Announcing the first of his education policy proposals Monday, Greg Abbott called for reforming pre-kindergarten programs before expanding access, saying that additional funding should be tied to academic outcomes.
Wendy Davis
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Economy
Abbott, Davis Oil and Gas Records Show Contrast
Neither Greg Abbott nor Wendy Davis has spent much time talking about the energy industry and regulations. But Texans should have little trouble distinguishing their positions.
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Health care
The Brief: March 28, 2014
The absence of big-dollar Democratic donor Mikal Watts is starting to draw notice.
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Health care
The Brief: March 27, 2014
Executives with the electric carmaker Tesla Motors met on Wednesday with government officials in San Antonio, according to the San Antonio Express-News, a development sure to spur further talk about Texas’ odds of landing the company’s $5 billion battery plant.
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Health care
The Brief: March 26, 2014
The release of more than 2,000 email documents by the University of Texas System to news outlets is providing a fuller — albeit heavily redacted — picture of the various conflicts between regents and administrators.
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Health care
The Brief: March 25, 2014
Tar balls from Saturday’s spill of 168,000 gallons of fuel oil in into Galveston Bay began to wash ashore on Monday as officials assessed the long-term effects of the accident.
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Politics
Davis Renews Equal Pay Attack on Abbott
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis on Monday renewed her attack on her Republican opponent, Greg Abbott, for his opposition to a Texas version of the federal Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.
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Video: Wendy Davis Talks Equal Pay, Gender Equity
Here’s full video of state Sen. Wendy Davis’ speech in Austin on Monday about equal pay and gender equity in the workplace — an issue she’s made a centerpiece of her gubernatorial campaign.
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Video: Davis Asked About Her Legal Work, Affordable Care Act
Here’s full video of state Sen. Wendy Davis answering questions Monday about her legal work, the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid expansion and funding transportation.
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Politics
The Brief: March 24, 2014
The spill of as much as 168,000 gallons of fuel oil into Galveston Bay has crews working hard to avoid lasting impacts on a crucial shipping channel as well as an ecologically sensitive area of the Texas coast.
