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U.S Advises Weapons Inspectors to Leave Iraq 3.17.03            ©USA TODAY U.S. Officials Make It Clear: Exile or War 3.17.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST U.S. Seeks Surrender of Iraqi Leaders 3.17.03            ©THE WASHINGTON TIMES U.N. Says Staff Could Be Evacuated in Less Than 48 Hours 3.17.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Concerns About War, Deficit May Curb Tax Cuts 3.17.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Democratic Leaders Agree on Israel Aid, but Split on Praise for Bush 3.17.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST

Cap for Malpractice Damages Faces House Debate This Week 3.17.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Robin Hood Reform Stalled 3.17.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Budget Cuts Dominate Legislative Session, But Other Issues Await 3.17.03          ©LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL Physicians Slam Reform Measure 3.17.03          ©VALLEY MORNING STAR State Shortfall Slows UT Law School Plan 3.17.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Speaker's Wife Proves Force in Her Own Right 3.17.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Locals Speak Against Cuts 3.17.03          ©VALLEY MORNING STAR Bill Would Alter Bail Procedure 3.17.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Teacher Checks Considered by State 3.17.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Anti-France Backlash Grows Ugly 3.17.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Support of Bill on Police Abuses is Urged 3.17.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE

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Bush, Blair, Aznar to Meet in Azore Islands for Summit 3.14.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Bush Signals He May Skip U.N. 3.14.03            ©USA TODAY Clinton: New UN Resolution a Chance to Avert War 3.14.03            ©REUTERS Senate Moves to Restrict Abortions 3.14.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Senate Democrats Block Estrada Again 3.14.03            ©THE WASHINGTON TIMES Senator Lott Urges Peace on Judicial Nominations 3.14.03            ©REUTERS House Votes To Cap Damages For Medical Malpractice 3.14.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Senators Try to Curtail Size of Tax Cut 3.14.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST  Judicial Nominee Gets Second Chance 3.14.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Debate Over Arctic Refuge Headed to Senate 3.14.03            ©USA TODAY

In Writing Budget, House Slices Deeper Than Senate 3.14.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Spending Cuts Alone Won't Fill Budget Gap 3.14.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Budget Crisis Leaves Schools' Financing from State in Limbo 3.14.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Bill to Kill Off Robin Hood System Suffers Major Setback 3.14.03          ©VALLEY MORNING STAR Legislator Angry Over Name on Brief 3.14.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Resolution Supporting War Meets Opposition 3.14.03            ©DALLAS MORNING NEWS (Free Registration Required) Gov. Perry's 'Prioritizing' Pushes Cows Over Kids 3.14.03          ©EL PASO TIMES Bonuses May Be Short-Lived 3.14.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Moncrief to Join Race for Mayor 3.14.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Opponents Vow to Fight Against New Voucher Bill 3.14.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Health Coverage Cuts Blasted 3.14.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Insurers' Data Reveal Gap in Home Rates 3.14.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Property Tax Relief Sets Off a Debate 3.14.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Seniors Argue for Property Tax Freeze 3.14.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Angry Houstonians Storm Out of Tax Hearing 3.14.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Bill Weakens Pollution Law, Critics Say 3.14.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Legislature Roundup 3.14.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS

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Return of Missing Utah Girl Called a Miracle 3.13.03            ©REUTERS Britian's 6-Point Plan on Iraq Is Met With Strong Opposition 3.13.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) U.S. Says It Gains Votes for Iraq Deal 3.13.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Bush is Now Pessimistic on Second Resolution for Iraq 3.13.03            ©THE WASHINGTON TIMES U.S. Aims for Vote on Iraq Resolution on Friday 3.13.03            ©USA TODAY Clinton Diverges From Bush on Iraq 3.13.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Hoyer Says Case Made for War 3.13.03            ©THE WASHINGTON TIMES Doves in Congress Step Up Efforts to Halt March to War 3.13.03            ©SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE U.S. Official Pessimistic on North Korea 3.13.03            ©USA TODAY GOP Uses Remarks to Court Jews 3.13.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Rove Predicts Democratic Challenger 'Will Be Strong' 3.13.03            ©THE WASHINGTON TIMES Senate Supports Roe Ruling but Advances Bill Limiting Abortion 3.13.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Top Court Grants Last-Minute Stay of Execution 3.13.03            ©REUTERS Retail Sales Down 1.6% in February 3.13.03            ©USA TODAY Republicans Target Spending as Deficits Mount 3.13.03            ©REUTERS House Hears From 2 Governors on President's Medicaid Plan 3.13.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required)

