Aaronson examines the Texas jobs “miracle,” Root on how Rick Perry built his financial portfolio, Tan and Wiseman on Perry vs. Ron Paul, Philpott on how budget cuts will affect a mental health provider, yours truly on a House freshman who was less than impressed with his first legislative experience, M. Smith on public schools charging for things that used to be free, Hamilton on a new call to reinvent higher education, Grissom on a rare stay of execution, Galbraith on the end of a Panhandle wind program, Aguilar on the increase of legal immigration into the U.S. and Texas: The best of our best content from July 25 to 29, 2011.
Economy
Get the latest on jobs, business, growth, and policy shaping the state’s economy with in-depth reporting from The Texas Tribune.
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Economy
Local Texas Governments Could Face Ratings Downgrades
Nine Texas government borrowers including Dallas, Bexar, Tarrant and Travis counties could face costly downgrades in their bond ratings if the federal government doesn’t quickly resolve its debt ceiling problems.
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Economy
A Texas Jobs Miracle? It’s Complicated
The “Texas jobs miracle” is a hot topic, but Texas’ unemployment rate is higher than all four states that border it — and it’s up slightly from last year. So why is everyone touting Texas, and Gov. Rick Perry, for its strong economy?
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Guides
Texplainer: What are the State’s Events Trust Funds?
Hey, Texplainer: What are the State Comptroller’s Events Trust Funds, and how do they work?
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Economy
Video: Cornyn Hits Obama Again on Debt Ceiling
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas — who has been extremely critical of President Obama’s role in federal debt ceiling negotiations — again took up the cudgel on this morning’s edition of Fox News Sunday.
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Demographics
Sine Die Report: What Survived, What Died
The Trib’s been keeping track of the key issues throughout the special session. From budget measures to school finance, health care and airport groping, here’s our final rundown of bills that passed, and the ones that died.
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Demographics
The Midday Brief: June 27, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Sanctuary cities bill isn’t dead; UT System and former adviser Rick O’Donnell reach settlement; House passes health reform bill; George Will says Rick Perry is a “potentially potent candidate”; debating how much credit Perry deserves for jobs creation; TSA removes 95-year-old woman’s diaper
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Demographics
The Last Seven Days: Special Session Update
The Tribune counts down to the end of the special session with updates on where the major issues added to the agenda by Gov. Rick Perry stand.
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Economy
Video: Perry’s Speech in New Orleans
Gov. Rick Perry fired up the party faithful at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans on Saturday. Watch C-SPAN’s video of his speech, which clearly shows he’s nodding to a national audience.
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Criminal Justice
TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Aaronson and Murphy visualize what happened to the nearly 5,800 bills introduced in the 82nd Lege, Aaronson, Hasson and Swicegood interactively recap the budget battle, Aguliar on the surge in illegal re-entry cases prosecuted by the Obama administration, Galbraith on a coal plant that wants a water deal from the LCRA, Grissom interviews a man wrongly imprisoned and nearly executed — twice, Hamilton on a controversial UT regent who wants a do-over in the debate over higher ed reform, Ramshaw on the continuing fight over pre-abortion sonograms, Root on Rick Perry’s newsmaking trip to NYC and M. Smith on whether cash-strapped school districts will raise taxes: The best of our best content from June 13 to 17, 2011.
