Inside the House’s Brutal Budget
by Dave Mann / Posted on | No CommentsIt was supposed to get better. In January, state lawmakers released a first draft of the state budget that contained shockingly deep spending cuts. [...]
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Passing the Education Buck
by Abby Rapoport / Posted on | No CommentsMy latest print column from our March 18 issue. I confess I was not present at Gov. Rick Perry’s headline-making March 9 press conference, [...]
Read full postThe Mario Gallegos Effect
by Abby Rapoport / Posted on | No CommentsIt takes a lot to shock most lobbyists. But Tuesday, as I stood outside the Senate Education committee room, one veteran came outside and [...]
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Texas Schools Rally: Rainy Day Fund or Bust
by Abby Rapoport / Posted on | No CommentsThe signs rivaled the most ardent Tea Party affair—and so did the disaffection. As if taking a cue from the rallies that swept the [...]
Read full postTrying to Save TEXAS Grants
by Ari Phillips / Posted on | No CommentsLike many important lifelines for poor and middle class Texans, the TEXAS grant program is on the chopping block at the Capitol. Established by [...]
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