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I had the pleasure of interviewing Judge Juli Mathew of Fort Bend county on her 2022 re-election campaign. We discussed the importance of the judge office, voting, and more. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/26jNPE… @juliforjudge @WiseUpTX

@robquig @UTexasMoody Congratulations!

Pending legislation, the #txlege House budget proposes allocating $650M more for community colleges, including: - $428M for formula funding - $33M for innovation and collaboration - $139M for the Texas Educational Opportunity Grant - $50M for low-income students in dual credit

Next week the @HoustonChron launches Texas Lege [Simplified] - A four-day newsletter course on the Texas Legislature, so you know how laws are made and how to have a say. Sign up here: houstonchronicle.com/newsletters/te… & keep an eye out for more from @catlikeDanimal !

#BREAKING -- Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) Elected Speaker of the House. #118thCongress

The recent burst of wage growth peaked in early 2022 and is heading back down. This peak occurred well before more recent signs of labor market cooling. Wage growth has lagged far behind inflation, meaning that labor costs are dampening—not amplifying—price pressures.

This is my superbowl

News reporters will again not be allowed on the Texas Senate chamber floor in the upcoming legislative session. The move was first implemented in 2021 as a COVID-19 precaution, but officials say the measure will continue this year. bit.ly/3GLXh9a

NEW: Wages rose fastest for the top 1% and 0.1% of earners in 2021, while the bottom 90% took a pay cut. Inequality has skyrocketed over the past 40 years. This growing inequality isn’t inevitable—it is a result of policy choices to reduce worker power. epi.org/publication/in…

NEW: The Supreme Court will hear social media cases Feb. 21 and student-loan forgiveness argument Feb. 28.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court will hear argument on President Biden's student loan-relief program.

Breaking: The Stephen F. Austin University (@SFASU) Board of Regents have voted to join the @UTSystem. The Texas Legislature will still need to approve legislation allowing the school to join the system during the upcoming #txlege session.

NEW: The US government cannot discharge any student loans as part of President Joe Biden’s massive debt forgiveness plan after a federal appeals court blocked the program indefinitely. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/bi…

NEW: The Department of Education stopped accepting applications for student loan forgiveness after a federal court ruled that President Biden’s plan is unlawful.

We will start reporting Texas election results live throughout the evening here. Bookmark this page. Keep in mind: You won't know instantly who won. It takes time for votes to be counted. In very close races, it could be days. That's normal. apps.texastribune.org/features/2022/…

@acupof_trin felt :,)

BREAKING: Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett has rejected a request from a taxpayer group to block President Biden's student debt relief plan from taking effect.

ICMYI: Two of my articles ran in @statesman's Sunday print edition focused on @AustinISD’s $2.44 billion bond. We dedicated thousands of words to an overview of the bond + a full list of all campus projects. It's now online with a searchable database: statesman.com/story/news/edu…