Proviso Allows Budget Leeway 3.13.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Dire Budget Plan Called Unhealthy, Inhumane 3.13.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Legislator Stands by Immigrant Remarks 3.13.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Aid for Illegal Immigrants Becomes Sticky Issue, Literally 3.13.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE House Subcommittee Will Call for End to Children's Health Plan 3.13.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Child Health Plan Expected to Escape Cuts with Changes 3.13.03            ©DALLAS MORNING NEWS (Free Registration Required) Valley Physician’s Speech Draws Raves in Austin 3.13.03          ©VALLEY MORNING STAR Craddick Staffer Accuses Austin Lobbyist of Lying 3.13.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Measure on Iraq Policy is Criticized 3.13.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Once-Mighty Morales Could Be in for A Fall 3.13.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Bill Ties Draft List to Driver's License 3.13.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Bills May Give UT regents More Leeway 3.13.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Bill Would Alter Cap Rock Status 3.13.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Lawmaker to Fight for $5,000 Teacher Raise 3.13.03          ©VALLEY MORNING STAR Legislators Submit School Voucher Bill 3.13.03            ©DALLAS MORNING NEWS (Free Registration Required)

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Bush Fails to Win Support for War 3.11.03            ©CHICAGO SUN-TIMES U.S., Britain Delay Vote on Iraq 3.11.03            ©USA TODAY U.S. Says U.N. Could Repeat Errors of 90's 3.11.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Britain Races To Rework Resolution 3.11.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST 'Axis of Evil' Presents Challenges for Bush 3.11.03            ©REUTERS Companies Selected to Bid on Iraq Reconstruction 3.11.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Al Qaeda Plans Oil Field Attacks 3.11.03            ©THE WASHINGTON TIMES OPEC to Soothe Fears of Shortage in War 3.11.03            ©REUTERS White House Listens When Weekly Speaks 3.11.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Cornering the Political Market in Florida, Rove-Style 3.11.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Timing Crucial Issue in 'Miranda' Rights Case 3.11.03            ©USA TODAY Travel by Lawmakers Scrutinized 3.11.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST States Make Cuts in Medicaid 3.11.03            ©USA TODAY GOP to 'Load' Senate with Votes on Judges 311.03            ©THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Dewhurst Offers Ways for State to Raise Money 3.11.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN State Agrees to Pay Legal Fees for Redistricting Trial Lawyers 3.11.03          ©VALLEY MORNING STAR Dewhurst Hints at Delaying State Funds to Schools 3.11.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Comptroller Asks Budget Boost 3.11.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Dude, Your Company May Get a New Tax Bill 3.11.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Senate OKs More Power for State Medical Board 3.11.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN State's Power to Prosecute Corporate Fraud May Grow 3.11.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Teen to Give Testimony on Trafficking 3.11.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Prison Board OKs More Beds 3.11.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Bill Would Ban Social Security Numbers as IDs 3.11.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE More Secrecy Sought for Anti-Terror Plans 3.11.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Opponents Speak Out Against Proposed Spaceport 3.11.03          ©BROWNSVILLE HERALD Bill May Stretch Educational Funding Plan 3.11.03          ©VALLEY MORNING STAR

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Bush Is Ready to Go Without U.N. 3.7.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Careful Tone and Timing 3.7.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Poll Shows Bush Would Lose to Democrat in Election 3.7.03            ©REUTERS Inspectors to Report Cooperation But Not Full Compliance 3.7.03            ©USA TODAY Unemployment Rate Rises to 5.8 Percent 3.7.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Democrats Lambaste Bush on Iraq 3.7.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Democrats Thwart Vote on Judge 3.7.03            ©USA TODAY GOP Bid for Floor Vote on Estrada is Defeated 3.7.03            ©THE WASHINGTON TIMES Congress to Get More Bad News on Budget Front 3.7.03            ©REUTERS

Ex-AG Morales Indicted 3.7.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Lawmaker Wants to End Robin Hood 3.7.03          ©VALLEY MORNING STAR Legislation Aims to Stop ID Thieves Cold 3.7.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Perry Calls for Caps on Malpractice Awards 3.7.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Measure Challenges Racial Profiling at Airports 3.7.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Wentworth Moves to Rename SWT 3.7.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS- NEWS Study: Insurers Lose More to Bad-Credit Customers 3.7.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Revised Measure for School Finance Offers $1.2 Billion 3.7.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE State Budget Wars Spawn Tiff Over TIF 3.7.03          © THE AUSTIN CHRONICLE The Elephant in the Room 3.7.03          © HOUSTON REVIEW Senate OKs Miller for Education Board 3.7.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Homeowners Associations Targeted 3.7.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE

