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From outside Michigan Republican circles, it appeared that the Republican drive to weaken unions came out of the blue - proposed, passed and signed in a mere six days.
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AUSTIN, Texas-- Compromise on a new Texas budget remained elusive late Wednesday as House and Senate negotiators worked deep into the night with no word of a deal after earlier confidence that one was imminent. His Senate counterpart, Tommy Williams, who would not divulge details of the negotiations.
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AUSTIN, Texas-- A deal on a new Texas budget that includes $2 billion for a new state water fund and partly reverses historic classroom spending cuts appeared within reach Tuesday in a possible breakthrough between the House and Senate after talks had stalled.
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AUSTIN, Texas-- Following a week of wobbly talks over a new Texas budget, House and Senate negotiators met publicly Monday to settle some of the fine print and described making "very positive" progress in private about big-ticket items.
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AUSTIN, Texas-- A major tax bill proposing $667 million in breaks for Texas businesses cleared the state House on Tuesday night against the backdrop of Gov. Rick Perry demanding muscular tax relief as the Legislature enters a furious final three weeks. Harvey Hilderbran, who chairs the House's tax-writing Ways and Means Committee. "
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*CEO expects Texas to expand Medicaid eventually. NEW YORK, May 7- Tenet Healthcare Corp sees its hospitals playing a role in signing up uninsured Americans for President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul, particularly in states that are balking at implementing the reform.
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HOUSTON, May 5- The National Rifle Association on Sunday wrapped up its first national meeting of members since the high-profile mass shootings last year at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, and the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
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HOUSTON, May 5- The National Rifle Association on Sunday wrapped up its first national meeting of members since the high-profile mass shootings last year at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, and the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Wayne LaPierre, Texas Governor Rick Perry and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.
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HOUSTON, May 5- The National Rifle Association on Sunday wrapped up its first national meeting of members since the high-profile mass shootings last year at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, and the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
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HOUSTON, May 5- The National Rifle Association on Sunday wrapped up its first national meeting of members since the high-profile mass shootings last year at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, and the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Wayne LaPierre, Texas Governor Rick Perry and former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.
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HOUSTON, May 3- President Barack Obama and national media are demonizing law-abiding gun owners in the wake of recent violent acts, National Rifle Association leaders and political allies said on Friday at its first convention since the Connecticut school massacre.
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AUSTIN, Texas, May 2- Tens of thousands of National Rifle Association members gather in Houston this weekend for the first time since the U.S. Senate rejected a plan to expand background checks for gun buyers, but NRA officials said attendees would not sit back to celebrate victory.
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AUSTIN, Texas, May 2- Tens of thousands of National Rifle Association members gather in Houston this weekend for the first time since the U.S. Senate rejected a plan last month to expand background checks for gun buyers, but officials say attendees will not sit back to celebrate victory.
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SAN ANTONIO, May 1- Investigators hope to determine by next week what caused the explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant that killed 14 people and injured about 200, the state Fire Marshal said at a state legislative hearing on Wednesday.
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WACO, Texas, April 25- President Barack Obama, standing before a line of flag-draped coffins, consoled family and friends on Thursday at a memorial service for firefighters killed in a massive explosion last week at a Texas fertilizer plant.
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WACO, Texas, April 25- President Barack Obama, standing before a line of flag-draped coffins, consoled family and friends on Thursday at a memorial service for firefighters killed in a massive explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant.
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WACO, Texas, April 25- President Barack Obama will assume a familiar role consoling family and friends of disaster victims on Thursday when he speaks at a Texas memorial for firefighters killed in a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant.
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SAN FRANCISCO/ NEW YORK, April 9- Google Inc said on Tuesday it plans to bring its ultra high-speed Internet and television service to Austin, Texas, next year, prompting AT&T Inc to reveal its own plans to follow suit- if it gets the same terms from local authorities.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 13- Texas Governor Rick Perry's latest sales pitch to California businesses boils down to four words: Texas is no California.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 13- Texas Governor Rick Perry's latest sales pitch to California businesses boils down to four words: Texas is no California.
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Jan 16- President Barack Obama revealed plans on Wednesday for America's biggest gun-control push in decades, spurred by last month's massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in which a gunman killed 20 children and six adults.