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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Hot List: Day 136 of the Legislature
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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by Liz Farmer / Posted on | No CommentsThe House put off SJR 1 for days to see if the Senate will approve $200 million for schools during the HB 1025 vote.
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