Dan Neil conceded to Democrat Donna Howard of Austin in the House District 48 race Friday afternoon, just days after a House committee turned back his challenge to the November election results.
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State Government
Election Contest Committee Sides With Howard
The House Election Contest Committee unanimously voted today to uphold Rep. Will Hartnett’s determination that Donna Howard won the long-disputed HD-48 seat.
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State Government
AUDIO: A Conversation with Joe Straus
Full audio of our TribLive conversation with Speaker Joe Straus on March 10, 2011.
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State Government
VIDEO: A Conversation With Joe Straus
Full video of our TribLive conversation with Speaker Joe Straus on March 10, 2011.
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Criminal Justice
TribLive: Joe Straus on Campus Carry
At our TribLive conversation last Thursday, Speaker Joe Straus talked about proposed legislation that would legalize concealed carry on college campuses in Texas.
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State Government
TribLive: Joe Straus on Taxes
At our TribLive conversation last Thursday, Speaker Joe Straus talked about whether the Texas House would consider raising taxes to pay down part of the budget shortfall.
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Health care
TribLive: Joe Straus on the Abortion Sonogram Bill
At our TribLive conversation last Thursday, Speaker Joe Straus talked about the as yet unresolved differences between the House and Senate versions of the abortion sonogram bill.
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State Government
TribLive: Joe Straus on Obama’s Citizenship
At our TribLive conversation last Thursday, Speaker Joe Straus talked about the ongoing controversy over Barack Obama’s citizenship.
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State Government
Anchia vs. Berman on Adoption by Same-Sex Couples
This morning on Austin’s KXAN-TV, state Rep. Leo Berman, R-Tyler, and that “compassionate young fella,” state Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, discussed adoption by same-sex couples — and whether there’s a difference between “transvestite” and “transgender.”
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State Government
TribLive: Straus on the Rainy Day Fund
At today’s TribLive conversation, Speaker Joe Straus stopped short of supporting the tapping of the Rainy Day Fund to cover the current biennium’s $4.3 billion deficit, but he left the door open.
