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Texans may soon have to pay sales tax on many of the products they buy online, despite an attempt by Governor Perry to stop that from happening. Last…
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A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court last week upholding an Arizona law that punishes employers who hire illegal immigrants may give Texas lawmakers some…
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Texas environmental activists are pleased with changes in fracking disclosure laws and renewable energy initiatives that cleared the state legislature…
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Hey, Texplainer: How does a Legislative special session work?Consider a special session the legislative overtime in Texas. If both the House and Senate…
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The 2012-13 budget has been approved by both the House and the Senate, and now, with less than two days left in the legislative session, lawmakers have to…
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Legislators passed a new, very tight state budget Saturday night – one that conservatives hail as a fiscally responsible victory that shows the state can…
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Many thought this was the year. But Rep. Myra Crownover, R-Denton, acknowledged on Saturday that a measure establishing a statewide smoking ban in Texas…
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The House and Senate will take up SB 1811 tomorrow. The bill creates about $2.5 billion for the state budget, while also cutting public education by…
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he House and Senate must agree on how to distribute the $4 billion reduction in state public education funding by 5 p.m. today, say Sen. Florence Shapiro,…
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The Women's Health Program — long believed to require legislative renewal — lives on, at least for now, in the form of a budget rider.Jose Camacho,…