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Mohammed: Bin Laden Living in Pakistan 3.6.03            ©USA TODAY China Backs France in Opposing Quick Iraq War 3.6.03            ©REUTERS Britain Explores Possible Iraq Deadline 3.6.03            ©USA TODAY Pentagon Ready to Strike Iraq Within Days if Bush Gives the Word, Officials Say 3.6.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) U.S. in a Tough Position As Isolation Increases 3.6.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST A Fissure Deepening for Allies Over Use of Force Against Iraq 3.6.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Democrats Fault White House Efforts on North Korea 3.6.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Give Freedom a Chance 3.6.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) W.House Offers Dems New Chance to Question Estrada 3.6.03            ©REUTERS Estrada 'Success Story' Not Echoed by Activists 3.6.03            ©THE WASHINGTON TIMES Smallpox Compensation Proposed 3.6.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Jobless Claims Jumped 12,000 Last Week to 430,000, Highest This Year 3.6.03            ©USA TODAY California's '3-Strikes' Law Upheld 3.6.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Megan's Laws Affirmed by High Court 3.6.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Clinton and Dole Agree to Disagree Weekly On '60 Minutes' 3.6.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST

Texans May Face Tax on Income 3.6.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Sales Tax Revenue Declines Yet Again 3.6.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Strayhorn Says Budget Outlook May Get Worse 3.6.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Businessman Takes on Education System 3.6.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Government Budget Cuts Take on Common Theme 3.6.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Hinojosa: Valley could lose $100 million 3.6.03          ©VALLEY MORNING STAR Will Texas Balance Budget on Backs of Old, Young and Poor? 3.6.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Hackers Access UT Database, Nab 59,000 names, Social Security Numbers 3.6.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Limits Sought on Auto Insurers 3.6.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Lucio Slams Feds Absence from Security Hearings 3.6.03          ©VALLEY MORNING STAR Bill Targets Conflicts of Interest 3.6.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Bills Aimed at Child Pornography 3.6.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Omnibus Bills a Risky Move for Legislators 3.6.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Senate Expected to Confirm Board of Education Nominee 3.6.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Teachers' Win May Be Short-Lived 3.6.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE

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Anti-War Nations Increase Pressure 3.5.03            ©USA TODAY U.S. Says Gaining Ground on Iraq in U.N. Council 3.5.03            ©REUTERS Clinton Develops Into a Force in the Senate 3.5.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Top General Sees Plan to Shock Iraq Into Surrendering 3.5.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Pentagon Halts Flights After North Korea Incident 3.5.03            ©USA TODAY House Panel Enlists Military Bill In Cause of Business Tax Breaks 3.5.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Senators Seek Funds for Aliens' Medical Care 3.5.03            ©THE WASHINGTON TIMES U.S. Budget Deficit Rising Fast 3.5.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) GOP Senators Move to Force Vote on Estrada 3.5.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Embattled HHS IG Rehnquist To Resign June 1 3.5.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Malpractice Insurance: No Clear or Easy Answers 3.5.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Bush Plan a Boon to Drug Companies 3.5.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST 75 million People in U.S. Uninsured for Part of '01-02 3.5.03            ©USA TODAY Panel Revises Tax Cut Cost Estimate to $726 Billion 3.5.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Fed Chief: Home Prices May Cool 3.5.03            ©USA TODAY

Perry Urges Lock on Taxation 3.5.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Senators Move to Cut Home Insurance 3.5.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE 'Pain and Suffering' Award Cap Sought 3.5.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Racial Profiling Reports Illuminate Kinks in State Law 3.5.03          ©CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER-TIMES Former Governor Preston Smith Home from Hospital 3.5.03          ©LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL Panel Hears Testimony on Makeup of Fort Worth School Board 3.5.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM UTB-TSC President Speaks Out Against Funding Cuts 3.5.03          ©BROWNSVILLE HERALD House Panel Passes Lawsuit Limits 3.5.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Legislature Airs the Clean-Air Issue 3.5.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE UTA President Argues Against Deep Budget Cuts 3.5.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Legislature Won't Investigate Group's Political Ads 3.5.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Dropout Reporting Bill Advances 3.5.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Texas Attorney General Targets People Who Scam Immigrants 3.5.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Bill Would Focus Cameras on Cars 3.5.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS

