Lobbyists from across the Republican party come out to support one of their own for State Board of Education, forsaking former chair Don McLeroy.
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State Government
2010: Dan Patrick Staying Put, Endorsing Combs
Forget what I said on this week’s TribCast, parroting the chatter around the Capitol: The state senator from Houston is not considering a primary challenge to his fellow Republican, Comptroller of Public Accounts Susan Combs.๏ปฟ
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State Government
TribBlog: Some States May Ban Return-to-work
Though Texas employees are increasingly retiring just to get rehired โ a clever way to bring in a salary AND a pension at once โ USA Today reports that many states are curbing the practice.
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State Government
TribBlog: Whitmire Wants “Top-to-Bottom” Changes at TDCJ
“If the prison administrators cannot get the job done, we need to find some who can.”
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State Government
2010: Gilbert Switches to Ag, Endorses Shami
Hank Gilbert got out of the race for the Democratic nomination for governor, saying there are “two credible candidates” in the race. And he said he’ll be a candidate for agriculture commissioner โ the office he tried unsuccessfully to win in 2006. And then came the real surprise: Gilbert said he is endorsing Farouk Shami for the Democratic nomination.
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Health care
The Doctor is In … Eventually
State health officials are considering lifting a requirement that Texas emergency rooms have a physician on-site at all times โ as long as one can get there within 30 minutes.
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State Government
On the Records: The Lobby Latest
How many people could you feed with $2.7 million?
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Criminal Justice
The Brief: December 3, 2009
The season for speculating is drawing to an end. Politicians, itโs time to stake your claim.
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Criminal Justice
TribBlog: A Felony For You, a Felony For Me
Criminal justice blogger Scott Henson is reporting on Grits For Breakfast that lawmakers put 59 new felonies on the books during the last legislative session.
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Public Education
TribBlog: Federal “Takeover” of Texas Schools?
Texas school chief calls requirements to adopt national curriculum standards “unprecedented intrusiveness”
