DAY 23 of our month-long series on the effects of new state laws and budget cuts: The state’s prison education system, known as the Windham School District, eliminates or reduces classes for inmates.
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Criminal Justice
31 Days, 31 Ways: Fewer Classes, Teachers for Incarcerated Texans
DAY 23 of our month-long series on the effects of new state laws and budget cuts: The state’s prison education system, known as the Windham School District, eliminates or reduces classes for Texas inmates.
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Health care
31 Days, 31 Ways: State Slashes Funding for Residency Programs
DAY 22 of our month-long series on the effects of new state laws and budget cuts: Lawmakers slash funding for residency programs in Texas, making it even more difficult for the state to meet its growing physician shortage.
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Public Education
31 Days, 31 Ways: 56,000 Texas Kids Remain on Charter School Waiting Lists
DAY 21 of our month-long series on the effects of new state laws and budget cuts: Nearly 56,000 students will remain on charter school waiting lists after lawmakers failed to lift a cap on the number of charters the SBOE can grant.
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Public Education
31 Days, 31 Ways: Lawmakers Help Charter Schools Build, Expand
DAY 20 of our month-long series on the effects of new state laws and budget cuts: Financially stable charter schools will have an easier time seeking lower interest rate loans to expand or build their facilities.
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Energy
Video: Austin Filmmaker Bradley Beesley on Newly Legalized Noodling
Throughout August, the Tribune will feature 31 ways Texans’ lives will change come Sept. 1, the date most bills passed by the Legislature take effect. DAY 18: The sport of catching catfish with bare hands, known as noodling, is now legal in Texas. Watch the Trib’s interview with filmmaker and avid noodler Bradley Beesley.
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State Government
31 Days, 31 Ways: Noodling for Catfish Legalized
DAY 18 of our month-long series on the effects of new state laws and budget cuts: The sport of catching catfish with bare hands, known as noodling, is now legal in Texas.
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State Government
Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa: The TT Interview
The state senator from McAllen sat down with the Tribune to talk border security, how Democrats move forward after voter ID and what he thinks the upper chamber will look like in 2013.
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Criminal Justice
31 Days, 31 Ways: Guns Allowed in Vehicles at Work
DAY 16 of our month-long series on the effects of new state laws and budget cuts: Gun owners in Texas will not have to leave their weapons at home while they are at work anymore.
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Health care
31 Days, 31 Ways: Family Planning Funding Slashed
DAY 15 of our month-long series on the effects of new state laws and budget cuts: The Department of State Health Services expects about 180,000 Texas men and women will lose access to birth control and cancer screenings.
