In this edition of the Newsreel: George P. Bush officially enters the race for Texas land commissioner, the Senate Finance Committee passes a $195.5 billion budget and educators spend spring break at the Capitol.
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Jeremy Bird: The TT Interview
The senior adviser to the new high-profile Democratic group Battleground Texas on what he thinks it will take to make the state politically competitive for Democrats and why he thinks it’s possible.
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Economy
Gallego to GOP: Sequester Hurts Border Security, Economy
U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego is taking his GOP colleagues to task on sequestration. In a letter, the freshman congressman tells border hawks they can’t be for the continued sequester and for increased border security at the same time.
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Economy
GOP Senator Challenging His Party on Debt, Taxes
State Sen. Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler, is engaged in a long-term campaign to convince his fellow legislators that the state’s bond debt is an urgent problem and that tax increases are part of a conservative solution.
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Politics
The Brief: March 15, 2013
Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday told conservative activists to blame their recent electoral losses on the messengers, not the message.
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The Evening Brief: March 14, 2013
Your evening reading: at CPAC, Perry calls Medicaid expansion “coercion”; El Paso lawmaker arrested on DWI charge; Democrat scolds Cruz at gun hearing
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Criminal Justice
El Paso Legislator Arrested on DWI Charge
State Rep. Naomi Gonzalez, D-El Paso, was arrested by Austin police on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and booked into Travis County Jail early Thursday morning, according to Travis County public records.
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Health care
Perry Asks Congressional Delegation to Fight for Medicaid Flexibility
Ahead of his Thursday speech before the Conservative Political Action Conference, Gov. Rick Perry has sent a letter to members of Texas’ congressional delegation asking them to fight for flexibility for the state’s Medicaid program.
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Energy
The Polling Center: Water Not Floating to Top With Texas Voters
Despite water’s saturation of the political priority list, the public still appears ambivalent about Texas’ water needs and out of step with state legislators on how to pay for it, according to the latest UT/Texas Tribune Poll.
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Beyoncé Music Removed From Bush Video
The video released Wednesday announcing George P. Bush’s run for Texas land commissioner originally featured music from Beyoncé, a prominent supporter of President Obama’s. As of Thursday morning, that music was gone.
