Sen. Van Taylor’s bill would let the public find out when former lawmakers with felony convictions are receiving state pensions
Jackie Wang
Jackie Wang was an investigative reporting fellow at The Texas Tribune in the spring of 2017. She studied journalism and government at the University of Texas at Austin. She spent most of her college career at The Daily Texan, where she worked as the city-state reporter and, most recently, managing editor. Jackie has also worked at the El Paso Times as a reporting intern and the Austin American-Statesman as a social content producer.
Posted inState Government
Texas may still be giving state-funded pension to convicted elected officials
More than two dozen former elected officials convicted of felonies may be receiving taxpayer-funded retirement pay. But state law keeps the details secret.
Posted in
Energy
In South Texas, company planning toxic waste landfill drops lawsuit against county official
The chief proponent of a toxic waste dump in South Texas has abandoned a challenge to local permitting authority, but he said the fight is far from over.