:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/00ad7a9dd21b9d1f2697bfe1acf52237/5087%20Jane%20Nelson%20HB%201%20TT%20JF.jpg?resize=627,376 "Gov. Greg Abbott Says He Will Nominate Retiring State Sen. Jane Nelson To Be Secretary Of State")
Nelson planned to retire from the Senate after 30 years in office. But her nomination will give Abbott a clearer path to having his nominee confirmed by the Senate, after his last three have gone unconfirmed.
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The dueling approaches are coming into focus as lawmakers prepare to return to Austin for the session which begins Jan. 10.
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In a Monday committee hearing, lawmakers questioned whether a Public Utility Commission proposal to redesign Texas’ electricity market would lead to the building of more natural-gas-fired power plants. Regulators say it would.
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Under the state’s Permanent School Fund’s Bond Guarantee Program, schools get the best interest rate on bonds. That soon may be over if the federal government doesn’t act.
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Republican members of the Texas House endorsed Speaker Dade Phelan’s bid for reelection in a nonbinding vote on Saturday. An official vote from the entire Texas House will take place in January.
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