House Bill 51, a major effort on funding for public universities in Texas, received unanimous approval by the Senate this evening. The legislation identifies funding incentives and programs to boost universities, and its ultimate goal is to help expand...
Three things struck me as I watched senators, moments ago, treat retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor like a rock star: 1) I've never seen Sen. Eliot Shapleigh, D-El Paso, be so nice to a Republican. He fawned...
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Steve Ogden (a/k/a Dr. No) tried to put his foot down today on pesky senators springing last minute "riders" to spend more. "If there's any riders that come up that cost the bill, there's got to...
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