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September 20, 2017 11:08 AM
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September 19, 2017 4:32 PM
President Trump carried SD 10 by the slimmest of margins and Dems argue their candidate has crossover appeal with Republican women and the business community
FORT WORTH ––Tarrant County Democratic leaders made clear
that Beverly Powell, a Burleson
Independent School District trustee, is their preferred candidate in Senate
District 10 at her campaign kickoff this past weekend at Fort Worth’s Texas
Wesleyan University.
The seat held by freshman Sen. Konni Burton, R-Colleyville, is likely the state’s only swing Senate
district.
Local Democratic stalwarts like Congressman Marc Veasey, Texas
House Democratic Caucus Chair Chris
Turner, D-Arlington, as well as Tarrant County Commissioner Roy Brooks, the county’s only Democratic
commissioner, praised Powell’s leadership, including a two-year stint as BISD board
president and as a member of the Texas Wesleyan Board.
In her announcement speech, Powell said she is a product of Burleson
schools in the area where she raised her family. Her son is the popular
Burleson Mayor Ken Shetter.
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September 19, 2017 4:30 PM
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September 19, 2017 4:08 PM
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September 19, 2017 4:04 PM
“Jay brings tremendous knowledge and experience in state government as well as a deep commitment to The University of Texas,” said President Gregory L. Fenves.
The full announcement from
UT
Austin is here.
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September 18, 2017 5:43 PM
Luis Saenz is new COS, Tommy Williams joins as fiscal adviser, John Colyandro is senior adviser, Walter Fisher is legislative director, and Peggy Venable will be appointments director
Gov. Greg Abbott has named Luis Saenz his chief of staff upon the
announcement of the departure of his long-time COS Daniel Hodge, who’s leaving Abbott’s office for the private sector.
Hodge
has been the one constant since Abbott took the job of governor in 2015 after
coming with him from the Office of the Attorney General. Abbott
praised his departing team, expressing appreciation for their work, particularly
during Hurricane Harvey.
“Their
dedicated work provided swift and substantial support to the citizens of Texas
who were hit by Hurricane Harvey,” Abbott said. “They also helped me fulfill
many of the proposals that I offered in my bicentennial blueprint that I ran on
when I ran for governor. And they also helped me to pass all of my emergency
item proposals in my first two sessions.”
Gov. Abbott
promised “big ideas” he intends to tackle in the upcoming session in 2019, but
declined to say what any of those ideas are. He said his team is dedicated first
to Harvey relief efforts.
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September 18, 2017 4:40 PM
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September 15, 2017 5:01 PM
House chief budget writer says state has to reckon with question of whether state can ever fully prepare for a storm as unique as Harvey
The
House
Appropriations Committee is planning to hold its first meeting in early
October to confront the funding challenges presented by Hurricane Harvey, Chairman
John Zerwas,
R-Richmond, tells QR today.
While
an exact date has not been nailed down, Zerwas said
the hearing will be held at the University of Houston.
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus issued five interim charges to three House committees on
Thursday. House Appropriations, the chamber’s budget writing panel, was asked
to look at two main topics in the aftermath of Harvey — the use of federal and
state resources in Harvey response efforts as well as the best use of federal
and state resources to make the state better prepared for a future disaster.
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September 15, 2017 4:52 PM
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September 15, 2017 12:49 PM
Reynolds brings depth and balance to every journalistic project in which he engages
We
here at Buzz Central are pleased to announce that after a few years
away long time QR correspondent John
Reynolds will be rejoining us with occasional contributions. I reached out to
him after Hurricane Harvey because no one has covered the controversies
around TWIA, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association, as intensively as
Reynolds during his time at QR.
The
events of the last month mean conversation about the state’s role in dealing
with this storm and the likely future storms resulting from a warming
environment are just beginning.
Although
his contributions will be occasional, we could not be more pleased that his
byline will grace our pages again. Besides being a long-time friend, he brings
a depth and balance to every journalistic project in which he engages – HK
By Harvey Kronberg
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September 15, 2017 12:46 PM
QR’s Liberal Columnist Glenn W. Smith wonders whether tribal loyalty has replaced individual responsibility and engagement in today’s politics
I’ve
been critical of complaints about so-called “polarization” in American
politics. It can look like an easy out that allows pundits to pretend
“neutrality” using false equivalencies.
Against
this, I’ve suggested we consider two people in a room. One of them goes crazy.
The other doesn’t. We don’t say the room is polarized, do we? Where’s Donald Trump’s opposite pole? See what
I mean?
But
some recent studies and events in the political sphere have me second-guessing
my skepticism.
The full column by Glenn W. Smith is in the R&D Department.
By Glenn W. Smith
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September 14, 2017 6:13 PM
Here’s
the exclusive from The
Austin American Statesman.
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September 14, 2017 11:04 AM
Appropriations, Public Education and Natural Resources will have to wrestle with big issues
Speaker Joe Straus' new interim charges to three committees dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey can be found here.
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September 13, 2017 10:49 AM
Morath says most testing dates will stay the same; Houston expects a rolling start date for a subset of schools this year
Texas Education
Commissioner Mike Morath
currently expects no particular changes to the state’s
testing and accountability requirements in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
Morath offered a brief update on Harvey
to the State Board of Education this morning. Parents, especially in Houston
Independent School District, which will have a rolling start date for a
subset of schools this year, are lobbying to get rid of testing entirely. Asked
by board members this morning, Morath said most
testing dates are expected to remain the same.
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