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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://www.window.state.tx.us/recovery/transparency/docs/ARRA_Section1512_Q210Summary_Final.pdf">Sept. 23, 2010</a>, Texas has been allocated or has requested a total of $19,892,609,115. It has been awarded $9,829,835,192.98. It ...</p></p> <a class="permalink" href="about/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Read More</a> </div> </article> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-12"> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/02/06/food-stamp-cuts-in-farm-bill-wont-affect-texas/">Food-Stamp Cuts in Farm Bill Won't Affect Texas</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/corrie-maclaggan/">Corrie MacLaggan</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 6 Feb 2014 14:54:46 -0600" title="2014-02-06 14:54"> Feb. 6, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/02/06/food-stamp-cuts-in-farm-bill-wont-affect-texas/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/02/06/food-stamp-cuts-in-farm-bill-wont-affect-texas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/20100607_MG_1790x_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/20100607_MG_1790x_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Spencer Selvidge</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Legislation that President Obama is expected to sign on Friday will cut $8.6 billion in food-stamp benefits over a decade, but Texas recipients won’t be affected.</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/02/06/food-stamp-cuts-in-farm-bill-wont-affect-texas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/10/15/tribweek-top-texas-news-week-101011/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/10102011_Tribweek_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/10102011_Tribweek_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/10/15/tribweek-top-texas-news-week-101011/">TribWeek: Top Texas News for the Week of 10/10/11</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 15 Oct 2011 07:46:33 -0500" title="2011-10-15 07:46"> Oct. 15, 2011 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Aaronson interactively asks if stimulus funds created <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/texas-federal-arra-stimulus-funds-jobs/" target="_blank">jobs</a> in Texas, Aguilar on new voter registrar <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-legislature/82nd-legislative-session/groups-say-id-isnt-only-hurdle-minority-voters/" target="_blank">rules</a> that could decrease voter turnout, Galbraith on a UT professor's debunking of climate change "<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-energy/energy/ut-professor-wades-climate-change-debate/" target="_blank">myths</a>," Grissom on an epic <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-congressional-election/el-paso-clash-politcal-titans/" target="_blank">clash</a> of El Paso political titans, Hamilton on the right's new higher ed <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/7-solutions-were-good-start-new-tppf-leader-says/" target="_blank">guru</a>, Murphy maps <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/census-2010-households-race-type/" target="_blank">household</a> data from the 2010 Census, Ramsey on a coming <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2012-elections/states-leadership-could-hinge-timing/" target="_blank">rules</a> fight in the Texas Senate, Root and M. Smith on Rick Perry's performance at the New Hampshire debate and M. Smith talks public ed cuts with the state's Superintendent of the Year: The best of our best content from October 10-14, 2011.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/10/15/tribweek-top-texas-news-week-101011/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/08/29/perry-inconsistencies-states-rights-mantra/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/XIowaCity002TTCMS_1_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Rick Perry campaigns at the Hamburg Inn restaurant in downtown Iowa City."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/XIowaCity002TTCMS_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Rick Perry campaigns at the Hamburg Inn restaurant in downtown Iowa City." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Rick Perry campaigns at the Hamburg Inn restaurant in downtown Iowa City.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/08/29/perry-inconsistencies-states-rights-mantra/">For Perry, Inconsistencies in States' Rights Mantra </a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/">Emily Ramshaw</a> and Manny Fernandez, The New York Times </li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Aug 2011 05:00:00 -0500" title="2011-08-29 05:00"> Aug. 29, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/08/29/perry-inconsistencies-states-rights-mantra/comments/"><span class="value">35</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p class="p1">Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> is working hard to position himself as the leading Republican champion of the 10th Amendment. But he has at times been inconsistent in applying those beliefs, drawing criticism from some states’ rights advocates and raising questions even among fellow Republicans about whether his stance is as much campaign positioning as a philosophical commitment.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/08/29/perry-inconsistencies-states-rights-mantra/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/08/19/video-capitol-buzz---perry-on-stimulus-strings/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/videos/PerryEvan_png_312x176_crop_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://static.texastribune.org/media/videos/PerryEvan_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/08/19/video-capitol-buzz---perry-on-stimulus-strings/">Video: Capitol Buzz - Perry On Stimulus "Strings".</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/justin-dehn/">Justin Dehn</a> and Thanh Tan </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:10:54 -0500" title="2011-08-19 15:10"> Aug. 19, 2011 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> likes to rail against the Obama administration's "failed" federal stimulus program, but he and state lawmakers have more than $17 billion in fed-stim dollars to thank for the last two balanced Texas budgets.