Legislators Benefit From Last Minute Pay Hike
A late legislative maneuver quietly raises Texas district judges salaries by 12 percent to 140000 a year and links lawmakers retirement pay to judge pay. Counties face higher costs and unfunded mandates as state retirement for lawmakers rises from 57500 to 64400 for twenty years of service.
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Texas
Bexar
List of Texas lawmakers and contact offices
A compiled directory of federal and state officials with Midland Odessa and Austin offices. Includes U S Representatives Mike Conaway Pete Gallego Tryon Lewis Kel Seliger and Sen Carlos Aresti plus Senators Cornyn and Cruz with addresses phones and emails for official outreach.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Republican
Midland
Rayburn House
Washington
D.C
Odessa
Eighth St
Desta Drive
Conaway
House
Pete Gallego
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
Gallego
John Cornyn
Hart Senate
Cornyn
Senate
Ted Cruz
Dirksen Senate
Cruz.senate.gov
Tryon Lewis
West 4Th St
Austin
Capitol Extension
P.O
Tryon.lewis
Housestate
Kel Seliger
Amarillo
E. University
Texas
Capitol Station
Let Peace Begin With Me by Pulitzer Winners
The item notes Patrick Cant, publisher Laura Dennis, and editor winners of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize. It states a newspaper mission to inform readers to promote freedom and self-control, urging individuals to recognize freedom as a divine gift and a moral, personal responsibility aligned with the Golden Rule and the Declaration of Independence.
Birth control reform debate across US Mexico border
Analyzes pending US policy on making oral birth control over the counter, noting Mexico's open sale without prescription and the Obama administration's halted age-restriction move. Highlights safety debates, cancer risks, and public support from doctors and women, with calls to remove physician gatekeeping.
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Mexico
United States
Obama
U.S
Eve Espey
University of New Mexico
New York Times
American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists
FDA
Ibis Reproductive Health
ACOG
Britt Wahlin
Michael Bloomberg
UCA Debate: Market Chaos or Price Transparency Rise
Dr. G Keith Smith argues ACA aimed to crash the system to push single payer, while others foresee price-driven market shifts. He outlines two futures: continued Obamacare chaos or a transparent, competitive medical marketplace reducing costs and undermining single payer aims.
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UCA
Uncle Sam
Romney
Massachusetts
Ohio
Washington
D.C
G. Keith Smith
Surgery Center of
Oklahoma
Smith
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