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5-9-2008 - Dedicated funds leave $2B Texas budget surplus

3-28-2008 - Texas approves pay raise, signing bonus for prison guards

2-20-2008 - Texas food stamp applications delayed

1-10-2008 - Guard shortage forces closure of prison wing in West Texas

12-19-2007 - Texas faces massive bill for state and school retirees' health care, report says

12-7-2007 - For retirees, no guarantee of future health coverage

11-30-2007 - Starting tab for state retiree health costs: $36.8 billion

11-10-2007 - Texas' retired educators to get one-time pension payment.

10-30-2007 - Workers facing higher '08 health costs

10-29-2007 - Retired Teachers To Get Bonus Check

06-07-2007 - Officials beg off big raises

05-28-2007 - Retiree benefit hikes: split decision

05-18-2007 - Auditing Rule Is Put at Risk by Texas Bill

05-17-2007 - Benefit hike for state retirees?

05-12-2007 - Retiree benefits standard rejected

04-15-2007 - Texas prison guard shortage raises alarm

04-13-2007 - Budget moves out of Senate

02-11-2007 - Texas' new $50 billion question

02-01-2007 - Legislator wants to create wellness program forstate workers.

01-28-2007 - When comptroller announced state had billions extra, needy programs came out of shadows.

01-12-2007 - Employee groups make raises their priority for session.

12-05-2006 - College employment rises 26% in 10 years.

11-15-2006 - Senator questions privatization of child protective services.

09-23-2006 - CPS lags on staffing goal.

06-14-2006 - Call centers out of touch with special needs

06-07-2006 - Commentary: HHSC plan shouldn't leave out the public

06-07-2006 - State's top health official to step down Dr. Eduardo Sanchez to resign in October to spend more time with his family.

06-07-2006 - Budget requests should show 10 percent cut, officials say Reduction described as starting point.

06-02-2006 - Wrong fax number lands Texans' private information in Seattle.

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