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• Video: Rick Perry Outlines Business Tax Relief Plan

  By Alana Rocha April 15, 2013

  Gov. Rick Perry called on state lawmakers on Monday to find $1.6 billion to give Texas businesses relief from the state’s franchise tax. Full Story 

• TribLive: A Conversation With Two County Judges

  By Evan Smith April 14, 2013

  At last Friday's quarterly meeting of the Texas Lyceum, I interviewed Harris County Judge Ed Emmett and Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins about transportation policy and funding at the state and local level. Full Story 

• Texas Weekly Newsreel: School Vouchers, Gambling, Drug Testing

  By Justin Dehn April 13, 2013

  This week in the Newsreel: An effort to legalize casinos is under way in the Texas Senate, Attorney General Greg Abbott wants a redistricting bill, and some lawmakers want to give drug tests to recipients of unemployment and TANF benefits. Full Story 

• Video: Perry Backs Dedicated Car Sales Taxes for Highway Fund

  By Justin Dehn April 12, 2013

  Gov. Rick Perry called on dedicating future growth in the state’s motor vehicle sales taxes to be used to pay for road projects. Full Story 

• Video: Perry's Keynote Address on Transportation

  By Justin Dehn April 12, 2013

  Here's the full video of Gov. Rick Perry's keynote address on transportation at The Texas Lyceum's public conference. Full Story 

• TribLive: A Conversation About the Texas Senate

  By Evan Smith April 12, 2013

  Full video of my 4/11 TribLive conversation with state Sens. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston; Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio; and Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo. Full Story 

• TribLive: Three Senators on the Latino Vote

  By Evan Smith April 11, 2013

  At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Sens. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston; Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio; and Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, weighed in on outreach to Latino voters. Full Story 

• TribLive: Three Senators on the "Kumbaya" Session

  By Evan Smith April 11, 2013

  At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Sens. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston; Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio; and Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, talked about the sudden outbreak of peace and comity in the 83rd legislative session. Full Story 

• Senate Passes Bill to Drug-Test Welfare Applicants

  By Justin Dehn and Alana Rocha April 10, 2013

  UPDATED: The Texas Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to pass Senate Bill 11, which would require applicants to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to pass a drug test to receive benefits. Full Story 

• Texas Weekly Newsreel: Medicaid Expansion, the Budget and CPRIT

  By Justin Dehn April 6, 2013

  This week in the Newsreel: Gov. Rick Perry says no again to Medicaid expansion, the Texas House starts debate on a new state budget and the Senate approves CPRIT reform legislation. Full Story 

• Video: Grant Recipients Monitoring CPRIT Debate

  By Justin Dehn and Alana Rocha April 6, 2013

  A proposed overhaul of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas has made it through the state Senate. It’s not clear whether the House is ready to do the same for the agency. Those who have seen the benefits of CPRIT firsthand are closely watching what happens. Full Story 

• TribLive: A Conversation With the Castro Brothers

  By Evan Smith April 5, 2013

  Full video of my 4/2 TribLive conversation with San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro and U.S. Congressman Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin. Full Story