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BUDGET NEARS FINAL COMMITTEE VOTE

(Austin)  Members of the Senate Finance Committee will vote on a final budget proposal to send to the ...

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WEST TEXAS SENATOR SEEKS SOLUTION TO RURAL HOSPITAL CRISIS

(Austin)  Texas is facing an epidemic of rural hospital closures, but Lubbock Senator Charles Perry said he hopes ...

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SENATE APPROVES $8.4 BILLION SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET

(Austin)  The Senate unanimously approved a measure Wednesday to balance state spending over the last two years with ...

Business

Governor Greg Abbott extended the State Disaster Declaration for Texas counties affected by Hurricane Harvey To the Leader

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME: WHEREAS, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of the State of Texas, ...

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HARVEY AID PACKAGE HEADS TO HOUSE

(Austin)  The Senate gave unanimous assent to a three-bill package of legislation Wednesday aimed at helping communities still ...

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SENATE APPROVES HARVEY RELIEF PACKAGE

(Austin) Senators unanimously approved a multi-billion dollar Harvey aid package Wednesday aimed at helping communities still struggling to ...

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Companies pledge to hire more applicants with criminal backgrounds

By Eric Galatas Texas News Service   AUSTIN, Texas – Leading companies in the United States and trade ...

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SENATE UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES SUPPLEMENTAL SPENDING

(Austin)  The Senate approved Wednesday $8.4 billion in additional spending, $6.1 billion of it in state funds, to ...

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STAFF SHORTAGES, VIOLENT OFFENDERS IMPACTING JUVENILE JUSTICE FACILITIES

(Austin)  Violent gang activity, drug use, and staff shortages are common in Texas’ most secure juvenile facilities housing ...

Crime

Former North Texas Mayor and Land Developer convicted in public corruption trial

To The Leader SHERMAN, Texas –The former mayor of Richardson, Texas and a land developer who she eventually ...

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