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US Officials: Turkey Vote Could Hinder Iraq Attack 3.4.03            ©REUTERS U.S., Britain Set Timetable at U.N. 3.4.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Saddam: United States Will Lose If It Attacks Iraq 3.4.03            ©USA TODAY Hillary Backs Bush on Iraq 3.4.03            ©THE WASHINGTON TIMES U.S. Aides Dismiss Moves by Baghdad but Feel Pressure 3.4.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Pentagon Spy Service to Be More Aggressive 3.4.03            ©REUTERS N. Korea Tails U.S. Spy Plane 3.4.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Ridge Warns Iraq War Could Raise Terror Threat 3.4.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Bin Laden Aide is Guest of CIA--Somewhere 3.4.03            ©CHICAGO SUN-TIMES Bush to Seek New Medicare Drug Plan 3.4.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Democrats On Hill Split On Agenda 3.4.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Doubts Temper War Support 3.4.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST White House Lobbies for Tax-Cut Plan 3.4.03            ©USA TODAY Court Considers Forced Medication 3.4.03            ©THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Democrats Blast Medicaid, CHIP Cuts 3.4.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Dems Criticize Perry's Budget 3.4.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Medicaid Cuts May Cause Destabilization 3.4.03          ©VALLEY MORNING STAR Lieutenant Governor Payroll Up, but Dewhurst Predicts Savings 3.4.03            ©DALLAS MORNING NEWS (Free Registration Required) Textbooks Offered Up for State's Budget Ax 3.4.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Bill Would Allow Tax Help for Universities 3.4.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Flores Suggests New Homeland Security Groups 3.4.03          ©THE MONITOR Cell phone Bills Earn Air Time in Committee 3.4.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Menendez Is Targeting Cell Phones 3.4.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Women Getting Tips on How to Speak Up on Their Issues 3.4.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Campbell Seeks Letters Supporting State School 3.4.03          ©SAN ANGELO STANDARD-TIMES Measure Targets Judicial Elections 3.4.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Execution Ruling Splits Lawmakers 3.4.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Public Integrity Unit Might Lose Funding 3.4.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE 78th Legislature Roundup 3.4.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Legislators Renew Effort to Appoint Texas Judges 3.4.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Bills Would Fund Emissions Plan Through New Fees 3.4.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Toyota Rail Funding Bill is Held Up in Senate 3.4.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Health Care Cutbacks Has Moms Up in Arms 3.4.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE 'Morning-After Pill' Bill Drawing Controversy 3.4.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM County to Review Legislative Report 3.4.03          ©BROWNSVILLE HERALD

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U.S. Clings to Option Of Turkish Bases 3.3.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Bush's '04 Campaign Quietly Being Planned 3.3.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Al Qaeda Hobbled by Latest Arrest 3.3.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Bush Likely to Sketch Out Medicare Plan This Week 3.3.03            ©REUTERS Consumer Spending Down in January 3.3.03            ©USA TODAY Pledge Ban Set for March 10 in 9 States 3.3.03            ©REUTERS 'Friend' Briefs Set Record in Michigan Case 3.3.03            ©THE WASHINGTON TIMES Court Ruling Ends Threat to Religious Schools' Funds 3.3.03            ©THE WASHINGTON TIMES Lawmakers' Web Sites Improving 3.3.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST

Why Some See 'Robin Hood' as Their Hero 3.3.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Young Democrats Prepare for Doubly Tough Year 3.3.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Legislative Ranks Thin for White Democrats 3.1.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN RGV Officials Pushing to Make Sept. 11 Texas Firefighters Day 3.3.03          ©VALLEY MORNING STAR A No-Brainer to Take Care of Sick Kids 3.3.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Rep Alarmed by Proposed Cuts 3.3.03          ©VALLEY MORNING STAR Lawmakers Criticize Proposed CHIP, Medicaid Cuts 3.3.03          ©CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER-TIMES Campaign Chief Flies in Under Radar 3.3.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Bills Revive Debate Over Home Loans 3.3.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM T-Word Avoided in Hunt for Cash 3.3.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE UTB-TSC President Elected to Ford Foundation Board 3.3.03          ©BROWNSVILLE HERALD

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Poll: Support of War is Steady; Bush's Approval Rating Dips 2.28.03            ©USA TODAY Iraq Agrees 'in Principle' to Destroy Missiles 2.28.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST GOP Launches Drive To Push Tax Cut Plan 2.28.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST A Salesman for Bush's Tax Plan Who Has Belittled Similar Ideas 2.28.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Republicans Seek to End Debate on Estrada 2.28.03            ©FOX NEWS Bush Blames Hill Republicans 2.28.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST House Votes To Prohibit All Human Cloning 2.28.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Bush Would Offer Drug Plan to Elderly Within Medicare 2.28.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Florida's Graham to Run for President 2.28.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Black Democrats at Odds with Lieberman 2.28.03            ©USA TODAY Governor's Plane Struck by Lightning; No One Hurt 2.28.03            ©MIAMI HERALD

CHIP Cuts to Affect 250,000 2.28.03          ©VALLEY MORNING STAR Free Medical Care May Face Rash of Cuts 2.28.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Cuts Proposed for CHIP, Medicaid 2.28.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Budget Cuts Could Drop 9,000 EP Children from Insurance Plan 2.28.03          ©EL PASO TIMES Toilet Bill Could Put the Lid on Water Loss 2.28.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Decision is Delayed on HIV Funds Trim 2.28.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Tech OKs Tuition, Fee Increases 2.28.03          ©LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL $17.6 Million Set for Toyota Roads 2.28.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS State's Funding for Poor in Peril 2.28.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Bill Would Give Break for Speeders in Area 2.28.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Senate Reinforces Appellate Ban on Cameras in Court 2.28.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE

