A vote by the Texas Legislature to raise state district judges’ salaries will benefit lawmakers whose state pensions are based on the judges’ salaries. Among those benefiting are 10 members of Texas’ congressional delegation.
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Transportation Funding on Track to Becoming Major Issue in 2015
While abortion legislation is drawing all the attention in this second special session, lawmakers are also trying for the third time this year to find some extra money for the Texas Department of Transportation.
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The Brief: July 8, 2013
A major announcement from Gov. Rick Perry today could mark the beginning of a new chapter in Texas politics.
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Patrick and Dewhurst: Once Rivals, Then Allies, and Now Opponents
When state Sen. Dan Patrick endorsed Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst’s unsuccessful U.S. Senate bid last year, it helped turn the two men from sometime-rivals into allies. But now, Patrick has become Dewhurst’s fiercest critic among the field of candidates hoping to unseat him.
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Health care
Newsreel: The Session, Abortion and Perry’s Future
This week in the Texas Weekly Newsreel: Texas legislators are back for a second special session and another round of the debate on the state’s abortion laws. Meanwhile, Gov. Rick Perry will announce “exciting future plans” in San Antonio.
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The Polling Center: Dewhurst Could Pick Up Tab for Senate Meltdown
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst currently enjoys the unenviable status of being the least popular of the major statewide Republican elected officials in Texas, according to an analysis of his approval numbers and standing in election matchups.
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Politics
Slideshow: Abbott Through the Years
As Greg Abbott — widely believed to be running for governor — waits for Monday’s announcement on Gov. Rick Perry’s political future, we’ve compiled a photographic retrospective of the Texas attorney general’s life.
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Pauken Leans In, Against the GOP’s Status Quo
The former Texas Republican Party chairman is betting his fellow conservatives want a change of direction after a dozen years of Gov. Rick Perry and what he says would be “more of the same” from Attorney General Greg Abbott.
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Biding His Time, Abbott Poised to Be Favorite in 2014 Governor’s Race
Rather than displaying the swagger of Gov. Rick Perry, Attorney General Greg Abbott comes off as cautious and measured. Those who know him say he is very methodical, a trait that could be to his advantage in a potential race for governor.
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TribCast: Filibuster Fallout and Exciting Future Plans
Reeve, Ben, Evan and Ross discuss the fallout from last week’s filibuster by state Sen. Wendy Davis, the Voting Rights Act, the effort to impeach a university regent and Gov. Rick Perry’s coming announcement of “exciting future plans.”