Juvenile Justice Agencies Come Closer to Merger
Hours after the state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would merge the state's two juvenile criminal justice agencies, a House committee passed a similar bill. Full Story
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The Midday Brief: Top Texas Headlines for April 14, 2011
Your afternoon reading: Senate approves teen "sexting" ban; puppy mill bill derailed; map would add five Latino seats Full Story
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House Puppy Mill Bill Hits a Snag
A bill that would regulate so-called puppy mills, and has dog breeders and animal rights groups at each other's throats, got derailed from the fast-track to passage in the Texas House today. Full Story
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Senate Approves Legislation on Teen Sex
Two bills regulating teenagers’ sex lives passed on the Senate floor today — one would outlaw “sexting” by minors; the other would exempt young adults caught having consensual sex with a minor from registering as sex offenders. Full Story
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Video: Rick Perry on Higher Education
At a Thursday morning press conference, Gov. Rick Perry discussed his priorities on higher education, including a four-year tuition freeze, $10,000 degrees and outcomes-based funding. Full Story
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Update: Peña's Proposed District a Toss-Up?
Last year, after the Republicans won large majorities in the Texas House, state Rep. Aaron Peña of Edinburg left the Democrats to join the GOP. Is he now being rewarded with a district that a Republican can maintain? Check out these maps. Full Story
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Student Leader Warns Against Turning UT Into ASU
One University of Texas student leader who recently visited Arizona State University as part of a university system task force was not encouraged by the excursion — and let the regents know in a new letter. Full Story
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Coalition's Map Would Add Five Latino House Seats
A coalition of Latino groups unveiled a redistricting map that would add five Latino-majority districts to the political map used to elect state representatives in Texas. Full Story
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Lawmakers Question Tax Exemption for Natural Gas
In a Texas House Appropriations Committee hearing this morning, natural gas producers fought back against suggestions that a major tax exemption they receive be rolled back. Full Story
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Andrea Young: The TT Interview
The president and chief operating officer of the Sam Houston Race Park on legislation that would allow slot machines at horse and dog tracks in Texas, why she believes that's a good idea, and why it has a chance this year. Full Story
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The Brief: Top Texas News for April 14, 2011
The maps are out, and the race is on. Full Story
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Cameron Todd Willingham: A Timeline
Cameron Todd Willingham was executed in 2004, convicted of igniting the 1991 blaze that destroyed his home and killed his three young daughters. Click here for a timeline of the major events in the Willingham saga. Full Story
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Higher Ed Coordinating Board Releases Almanac
Which public university in Texas has the lowest average student SAT scores? Which is the whitest? Which has the highest graduation rate? Starting today, the answers can be found easily in a new almanac. Full Story
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Rick O'Donnell: The Emails
With few exceptions, most hiring decisions at the University of Texas System go largely unnoticed. That has not been the case with Rick O'Donnell. Find key details of his hiring in our annotated collection of internal system documents. Full Story
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The Weekly TribCast: Episode 75
This week on the TribCast, Evan, Ross, Reeve, and Morgan discuss rumors of the death of campus carry legislation, a controversial amendment with many names, and the latest on redistricting and the budget. Full Story
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Latest Player in Sanctuary Cities Debate: God
The latest player in Texas' immigration debate? God. Citing passages from the Bible they say teach that immigrants should be shown compassion, a group of religious leaders congregated Wednesday to denounce a House sanctuary cities bill. Full Story
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State Farm No Good Neighbor to Rep. Castro
To state Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, State Farm is no good neighbor. After a judge ruled against the insurance giant on Monday, he dropped the home and car insurance policies he's held with the company since 2000. Full Story
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First House Redistricting Maps Presented
The first House redistricting maps are out, creating one new Latino district, keeping the current number of black opportunity districts and pairing 16 incumbents in districts where they would face one of their colleagues in the 2012 elections. Full Story
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Senate Panel OKs Expanding Managed Care to Valley
A bill designed to find cost savings and efficiencies in Texas' costly Medicaid program — and, more controversially, expand managed care into the Rio Grande Valley — is moving to Senate budget writers for consideration. Full Story
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Senate Approves Radioactive Waste Commission Plan
Today the Senate passed a couple of bills that outline how the Texas Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission should oversee a low-level radioactive waste dump planned for Andrews County. Full Story
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