Planning to follow the House’s budget debate today? Better clear your schedule. The chamber is set to debate 354 amendments, which are likely to stir debate on issues like abortion, border security, school vouchers and more.
Trey Martinez Fischer
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The Brief: March 31, 2015
A busy day is on tap as the state’s two-year budget comes up for debate on the floor of the Texas House and a special election takes place to fill the last vacancy in that chamber.
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Politics
Video: Castro on San Antonio Politics
At our 2/19 conversation, U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, commented on the just-decided special election in Senate District 26 and the coming mayor’s race in his hometown.
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Politics
Analysis: The “GOP” Strikes Back
State Rep. José Menéndez, D-San Antonio, is on his way to the Texas Senate, thanks in part to the “gringos y otros pendejos” derided last summer by his opponent and House colleague, Trey Martinez Fischer.
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Energy
The Brief: Feb. 18, 2015
State Rep. José Menéndez handily won election to the state Senate after a high-dollar, contentious race against House colleague Trey Martinez Fischer.
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Higher Education
The Brief: Feb. 17, 2015
A Brownsville federal judge dropped a late-night legal bombshell Monday night, halting President Obama’s executive action on immigration.
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Energy
The Brief: Feb. 16, 2015
Bipartisan appears to be a dirty word in a couple of the special election contests set to be finally decided on Tuesday.
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Energy
The Brief: Feb. 11, 2015
The Tribune’s Terri Langford has uncovered a new problem with the no-bid Medicaid fraud software contract awarded to 21CT by the Health and Human Services Commission.
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Health care
The Brief: Jan. 7, 2015
No final resolution was reached in any of the three special elections held on Tuesday.
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Energy
The Brief: Jan. 5, 2015
Three special elections are on tap for Tuesday, including two contests to find replacements for a pair of San Antonio Democrats who have opted to run for mayor.