Straus names Alexander chief of staff
Texas House Speaker-apparent Joe Straus named former Rep. Clyde Alexander as his chief of staff. Alexander served as a Democratic lawmaker from Athens for 14 years until 2003. He’s since moved to … MORE | COMMENTS (1)
Entergy plaintiff dies
John Summers, an injured worker at the center of a key worker’s compensation case before the Texas Supreme Court, died in late December, according to a record released by the court Friday. His death … MORE | COMMENTS (0)
Inquiry widens into recent TYC sex assaults
Texas Youth Commission investigators are trying to determine why several incarcerated teenaged boys who were sexually assaulted at a Waco-area lockup had been double-bunked with other youths accused of … MORE | COMMENTS (19)
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Straus to be first Jewish speaker since statehoodState Rep. Joe Straus appears poised to become the first Jewish speaker of the Texas House since statehood.
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- More money sought to promote adult literacy
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- Speaker-apparent steps lightly toward taking over
- Prospects doubtful for funding more flagship universities, lawmaker says
- Two numbers made Craddick defeat possible
- Modest Straus war chest helped by local businesses
- Straus: a partisan with bipartisan appeal
- Craddick out of speaker race; 2 in GOP ready to do battle
- A debate over whom to label 'gambler'
