Politics

Rep. Isaac Files Public Education Reform Bills

State Representative Jason Isaac (R-Dripping Springs), with input from parents, students, teachers, and administrators filed four education bills to reduce…

9 years ago

Commentary: OSHA Shame Campaign Rolls On – Deserved Or Not

Commentary by, Robert Box Summary: OSHA has increased the number of Enforcement Press Releases by a factor of 3 100%…

9 years ago

The Government Loan Program With A 116 Percent Default Rate

No, that's not a typo. The anatomy of an only-in-Washington credit snafu By, Michael Grunwald POLITICO MAGAZINE: If you’re curious just what…

9 years ago

Comptroller Identifies Tax Laws For Repeal From State Statute

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is working with state lawmakers to repeal nine state taxes during the 2015 legislative session. The…

9 years ago

Federal Government Is Very Unpopular With Texas Voters

By Ross Ramsey      The only kind of government really unpopular with Texas voters right now is the federal kind,…

9 years ago

It’s Time To End Straight-Ticket Voting In Texas

Commentary by, Ron Simmons State representative, R-Carrollton   TribTalk: Every campaign season, candidates and interest groups spend hundreds of millions of…

9 years ago

GOP Lawmakers Clash Over Shutdown

By MANU RAJU and JAKE SHERMAN POLITICO: A tense debate broke out during a closed-door meeting of Senate Republicans on Tuesday, a sign of…

9 years ago

5 Ways The Keystone Saga Could End

Obama’s decision to approve or reject the oil pipeline could come weeks or months after he vetoes Congress’ pro-Keystone bill.…

9 years ago

Texas Senate Leaders Propose $4.6 Billion In Tax Breaks

by Morgan Smith Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout. Flanked by a dozen Republican senators, Lt. Gov. Dan…

9 years ago

Judge Urges Lawmakers To Fix School Finance

By Eva Hershaw   In his first major appearance since finding the Texas school finance system unconstitutional in 2014, retired state…

9 years ago

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