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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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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...
2013/05/21 02:33
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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...
2013/05/18 00:44
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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...
2013/05/15 03:22
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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...
2013/05/14 20:34
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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...
2013/05/14 09:49
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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...
2013/05/12 00:22
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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...
2013/05/11 18:22
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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...
2013/05/11 04:15
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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...
2013/05/10 03:49
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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...
2013/05/10 03:36
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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...
2013/05/10 03:22
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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...
2013/05/10 02:33
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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...
2013/05/10 02:22
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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...
2013/05/10 00:22
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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...
2013/05/08 02:27
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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...
2013/05/05 01:22
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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...
2013/05/04 04:22
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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...
2013/05/02 23:33
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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...