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- Texas Toughens Standards For Teacher Trainers
Texas is proposing to hold colleges of education accountable for how effective their graduates are as classroom teachers.
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- Perry Tells Wounded Soldiers, 24-Million Texans Are Praying For You
Gov. Rick Perry visited Saturday with some of the wounded from the deadly shooting at Fort Hood and said he told them they were in the prayers of 24-million Texans.
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- Perry Orders Flags To Half-Staff; Sends Texas Rangers To Fort Hood
Gov. Rick Perry Thursday ordered state flags flown at half-staff and sent Texas Rangers to assist Fort Hood investigators and the FBI in the wake of the shooting rampage on post that left 12 dead and 31 injured.
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- Perry: Election Results Reflect Discontent With Washington
Gov. Rick Perry’s take on the results of Tuesday’s elections is that voters are dissatisfied with polices in Washington.
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- Wealthy Texas Businessman Will Bankroll Gubernatorial Bid
A wealthy Texas businessman says he’ll use millions of dollars of his own money to bankroll his Democratic primary bid for governor.
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- Appeals Court Affirms Ruling In Texas Voting Rights Lawsuit
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling in a suit filed by Latino voters challenging the way City Council members are elected in a Texas suburb.
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- $300 Million Spent On Texas Teacher Merit Pay Produced Few Gains
The $300 million Texas spent on merit pay for teachers over the past three years produced few gains by students, according to a review of the now-defunct Texas Educator Excellence Grant.
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- Gubernatorial Primary Poll
The inaugural University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll
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- Houston Mayor’s Race Headed Toward Runoff
A runoff election will likely be necessary to decide Houston’s mayoral race.
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- Voters Approve Most Local Proposals; State Amendments Win Approval
Voters in Hewitt rejected three bond issue proposals Tuesday, but most of the other local propositions on the ballot won approval, as did 11 proposed state constitutional amendments in an election that attracted less than 10 percent of Texas voters to the polls.
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- Texas Tea Party Anti-Tax Protest Draws 10,000
An anti-tax protest at a Texas horseracing track drew a crowd of more than 10,000.
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- Voters Decide 11 Amendments Tuesday; Local Races Also On The Ballot
Voters to go the polls Tuesday in Central Texas to decide 11 proposed Texas constitutional amendments and a handful of local bond issue and local option proposals.
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- TMA Political Arm Endorses Perry
The political arm of the Texas Medical Association has endorsed Gov. Rick Perry’s bid for reelection.
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- Texas Judge’s Bribery Trial Postponed
The bribery trial of a Texas state judge that was to have started Monday has been postponed until early next year.
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- Bryan Planned Parenthood Seeks Restraining Order Against Former Director
Bryan’s Planned Parenthood chapter is seeking a restraining order against its former director, who now supports a pro-life group after she quit over what she said was pressure to bring in more women who wanted abortions.
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- Enrollment Jumps At Texas Colleges; Recession Is The Reason
Texas colleges are reporting a jump in enrollment, and the recession is the reason.
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- Texas Legislator Vows Challenge To Porn Protection Law
A state law from the 1970s that allows parents to show "harmful material" to their children has come under fire from one Texas legislator.
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- Perry Gets Mississippi Governor’s Endorsement
Gov. Rick Perry has won the endorsement of a fellow governor.
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- Plans Call For Expansion Of Texas Governor’s Mansion
A two-story addition is proposed for the Texas Governor’s Mansion, which was heavily damaged by fire in June 2008.
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- Perry Activates State Emergency Resources In Response To Heavy Rainfall
Heavy rain was falling Thursday on parts of the state and because of the threat of flooding Gov. Rick Perry activated emergency search and rescue personnel who will be positioned in Central and East Texas.
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- Some Charges Dropped In Texas Corruption Probe
Some charges against a lawyer and a district clerk have been thrown out in a public corruption investigation.
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- Governor Sued Over Clemency Report On Executed Central Texas Inmate
A newspaper is suing in an attempt to force Gov. Rick Perry to release a clemency report on a Central Texas death row inmate whose execution in 2004 for killing his three daughters is being questioned because of what experts say was the faulty evidence used to convict him.
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- Cheney To Enter The Fray In Texas Governor’s Race
Former Vice President Dick Cheney is throwing his support behind a candidate in the Texas governor’s race.
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- Texas Drops Phone Numbers From Accident Reports
Texas law enforcement and transportation agencies have agreed to drop phone numbers from traffic accident reports, which would be a blow to businesses that contact drivers after wrecks.
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- Paint For Texas Courthouse Could Cost $450 A Gallon
An advisory committee is recommending that one Texas county use paint that sells for $450 a gallon as part of a restoration effort.
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- Former Texas State Senator, Ambassador To Sweden Dies
Former Texas State Senator Teel Bivins, who later served as U.S. ambassador to Sweden, died at his home Monday afternoon.
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- Hutchison Would Take A Pay Cut As Governor
If Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison wins the Texas governor’s race, she would take a pay cut, but the slightly smaller salary wouldn’t put a dent in her family finances.
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- Texas Republicans Elect A New Party Chair
The Texas Republican Party has a new chair.
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- Death Penalty Opponents Rally At Texas Capitol
Death penalty opponents have rallied in Austin to call for a moratorium on executions and to focus attention on the controversial case of a Central Texas man whose capital murder conviction and execution have been called into question.
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- Students Throughout Texas Back Legalization Of High School Grads
Students throughout the state are rallying Wednesday in support of legislation that would allow high school graduates to join the military or to go on to higher education as a way to become legal immigrants.
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- Texas Tuition Fund Is Broke
The state’s deficit-strapped prepaid college tuition fund needs funds, so parents won’t get extra money if they cancel.
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- Legislators File School Funding Bill
State legislators filed a bill Thursday that could change how school districts statewide receive funding.
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- Obama Rally Tickets Selling For $200
Tickets given way free for a Barack Obama rally in Texas were selling for as much as $200 online.
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- Craddick Optimistic About Prospects For Another Term
Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick says he’s optimistic about his prospects for another term despite a messy showdown at the end of the last session of the Legislature.
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