Hot List: Day 137 of the Legislature
by Emily Mathis / Posted on | No CommentsThe session adjourns on Monday, but the big question on everyone’s lips at the Capitol is: Will there be a special session?
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What Must Happen for Texas to Turn Blue
by Forrest Wilder / Posted on | No CommentsPolling indicates that Democrats have no lock on the Latino vote, and that control of Texas may hinge on which Latino voters show up at the polls.
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by Liz Farmer / Posted on | No CommentsLuckily, the Senators came to their senses and Williams proposed a bill accepted, even lauded, by his Democratic counterparts. Under the plan, the basic allotment per-student-spending would reach $5,040 in 2015, which is the ever in the state.
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No Sweat: Water Fund Resolution Passes the House
by Emily Mathis / Posted on | No CommentsAfter a short debate, Senate Joint Resolution 1 easily in the House, letting voters approve creating a fund for state water planning projects.
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In Brownsville, Two Colleges Split and a Community Suffers
by Beth Cortez-Neavel / Posted on | No CommentsThe separation of UT-Brownsville and Texas Southmost College leads to hundreds of layoffs.
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