Texas senators cut their expenses by just 1 percent from August 2010 to 2011 — a total of $101,000. That’s not much compared to more than $1 million they saved in 2010. Use our interactive to find details on senators’ 2011 spending.
Lara Lapin
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Politics
Big KBH Backers Haven’t Settled on a Presidential Candidate
Texans who gave big money to Kay Bailey Hutchison to try to unseat Rick Perry for governor in 2010 haven’t gelled around a single candidate in the presidential race. In fact, the majority of them seem to still be sitting on the sidelines.
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A Runoff Ahead, and Three Amendments Fail
Lawmakers approved 10 changes to the Constitution during the legislative session, and the few voters who turned out approved all but three of them.
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Energy
Voters to Decide City Elections, Amendments
It’s Election Day, and voters across the state will decide whether to add 10 amendments to the Texas Constitution. Voters in several cities also will be picking mayors and city council members.
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Energy
Dropping Lake Levels Mean Rising Water Quality Issues
As lake and river levels continue to drop due to the intense 13-month drought, concerns about water quality are growing across Texas. It’s an issue that affects fish — and humans.
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Demographics
Texas ACLU Files Lawsuit Against ICE
The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas filed a lawsuit in federal district court today on behalf of three women who were allegedly sexually assaulted at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s T. Don Hutto Family Residential Center in Taylor.
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Energy
With the Drought, More Dust Storms
Despite last weekend’s rains, the Texas drought lingers — and experts say the number of irritating and dangerous dust storms could increase across the state, especially in West Texas and the Panhandle.
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Public Education
Texas Launches No Kid Hungry Campaign
A sea of 150 elementary and middle school students from Austin and Waco met on the steps of the Capitol today to sing, cheer and kick off the Texas No Kid Hungry Campaign.
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Higher Education
UT “Stampedes” Ahead With New Supercomputer
UT’s newest supercomputer, named Stampede, is expected to support more than 1,000 projects in computational and data-driven science and engineering from across the country, putting Texas on the cutting edge of scientific discovery.
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Demographics
Updated: A&M Student Group Rebukes Perry on In-State Tuition Issue
A student organization at Gov. Rick Perry’s alma mater, Texas A&M, has started a petition requesting that the governor immediately call a special legislative session to end in-state tuition for illegal immigrants.