Your evening reading: Perry pushes a new position at A&M “on par with [the] chancellor”; navigator supporters criticize new requirements proposed by state; state jobless rate hits a nearly five-year low
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Higher Education
Memo: Perry Pushed New Adviser Position at A&M Board
During a recent tug-of-war with Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp over the interim presidency at A&M’s flagship school, Gov. Rick Perry floated the idea of a new adviser to regents “on par with [the] chancellor.”
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Health care
The Brief: Dec. 20, 2013
Health care navigators are back on the agenda with a hearing Friday morning in Austin on new proposed state rules by the state’s insurance department.
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Politics
Cruz Ends Year as He Began It: No Apologies
By the time Ted Cruz completes his first year in office, he will arguably have become the most recognizable face of the GOP’s far right. So what does he have to say for himself? In a wide-ranging interview, he sized up year one.
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The Brief: Dec. 19, 2013
In a wide ranging interview with The Texas Tribune’s Jay Root, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz refused to say whom he favored in the primary contest between John Cornyn and Steve Stockman, said he’s working on renouncing his Canadian citizenship and had little to say about a potential run for the White House in 2016.
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Health care
The Brief: Dec. 17, 2013
California Republican Darrell Issa supplemented a report critical of the health care navigator program with a field hearing in Texas on Monday to further explore those criticisms with a panel tilted heavily toward GOP members.
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Politics
The Evening Brief: Dec. 16, 2013
Your evening reading: when private companies come in to manage schools, transparency takes a hit; judge rules NSA phone program likely unconstitutional; state GOP chairman calls Texas “somewhat competitive”
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Health care
The Brief: Dec. 16, 2013
The week starts with questions over whether the Texas A&M regents’ decision on Saturday to tap the chancellor’s favorite for interim president over the governor’s favored candidate will lead to more controversy in College Station.
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Higher Education
Hussey Named Interim President of Texas A&M University
The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents unanimously voted to name Mark Hussey interim president of Texas A&M University in College Station at a meeting on Saturday.
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The Evening Brief: Dec. 12, 2013
Your evening reading: UT-Austin president can keep his job; Combs reports a bigger than expected budget surplus; a rift at A&M on interim president selection
