Florida’s governor may tank the state’s K-12 budget provisions that increase spending by just $24 per student next year.
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Another top TABC honcho departing amid controversy
Steven Weinberg abruptly quit this week as commissioner of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, which has been roiled by reports of extravagant spending, mismanagement and heavy-handed regulation.
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Public Education
School finance legislation is pronounced dead
Senate Education Chairman Larry Taylor on Wednesday afternoon said that he would not appoint conferees to negotiate with the House on a proposed school finance overhaul. “That deal is dead,” he said.
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House backs Giddings measure targeting “lunch shaming”
After several failed attempts and compromises during the legislative session, Rep. Helen Giddings finally succeeded in getting the House to pass a measure that targets “lunch shaming” in schools.
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A House-Senate standoff in the final days of the session (podcast)
On this week’s TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Patrick and a special guest — state Rep. Garnet Coleman, D-Houston — about the Senate’s late-night maneuvering on bathroom and property tax legislation.
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Video: Julián Castro on “Overheard with Evan Smith”
Watch Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith’s interview of Julián Castro on the KLRU-TV program “Overheard with Evan Smith.”
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Criminal Justice
Paxton, prosecutors tangle over court’s jurisdiction to oust judge
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s months-long effort to remove the judge in his securities fraud case is coming to a head in a Dallas appeals court.
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Texas Senate looks to resurrect bathroom, property tax bills
The Texas Senate, hoping to resurrect its versions of bathroom and property tax proposals dear to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, grafted both of them onto unrelated county affairs legislation early Wednesday morning.
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Texas Senate will reject House’s “bathroom bill” compromise
The legislative wrangling over where transgender Texans can use the bathroom isn’t over yet.
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The Brief: A late-night blow to Texas “bathroom bill” compromise
Inching toward the legislative finish line and with the possibility of a special session looming in the distance, the Texas Legislature had another busy Tuesday.