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President Details Vision for Iraq 2.27.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Bush Economic Aide Hubbard Resigns 2.27.03            ©REUTERS Budget Glitch Shortchanges Americorps 2.27.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Libeskind Design Chosen for Rebuilding at Ground Zero 2.27.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Estrada Debate Goes On 2.27.03            ©USA TODAY Tile Damage Was Feared 2.27.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Lieberman Cautions On Iraq Rebuilding 2.27.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Labor Secretary's Talk Angers Union Leaders 2.27.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) White House Finds Homeland Security Jobs a Tough Sell 2.27.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST White House Concedes That Counterterror Budget Is Meager 2.27.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) 'Virtual March' Floods Senate With Calls Against an Iraq War 2.27.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Paige Rejects Major Title IX Changes in School Sports 2.27.03            ©THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Coalition Urges New Election Law 2.27.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Gambling Legislation Advances 2.27.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Lawmakers Start Push for Indian Gambling 2.27.03          ©EL PASO TIMES Drunken Driver Fee to Ease Budget Crunch is Resisted 2.27.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN No money, So No Flurry at Capitol 2.27.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Bills Put Parks Officials on Notice 2.27.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Insurers Donated $1.3 million to Lawmakers 2.27.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Torts Bill Attracts Backers, Foes 2.27.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM UTMB Employee's Sales of Body Parts Spelled Out 2.27.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Civil Suit Accuses Tax-Collecting Firm of Bid-Rigging 2.27.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Summit to Study Region’s Economy 2.27.03          ©BROWNSVILLE HERALD Texas Lawmaker Files Bill to Pay Scholarship Athletes 2.27.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Lawmakers Put a Hip Foot Forward 2.27.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Lawmakers Pondering War, Duty 2.27.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Now is Not the Time to Stop Building Great Texas Universities 2.27.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Litigation Stalls A&M Bonfire 2.27.03          ©LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL

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Bush Firm on Warning to Iraq 2.26.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Saddam Says He Won't Go Into Exile 2.26.03            ©USA TODAY Bush Goes Global to Lobby for Votes on U.N. Measure 2.26.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Bush to Cast War as Part of Regional Strategy 2.26.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Retired U.S. General Slams U.S. War Plans for Iraq 2.26.03            ©REUTERS Bush's Warsaw War Pact 2.26.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Court Toughens Jury Selection 2.26.03            ©THE WASHINGTON TIMES Gephardt Begins Campaign to Woo Labor 2.26.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Abortion Law Requiring Counseling is Upheld 2.26.03            ©CHICAGO SUN-TIMES Oxley May Face Ethics Probe 2.26.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Bush's Plan for Pensions Is Now Given Low Priority 2.26.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Tax Credits Lose Appeal In Bush Plan 2.26.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Fourth Democratic Senator Backs Estrada 2.26.03            ©REUTERS Court Rules Against Election Ad Limits 2.26.03            ©REUTERS

State Insurers Have 30 Days to Supply Data 2.26.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Anti-Abortion Activists Fight Lawsuit Caps 2.26.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE State Unchains Aid to Seriously Ill Kids 2.26.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN With Flurry of Session Activity, Legislators Can't Take a Brrreak 2.26.03            ©DALLAS MORNING NEWS (Free Registration Required) Texas Spaceport Gets Boost 2.26.03          ©VALLEY MORNING STAR County Finds Alternative to High-Dollar Lobbyists 2.26.03          ©BROWNSVILLE HERALD Bill Would Prohibit Cities from Restricting Concealed Weapons 2.26.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Senator Files Bill to Change Public Education Funding 2.26.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Renaming SWT Eyed at Capitol 2.26.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Texas Prison System to Layoff 88 2.26.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Tech Regents May Finalize Fee Increases 2.26.03          ©LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL Perry Orders Scrutiny of State Agencies 2.26.03          ©SAN ANGELO STANDARD-TIMES

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U.S. and Allies Ask U.N. to Affirm Iraq Won't Disarm 2.25.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Turkey, U.S. Fail to Agree on Troop Deployment Conditions 2.25.03            ©USA TODAY The Political Mind Behind Tort Reform 2.25.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Agreement Reached on Plan To Seek More Federal Funds 2.25.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Supreme Court Is to Review Rehiring of Drug Abusers 2.25.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Public Backs U.N. Assent on Iraq 2.25.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST The President's Tax Cut and Its Unspoken Numbers 2.25.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required)

Officials Plead for RAHC Funding 2.25.03          ©VALLEY MORNING STAR Dewhurst Eyes CHIP Rolls 2.25.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Perry No-Show as Deficits Concern Governors Group 2.25.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Tax Revision Could Prove Tricky Business 2.25.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Hinojosa Makes Case Against Funding Cuts 2.25.03          ©BROWNSVILLE HERALD TEA Would Cut $3 Billion, Lay Off 125 2.25.03          ©CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER-TIMES Appeals Panel Eyes Fate of Judge 2.25.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Insurance Regulation Bills Under Consideration 2.25.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Miller Receives Committee Nod for State Post 2.25.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Ex-Preservation Chief Sues State 2.25.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Bill Would Limit Handgun License Information 2.25.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM 78th Legislature Roundup 2.25.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Bill's Aim Would Curb Water Waste 2.25.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Panel Looks at UTHSC Cutbacks 2.25.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Texas Educators Are on Edge at the Top 2.25.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Dewhurst Wonders How Safe Clubs are in Texas 2.25.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Fetus Bill is Debated Fefore Senate Panel 2.25.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Status of UTA Worries Lawmakers 2.25.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM

