Amid Fiscal Challenges, Rural Colleges Adjust
Rural community colleges play pivotal roles in their communities but face unique financial challenges that demand creative solutions to keep the doors open. Full Story
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Plenty of Primary Races Are Lacking Big Drama
Most attention goes toward political races that either have a lot of candidates or are close for other reasons. But lots of elections are decided quietly, without drama. Full Story
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Texas Gets a D+ in Public Integrity Study
Texas has scored a 68 out of 100, placing 27th in a national state integrity study. The state got high marks for auditing and for monitoring pension funds, but not as high for accountability of the governor and legislators. Full Story
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Farmers and Regulators Square Off in Battle Over Ogallala Aquifer Rules
As the Ogallala Aquifer slowly declines, some West Texas farmers are facing a new type of regulation: a limit on the amount of water they would pump from wells on their own land. And many aren't happy about it. Full Story
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TribWeek: In Case You Missed It
Ramshaw on how much the state pays workers for unused vacation, Aguilar with the latest on voter ID, Tan and Dehn take a multimedia approach to the Women's Health Program controversy, Hamilton on an outcomes-based higher ed funding model, Murphy's new and improved election brackets, Root on how state money is being spent to attract sports events, Grissom with an update on Michael Morton's wrongful conviction and Aaronson's latest on Texas' growing economy: The best of our best content from March 12 to March 16, 2012. Full Story
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The Evening Brief: March 16, 2012
Your evening reading: Abbott files suit against federal government over Women's Health Program; Texas congressman arrested at D.C. protest with Clooney; Paul running low on cash? Full Story
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Abbott Sues Feds Over Women's Health Program
Attorney General Greg Abbott has filed yet another lawsuit against the federal government, this one, no surprise, over the Women's Health Program. Full Story
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Texas Congressman Arrested at D.C. Protest With Clooney
U.S. Rep. Al Green, D-Houston, was arrested this morning in front of the Sudanese Embassy in D.C. He was one of more that a dozen demonstrators there to bring awareness to starvation in Sudan — including actor George Clooney. Full Story
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Video: On Fox News, Perry Promises to Fight Feds Over Voter ID, Women's Health
"We're having to spend a lot of money and time protecting our right to make sovereign decisions from this administration," Perry said during a Fox News interview. Full Story
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The Brief: March 16, 2012
As expected, the federal government will soon halt funding for Texas' Women's Health Program. But the money for the embattled program won't disappear immediately. Full Story
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Prison Radio Show is Inmates' Link to the Outside World
Part news program, part call-in show, "The Prison Show" aims to help inmates stay connected to family, friends and the outside world. Full Story
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Where Republican Math Gets Complicated
Texas Republicans are stuck, having won as many seats as it is possible to win by elections or by creative political mapping. But the solution for them is simple. Full Story
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Schools Cope as Classes Expand and Staffs Shrink
As state spending contracted in the 2011-12 school year, classroom sizes ballooned. And the fastest-growing school districts have been hit the hardest by larger classes. Full Story
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The Evening Brief: March 15, 2012
Your evening reading: federal government to phase out funding for Women's Health Program; Paul, Santorum on track to win most of Iowa's delegates; new Dewhurst ad tells of father's military service Full Story
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Feds to Halt Funding for Women's Health Program
Federal health officials announced Thursday what state leaders have predicted for weeks: that they are halting funding for Texas' Women's Health Program. Full Story
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Weekend Insider: Class Sizes, Groundwater Limits
In this episode of the Texas Tribune Weekend Insider, we look at growing elementary class sizes and limits on groundwater use in West Texas. Full Story
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Interactive: Texas' Economy Bounces Back
Since Texas' lowest dip in the recession, the state has added nearly 500,000 jobs. This interactive explores how the economy has changed by industry and region. Full Story
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Anthony Graves Story on "48 Hours" Saturday
Former death row inmate Anthony Graves and his fight to be compensated for the time he spent wrongfully imprisoned will be the subject of an episode on the CBS news show 48 Hours Mystery this Saturday. We've got a sneak peak. Full Story
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The Brief: March 15, 2012
Texas has already filed suit to defend its voter ID law, but the state now has bigger plans: changing a historic piece of federal voting legislation. Full Story
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Technical College System Working to Link State Funds to Student Jobs
Texas State Technical College and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board are developing a bold new outcomes-based funding model. But do they have the necessary data to make it work? Full Story
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