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How COVID-19, Oil Market Crash Are Hurting Texas State Finances

Andrew Schneider

Posted on July 6, 2020 · Tom Currah, chief revenue estimator in the Texas Comptroller’s Office, say that the downturn has wiped out what had been a projected $3 billion surplus in state funds.

Tags COVID-19 state finances Texas budget Texas economy Texas taxes

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Hegar Seeks To Move More of State’s Rainy Day Fund From Cash To Stocks and Bonds

Andrew Schneider

Posted on November 29, 2018 · Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar says the fund now holds nearly $12.5 billion. He wants to invest more of it as a hedge against inflation.

Tags Comptroller Glenn Hegar state budget state finances Texas Legislature Texas Rainy Day Fund

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Lieutenant Governor Wants Constitutional Amendment On Spending Cap

Ed Mayberry

Posted on March 4, 2015 · The concern is over Texas' debt, and the interest that's accruing.

Tags 84th legislative session news state finances

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A new MAGA: Mothers Against Greg Abbott mobilizes against the incumbent governor seeking a third term

Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on August 11, 2022 · Mothers Against Greg Abbott has grown into a potent political force in the governor’s race, with a membership of over 50,000 on Facebook. The group recently caught more attention after releasing ads that have gone viral on social media.

Tags Beto O'Rourke COVID-19 greg abbott Mothers Against Greg Abbott

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Houston doctor suspended for vaccine misinformation files $25 million defamation lawsuit against Methodist Hospital

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on July 25, 2022 · The lawsuit accuses Methodist Hospital and Methodist CEO Marc Boom of making "false and defamatory" statements about Dr. Mary Bowden, an ear, nose, and throat doctor in River Oaks.

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Home testing makes predicting new COVID waves in Texas challenging

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on July 15, 2022 · New cases of COVID-19 in Texas are increasing again. But predicting how long this wave of infections will continue — and how severe it could be — will not be easy this time around.

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COVID case numbers on the rise, and images from the James Webb Space Telescope (July 11, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on July 11, 2022 · On Monday's show: The county's COVID positivity rate nears 30 percent, NASA releases the first images from the new James Webb Space Telescope, and veterinarian Dr. Lori Teller answers your pet care questions.

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