Texas Legislature Faces Tough Budget Tradeoffs in 2018 Session
Texas lawmakers confront budget pressures as oil slumps push belt-tightening while aiming to fund foster care improvements. The House and Senate differ on school funding even as the Supreme Court finds the system minimally constitutional. Budget hearings begin with focus on foster care costs, public education, and the impact of enrollment growth.
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Texas Supreme Court
Senate
Greg Abbott
Dan Patrick
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Senate Education Committee
Abbott
Jane Nelson
Flower Mound
Finance Committee
Bush health improves as Barbara stays another night in hospital
Former President George H W Bush and Barbara Bush remain at Houston Methodist Hospital with George recovering from pneumonia and Barbara treating bronchitis. Doctors report stable vital signs and hope George can leave ICU soon while Barbara stays one more night to stay close.
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George H.W. Bush
Barbara
Houston Methodist Hospital
Bush
Jim McGrath
Barbara Bush
McGrath
Donald Trump
One Dead as Jewelry Robbery Sparks San Antonio Mall Shootout
San Antonio police say two suspects robbed a Rolling Oaks Mall jewelry store and fled. A bystander attempted to intervene, was fatally shot, and a concealed carrier wounded the robber. Two other suspects fled and injured two bystanders. Three others, including a pregnant woman in labor, sought hospital care. Police continue searching for the second robber.
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San Antonio
William McManus
Rolling Oaks
McManus
Charles Hood
Hood
Three dead in SE Texas murder death by own action
Authorities say three people were fatally shot and two others injured in what is being investigated as an apparent murder suicide. Brazoria County deputies found a 28 year old man a 30 year old man and a 50 year old woman dead at a Manuel home after a call from an unidentified man claiming he shot his wife. The two injured women, ages 36 and 43, were hospitalized in critical condition in Houston. Names of the deceased and injured were not released. Manuel lies about 24 miles south of Houston. No motive disclosed.
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Manuel
Houston
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