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August 20, 2018 8:39 AM
“Now is the time for a new vision that requires bold leadership. The best days of our great state are ahead, and I look forward to continuing to build an even better Texas for the next generation.” - Rep. Travis Clardy
The
full announcement from Rep. Clardy’s office is here.
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August 17, 2018 2:56 PM
Big promotions, some legislative veterans moving on, staffers moving office to office, top aides moving to the lobby, and more
Well,
you already know there’s a job opening at Texas Tech. Too soon? More on all
the drama in the days to come.
Meantime,
there were all kinds of moves under the pink dome this week. A few days ago,
someone asked exactly how certain names end up in this column each week. Most
of the time it is simply a case of folks reaching out at ksbraddock@gmail.com and bragging on
themselves or a colleague.
Other
times, folks pass on juicy gossip and I do my best to follow up. This is, after
all, the first draft of history, not the last – and it is part of an ongoing
conversation with the most knowledgeable and engaged audience in Texas. Just trying
to be helpful. Reach out anytime at that email address and put “POTM” or “People
on the Move” in the subject line. Please and thank you.
Here’s
Texas’ weekly roundup of People on the Move:
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August 16, 2018 6:53 PM
With Paxton’s office refusing to get involved in Empower Texans cases, lawmakers could essentially hobble the regulator in its ongoing beef with the nonprofit by cutting off funding for outside lawyers
The Texas Ethics Commission is asking budget
writers for a new round of cash to pay for outside lawyers because Attorney
General Ken Paxton’s office has
declined to defend the state agency in a seemingly endless series of lawsuits
involving Empower Texans.
Paxton’s roster of lawyers in the attorney
general’s office has withdrawn as counsel from every lawsuit in which it once
represented the state’s campaign finance regulator against the state’s most
prominent conservative nonprofit. Those cases all stem from two high-profile
investigations into Empower Texans and its president, Michael Quinn Sullivan — and now include attempts by the group to
gut the commission’s legal authority.
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By David Saleh Rauf
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August 15, 2018 5:05 PM
Urban districts maybe end up looking closer to each other than expected, charters aren’t always as consistent as you might expect, and Parents fleeing their public schools due to dissatisfaction or economic trouble don’t always end up in better-rated schools
Texas’ new accountability system – one that diminishes
the role of state standardized tests in high school ratings – has yielded a
healthy number of “A”-rated school districts.
Yesterday, conservative-leaning education reform groups –
the Texas
Public Policy Foundation, Texas Aspires and the Texas
Business Leadership Council – hosted a briefing for legislative
staffers with Deputy TEA Commissioner Penny Schwinn.
Schwinn, a former educator and the mother of a young
child, said every accountability system must start with high expectations.
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By Kimberly Reeves
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August 15, 2018 5:00 PM
Click the Press Releases button above for the latest
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August 15, 2018 1:26 PM
The senate’s presiding officer promises more spending to shore up TRS Care: “let me be clear, I believe additional funding should be the responsibility of the Legislature and not fall on the shoulders of our retired teachers.”
Saying
his office was “notified yesterday” that the Teacher Retirement System of
Texas is considering an
increase in health insurance premiums of $50 per month, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Tuesday told the TRS
Board “I urge you not to take that step.”
Patrick
also said he hopes the next Speaker of the Texas House will agree this is a
spending priority.
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By Scott Braddock
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August 15, 2018 9:20 AM
“Questions have been raised about which statute or court decision grants the Office of the Governor powers that are presumed to exist” in directive on rulemakings; Chair Cook says Abbott needs to ask the Legislature for the authority to consolidate that power in his office
Frustration among some legislators
about what many see as a potential power grab by Gov. Greg Abbott when it comes to rulemaking may be about to boil over.
“If you’re going to start
moving authority without legal or constitutional precedent that’s a big issue
that needs to be well thought out,” said Texas House State Affairs Committee
Chairman Byron Cook, R-Corsicana, on
Tuesday morning. He was reacting to a directive from Abbott’s office to state
agencies earlier this year about the way rulemaking is handled.
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By Scott Braddock
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August 15, 2018 9:18 AM
Only a handful of "F" rated districts
Search
your district here. Full coverage on the
way
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August 14, 2018 7:37 PM
Per the paper’s sources, the regents who pushed the retirement were Rick Francis, Ronnie Hammonds, Christopher Huckabee, Mickey Long and John Steinmetz
Lubbock
newsman Matt Dotray
has
the details:
The
Texas
Tech Board of Regents had an informal vote of no confidence in
Chancellor Robert Duncan late last
week in a closed meeting, sources close to the situation have told A-J
Media.
The
nine members of the Board of Regents supposedly took turns expressing their
views on the chancellor’s future at Tech, and a 5-4 majority wanted new
leadership. The closed meeting on Thursday, Aug. 9, lasted five hours.
...The
five members of the board to push for Duncan’s leave, according to sources,
were Regents Rick Francis, Ronnie Hammonds, Christopher Huckabee, Mickey
Long and John Steinmetz.
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August 14, 2018 4:05 PM
Vote clears the way for national regulatory board to give its blessing this month
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August 14, 2018 11:01 AM
Family decided to wait to allow all of Babe's friends time to make proper arrangements
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August 13, 2018 6:53 PM
Radio host Jay Leeson reported it first; KAMC-TV confirms it as well
The
website Everything Lubbock has
the letter Chancellor Bob Duncan
sent to TTU Regents today.
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August 13, 2018 5:25 PM
Gallego and Flores on track for special election runoff; Abbott today set the date for Sept 18
Represented
by longtime Empower Texans attorney Joe
Nixon, the Republican Party of Texas on Monday failed to convince a state
district court judge in Travis County to quickly prevent the Secretary
of State’s office from certifying the names in the special election
runoff for Senate District 19.
The
RPT contends that Democratic candidate Pete
Gallego does not live in the district. But during
a hearing this afternoon, the party’s attorney Nixon seemed to concede there was
not sufficient evidence for the judge to make an
emergency ruling about it today.
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August 13, 2018 5:21 PM
Well ahead of the next legislative session, former Texas House Public Education Chairman Kent Grusendorf lays out some history of what previous governors have sought to do about the issue and whether they really accomplished anything
If you talk
to moms around Texas, you’ll quickly learn that a major issue for them is
education. Education reform has been a top priority for Texas parents, business
leaders, and politicians for decades. So, what have our state leaders said and
done in recent decades?
With
the 85th
Legislature due to start in a few months, a review what governors have
said over the past 40 years regarding their education agendas in their State
of the State addresses to the legislature might be enlightening. Each of
the last six governors, who have led Texas over the past four decades, has proposed
reforms designed to fix the problems of public education.
The complete
guest column by former Texas House Public Education Committee
Chairman Kent Grusendorf is in the R&D
Department.
By Kent Grusendorf
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August 13, 2018 4:54 PM
Collier says he is in; no word from Patrick's camp - they've said previously the Lt. Gov. has no interest in debating his Democratic challenger
Fox 26, KRIV TV in Houston has now invited the candidates for Lt. Gov. to debate live
on their air – an invitation that was immediately accepted by the Democrat Mike Collier. But Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s campaign has said nothing
about it so far.
The
offer was apparently made over the weekend.
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By Scott Braddock
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August 13, 2018 4:38 PM
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August 13, 2018 2:52 PM
More coverage from hearing to follow
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