Families of disabled Texans fear an increase in home nursing rates could force them to cut services for their loved ones.
State Government
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Operation Detour
The U.S. Border Patrol’s gritty and graphic effort to turn young Texans away from narco-trafficking. Coming soon to a classroom near you?
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Criminal Justice
2010: Earle Explains
Most money was on a run for governor or attorney general, but — as you’ll hear — Ronnie Earle wants to be a part of the legislative process and thinks the Lite Guv position suits him best.
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Ronnie Earle’s Decision
Former Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle, a Democrat, explains why he chose — from all his options — to run for lieutenant governor.
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TribBlog: Don’t Worry, Be Sixteenth Happiest
Texas is the sixteenth-happiest state in the nation, according to a just-released study. (Good news, Governor: Washington, D.C., is thirty-seventh!)
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2010: Shapleigh Sitting Out
Putting to rest rumors about his future plans, state Sen. Eliot Shapleigh told the El Paso Times today that he plans not to run for any elective office in 2010.
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Politics
TribBlog: Hunger Season
More than 2.5 million Texas students are enrolled in the School Lunch Program, but just a fraction of those participate in the federally funded Summer Food Program, according to a report the Center for Public Policy Priorities released toay.
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2010: Re-Meet Team Shami
Ladies and gentlemen, meet the new staffers on the Farouk Shami for Governor campaign.
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The Brief: December 21, 2009
Just like Santa needs Rudolph et al. to get him through Christmas, Democrat Farouk Shami needs a good team to carry him to the March gubernatorial primary.