Naked City
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Clean Air Ellis Rides Again
Democratic dynamo has three unrelated measures in Lege grabbing attention for their ambitious attempts to reform Texas’ air quality
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Business Leaders Hire Lobbyists to Battle Dirty Coal
Coalition of free-market well-to-dos formed to oppose Texas’ 17 proposed pulverized coal power plants fights electric utilities using their own weapon of choice – lobbyists
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The Migas Retention Fund
Plight of Las Manitas and Escuelita del Alma leads to new city program that could help small businesses forced by new development Downtown into expensive relocations and renovations
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Transportation Funding Friction
Toll-road frustration leads to blow up in House Transportation Committee meeting
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Democrats’ Suit Demands State ‘Fix’ Voting Machines
Party says eSlate has flawed method of recording votes
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Tort-Reform Folly
According to new report on state’s tort-reform measures, Perry’s promise that frivolous lawsuits and high medical-malpractice insurance rates for docs are down and that the recruitment of specialists is apparently on the rise are promises that haven’t panned out
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National Spotlight Shines on Detention Center
Things are getting dicey at Immigration and Customs Enforcement-affiliated facility in Taylor
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Prevention First
Legislation filed on Capitol Hill would expand family-planning funding, require health insurers to include contraceptive coverage, and more