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/08/19/video-capitol-buzz---perry-on-stimulus-strings/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_4"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/08/18/head-of-state-housing-agency-resigns/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/energyefficiency_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/energyefficiency_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/08/18/head-of-state-housing-agency-resigns/">Head of State Housing Agency Resigns</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:24:32 -0500" title="2011-08-18 11:24"> Aug. 18, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/08/18/head-of-state-housing-agency-resigns/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The head of the Texas agency that oversees programs to help low-income households has turned in his resignation. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/08/18/head-of-state-housing-agency-resigns/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_5"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/08/17/love-hate-thing-stimulus-money/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/BDSoapbox1CMS_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Rick Perry speaks at the Iowa State Fair during a campaign stop on Aug. 14, 2011."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/BDSoapbox1CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Rick Perry speaks at the Iowa State Fair during a campaign stop on Aug. 14, 2011." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Rick Perry speaks at the Iowa State Fair during a campaign stop on Aug. 14, 2011.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/08/17/love-hate-thing-stimulus-money/">Perry and the Stimulus: It's Complicated</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 17 Aug 2011 05:00:00 -0500" title="2011-08-17 05:00"> Aug. 17, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/08/17/love-hate-thing-stimulus-money/comments/"><span class="value">36</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p class="p1">In his book and on the campaign trail, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> rails against the Obama administration's "failed" 2009 federal stimulus program. But the governor and state lawmakers took more than $17 billion in fed-stim funding, including $8 billion of the one-time dollars to cover recurring state expenses. In fact, Texas used the stimulus to balance the current biennium's budget — and the one before that.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/08/17/love-hate-thing-stimulus-money/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_6"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/03/22/report-calls-on-lawmakers-to-boost-stimulus/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Dunnam_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Dunnam_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/03/22/report-calls-on-lawmakers-to-boost-stimulus/">Report Calls on Lawmakers to Boost Stimulus Monitoring</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:14:22 -0500" title="2011-03-22 16:14"> March 22, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/03/22/report-calls-on-lawmakers-to-boost-stimulus/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Money from the federal stimulus is still flowing to the Lone Star State, but interest in the Legislature seems to have fizzled. Speaker Joe Straus did not resurrect the House Select Committee on Federal Economic Stabilization Funding, and the heavy hand at its helm — former state Rep. Jim Dunnam, D-Waco — failed to win re-election. A new report calls for lawmakers to get their eyes back on the ball.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/03/22/report-calls-on-lawmakers-to-boost-stimulus/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_7"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/02/04/texas-wont-secede--but-it-wont-shut-up-either/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/secede-sign_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="A coalition of Tea Party groups rally against President Obama on Jan. 16, 2009, at the Texas Capitol."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/secede-sign_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A coalition of Tea Party groups rally against President Obama on Jan. 16, 2009, at the Texas Capitol." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A coalition of Tea Party groups rally against President Obama on Jan. 16, 2009, at the Texas Capitol.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/02/04/texas-wont-secede--but-it-wont-shut-up-either/">Texas Won't Secede — But It Won't Shut Up Either</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 4 Feb 2011 05:00:00 -0600" title="2011-02-04 05:00"> Feb. 4, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/02/04/texas-wont-secede--but-it-wont-shut-up-either/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Texas leaders aren't talking about secession, after an outbreak of conversation about it a couple of years ago. But the germ of the idea remains in the anti-federalist talking points that fueled Gov. Rick Perry’s re-election campaign last year and provided the outline for his book, “Fed Up!” The governor will make his State of the State speech to the Legislature next week, and attacking the power of the federal government is likely to be a central theme.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/02/04/texas-wont-secede--but-it-wont-shut-up-either/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_8"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/09/28/house-democrats-push-back-against-perry-policies/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/TT-Audio_png_312x176_crop_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/TT-Audio_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/09/28/house-democrats-push-back-against-perry-policies/">House Democrats Push Back Against Perry Policies</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Ben Philpott </li><li><time datetime="Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:00:00 -0500" title="2010-09-28 05:00"> Sept. 28, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/09/28/house-democrats-push-back-against-perry-policies/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> Tension between Texas and the federal government has been a major focus of Rick Perry's re-election campaign. But on Monday, two top Democratic leaders in the Texas House ganged up on Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott and, by proxy, the governor over the recent federal education funds fight. Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune reports. <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/09/28/house-democrats-push-back-against-perry-policies/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_9"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/08/11/doggett-forces-states-hand-on-ed-spending/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/112409_money001_jv_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/112409_money001_jv_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Credit: Jacob Villanueva</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/08/11/doggett-forces-states-hand-on-ed-spending/">Doggett Forces State's Hand on Ed Spending</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Ben Philpott </li><li><time datetime="Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:00:00 -0500" title="2010-08-11 05:00"> Aug. 11, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/08/11/doggett-forces-states-hand-on-ed-spending/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> The U.S. House has passed a bill on Tuesday that is expected to send about $800 million to bolster the state’s education budget. But thanks to an amendment added by U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, the funding comes with Texas-specific strings attached. Ben Philpott of KUT News and the Tribune has this report. <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/08/11/doggett-forces-states-hand-on-ed-spending/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_10"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/02/05/dps-plans-to-use-stimulus-for-border-security/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/RioGrandeLaredo15_JPG_312x176_crop_q100.JPG" alt="Security camera towers loom over the Rio Grande River."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/RioGrandeLaredo15_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Security camera towers loom over the Rio Grande River." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Credit: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Security camera towers loom over the Rio Grande River.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/02/05/dps-plans-to-use-stimulus-for-border-security/">DPS Plans to Use Stimulus for Border Security</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Brandi Grissom </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 5 Feb 2010 05:00:00 -0600" title="2010-02-05 05:00"> Feb. 5, 2010 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/topics/department-public-safety/" target="_blank">Department of Public Safety</a>, which is struggling financially, is planning to use $16 million of the federal stimulus dollars that Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/" target="_blank">Rick Perry</a> begrudgingly accepted to plug a hole in the border security budget. The decision follows a mandate by Perry, Lt. Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/david-dewhurst/" target="_blank">David Dewhurst</a>, and House Speaker <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/joe-straus/" target="_blank">Joe Straus</a> that state agencies cut 5 percent out of their budgets to meet an anticipated shortfall.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/02/05/dps-plans-to-use-stimulus-for-border-security/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_11"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/01/26/report-texas-not-transparent-in-stimulus-spending/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/CM_Capture_1_________png_312x176_crop_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/CM_Capture_1_________png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/01/26/report-texas-not-transparent-in-stimulus-spending/">Report: Texas Not Transparent in Stimulus Spending</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Brandi Grissom </li><li><time datetime="Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:14:00 -0600" title="2010-01-26 12:14"> Jan. 26, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/01/26/report-texas-not-transparent-in-stimulus-spending/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Texas ranks poorly among the states when it comes to letting taxpayers know how it's using federal stimulus dollars, according to a report released today by several nonprofit public interest groups.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/01/26/report-texas-not-transparent-in-stimulus-spending/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_12"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/01/13/texas-will-not-compete-for-federal-education-grant/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/120809_rickperry002_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/120809_rickperry002_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Credit: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/01/13/texas-will-not-compete-for-federal-education-grant/">Texas Will Not Compete for Federal Education Grant</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Abby Rapoport </li><li><time datetime="Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:44:00 -0600" title="2010-01-13 14:44"> Jan. 13, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/01/13/texas-will-not-compete-for-federal-education-grant/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Texas will not apply for Race for the Top, the one-time federal grant worth up to $700 million for the state. Texas Education Commissioner <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/topics/robert-scott/">Robert Scott</a> cited strings attached to the potential money: “It was chock full of burdens. Their overall policy was to control curriculum across the country."</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/01/13/texas-will-not-compete-for-federal-education-grant/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_13"> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2009/12/01/the-brief-top-texas-news-for-dec-1-2009/">The Brief: Top Texas News for Dec 1, 2009</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 1 Dec 2009 06:54:24 -0600" title="2009-12-01 06:54"> Dec. 1, 2009 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Ladies and Gentlemen, step right up for your chance to see the incredible, shrinking Rainy Day Fund.