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Bush Faces Increasingly Poor Image Overseas 2.24.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Democrats Challenge Bush's Credibility 2.24.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST U.S. Presses Toward War Resolution 2.24.03            ©USA TODAY Bush Proposes Major Changes in Health Plans 2.24.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Californian Republicans Seek to Reverse Fortunes 2.24.03            ©FINANCIAL TIMES Governors' Meeting Verges on Partisan Warfare 2.24.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Key to Domestic Agenda Could Be Victory in Iraq 2.24.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Debate Continues on Judicial Nominee 2.24.03            ©THE WASHINGTON TIMES Russia Faces Tough Strategic Choice over Iraq 2.24.03            ©CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

Other Groups Mailed Business Lobby's Voter Ads 2.24.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Legislature in Battle with Insurance Industry 2.24.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Comptroller Offers Some Good Ideas 2.24.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Lawmakers Begin Work of Closing State's $10B Budget Shortfall 2.24.03          ©CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER-TIMES Political Strife Embroils South Texas City Council 2.24.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Nervous Kids, Schools Face TAKS This Week 2.24.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Border Neighbors Give Annual Hug Despite Tension 2.24.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE UTSA's Climb to Top-Tier Status Getting Tougher 2.24.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Fiesta Time 2.24.03          ©BROWNSVILLE HERALD

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The Patience of Jeb 2.23.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Bush Predicts Success in U.N. Vote 2.23.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Powell Hints at U.S. Timetable for Military Action in Iraq 2.23.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Bush Urges Confirmation of Estrada 2.23.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST White House Counsel: Estrada 'Treated Differently' 2.23.03            ©USA TODAY Governors, Hurting Financially, Ask Washington for Assistance 2.23.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Texas Schools Find New Way to Diversity 2.23.03            ©THE WASHINGTON TIMES Sharpton Defends His Viability at DNC Candidate Call 2.23.03            ©THE WASHINGTON TIMES GOP Huddles to Plot Political Objectives 2.23.03            ©SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

Minorities, Women Make Capitol Gains 2.23.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Senate Steering a Careful Course 2.23.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Budget Proposals Stalled 2.23.03          ©VALLEY MORNING STAR GOP Wants No Repeat of Bush Loss in 1992 2.23.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Bush Aide Gains Clout With Wins 2.23.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM War May Harm Law Enforcing Agencies 2.23.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Robin Hood Loss Feared 2.23.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Legislation May Aid Texas Hog Hunters 2.23.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Lobby Efforts Bring Results 2.23.03          ©VALLEY MORNING STAR

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U.S. Terrorism Convictions Called Inflated 2.22.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST House GOP Fundraisers Put a Price On Honors 2.22.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Frustrated Democrat Makes Friends in G.O.P. 2.22.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Alleged Terrorist Met With Bush Adviser 2.22.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Iraq Given March 1 Missile Destruction Deadline 2.22.03            ©USA TODAY Iraqi VP Offers 'Dialogue' with U.S. 2.22.03            ©USA TODAY

Amid Gloom, Perry is Firm: No new Taxes 2.22.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Lawmaker Questions Whether Redistricting is Legal Necessity 2.22.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Bills Seek to Modify Access to Records 2.22.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Committees to Consider How War Would Affect Border Trade 2.22.03          ©BROWNSVILLE HERALD Peña Seeks Delay in Pfizer Trial 2.22.03          ©VALLEY MORNING STAR Isett's Campaign Draws Heat Over Fund Raising 2.22.03          ©LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL Legislative Roundup 2.22.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS State Government and Politics 2.22.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN 'Essential Services' Does Include Aid for Mentally Ill 2.22.03          ©EL PASO TIMES A&Ms May Up Tuition, Cut Offerings 2.22.03          ©CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER-TIMES

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Bush Signs $397.4B Spending Package 2.21.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Government Hits $6.4 Trillion Debt Limit 2.21.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST With Help From Democrat, Bush Pitches Tax Cut Plan 2.21.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Defeated FCC Chief Sees 'Chaos' in Telecoms 2.21.03            ©FINANCIAL TIMES U.S. to introduce 2nd Iraq Resolution to U.N. Next Week 2.21.03            ©USA TODAY U.S. Seeks 9 Votes From U.N. Council to Confront Iraq 2.21.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) U.S. to Attack in Philippines 2.21.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Report Suggests Reforming Title IX 2.21.03            ©USA TODAY The Yes-But Parade 2.21.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Democratic Chairman Says Party is Going High-Tech 2.21.03            ©SAN DIEGO TRIBUNE Crawford Invite Means More than BBQ 2.21.03            ©CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR Give It Up for the 'Axis of Evil Tour' 2.21.03            ©CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR

