Under fire for paying a big bonus to their fund manager after Wall Street tanked, University of Texas endowment officials today said it was justified but said they're looking at possible changes in the executive's compensation package. Erle Nye of...
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...
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, has introduced former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk. "I would note that Mayor Kirk and I have not always been on the same side -- for example, who should have been elected to the United States Senate...
Ron Kirk's confirmation hearing is now underway. Here for moral and political support: his wife Matrice Ellis-Kirk and political supporters ranging from Demetris Sampson, Dallas political consultant Kathy Nealy and former city councilman Craig Holcomb. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson,...
Today, at the Capitol ... - The "Texas Innocence Commission" could take the first steps toward establishment this morning in a hearing of the House Criminal Procedure Sub-Committee, a subsidiary of the House Jurisprudence Committee. The commission, sponsored by...
Today, at the Capitol ... - It's Friday. That means two things. 1) That House Appropriations and Senate Finance are meeting, and 2) That everyone else, and their dog, is already at home. - Appropriations S/C's on Business and...
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