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• Video: Perry Backs Dedicated Car Sales Taxes for Highway Fund

  By Justin Dehn April 12, 2013

  Gov. Rick Perry called on dedicating future growth in the state’s motor vehicle sales taxes to be used to pay for road projects. Full Story 

• Video: Perry's Keynote Address on Transportation

  By Justin Dehn April 12, 2013

  Here's the full video of Gov. Rick Perry's keynote address on transportation at The Texas Lyceum's public conference. Full Story 

• TribLive: A Conversation About the Texas Senate

  By Evan Smith April 12, 2013

  Full video of my 4/11 TribLive conversation with state Sens. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston; Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio; and Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo. Full Story 

• TribLive: Three Senators on the Latino Vote

  By Evan Smith April 11, 2013

  At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Sens. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston; Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio; and Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, weighed in on outreach to Latino voters. Full Story 

• TribLive: Three Senators on the "Kumbaya" Session

  By Evan Smith April 11, 2013

  At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Sens. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston; Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio; and Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, talked about the sudden outbreak of peace and comity in the 83rd legislative session. Full Story 

• Senate Passes Bill to Drug-Test Welfare Applicants

  By Justin Dehn and Alana Rocha April 10, 2013

  UPDATED: The Texas Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to pass Senate Bill 11, which would require applicants to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to pass a drug test to receive benefits. Full Story 

• Texas Weekly Newsreel: Medicaid Expansion, the Budget and CPRIT

  By Justin Dehn April 6, 2013

  This week in the Newsreel: Gov. Rick Perry says no again to Medicaid expansion, the Texas House starts debate on a new state budget and the Senate approves CPRIT reform legislation. Full Story 

• Video: Grant Recipients Monitoring CPRIT Debate

  By Justin Dehn and Alana Rocha April 6, 2013

  A proposed overhaul of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas has made it through the state Senate. It’s not clear whether the House is ready to do the same for the agency. Those who have seen the benefits of CPRIT firsthand are closely watching what happens. Full Story 

• TribLive: A Conversation With the Castro Brothers

  By Evan Smith April 5, 2013

  Full video of my 4/2 TribLive conversation with San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro and U.S. Congressman Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin. Full Story 

• TribLive: A Conversation About Transportation

  By Evan Smith April 5, 2013

  Full video of Aman Batheja's 4/4 TribLive conversation with state Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville, and state Rep. Larry Phillips, R-Sherman. Full Story 

• TribLive: Nichols and Phillips on the Vehicle Sales Tax

  By Aman Batheja April 4, 2013

  At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville, and state Rep. Larry Phillips, R-Sherman, talked about a proposal to use vehicle sales tax revenue to meet our transportation funding needs. Full Story 

• TribLive: Nichols and Phillips on Toll Roads

  By Aman Batheja April 4, 2013

  At Thursday's TribLive conversation, state Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville, and state Rep. Larry Phillips, R-Sherman, talked about whether Texans are having “toll road fatigue” and the impact that toll roads are having on traffic congestion. Full Story