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Texas Tribune: A Slim Chance for Lawmakers to Self-Regulate
Monday, 15 April 2013 11:32 | Last Updated on Monday, 15 April 2013 11:34 |
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This is one in a series of occasional stories about ethics and transparency in the part-time Texas Legislature. Maybe lawmakers should write a legislative ethics bill that would not take effect for 50 years. That would remove their instincts for self-preservation, and the fear that they are passing judgment — with the voters watching — on their own transgressions and those of their colleagues. Add new comment
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Texas Tribune: Exotic Trips, Luxury Gifts Are Perks of Elective Office
Sunday, 14 April 2013 08:08 | Last Updated on Friday, 17 May 2013 19:12 |
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This is one in a series of occasional stories about ethics and transparency in the part-time Texas Legislature. Many Texas lawmakers are quick to name the sacrifices they make to serve: the meager state pay, the grueling hours, the time spent away from their families and their day jobs. But in reality, life in the Legislature is not half bad. The perks associated with the job — exotic trips, hotel upgrades and campaign cash spent on luxury gifts — can dramatically augment lawmakers’ lifestyles.
Texas Tribune: Energy Dollars Flow to Texas Politicians
Friday, 12 April 2013 05:43 | Last Updated on Monday, 29 November 1999 18:00 |
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This is one in a series of occasional stories about ethics and transparency in the part-time Texas Legislature. During a legislative hearing this year related to hydraulic fracturing, state Rep. Jim Keffer, R-Eastland, made a reference to what he thought was an unfair portrayal of the industry in the film Promised Land. “My wife’s seen it, she didn’t like it, so don’t go if you haven’t,” Keffer said at the hearing, which featured testimony from oil and gas representatives.
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ProPublica: Senator Pushes for Investigation of ‘False Statements' by Dark Money Groups
Thursday, 11 April 2013 08:45 | Last Updated on Friday, 17 May 2013 19:04 |
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by Lois Beckett ProPublica, April 10, 2013, 12:15 p.m. 4/10: This post has been updated with response from Whitehouse's office. A Democratic senator is pushing for an investigation of nonprofit groups that told the Internal Revenue Service they would not engage in political activity — and then spent millions attacking or praising candidates in 2012 elections.
Texas Tribune: Agreement Reached on Michael Morton Act
Wednesday, 10 April 2013 20:25 | Last Updated on Monday, 29 November 1999 18:00 |
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A tentative deal struck Wednesday among legislators and prosecutors on a bill that would require state lawyers to give evidence to the accused in criminal cases means that the Michael Morton Act will be on the Senate floor for a vote Thursday. "It looks as if we have a deal," Michael Morton said following an afternoon of negotiations with senators and lawyers.
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