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Dallas, TXdallasnews.com/news/politicsJoined December 2009

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“I’m perfectly at ease with whatever comes,” former Democratic President Jimmy Carter said in 2015. “I’ve had an exciting, adventurous & gratifying existence.” Carter, now 98, has entered hospice care in Georgia, where he served as governor. #JimmyCarter
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Getting ready to rumble: Texas Attorney General #KenPaxton faces pushback from state lawmakers over possibility that taxpayers could be on the hook to cover his $3.3 million settlement with former top aides in a whistleblower case, writes.
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Gov. Greg Abbott typically touts ways he’s trying to make Texas the most attractive place for outsiders to come. But Job One for his new border czar is making Texas the “least desirable place” for #migrant crossings. & have the story. #txlege #borderpolicy
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott taps former Border Patrol agent as state’s new border czar dallasnews.com/news/politics/
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The Texas Senate has proposed $3 billion in property tax relief. But that program, the homestead exemption, would provide no relief to renters -- roughly 40% of Texas households that are more likely to be non-white and lower income. #txlege
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"Between 1992 and 2021, the commission received only 31 complaints against lobbyists. Complaints, including their outcome, are private if a violation is technical or minor." A look into the lobbying world by
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Texas allows unlimited spending on meals, doesn't require lobbyists to name who they wine and dine in most circumstances and doesn't ban the revolving door. Here are five ways state lobbying laws keep they money flowing and the public in the dark. dallasnews.com/news/politics/ #txlege
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And they're off! 2024 presidential campaign opens with the only declared candidate, #DonaldTrump, says at 1st rallies he has ‘unfinished business;’ later says in interview that #TyreNichols beating was 'horrible' and shouldn't have happened. #Campaign2024