In Brownsville, Two Colleges Split and a Community Suffers
The separation of UT-Brownsville and Texas Southmost College leads to hundreds of layoffs.
House and Senate in Standoff Over Budget Deals
The House put off SJR 1 for days to see if the Senate will approve $200 million for schools during the HB 1025 vote.
Hot List: Day 135 of the Legislature
The Lead: Five days left till sine die, and the deadlines are coming fast. Today’s the last day for the Senate and the House [...]
Harold Simmons Wins Another Favor from the Lege
Every session, Harold Simmons’ radioactive waste dump company comes to the Legislature with a new favor to ask. Every session Rep. Lon Burnam, a Fort Worth Democrat with a peace activist pedigree, puts up a spirited protest. And every session, Simmons—one of the state’s most generous GOP donors—pretty much gets what he wants.
Hot List: Day 134 of the Legislature
The Lead: It’s not every day you see the Texas Legislature vote to tighten ethics standards, but that’s what happened yesterday when the House [...]