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22 May 2013 Last updated at May 21, 2013
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Bill Targets Non-Profits For Political Donations

Will Gov. Perry veto? 21 May 2013

On May 14, 2013, the Texas 83rd Legislature passed a bill requiring non-profits to report all political ...

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Drug Testing For Unemployment Subsidies in Texas

Upcoming floor vote 20 May 2013

The Texas Senate passed SB 11, a bill to initiate drug testing for food stamps and other government assistance ...

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Proposed TX Laws Mirrors Parts of AZ-SB1070

Bill mandates new immigration status checks 13 March 2013

Fort Worth area representative Matt Krause introduced a bill to the Texas legislature that mirrors part ...

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Texas Fights To Arm School Employees

Specific policies, regs set by local governments 12 March 2013

On Thursday, March 7, 2013, the Texas State Legislature forwarded H.R. 1896 to committee for research ...

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School choice advocates reaffirm position; education industry rallies for no choice, more money

Should zip codes determine students' fates? 25 February 2013

Americans for Prosperity-Texas (AFP) and other school choice advocates participated in a press conference ...

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Appeals hearing scheduled on Temple contract post office controversy

Union contract shuttered family business 14 February 2013

A June hearing has been scheduled for a $4.4 million breach of contract case against the U.S. Postal ...

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Houston Public Works employees shop, work side businesses on taxpayer’s time

Dereliction of duty and theft of time 10 October 2012

Houston Public Works employees are leaving work sites while on the clock, according to a new investigation. ...

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Houston Teachers’ Union President Gayle Fallon Fined $5,000 by Texas Ethics Commission

Thousands Of Expenses Go Unreported 3 October 2012

The union leader and treasurer failed to report nearly $40,000 properly to the Houston Federation of ...

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TX: Climate ripe for lawmakers to look at public employee pay

14 June 2012

By Curt W. Olson AUSTIN — No one will confuse Texas for Wisconsin. Texas is a right-to-work state, ...

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Legislative charge left ‘problem’ out of pension study

By Curt Olson, Texas Budget Source Trustees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) had a collective ...

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