Your evening reading: Cornyn calls White House proposal to unilaterally raise debt ceiling “crazy”; congressional Republicans clashing over approach to immigration reform; education commissioner to delay 15 percent rule
November 2012
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Public Education
TEA Chief Will Defer 15 Percent Rule
Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams on Friday announced that he would defer a rule that requires state end-of-course exams count for 15 percent of high school students’ final grades.
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Transportation
Tolling Texans: Toll Projects Proliferate as State Coffers Fall Short
Amid a lack of public financing to meet the state’s transportation needs, Texas officials are increasingly looking to toll projects, some boosted by investments by private firms.
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State Government
For Freshman Legislators, Washington is No Texas
Freshman legislators are getting their first look at Washington and Austin, and the differences are as clear as red and blue.
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Higher Education
80-Year-Old WGU Texas Grad Keeps His Promise
Robert Titus had told his mom that he would get a college degree. But service in the U.S. Navy and a long sales career derailed that pledge for years. But Titus, 80, is now the proud owner of a degree from WGU Texas, an online university.
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The Brief: Nov. 30, 2012
Still reflecting on the election, Ted Cruz says he knows why Republicans lost, and what they can do about it.
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The Evening Brief: Nov. 29, 2012
Your evening reading: Dewhurst proposes taking $1 billion from Rainy Day Fund for water projects; Perry voices support for letting districts decide on 15 percent rule; ethics commission backs off plan to add investigative powers
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Public Education
Perry Supports Letting Districts Decide on 15 Percent Rule
Gov. Rick Perry has come out in favor of allowing school districts to choose whether to implement a rule requiring that new state assessments count for 15 percent of high school students’ final grades.
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State Government
Ethics Commission Backs Off Plan Adding Some Investigative Powers
The Texas Ethics Commission backed off Thursday from a proposal to take some investigative authority away from the Travis County district attorney’s office, but the agency approved two recommendations aimed at enhancing criminal investigations of state elected officials.