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• TribLive: Cigarroa on Powers and the Regents

  By Evan Smith March 28, 2013

  At Thursday's TribLive conversation, University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa discussed the roiling conflict between the Board of Regents and UT-Austin President Bill Powers. Full Story 

• Hot Seat: A Conversation with Fraser and King

  By Evan Smith March 26, 2013

  At last Friday's Hot Seat conversation at Abilene Christian University, state Sen. Troy Fraser, R-Horseshoe Bay, and state Rep. Susan King, R-Abilene, talked about public education, health care, water, the state budget and other issues in play in the 83rd session. Full Story 

• Texas Weekly Newsreel: Term Limits, DNA Testing, Armed Teachers

  By Justin Dehn March 23, 2013

  This week in the Newsreel: The flap between University of Texas regents and UT-Austin President Bill Powers rages on, Attorney General Greg Abbott calls for pre-trial DNA testing for capital cases and legislators are talking of arming teachers in public schools. Full Story 

• Video: George P. Bush Keynotes Texas Legislative Conference

  By Justin Dehn March 22, 2013

  George P. Bush, Republican candidate for Texas Land Commissioner, told a crowd at the Texas Legislative Conference in New Braunfels on Friday that he's interested in education issues, in cutting regulations and taxes, and in helping the 1.7 million veterans expected to live in or return to the state over the next few years. Full Story 

• Video: State Lawmakers Again Attempting to Declare Sovereignty

  By Alana Rocha March 22, 2013

  Some Texas lawmakers are renewing an effort to make Texas’ stance on Washington policies official through resolutions reaffirming the state’s sovereignty. Full Story 

• TribLive: A Conversation with Three Freshmen

  By Evan Smith March 22, 2013

  Full video of Ross Ramsey's 3/21 TribLive conversation with three first-term lawmakers: state Sen. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, and state Reps. Scott Turner, R-Frisco, and Gene Wu, D-Houston. Full Story 

• TribLive: Freshman Lawmakers on Vouchers

  By Evan Smith March 21, 2013

  At this morning's TribLive conversation, Ross Ramsey talked to state Sen. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, and state Reps. Scott Turner, R-Frisco, and Gene Wu, D-Houston, about the prospect of school voucher legislation. Full Story 

• SXSWedu Video: Keeping Schools Safe

  By Morgan Smith March 20, 2013

  At SXSWedu, reporter Morgan Smith discusses ways to keep schools safe with Rep. Jason Villalba, R-Dallas; Texas Association of School Boards attorney Joy Baskin; Texas School Safety Center Director Victoria Calder and Barbara Beto, the Texas PTA's legislative action chairwoman. Full Story 

• Video: Term Limits Legislation Passes Out of Senate

  By Justin Dehn and Alana Rocha March 19, 2013

  Legislation that could lead to term limits on statewide officeholders made its way through the Senate on Tuesday. Lawmakers also heard testimony on several high-profile bills in committee hearings. Full Story 

• Video: Perry Says He'll Decide on Presidential Bid Late This Year

  By Emily Ramshaw March 19, 2013

  In an interview with The Shark Tank, a Florida politics blog, Gov. Rick Perry said he would decide whether to run for re-election in June, then make his decision on a presidential bid "sometime later in the year." Full Story 

• Texas Weekly Newsreel: George P. Bush, Term Limits, Blue Texas

  By Justin Dehn March 16, 2013

  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. Full Story 

• Video: With 43-Hour Filibuster, Texas Senator Set Record

  By Justin Dehn March 14, 2013

  Thirty-six years before U.S. Sen. Rand Paul held a nearly 13-hour filibuster, a Texas senator filibustered for 43 hours in the Texas Senate, setting a world record. Full Story