Anita and Jim McHaney just wanted to sell their pickled beets at a farmers market. It turns out that’s not an easy task.
Eddie Rodriguez
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Politics
After governor’s cuts, Texas rep. leads fundraising drive for Travis County
State Rep. Eddie Rodriguez, D-Austin, announced plans Friday to raise public funds for Travis County after Gov. Greg Abbott canceled criminal justice grants over the county’s new “sanctuary” policy.
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Politics
Video: A Conversation with Israel, Rodriguez and Workman
Full video of my 1/14 conversation with three Austin state representatives: Democrats Celia Israel and Eddie Rodriguez and Republican Paul Workman.
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Energy
2015 Tribune Festival: Audio From the Environment Track
The Environment track at The 2015 Texas Tribune Festival featured discussions on the water supply, the climate debate, related legislative issues and lessons from the May floods. There was also a conversation with Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller.
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Officials Want Review of Privately Funded Prosecutions
Officials in Travis County are calling for a review of privately funded prosecutions in Austin after a public-private partnership between the DA’s office and an insurance company was reported by The Texas Tribune and the Austin American-Statesman.
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Economy
End of the Road for Tesla, Ride-for-Hire Bills
With the clock winding down on the legislative session, Tesla Motors, Uber and Lyft have little to show for the money they spent on high-profile lobbying. As deadlines loom, the bills they were steering appear to have run out of gas.
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Health care
Caucus Plants Seeds for Farm-to-Table Movement
The bipartisan “farm-to-table” caucus landed a couple of key victories in its first legislative session, laying the groundwork for its effort to help local agricultural businesses crop up across Texas.
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Bill Calls for Emergency Alarms at Texas Schools
Legislation filed by state Rep. Eddie Rodriguez, D-Austin, would require Texas school districts to equip their campuses with electronic emergency alarms that could contact the police directly in the event of a school emergency.
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State Government
Austin Officials Announce Crackdown on Wage Theft
Officials in Austin, Houston, El Paso and San Juan announced plans today intended to make employers aware of a key change in the law passed by the Legislature designed to elevate the importance of prosecuting wage theft.
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Demographics
Cities Make Wage-Theft Prosecution a Priority
With a new state law designed to protect workers from wage theft now in effect, organizations and lawmakers in at least three Texas cities are facing a new challenge: how to ensure that prosecuting it is a priority.
