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State Government
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State Government
2010: The Ogden Show
Wednesday could be the day voters in SD-5 find out whether Steve Ogden has changed his mind about getting out of the Legislature. Maybe.
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T-Squared
T-Squared: The Month of Living Dangerously
Four weeks into this thing, we’re well beyond where we thought we’d be. And we’re just getting started.
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Economy
Cloudy with a Chance of Money
The Rainy Day Fund seems like weather word play waiting to happen. It can plug holes in the budget, defend against an economic perfect storm and keep the deficit clouds at bay. That’s certainly how some see it when looking at the next biennium’s projected shortfalls.
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Health care
Rising Removals
Removals of Texas children from abusive homes have reached their highest point since the 2008 polygamist sect raid, when hundreds were taken into custody in a single day.
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State Government
2010: Stalking Steve Ogden
Rep. Dan Gattis says state Sen. Steve Ogden is running for reelection after all. But Ogden has maintained radio silence, not commenting (except through staff, who are happy to tell reporters that there’s no comment available).
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2010: Business, Politics, and Charity
The City of Laredo and Farouk Systems — the Houston company founded and run by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Farouk Shami — brought 96 soldiers who couldn’t afford the trip from El Paso for an early Thanksgiving with family last week.
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State Government
TribBlog: A Bolly-“Good Business Decision”
Dan Patrick is changing the programming at his Dallas station exclusively to Indian music.
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Economy
Stymied by Stimulus?
The stimulus money increased funding for education last session. But can the state keep it up next session without more federal money?