Phillip Huffines files to run for Texas Senate
Phillip Huffines, whose twin brother Don already serves in the Senate, submitted paperwork to begin raising money for a campaign for Senate District 8. Full Story
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Former UT System administrator Woodley to lead UT-Permian Basin
Sandra Woodley, The UT System's former vice chancellor for strategic initiatives, will take over as president of the growing University of Texas of the Permian Basin at the end of August. Full Story
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Texas family hopes to change the law on medical marijuana. It's a long shot.
One Richardson family with an autistic child hopes to change the law so they’ll no longer have to break it. Full Story
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Texas Senate approves its budget, shifting school costs to local taxpayers
The Texas Senate passed budget that would shift $1.8 billion in public education costs to local taxpayers. Full Story
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Supreme Court says Texas can’t use old medical standards for death row inmates
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Texas death row inmate Tuesday, sending his case back to the appeals court and invalidating the state's method of determining if a death-sentenced inmate is intellectually disabled and therefore ineligible for execution. Full Story
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House committee approves $1.6 billion school finance measure
The House Public Education Committee voted 10-1 to approve Chairman Dan Huberty's school finance bill, which would mean gains for most, but major losses for some. Full Story
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New in Trib+Health: GOP health care overhaul pulled
In this week's edition of the Trib+Health newsletter: The GOP repeal and replace bill for the Affordable Care Act is pulled, another Zika case surfaces in Dallas County and an interview with Spencer Berthelsen, former managing director of Kelsey-Seybold Clinic in Houston. Full Story
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Cost and control: The price of higher education in Texas
As Texas families worry about how they'll afford college for their children, state lawmakers are considering legislation to curb how much higher education costs. Check out this 30-minute documentary from KXAN, Cost and Control. Full Story
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Will Texas universities face perfect storm of cuts?
The top three sources of revenue for Texas public universities are all being targeted for reductions or freezes by federal or state government leaders. Full Story
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Texas death penalty juror hopes to change law as execution looms
As Paul Storey's execution looms, one juror is asking the Texas Legislature to clarify the jury instructions in death penalty cases, claiming he didn't know he alone could have stopped the sentence. Full Story
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Senate committee considers adoption legislation
The Senate State Affairs Committee on Monday considered a pair of bills that would allow adult adoptees in the state to more easily access their birth certificates and medical history and would make it easier for adult adoptees and their biological parents to make contact. Full Story
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Texas Senate tentatively approves voter ID fix
The Texas Senate tentatively approved legislation that would revamp the state’s voter identification rules, a response to court rulings that the current law discriminates against minority voters. Full Story
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Railroad Commission bill could revive debate on bathrooms, immigration
House Republicans will look to force a vote on the regulations in the Senate’s “bathroom bill.” And a Democratic lawmaker has an amendment aimed at forcing the business community to take sides in the sanctuary cities debate. Full Story
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Businesses divided in support of high-priority insurance bill
Last month, major business interests told Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick that his high-priority hailstorm insurance bill was a no-go. Now, support from other business leaders is pouring in. Full Story
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Texas Senate approves bill that would reduce handgun license fee
On Monday, the upper chamber gave final passage to Senate Bill 16, which would reduce the first-time fee for a license to carry from $140 to $40 and the annual renewal fee from $70 to $40. Full Story
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Watch live: Beyond the Wall, what's really driving people and drugs across U.S.-Mexico border
On Tuesday, March 28, The Texas Tribune stepped back from the escalating tensions surrounding U.S.-Mexico relations to examine the underlying supply-and-demand forces driving people — and drugs — across the border. Full Story
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Gov. Abbott: This country isn't the "United States of Municipalities"
Gov. Greg Abbott raised eyebrows last week when he threw his support behind a "broad-based law" that pre-empts local regulations. On Monday, Abbott did not back away from the idea — but offered more detail about what he meant. Full Story
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Why does the Texas criminal code still ban "homosexual conduct"?
The United States Supreme Court ruled in 2003 that a ban on "homosexual conduct" — the act of sex between members of the same sex — was unconstitutional. So why is it still on the books? Full Story
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The Brief: After the Obamacare fight, Ted Poe resigns from Freedom Caucus
U.S. Rep. Ted Poe, R-Humble, has resigned from the group that helped derail the American Health Care Act. Full Story
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Analysis: Don’t fret — it’s too early to say Texas lawmakers will blow this
The denizens of the Texas Capitol are already talking about the possibility of a special session if lawmakers haven't finished the budget and other bills by Memorial Day. They might be worried, but you shouldn't be. Full Story
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