Leaders in the Texas Senate have released a two-year budget proposal that spends more on border security and calls for property tax cuts. Texas Public Radio’s Ryan Poppe reports on a plan for spending 6-percent more than the current budget.
Efforts to repeal the Texas Dream Act
January 15, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Some Republican lawmakers say the Texas Dream Act is another way for the state to be involved in the act of picking winners and losers and they want the law to change or go away. Texas Public Radio’s Ryan Poppe reports those against a repeal rallied at the Capitol.
Rep. Joe Straus reelected as Speaker of the Texas House.
January 14, 2015 by Leave a Comment
On their first day of the legislative session members of the Texas House have reelected REP. Joe Straus as their speaker. Texas Public Radio’s Ryan Poppe reports Straus easily overcame a tea party challenger to win his fourth term as speaker.
With The Absence Of Gov. Perry, Will A Statewide-Ban On Texting While Driving Finally Stand A Chance?
November 14, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Texas Public Radio’s Ryan Poppe reports that the early filing period saw multiple bills submitted by Democrats and Republicans, to make sending or retrieving texts while driving a crime.
Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Biohazard Gowns Used At Dallas Hospital Allowed Ebola To Pass Through
November 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
DALLAS-A lawsuit filed against the manufacturer of the surgical gowns used by staff at the Dallas hospital where nurses were infected with Ebola, Texas Public Radio’s, Ryan Poppe, has more on the story.
US Supreme court overturns 5th Circuit court on Texas Abortion law
October 15, 2014 by Leave a Comment
TEXAS-In a move that surprised even abortion-rights advocates, the US Supreme Court voted 6 to 3 to block the state of Texas from enforcing a provision of the state’s abortion law, overturning the U.S. 5th Circuit Court stay on a lower court’s injunction. Texas Public Radio’s Ryan Poppe reports.
Attorney General Gregg Abbott under fire
July 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
the state should not disclose the exact location and type of substances stored at dangerous chemical plants like the one in the City of West…
School Finance Judge Asked to Recuse Himself
June 4, 2014 by Leave a Comment
TRAVIS COUNTY: In February of this year Travis County District Judge John Dietz heard final arguments and began deciding a final verdict on school finance in Texas..
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