For years, critics have called for an end to the Driver Responsibility Program. But because the program brings in millions of dollars every year, it has proved stubbornly hard to kill.
Gilad Edelman
Gilad Edelman was a reporting fellow in 2014. He is a graduate of Yale Law School and previously interned at the New Haven Independent.
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Criminal Justice
Grand Jury Indicts Perry Over Integrity Unit Veto
A grand jury indicted Rick Perry on Friday, alleging he abused his power by threatening to veto funding for the state’s anti-corruption unit unless Travis County DA Rosemary Lehmberg, who had pleaded guilty to drunk driving, stepped down.
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Texas Medical Association PAC Backs Arrington
Jodey Arrington received the endorsement of TEXPAC, the political action committee for the Texas Medical Association, in his bid to win the vacant Senate District 28 seat.
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Feds Won’t Watch Out for Blind Spider
A tiny, blind spider that lives in an Austin-area cave called Pickle Pit just got some bad news. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that the Warton’s cave meshweaver is not eligible for endangered species protection.
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RickPAC Ad Knocks Obama on Border Efforts
A new online ad for RickPAC, Gov. Rick Perry’s new political action committee, says the Obama administration has failed to secure the U.S.-Mexico border amid the recent humanitarian crisis involving thousands of unaccompanied minors crossing into Texas.
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New Abbott Ad Accuses Davis of Death Penalty Flip-Flop
In a new online ad, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, the Republican candidate for governor, accuses his opponent, state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, of flip-flopping on supporting the death penalty.
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George W. Bush Contributes to Arrington’s Senate Bid
Former President George W. Bush is among the contributors to the state Senate District 28 campaign of Jodey Arrington, his campaign announced Tuesday.
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HBO Host Mocks Texas Lawmakers For Defending Payday Loans
The Texas payday loan industry drew mockery on national television on Sunday night, as HBO comedian John Oliver singled out state lawmakers for fighting against reforms while being heavily invested in the industry.
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A New Test for Texas’ Abortion Restrictions
The latest legal challenge to Texas’ sweeping abortion measures went to trial in a federal courthouse in Austin last week, as federal judges around the country grapple with the question of how far states can go in regulating abortion — a question likely to end up at the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Proposed Rules Would Allow Alcohol at Gun Shows, With Conditions
The Texas agency that regulates alcohol sales is considering a rule change that would allow alcohol to be served at gun shows, as long as all the guns are disabled and there’s no live ammunition on the premises.