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By The Texas TribuneSociety & Culture
Texas Tribune Brief episodes
- A plan for Texas to build its own power plants could cost $7 billion more than expectedThe plants would be activated during emergencies. Lawmakers haven’t decided whether to pay for them through state funds or higher charges to electricity customers.5 min
- Texas House passes $12 billion property tax relief package, setting up fight over appraisal cap with SenateHouse Speaker Dade Phelan has said tightening the appraisal cap is the best way to cut property taxes, but Senate tax-cut proponents, housing experts and business groups predict the move would have dire consequences.5 min
- Federal judge presses Texas to better monitor residential foster care facilities after reports of medical mismanagementResidential facilities did not refill medications in a timely manner, failed to follow psychiatric orders and, in several instances, violated state guidelines, court monitors documented after site inspections. The lawyer representing the foster kids said it could be “the tip of the iceberg.”5 min
- Two GOP Texas House members call for Rep. Bryan Slaton to resignThe resignation calls by Reps. Briscoe Cain and Steve Toth are noteworthy. The two are members of the staunchly conservative Texas House Freedom Caucus, which takes positions that usually align with Slaton’s.6 min
- Complaint alleges Rep. Bryan Slaton had “inappropriate relationship” with an internThe complaint came after an incident in which Slaton and the staffer allegedly met up at his Austin apartment last weekend. A separate staffer told The Texas Tribune that Slaton drank alcohol with an intern under 21 years old.4 min
- Texas House approves $302.6 billion state budget with tax cuts and teacher and state employee raisesThe bill will head next to the Senate, where lawmakers have been crafting their own version of the spending plan.5 min
- Former elections chief Chris Hollins drops bid for Houston mayorFacing a crowded field, Hollins, who served briefly as Harris County clerk in 2020, announced Thursday he will instead run to be Houston’s chief financial officer.5 min
- Bills aimed at adding more natural gas power to Texas grid clear SenateCritics say the bills could lead to untold billions in added costs to customers and minimal benefits while ignoring needed efforts to reduce electricity demand.4 min
- Bill intended to force Texas prosecutors to pursue abortion, election cases advances in SenateCritics say the bills could lead to untold billions in added costs to customers and minimal benefits while ignoring needed efforts to reduce electricity demand.5 min
- Gov. Greg Abbott is turning up the pressure on passing school choice.Passage of a school choice measure is anything but a sure bet, as there is little evidence that the governor has been able to convince rural Republicans in the Texas House — who have for years been a reliable firewall — to drop their opposition.6 min
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