Retired Texas Teachers Closer To Getting A “13th Check” After House Endorses Legislation
The measure would allow for a one-time payment of up to $2,400 for retired teachers, counselors and other school staff.
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Texas House Gives Initial OK To Adding $2 Billion For Border Security As State Moves To Build Border Wall
The bill would nearly triple border security funding from the last biennium. The legislation needs one more vote of approval from the House before moving to the Senate.
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New Texas GOP Chair Matt Rinaldi Winning Over Party’s Critics Of Tumultuous Predecessor Allen West
Some party activists had worried Rinaldi would be more of the same after West left the chairmanship to challenge Gov. Greg Abbott earlier this summer.
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Extended Unemployment Benefits For Jobless Texans Will End In September, State Agency Says
The Texas Workforce Commission announced that the U.S. Department of Labor notified the commission that the state’s unemployment rate fell below the threshold needed to continue the benefits.
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Despair And optimism: Texans In Congress Welcome Afghan Refugees To The State, Disagree On Blame For Tragedy In Kabul
Looking relieved but exhausted, 1,200 Afghan refugees arrived this week at El Paso’s Fort Bliss. Meanwhile, Texans remain on the ground in an increasingly dangerous Afghanistan.
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