We’ve expanded the officials in our Ethics Explorer to include the judges on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and the members of the State Board of Education. We’ve also updated our existing analysis on members of the Legislature.
David Maly
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Campaign Promotes Merry Christmas Law
Texas Values, a faith-based political advocacy organization, wants Texans to know about a new law that protects their freedom to express holiday cheer. Critics say that freedom was never in jeopardy.
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Dewhurst Tasks Lawmakers With Border Security Efforts
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst on Wednesday charged lawmakers with examining a recent crime enforcement surge effort in the Rio Grande Valley and making recommendations on how to implement similar operations in the future.
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Health care
Dewhurst Wants Closure of High-Risk Insurance Pool Postponed
Amid ongoing technical issues with the federal health insurance marketplace, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has called on state officials to postpone closure of the state’s high-risk insurance pool.
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Criminal Justice
Celebrity Gun Manufacturer Sets Up Shop in Texas
Jesse James, best known as a vendor of high-end motorcyles, cited the state’s “gun-friendly” attitude as the reason he opened his new firearm business here.
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Higher Education
UT System Approves $196 Million for South Texas Campus
The University of Texas System Board of Regents on Thursday approved $196 million from the Permanent University Fund for a new university in South Texas.
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Higher Education
UT System Releases Proposed Names for South Texas Campus
The University of Texas System released five potential name and logo combinations for its new university in the Rio Grande Valley on Monday and invited the public to weigh in.
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Criminal Justice
Dignity in Burials for Prisoners and Families
Prisoner rights advocates often criticize the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, but experts agree that offender burials are one thing the state prison system does well, especially compared with other states.
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Health care
Study: More Than 2 Million Texans Qualify for Insurance Tax Credit
More than 2 million Texans are eligible for tax credits to purchase health coverage in the federal insurance marketplace, the most of any state, according to a new report from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Criminal Justice
Liberal Groups Fault Cornyn, Cruz on Judicial Vacancies
Leaders from state and national liberal organizations on Monday called on U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn to increase efforts to fill nine vacant federal judgeships that impact Texas.