Bill Would Make It Easier to Fire Teachers 2.21.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Insurance Bill Is on the Way to Governor 2.21.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Budget Writers Tell Education Agency to Cut More 2.21.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Teachers File Suit Over District Pay 2.21.03          ©THE MONITOR Measure Targets Eco-Terrorism 2.21.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Homeowners Testify About Increasing Insurance Rates 2.21.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Senate Panel OKs $15 million for Toyota Rail Line 2.21.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Program for Frail Elderly Would be Cut 2.21.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Legislators Seek to Fix Travel Trailer Tax Law 2.21.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Turner: Cuts Would `Dismantle' Prison System 2.21.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE 78th Legislature Roundup 2.21.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Senator, Campus Leaders Unite in Call to Save University Grants 2.21.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE

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War's Start Pushed to Mid-March 2.20.03            ©THE WASHINGTON TIMES U.S. Is Pessimistic Turks Will Accept Aid Deal on Iraq 2.20.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Don't worry, be ready, Ridge says 2.20.03            ©THE WASHINGTON TIMES Democrats Pin 2004 Hopes on Turnout Project 2.20.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST For Hispanic Groups, A Divide on Estrada 2.20.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST All Governors to Be Asked to Back Bush on Medicaid 2.20.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Moore Says No to Miss. Governor's Race 2.20.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Bush Wins Business Support for Growth Plan 2.20.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Professor Accused of Terrorist Sympathies Arrested 2.20.03            ©USA TODAY

Counties’ Indigent Program in Critical Condition 2.20.03          ©BROWNSVILLE HERALD Lawmakers Fear Cutbacks' Effects 2.20.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Health Boss Says Cuts Would Kill Sick Folks 2.20.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Stats Make 'Robin Hood' Tough  to Kill 2.20.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Bexar Crew Cheers Robin Hood 2.20.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Voucher Foes Want State to Reject Pilot Program 2.20.03            ©DALLAS MORNING NEWS (Free Registration Required) Critics Say Bill Won't Lower Premiums 2.20.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM State Might Open Garages to Downtown Revelers 2.20.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Educators Warn of Economic Harm 2.20.03          ©VALLEY MORNING STAR UH Predicts Tuition Rise, Staff Layoffs 2.20.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Spending Cuts means Job Cuts, UT Chief Says 2.20.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Westlake Folks Hear Income Tax Pitch 2.20.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Local Legislator to Open Probe of HPD Crime Lab 2.20.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE HISD Cuts 360 Administrative Jobs 2.20.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE GOP Sets Rally Backing Bush on War 2.20.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS

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Parties Gamble on Estrada Nomination 2.19.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Moseley-Braun Joins Democratic Presidential Field 2.19.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Brazile Fears Loss of Blacks to GOP 2.19.03            ©THE WASHINGTON TIMES Bush to Work for 2nd U.N. Resolution 2.19.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Antiwar Protests Fail to Sway Bush on Plans for Iraq 2.19.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Turkey Conditions Troop Deployment On More U.S. Aid 2.19.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Donaldson 'Right Man' for SEC 2.19.03            ©THE WASHINGTON TIMES Bush's 2004 Budget Proposes More Fees 2.19.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Some Concerns Thrive on Medicaid Patients 2.19.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) South Korean Leader Opposes Use of Force 2.19.03            ©USA TODAY

School Funding Equity Vowed 2.19.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Indigent Health Care Funding to be Axed 2.19.03          ©VALLEY MORNING STAR Students: Colleges Shouldn't Set Rates 2.19.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN TSU Officials Probe Scheme to Alter Grades 2.19.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE ASU Might Hike Tuition, Cut Jobs 2.19.03          ©SAN ANGELO STANDARD-TIMES Freezing Funds 2.19.03          ©VALLEY MORNING STAR State Begins Issuing Vaccines for Smallpox 2.19.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Senate Panel Scolds Insurers 2.19.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Senators Lash Out at Insurer 2.19.03            ©DALLAS MORNING NEWS (Free Registration Required) Over Veto, Council Hires Lobbyists 2.19.03          ©EL PASO TIMES Texas Prisons are Full to the Brim 2.19.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Mental Service Cuts Threatened 2.19.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Start Your Engines? No, Read This 2.19.03            ©DALLAS MORNING NEWS (Free Registration Required) King Ranch Endows Ranch Management Plan 2.18.03          ©CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER-TIMES

