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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.

 


News Headlines

05.21.05 - Budget ax is hanging over most state agencies.

05.18.05 - Pay raises approved for state workers.

05.17.05 - Budget short for kid care reform.

05.07.05 - Lawmakers crafting budget plan to end health and human services wait lists in 20 years.

05.7.05 - Don't cut our raise.

04.20.05 - House OKs CPS bill, bans gay foster care.

04.08.05 - House passes 2-year budget plan.

04.07.05 - Budget priorities debated,$140.9 billion would be spent in 2 House bills.

04.07.05 - Pension program shortfall shrinks.

04.07.05 - Raise time is finally here for state's employees.

03.01.05 - Bipartisan support growing to restore $2 billion slashed in 2003 for CHIP, other programs

02.23.05 - Senate panel approves protective-services bill

02.17.05 - Outsourcing HR function not working as planned in Florida

02.10.05 - Prison plan: Swap beds for programs

02.09.05 - Privatized services for kids weighed

02.08.05 - Study: state hospitals, schools shouldn't close

02.08.05 - Clash between state, contractor throws child support into chaos

02.08.05 - University chancellors ask lawmakers for more money

02.07.05 - Judge says courts will suffer without higher pay

02.04.05 - Bill to overhaul kid agency is filed

01.23.05 - Austin American-Statesman: Letters to the Editor

01.19.05 - Texas prisons almost full, almost out of money

01.19.05 - State retirees could face cuts in health insurance coverage

01.14.05 - '06-'07 budget begins in the black

01.14.05 - State bill outlines workers' comp fix

01.13.05 - Strayhorn reporting $5.7 million war chest

01.12.05 - Perry to legislators: Let's go get the job done

01.11.05 - Higher revenue estimate greets 79th Legislature

01.07.05 - Perry proposes $329 million overhaul of CPS

01.07.05 - Dewhurst calls for tax cut, more funds for health, education