Reporter Roundtable

From Lt. Governor David Dewhurst's campaign woes to problems with funding TxDOT, our Reporter Roundtable breaks down this week in state politics.

In Friday's show we were joined by Aman Batheja from the Texas Tribune, Christy Hoppe from Dallas Morning News, and Scott Braddock from the Quorum Report.

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Agriculture and immigration

Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples stopped by to talk about his new book, "Broken Borders, Broken Promises," and his take on immigration reform.

"Land owners came to me who were literally being chased off their property, afraid to let their own family go back and use their property," Staples said.

Click the video below to hear Staples' full interview.

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Seed Money

Looking back at the week, we've seen plenty of groups lobbying for more funding at the State Capitol. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is among them. With a better budget forecast and some major support from key lawmakers, state park officials are hopeful they'll see more this session.

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