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2009/12/01/the-brief-top-texas-news-for-dec-1-2009/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_14"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2009/12/01/rainy-day-fund-may-be-the-best-fix-to-budget-woes/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/113009_savings_go_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/113009_savings_go_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2009/12/01/rainy-day-fund-may-be-the-best-fix-to-budget-woes/">Rainy Day Fund May Be the Best Fix to Budget Woes</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Abby Rapoport </li><li><time datetime="Tue, 1 Dec 2009 05:00:00 -0600" title="2009-12-01 05:00"> Dec. 1, 2009 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The Rainy Day Fund seems like weather word play waiting to happen. It can plug holes in the budget, defend against an economic perfect storm and keep the deficit clouds at bay. That’s certainly how some see it when looking at the next biennium's projected shortfalls.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2009/12/01/rainy-day-fund-may-be-the-best-fix-to-budget-woes/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_15"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2009/11/30/education-budget-in-trouble-without-stimulus-money/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/112309_agenceyawards001_jv_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/112309_agenceyawards001_jv_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Credit: Jacob Villanueva</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2009/11/30/education-budget-in-trouble-without-stimulus-money/">Education Budget in Trouble Without Stimulus Money</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Abby Rapoport </li><li><time datetime="Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:04:00 -0600" title="2009-11-30 05:04"> Nov. 30, 2009 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The stimulus money increased funding for education last session. But can the state keep it up next session without more federal money?</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2009/11/30/education-budget-in-trouble-without-stimulus-money/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_16"> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2009/11/18/records-show-stimulus-money-in-fake-districts/">Records Show Stimulus Money in Fake Districts</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:38:09 -0600" title="2009-11-18 10:38"> Nov. 18, 2009 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2009/11/18/records-show-stimulus-money-in-fake-districts/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The Obama administration’s economic stimulus package has failed to create any jobs in Texas’ 52<sup>nd</sup> congressional district, despite pouring nearly $9 million into it. This would be a problem — if CD-52 existed.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2009/11/18/records-show-stimulus-money-in-fake-districts/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_17"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2009/11/12/texas-eligibility-unclear-federal-education-grant/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/111304_educationstack001_jv_png_312x176_crop_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/111304_educationstack001_jv_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Credit: Jacob Villanueva</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2009/11/12/texas-eligibility-unclear-federal-education-grant/">Texas Eligibility Unclear, Federal Education Grant</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Abby Rapoport </li><li><time datetime="Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:15:39 -0600" title="2009-11-12 11:15"> Nov. 12, 2009 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The federal government is giving away $4.35 billion to state education systems through Race to the Top. But is Texas already out? </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2009/11/12/texas-eligibility-unclear-federal-education-grant/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_18"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2009/09/30/states-struggling-to-fund-medicaid/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/kaiserreport2009-09-30_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the uninsured. Report: The Crunch Continues: Medicaid spending, coverage and policy in the midst of a recession. Results from a 50-state Medicaid budget survey for state fiscal years 2009 and 2010."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/kaiserreport2009-09-30_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the uninsured. Report: The Crunch Continues: Medicaid spending, coverage and policy in the midst of a recession. Results from a 50-state Medicaid budget survey for state fiscal years 2009 and 2010." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the uninsured. Report: The Crunch Continues: Medicaid spending, coverage and policy in the midst of a recession. Results from a 50-state Medicaid budget survey for state fiscal years 2009 and 2010.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2009/09/30/states-struggling-to-fund-medicaid/">States struggling to fund Medicaid</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/">Emily Ramshaw</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:46:00 -0500" title="2009-09-30 18:46"> Sept. 30, 2009 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>States are struggling mightily to fund Medicaid services in one the deepest recessions in recent history, according to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151021220302/http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/7985.pdf" target="new">a 50-state health care study</a> released by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured. States, many of them strapped by budget shortfalls, overwhelmingly reported being saved by the federal stimulus package, and said without it, they would have been forced to make serious cuts in Medicaid eligibility.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/2009/09/30/states-struggling-to-fund-medicaid/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-12"> <nav class="pagination clear"> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper-r"> <footer id="site_footer" class="wrapper-r"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> </div> <div id="footer" class="grid"> <dl id="staff_writers" class="cell w-3"> <dt>Writers</dt> <div class="cell w-6"> <dd> <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20151021220302/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/luqman-adeniyi/">Luqman Adeniyi</a> </dd> <dd> <a 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