With Credit Cards Maxed Out, TxDOT Looks for New Revenue
In a somewhat awkward exchange on Monday afternoon, the Senate Finance Committee lectured the Department of Transportation’s executive director for his presentation about the [...]
Judge Rules School Finance System Unconstitutional, Case Heads to Texas Supreme Court
Dietz was sympathetic to the central argument raised by school districts in varying forms: that lawmakers had raised standards for Texas schools—specifically by rolling out the new, tougher STAAR test—just when they were cutting funding from public education. “We either want increased standards, and are willing to pay the price, or we don’t,” Dietz said today.
A Restaurateur Has a Thing (or Two) to Teach the GOP About Immigration Reform
The Texas Republican Party could learn a thing or two from the hospitality business. “At one of my restaurants, if I were to turn my back on my customers or treat them rudely, they wouldn’t come back,” he said. “That’s how the Republican Party treats Hispanics.”
Hot List: Day 28 of the Legislature
The Lead: The Texas House is ready to roll up its collective sleeves and get to work at long last. Speaker Joe Straus (R-San [...]