On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross and Patrick about the political appetite for funding Harvey repairs, A&M Chancellor John Sharp’s new gig overseeing Houston’s recovery and Ted Cruz’s — er — Twitter porn.
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Economy
Texans Ted Cruz and Kevin Brady push tax code overhaul on Capitol Hill
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz outlined his vision for overhauling the tax code in a speech Wednesday, while U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, pitched his own proposal.
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Demographics
Congressman raises questions after DACA recipients were detained at checkpoint
U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, has asked the Trump administration to clarify whether beneficiaries of an Obama-era immigration program should expect to be detained by Border Patrol officials even if they have current permits.
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Trump nominates Texas lawyer Trey Trainor for Federal Election Commission
President Donald Trump is nominating Trey Trainor, an Austin lawyer well known in Texas politics, to serve on the Federal Election Commission.
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The Brief: SCOTUS adds another twist to the long battle over Texas’ political maps
Press pause. The long-winding battle over Texas’ political maps was put on hold by the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday.
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Now on the Books
New law means extra costs for large craft brewers — unless they’re owned by brewing giants
House Bill 3287 requires craft brewers that produce more than 225,000 barrels a year to pay a distributor to deliver their beer — even if the destination is inside their own facility.
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Texas Elections 2018
Analysis: Early omens of a very conservative GOP primary
The races at the top of the 2018 Republican primary ballot don’t look very competitive. That might be good news for the party’s most conservative down-ballot candidates.
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In Harvey's Wake
As A&M chancellor and hurricane recovery czar, John Sharp balances two intensely personal jobs
Former Democratic rising star John Sharp was already chancellor of the school he loves. Now, he’s been tasked with restoring the region where he got his start.
Posted inState Government
Supreme Court puts redrawing of Texas political maps on hold
In separate orders issued Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked two lower court rulings that invalidated parts of the state’s congressional and House maps where lawmakers were found to have discriminated against voters of color, putting on hold efforts to redraw those maps.
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Straus tells business leaders to keep up fight after “bathroom bill” failure
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, urged business leaders Tuesday to keep up the fight following the failure of legislative efforts to pass a “bathroom bill” that many of them opposed.
