Past Articles by Shelley Kofler
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State Leaders Preview Budget Cuts Lawmakers in the Texas Senate and House are revealing a few details of their initial budget drafts. Shelley Kofler reports that layoffs and furloughs will help close the spending gap. |
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Upstart Medina Out to Impress in Second Debate Tonight, republican candidates for governor will square off for their second debate. Governor Rick Perry and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison are still the headliners, but observers are trying to figure out how Debra Medina could affect the GOP nomination. Shelley Kofler has more on what's happened to Medina since the first debate two weeks ago. |
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New Poll Shows Perry Leads; White in Hunt A new poll says shows that if the general election for Governor were held today Democrat Bill White would lose to Republicans Kay Bailey Hutchison and Rick Perry. But White believes he can overtake a GOP rival, and some Republicans will help him do it. Shelley Kofler reports. |
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Trans-Texas Corridor May Live On Reports of the death of Governor Perry's Trans-Texas Corridor may be premature. Some parts of the controversial project have been canceled, but other parts of it will live on in Houston and other large cities. From Dallas — Shelley Kofler reports state officials trimmed the unpopular project down just as state lawmakers were getting ready to debate it again. |
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Evacuees in Dallas Waiting on FEMA FEMA says the federal government will pay for a 30-day hotel stay for qualified evacuees who fled Hurricane Ike. But Dallas' emergency management director says evacuees at the city's convention center will have to stay there instead, because FEMA hasn't provided enough assistance. Shelley Kofler reports from Dallas. |
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Democrats Discuss Future of Texas Two-Step Texas Democrats ended their State Convention united behind Barak Obama. But they remained divided about the caucus process that gave him a majority of Texas delegates. Shelley Kofler reports from Austin. |
