troubles are piling up and the allies and colleagues who have often rallied to his side are turning their attention to other things.
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Energy
The Brief: Oct. 3, 2014
As of this morning, the number of legally operating abortion clinics in Texas can be counted on two hands.
