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Perry Signs ‘Merry Christmas’ Bill Into Law

Christmas may be six-plus months away, but it’s already on the minds of Gov. Rick Perry and many in the state Legislature.

2013/06/13

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Texas Gov. Perry Uses Radio Ads To Slam New York

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is poking fun at New York ahead of his upcoming trip to convince employers there to move to Texas.

2013/06/12

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Perry: Storm Insurance Special Session Possibility

Gov. Rick Perry says it’s “certainly possible” he’ll add the hot-button issue of reshaping the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association to a special legislative session he’s already convened on redistricting.

2013/05/31

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Texas Legislature Votes To Slash High School Standardized Tests By Two-Thirds

The Texas Legislature opened in January with students, parents, teachers and school administrators across the state clamoring that making youngsters pass a nation-leading 15 state-mandated standardized tests to graduate high school was far too many.

2013/05/26

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Texas Lawmakers Approve Bill To Train Teachers To Be Armed Marshals

Texas schools could train teachers as armed marshals to exchange gunfire with potential attackers under a bill approved by state lawmakers and sent to Gov. Rick Perry on Wednesday, while a key lawmaker said attempts to allow concealed handgun license holders to carry their weapons into college classrooms is likely dead.

2013/05/23

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Texas Senate Approves ‘Merry Christmas’ Bill

It’s Christmas in May in the Texas Legislature.

2013/05/21

A family van is exposed after the garage was blown apart following a tornado that passed through the neighborhood the night before on May 16, 2013 in Cleburne, Texas. (credit: Ben Torres/Getty Images)

Deadly Tornadoes Reached Wind Speeds Up To 200 MPH

The weather service said the preliminary storm estimate for the Granbury tornado was an EF-4, based on the Fujita tornado damage scale.

2013/05/17

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House, Senate Face Impasse Over Budget

Republicans control both chambers of the Texas Legislature, but that hasn’t kept them from reaching an impasse over the state budget.

2013/05/12

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Houston To Consider Safe-Passing Ordinance

This week, city council members in Houston will consider a safe-passing ordinance.

2013/05/07

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House Gives Tentative OK To Fixed College Tuition

Public universities in Texas would have to offer students fixed four-year tuition prices under a bill that has cleared a key House vote.

2013/05/01

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