Budget conferees on Wednesday settled on funding levels for public education and border security, but big decisions on property tax cuts and roads funding remain for Thursday.
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Four Texas Congressmen Say They’re Backing Cruz’s 2016 Bid
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign will announce the endorsements of four members of the Texas congressional delegation on Thursday.
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The Brief: May 20, 2015
House and Senate negotiators are down to one final challenge: working out the timing on their complicated tax cut dance.
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As Straw Poll Hangs in the Balance, Cruz and Perry Noncommittal
The two White House hopefuls from Texas are keeping their options when it comes to the Iowa Straw Poll. Iowa Republican leaders are scrambling to keep the event alive.
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The Brief: May 18, 2015
With two weeks left in the legislative session, here are a couple of takes on the state of play on taxes and the budget, the only piece of legislation that must be passed.
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The Brief: May 13, 2015
The House’s tax writing committee on Tuesday took up the Senate’s proposal to cut property taxes by raising homeowners’ residential homestead exemption. But what transpired on Tuesday was far from a kumbaya moment.
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Trade Deal Backed by Cornyn, Cruz is Blocked in U.S. Senate
Despite the support of nearly every Republican in the U.S. Senate, including both from Texas, economic legislation seen as key to President Obama’s legacy was blocked on the U.S. Senate floor Tuesday.
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The Brief: May 11, 2015
The news organization Breitbart Texas confirmed that it has received footage of lawmakers shot by a nonprofit tied to conservative causes, but it has no plans to release any of it before the end of the legislative session in three weeks.
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Perry, Cruz Make Their Mark at S.C. Forum for Presidential Contenders
Speaking at a presidential contender forum, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and former Gov. Rick Perry took on issues like foreign policy and religious freedom laws, and they both remembered a certain Alamo commander and South Carolina native.
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The Brief: May 4, 2015
Texas officials continue to investigate an incident Sunday night in Garland where two men shot a security guard outside a contest featuring cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. Police returned fire, killing the two men.
