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2013/05/22 00:33
2013/05/22 00:33
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Lawmaker resurrects radioactive water bill
By CHRIS TOMLINSON Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A Republican lawmaker has resurrected a radioactive waste bill that would allow a West Texas site to store more hazardous materials. San...
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2013/05/21 05:22
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TEXAS LEGISLATION: Lawmakers firm water plan
AUSTIN, Texas — House and Senate settled on the workings of a fund that could hold possibly $2 billion for water projects and protect the state from harsh droughts. The Senate and House ironed out...
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2013/05/21 02:33
2013/05/21 02:33
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Rainy Day Fund eyed for $1.75B school payment
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) A top House Republican says using the state's Rainy Day Fund is being considered for $1.75 billion owed to public schools as part of a complex Texas budget package. State Rep. Drew...
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2013/05/18 00:44
2013/05/18 00:44
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Bad Radioactive Waste Bill Increases Threats to T...
Bad Radioactive Waste Bill Increases Threats to Texas Bad Radioactive Waste Bill Increases Threats to Texas A bill that would increase the concentration of radioactive waste to be dumped in Texas is...
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Drew Darby
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Glenn Lewis
Lon Burnam
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2013/05/15 03:22
2013/05/15 03:22
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ASU looking for help growing
May praised Rep.
Drew Darby
for his support of ASU in the Legislature. SAN ANGELO, Texas — The objective is to travel in five directions, covering the majority of Texas, to blaze the path to one...
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2013/05/14 20:34
2013/05/14 20:34
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Recent editorials from Texas newspapers
The Eagle of Bryan-College Station. May 11, 2013. Sometimes having the government we want simply costs more We humans are a funny bunch. We demand smaller government, but at the same time cry out...
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2013/05/14 09:49
2013/05/14 09:49
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Texas Senate, House face impasse over budget
AUSTIN — Republicans control both chambers of the Texas Legislature, but that hasn’t kept them from reaching an impasse over the state budget. Lawmakers have plenty of cash to spend after years of...
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2013/05/12 00:22
2013/05/12 00:22
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Week in review
Senators approve House Bill 5 to reduce the number of end-of-course exams from 15 to five, change high school graduation requirements and instate an A-F grading system for school districts. House...
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2013/05/11 18:22
2013/05/11 18:22
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GREG MAUZ: Christoval ISD asks too much of weary ...
Just four years ago, Christoval Independent School District officials pleaded with residents to vote ourselves a 17 percent increase in property taxes or the local school could shut down. Residents...
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2013/05/11 04:15
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House panel rejects Hinojosa language for Valley ...
AUSTIN — A House panel on Friday scuttled a controversial plan being pushed by Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen, to locate the first two years of medical education in Hidalgo County as part of a proposal...
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2013/05/10 03:49
2013/05/10 03:49
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Long haul for state House on Wednesday night
AUSTIN — Major bills regarding abortion and water funding didn’t made it. A big transportation funding piece died. House lawmakers took their seats for the long haul Thursday, with less than 20 days...
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2013/05/10 03:36
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Hundreds of bills appear doomed in Texas House | ...
AUSTIN — Amid growing talk of a summertime special session, hundreds of bills — ranging from statewide issues to individual lawmakers’ pet priorities — were in jeopardy late Thursday with the...
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Lon Burnam
Drew Darby
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2013/05/10 03:22
2013/05/10 03:22
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AG opinion adds hurdle to creation of water bank
AUSTIN — Texas House prospects to use $2 billion in Rainy Day Fund money for water projects have taken a hit from the Texas attorney general, even as bills to find new solutions to the state’s water...
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2013/05/10 02:33
2013/05/10 02:33
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Highlights from around the Capitol
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) As lawmakers debate expanding Texas charter schools to accommodate students wanting to leave unsatisfactory traditional classrooms, new details show charter school waitlist numbers...
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2013/05/10 02:22
2013/05/10 02:22
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Transportation bill doesn't make cut
AUSTIN — It was the most significant piece of transportation funding for members to consider on the House floor and the last bill to fund transportation, Rep.
Drew Darby
, R-San Angelo, told members...
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Rick Perry
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2013/05/10 00:22
2013/05/10 00:22
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In Texas House, a symbolic plea for road funding
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A top House Republican has pleaded with his colleagues to raise by $15 the state's annual car registration fees - despite stiff opposition from fellow conservatives and Gov. Rick...
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2013/05/08 02:27
2013/05/08 02:27
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Texas appealing to other states for radioactive t...
Texas appealing to other states for radioactive trash, looks to expand program When it comes to nuclear waste, many states have a not-in-my-backyard attitude. But Texas is rolling out the welcome...
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2013/05/05 01:22
2013/05/05 01:22
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Week in review
A plan to transfer $2 billion from the Rainy Day Fund to create a water infrastructure bank fails because the author broke a parliamentary rule about when such a bill could be considered. The...
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Rick Perry
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2013/05/04 04:22
2013/05/04 04:22
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Pipeline bill halted in House
AUSTIN — A bill that would reform the process to put private oil pipelines across the state and take private land under eminent domain provisions of the law died in the House on a technicality...
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2013/05/02 23:33
2013/05/02 23:33
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Rainy day dilemma over water funding could lead t...
AUSTIN -- As water supplies dry up across the state, the signs of Texas' water woes are impossible to miss. With the state's savings account known as the "rainy day" fund expected to top nearly $12...
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