James Barragan
Anchor, TX Capital Tonight at Spectrum News Austin
Now: Anchor at @TXCapTonight. Past: @TexasTribune @dallasnews @statesman @latimes. @NiemanFdn '24. UCLA grad. Hablo español.
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2 weeks ago |
spectrumlocalnews.com | James Barragan
AUSTIN, Texas — Following a legislative session that saw his party on perennial defense, Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu said he was proud of the small victories Democrats were able to gain, like an increase in public school funding. But Wu said he was disappointed that his chamber did not maintain its independence against a very conservative Senate. “The Senate ran roughshod over the House,” Wu said. “Pretty much anything the Senate wanted, they got. Anything the House wanted?
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2 weeks ago |
spectrumlocalnews.com | James Barragan
AUSTIN, Texas — After years of intra-party acrimony in the Legislature, the state’s top Republican leaders all seemed to work in unison this time around to pass a slew of conservative priorities like school vouchers, further property tax cuts and bills to increase the role of religion in public life. And while Republican Party of Texas Chairman Abraham George praised some of that work, he was hesitant to give effusive praise. “It’s been a reasonable session,” he said.
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2 months ago |
spectrumlocalnews.com | James Barragan
AUSTIN, Texas — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz visited Austin on Wednesday to help support the passage of a school voucher bill in the Texas Legislature.
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Mar 12, 2025 |
lmtonline.com | James Barragan
Don McLaughlin wasn’t supposed to be mayor of Uvalde during the town’s darkest hour. When he was first elected in 2014, the small city of 15,000 limited mayors to three two-year terms. As he was set to leave politics in 2019, McLaughlin asked the city council to change the city charter so that mayors could serve four-year terms just as members of the council did. Article continues below this adThey agreed and the city’s residents voted to let McLaughlin run for the inaugural four-year term.
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Mar 10, 2025 |
texastribune.org | James Barragan
Key coverage Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Don McLaughlin wasn’t supposed to be mayor of Uvalde during the town’s darkest hour. When he was first elected in 2014, the small city of 15,000 limited mayors to three two-year terms.
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