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Lawmakers OK part of water overhaul

Source: KXAN Austin News  |   May 20 2013, 8:19pm CDT

A federal appeals court has upheld a Texas law that says … One week to go, and the current Texas legislative session will … A classroom curriculum system used by hundreds of Texas school … A member of the Texas House is killing bills authored ...

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House approves gun training for some teachers

Source: San Francisco Chronicle  |   May 20 2013, 7:53pm CDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas House has approved a plan to train some teachers for classroom gun fights. With a simple voice vote and no debate Monday night, lawmakers approved a proposal by Houston Republican Sen. Dan Patrick th ...

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95 killed in Syrian violence: Report
95 killed in Syrian violence: Report
Damascus, May 21 (IANS) A total of 95 people, including 23 Hezbollah members, have been killed in an intense fighting in Syria's Al-Qussair city since Saturday, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Monday.
 
812 drug suspects held in joint Mekong patrolling
812 drug suspects held in joint Mekong patrolling
Beijing, May 21 (IANS) A total of 812 drug crime suspects have been arrested as part of a joint anti-drug campaign launched by China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand on the trans-boundary river of Mekong, Xinhua reported.
 
10 killed as powerful tornado slams Oklahoma City
Washington, May 21 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed as a powerful two-mile-wide tornado slammed Oklahoma City in South Central US ripping roofs off buildings, levelling homes, and cutting a wide path of destruction.
 
 

Ethics Commission Bill Forces Tough Votes

Source: Texas Tribune  |   May 20 2013, 7:34pm CDT

A housekeeping bill to make administrative improvements to the Texas Ethics Commission forced House lawmakers into a number of tough votes on Monday. Under pressure, and facing a laundry list of record votes, they tacked on several amendments to strength ...

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A Green Light for Lawmakers' Pension Hikes, Double Dipping

Source: Texas Tribune  |   May 20 2013, 6:52pm CDT

In the span of a few minutes on Monday, the Texas House gave the green light to pension increases for state elected officials and then watched the effort to ban “double dipping” by politicians crash and burn without a vote. The measures ...

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'Resign to run' OKed for railroad commissioners

Source: KHOU.com  |   May 20 2013, 6:32pm CDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas House has approved a requirement that state railroad commissioners resign their posts to run for another office. After lengthy debate, lawmakers voted 91-50 on Monday evening to attach t ...

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A Fort Worth man keeps fighting for a law to prevent wrongful convictions

Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram  |   May 20 2013, 6:31pm CDT

A bill to create an exoneration commission that would study false convictions — named for his brother, Tim Cole, a Fort Worth man found innocent of a rape conviction years after he died in prison — appears to be at a standstill in the Texas Legisla ...

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Tornadoes Strike Oklahoma City Area

Source: Wall Street Journal  |   May 20 2013, 6:30pm CDT

By Nathan Koppel And Ana Campoy Large, devastating tornadoes swept through Oklahoma City and neighboring towns Monday, laying waste to numerous buildings, including more than one elementary school, and prompting concerns abou ...

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Highlights from around the Capitol

Source: San Antonio Express  |   May 20 2013, 6:19pm CDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The future of University of Texas President Bill Powers dominated Monday's confirmation hearing for three members of the system's Board of Regents, with one lawmaker saying he believes the board is "on a mission" to oust the popula ...

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