Just before leaving office, Rick Perry ordered state agencies to start using E-Verify, the federal employment verification system, to make sure job applicants can legally work. But some lawmakers say that mandate isn’t enough.
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Roundup: Perry, Guns and Protests at Muslim Event
In the Roundup: Rick Perry comments on the rejection of his bid to dismiss criminal charges, there was a moment of uncertainty surrounding open carry legislation in the Senate, and Texas Muslim Capitol Day draws loud protests.
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McRaven: Campus Carry Would Create “Less Safe” Environment
Allowing concealed weapons to be carried on college and university campuses would create “less safe” environments, University of Texas System Chancellor William McRaven wrote in a letter to legislative leaders on Thursday.
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Study Touts Community Programs for Juvenile Offenders
Juveniles in Texas who break the law are less likely to reoffend if they’re placed in community supervision programs instead of state facilities, according to a report released Thursday by criminal justice researchers.
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Public Integrity Unit Will Not Prosecute AG Paxton
New Attorney General Ken Paxton, who was found in 2014 to have violated the Texas Securities Act, will not be prosecuted by the state’s office that investigates public corruption, officials said Thursday.
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Video: Perry, Lawyers React to Judge’s Ruling
At a news conference this morning in downtown Austin, Rick Perry addressed a judge’s decision not to dismiss indictments against him. The former governor’s legal team has appealed the ruling.
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Day After Judge’s Ruling, Perry Vows to Keep Fighting Indictment
Former Gov. Rick Perry defended his actions related to a controversial 2013 veto Wednesday, a day after a judge ruled that a criminal case related to the veto could proceed against him.
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Video: Patrick on Open Carry
At our 1/27 conversation, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick talked about why open carry legislation isn’t necessarily going to pass in the 84th session.
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Report: Blind, Deaf, Disabled Inmates Abused in Texas Prison Unit
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is facing a scathing report and several lawsuits contending that correctional staff at a Huntsville prison regularly neglect, abuse and even violently beat prisoners with disabilities.
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Health Commission Ditching Anti-Fraud Initiative Started by Stick
After Jack Stick joined the Health and Human Services Commission’s Office of Inspector General, he incorporated sales quota-like performance standards for investigators. The effort got results, but reviews have been mixed and the initiative is being shut down.