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2-Week Window Frames Bush's Decision on War 2.18.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST European Union Says Iraq Must Disarm Quickly and Fully 2.18.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Veterans Back Race-Conscious Admissions 2.18.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST GOP to Use Recess to Press for Estrada 2.18.03            ©THE WASHINGTON TIMES Bush's Stimulus Plan and Its Two Big Ifs 2.18.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Democratic Hopefuls Spar Over Iraq War 2.18.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST Chirac Slams Nations Supporting Iraq War 2.18.03            ©USA TODAY U.S. Has Iraq's Future Mapped Out 2.18.03            ©SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

Perry Nixes Sales Tax Expansion Idea 2.18.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM 'Robin Hood' Repeal Could Boost EP Taxes 2.18.03          ©EL PASO TIMES Minority Businesses Losing Out on State Contracts 2.18.03          ©BROWNSVILLE HERALD House Likes Insurance Bill 2.18.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Agencies Vow $1.3 Billion Trim 2.18.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS UT Students Grill Faulkner on Race 2.18.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Lawsuit Reform Bill Filed in Texas House 2.18.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Budget Cuts Threaten Pledge of Free Tuition 2.18.03            ©DALLAS MORNING NEWS (Free Registration Required) Perry Appoints Miller to Chair State Board of Education 2.18.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Legislators Hope To Do Away with State's Billboards 2.18.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Hispanic's Nomination to Railroad Commission Advances 2.18.03          ©CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER-TIMES

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A Conspiracy Theory for Everything 2.17.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST   Ridge Says Warning Levels Might Be Lowered in Days 2.17.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) House Ethics Chief Brings Issues Out of Back Room 2.17.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST The Battle Over Online Sales Tax Turns Acrimonious 2.17.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Access to Congress's Advisers 2.17.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST   Black America's New Diversity 2.17.03            ©USA TODAY From Hill With Love, A Platter of Bacon 2.17.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST   Casualty Projections Hinge on War Strategy 2.17.03            ©BOSTON GLOBE Arab Leaders Fail to Set Up Iraq Summit 2.17.03            ©SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

School Ties May Bolster Yudof 2.17.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Texans to Fight Against Budget Cuts 2.17.03          ©THE MONITOR State Officials Lure Back Veteran Budget 'Go-To' Guy 2.17.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Fees Raised to Aid Big Bend Projects 2.17.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Texas Elderly Worry That Cuts in Medicaid Will Sever Their Lifeline 2.17.03          ©CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER-TIMES Officials to Lobby for More Funds 2.17.03          ©VALLEY MORNING STAR Spending Cuts Might Affect Kids 2.17.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS State Cuts May Mean Local Burden 2.17.03            ©DALLAS MORNING NEWS (Free Registration Required) Perry Touts Proposal for Flexible Tuition 2.17.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Medicaid Cuts Could Harm El Paso Area 2.17.03          ©EL PASO TIMES Rural Schools Fear for Robin Hood 2.17.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Bills Take Opposite Approaches to Public Information 2.17.03          ©SAN ANGELO STANDARD-TIMES Group Will 'Sell Vision' of Medical Campus 2.17.03          ©EL PASO TIMES

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U.S. to Seek Tests to Show That Iraq  Resists Disarming 2.16.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Rice Urges U.N. to Stand Up to Saddam 2.16.03            ©USA TODAY For Bush Tax Plan, A Little Inner Dissent 2.16.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST   A White House Appeal for Calm 2.16.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST   Millions Worldwide Protest Iraq War 2.16.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST   U.S., Britain Reworking Second Iraq Resolution 2.16.03            ©ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION The Venus Trap 2.16.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) Thousands of Schools May Run Afoul  of New Law 2.16.03            ©THE NEW YORK TIMES (Free Registration Required) The Earlier, the Better 2.16.03            ©THE WASHINGTON POST

State Leaders Fire Head of Preservation Board 2.16.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN State Government and Politics 2.16.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN  Peña’s Role in Pfizer Lawsuit Raises Questions 2.16.03          ©THE MONITOR Tavern's Doors to Open Again 2.16.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN Lending a Hand in East Austin 2.16.03           ©AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN  Valley Colleges Continue to Grow Despite Budget Cuts 2.16.03          ©THE MONITOR Budget Crisis Improves Odds for Casinos 2.16.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Juneteenth Monument Approved for Capitol 2.16.03          ©HOUSTON CHRONICLE Perry's Candor Riles Other States 2.16.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS  Hinojosa Opens Corpus Christi Headquarters 2.16.03          ©THE MONITOR East Texas Adapts to Life After Tragedy 2.16.03           ©FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Schools in Bexar Watching Austin 2.16.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS Hopes for a Spaceport to Ride on a Rocket to be Launched Monday 2.16.03          ©CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER-TIMES No UT Seat for Sanchez 2.16.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS S.A. Mayor Now is Riding High 2.16.03          ©SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS