On this week’s edition of WFAA-TV’s Inside Texas Politics, I talked with host Jason Whitely and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Bud Kennedy about UT System Regent Wallace Hall, various races in Tuesday’s runoffs and more.
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Energy
The Brief: May 23, 2014
Confirmation came down from the White House on Thursday night that San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro will be announced on Friday as President Obama’s choice to be the next secretary of housing and urban development.
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Politics
Female Lawyers in Texas AG’s Office See Bigger Pay Gap Than in California
A comparison of pay in the state attorney general’s offices in California and Texas reveals gender discrepancies at both agencies, but shows the pay of female lawyers at the Texas agency fell further behind their male colleagues.
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Health care
The Brief: May 22, 2014
A lawmaker involved in the House’s investigation of UT System Regent Wallace Hall said the process of drafting articles of impeachment could take months. Also, Gov. Rick Perry gave his most forceful defense to date of his appointee to the university system’s governing board.
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Energy
The Brief: May 21, 2014
David Dewhurst and Dan Patrick, the Republican candidates for lieutenant governor, gave one last surprise in their final debate before the May 27 primary runoff election — a largely civil debate that avoided mention of the personal attacks that have come to dominate the last few weeks.
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Health care
The Brief: May 19, 2014
The news over the weekend that San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro is being considered for the post of housing and urban development secretary has people in Texas and D.C. wondering how this rearranges the electoral chessboard for 2016 and beyond.
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Public Education
Battle Brewing Over Teacher Evaluation Rules
A new state policy that ties teacher evaluations to student performance on standardized tests is drawing criticism from a range of sources. It is likely to be a topic of discussion Wednesday at a Texas House Public Education Committee hearing.
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Energy
The Brief: May 9, 2014
Ahead of a possible vote on impeachment on Monday, members of the House select committee investigating UT System Regent Wallace Hall appear split on how to proceed.
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Energy
The Brief: May 8, 2014
Not even Disney movies are safe when it comes to the scorched-earth tactics in the race for the GOP nomination for lieutenant governor.
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Health care
The Brief: May 7, 2014
The word “mess” doesn’t even begin to describe what greeted the new director of the state agency that supervises the state’s most violent sex offenders when she showed up to work.
