Daily Archives: April 10, 2011

Weekend link dump for April 10

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Insert random quote here. Your tax dollars at work. Don’t you wish you could have had some Urkel-O’s for breakfast? Or maybe some C-3PO’s? Mmm mmm good! We really have come a long way. There’s a long way yet to … Continue reading →

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The House finds a few extra bucks

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

Where has this been all along? State Rep. Rob Orr, R-Burleson, introduced two bills to the House Appropriations Committee that could add several million dollars to the public schools budget over the next two years. HB 2646 proposes allowing the … Continue reading →

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Lege loosens graduation requirements

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

A sign of the times. The Texas House tentatively approved legislation Wednesday to make it easier for high school students to pass end-of-course exams, a move critics called “a substantial retreat” from school accountability. “This bill creates a clear, understandable … Continue reading →

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The redistricting process gets started in the Lege

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

From the Trib: The public version of drawing new congressional maps for Texas started [Thursday] morning with committee hearings and the unveiling of a proposal from a coalition that insists at least two of the four new districts should have … Continue reading →

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A matter of perspective

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Charles Kuffner

The Trib’s Thursday morning brief begins as follows: Competing rallies on Wednesday provided a stark backdrop to the House vs. Senate tug-of-war playing out in the Capitol. While one group of protesters called on the Legislature to roll back its … Continue reading →

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