Senator Eliot Shapleigh - El Paso, Texas

We worked for almost a decade on this project and this money will help us hire the faculty to have the first four-year medical school along the U.S.-Mexico border.

A measure restoring a 12-month eligibility period for children enrolled in the Children's Health Insurance Program passed the state Senate late Tuesday.

With the regular session due to end Monday and legislative deadlines kicking in before then, critics of a proposed tax reform plan see the potential to stop a measure they say would place a bigger burden on middle- and lower-income groups.

Senate would give Perry $100 million for new fund

Fueling the Flames of Bigotry

With days left in session, sticking points are sales, business taxes

The House passed a bill on Tuesday to expand federal financing for embryonic stem cell research, defying a veto threat from President Bush.

Would average Texans say yes to a tax proposal that would lower taxes for the wealthy and raise them for everyone else?

The once proud ASARCO has left a trail of abandoned sites across the country. It is fighting for its very existence.

An op-ed about the need for an equity note, an analysis that shows the effect of proposed tax changes on businesses in different industries and families with different incomes.

Border Health News

When a public official puts the word 'class' before 'envy' he or she is likely to generate headlines.

As the nation becomes more politically polarized, states and cities define their futures by taking stands on issues like stem cells and gay marriage

many mothers in Mexico, New Mexico and El Paso that have no idea what the repercussions may be on their children if Asarco is allowed to renew its permit.

Testimony of Dr. Neil Carman who spent twelve years as a facility investigator, inspecting large and small industrial facilities to insure compliance with applicable air emissions laws, permits, and regulations for the TACB .

House & Senate Democrats Call on Conference Committees to Stand Up for School Kids, Not Wealthy Property Owners & Insurance Companies

The defining issue of the legislative session isn’t school finance or taxes or gay marriage—it’s Dewhurst versus Craddick.

Cash-strapped Texans were borrowing money for very short periods at triple-digit interest rates and leaving worthless checks as collateral.

Greenfield says bills fail on all stated goals

With another legislative session winding down, border lawmakers are hopeful of securing appropriations to open a pharmacy school in South Texas and to keep a four-year medical school on track in El Paso.