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In Texas, You Probably Won’t Get Welfare Benefits — Even If You Qualify

Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune

Posted on December 1, 2017 · Texas’ rolls of cash assistance recipients under its TANF program have steadily shrunk over the last two decades. Some experts say, the bureaucracy guarding the state’s safety net makes it difficult to access those benefits, even for Texans who fit the requirements.

Tags disability texas Welfare

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Amid Opioid Crisis, Texas Subsidized Drug Company It’s Now Investigating

Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune / Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune

Posted on October 31, 2017 · In 2016, Gov. Greg Abbott announced a $9.75 million grant to McKesson Corporation. Now, Texas is among the states investigating the giant drug distributor's role in a growing opioid crisis

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What Will Joe Straus Do With His $10 Million In Unspent Campaign Funds?

Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune

Posted on October 26, 2017 · State ethics laws grant elected officials wide latitude on how they use their political contributions while in office — meaning there's a lot outgoing House Speaker Joe Straus could do with his $10 million campaign war chest.

Tags Campaign funds Joe Straus retirement

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How The Texas Redistricting Lawsuit Outlived a Voter Who Sued

Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune / Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune

Posted on October 18, 2017 · The six-year battle over the state’s redistricting plan illustrates how a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling four years ago has shifted the burden in challenges of such laws.

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To Fund Bid Against Ted Cruz, Former Mayor Puts Up Building as Prize In “Essay And Rib Contest”

Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune

Posted on October 16, 2017 · Months after spending a turbulent 37-day stint as Corpus Christi mayor and then resigning, Dan McQueen is trying to unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz – and hoping an "essay and rib" contest will both fund his bid and unload some property.

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Under Probe For Legal Defense Gift

Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune

Posted on October 6, 2017 · State bribery laws prohibit elected officials from receiving gifts from people or entities subject to their authority

Tags Attorney General fraud ken paxton paxton republican texas Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

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Why Not Evacuate Before Harvey? Houston Leaders Defend Their Calls To Stay Put

Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune / Brandon Formby, The Texas Tribune

Posted on August 28, 2017 · As Harvey's waters strand thousands of folks in their homes and send some onto rooftops — a chorus of onlookers have asked: Why didn’t more local officials order mandatory evacuations?

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Texas state workers fear fallout from changing math on pensions

Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune

Posted on August 22, 2017 · The Employees Retirement System of Texas is considering lowering its earnings assumption for the $26 billion trust fund; labor advocates fear the move would push lawmakers to cut benefits or require current workers to chip in more

Tags Legislature Texas employees Texas pensions

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Rick Perry: “I Totally Support” Trump’s Ban On Transgender Troops

Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune

Posted on July 28, 2017 · "The idea that the American people need to be paying for these types of operations to change your sex is not very wise from a standpoint of economics," U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said during a stop in Waller, Texas Friday.

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Warren Buffett Unveils Deal To Buy Big Piece Of Texas Electric Grid

Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune

Posted on July 7, 2017 · Warren Buffet is making a play for Texas’ largest electric transmission utility. Berkshire Hathaway, his multinational conglomerate, has unveiled a deal to buy Oncor.

Tags Berkshire Hathaway Energy energy Texas energy economy Warren Buffet

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Trump Administration: New Texas Voter ID Law Fixes Discrimination

Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune

Posted on July 6, 2017 · Texas’ new voter identification law fully absolves the state from discriminating against minority voters in 2011, and courts should not take further action in a battle over the state’s old voter ID law, President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice argued in a legal filing.

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Texas Sen. Carlos Uresti Indicted On Fraud, Bribery Charges (Update)

Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune / Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune

Posted on May 17, 2017 · A federal grand jury handed state Sen. Carlos Uresti, D-San Antonio, two indictments Tuesday: one for his involvement in a now-bankrupt company accused of misleading investors and another for alleged bribery surrounding a government contract.

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Cornyn Could Face Senate Resistance If Tapped By Trump To Lead FBI

Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune

Posted on May 15, 2017 · U.S. Sens. Lindsey Graham and Chuck Schumer said they were uneasy about confirming anyone with a political background to lead the FBI during Donald Trump's politically turbulent tenure.

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Aiming To Stop Suicides, Texas Senate Supports Crackdown On Cyberbullying

Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune

Posted on May 4, 2017 · The state Senate Wednesday unanimously approved a bill dubbed "David's Law" that's aimed at curbing teen suicides by cracking down on cyberbullying.

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Study: Texas Voter Education Campaign Failed to Prevent ID Confusion

Jim Malewitz, Texas Tribune

Posted on April 11, 2017 · A federal judge last year ordered the Texas Secretary of State’s office to spend $2.5 million educating Texans about its voter ID requirements ahead of the 2016 elections

Tags ID+ texas Voter Laws

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