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Tribune"></a></h1> <time datetime="2015-03-15T01:02:40.404311">Sunday, March 15, 2015</time> </div> </header> </div> <div class="wrapper content-wrapper"> <div id="site_content" class="content index"> <header class="alt_header"><h1><a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/law-and-order/">LAW & ORDER</a></h1></header> <section class="topstory grid"> <article class=""> <div class="media large"> <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/oig-medicaid-investigators-efforts-see-weak-return/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/13/oig-badge_jpg_474x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/13/oig-badge_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/oig-medicaid-investigators-efforts-see-weak-return/">State Medicaid Probes Produce Paltry Results</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 14 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-14 06:00"> March 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/oig-medicaid-investigators-efforts-see-weak-return/comments/"><span class="value">19</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"><span><span>Three years ago, the office responsible for rooting out Medicaid fraud and abuse set a goal of finding $1 billion a year in misspent funds. But it's collecting about $995 million less than that,</span> and the program's performance is under scrutiny amid investigations into contracting irregularities.  </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/14/oig-medicaid-investigators-efforts-see-weak-return/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> <aside class="related"> <header class="smallcaps"> <h2>Related</h2> </header> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/gop-leaders-say-they-wont-expand-medicaid/">GOP Leaders Say They Won't Expand Medicaid</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/10/emblem-sticks-tenure-remains-oig-badges/">Investigators Got Badges; Taxpayers Got the Bill</a></li> </ul> </aside> </div> </article> </section> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-8 main_column"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/10/_S3R1714CMS_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="President Barack Obama in a speech to Texas Democrats at the Paramount Theater July 10, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/10/_S3R1714CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="President Barack Obama in a speech to Texas Democrats at the Paramount Theater July 10, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">President Barack Obama in a speech to Texas Democrats at the Paramount Theater July 10, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/">Obama Administration Asks Appeals Court to Let Immigration Plan Proceed</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 12 Mar 2015 15:06:31 -0500" title="2015-03-12 15:06"> March 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Attorneys with the U.S. Department of Justice filed an emergency motion asking an appeals court to lift a temporary halt to a federal immigration program that was issued by a Brownsville-based federal judge in February.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/far-reaching-border-security-bill-clears-first-hur/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MexicoFlag-BorderCheckPoint_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A view of the Texas-Mexico border from El Paso."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MexicoFlag-BorderCheckPoint_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A view of the Texas-Mexico border from El Paso." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Robert Thomson</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A view of the Texas-Mexico border from El Paso.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/far-reaching-border-security-bill-clears-first-hur/">Far-Reaching Border Security Bill Clears First Hurdle</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 11 Mar 2015 15:10:31 -0500" title="2015-03-11 15:10"> March 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/far-reaching-border-security-bill-clears-first-hur/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>After several reassurances from House members about what a border security bill is not intended to do, the <span>House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety voted out the sweeping measure on Wednesday. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/far-reaching-border-security-bill-clears-first-hur/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/san-antonio-gang-member-set-die-tonight/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/11/Vasquez_Death_Chamber_copy_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Manuel Vasquez, convicted for his part in the 1998 capital murder of a San Antonio woman, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday night."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/11/Vasquez_Death_Chamber_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Manuel Vasquez, convicted for his part in the 1998 capital murder of a San Antonio woman, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday night." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Texas Department of Criminal Justice</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Manuel Vasquez, convicted for his part in the 1998 capital murder of a San Antonio woman, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday night.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/san-antonio-gang-member-set-die-tonight/">San Antonio Gang Member Executed</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 11 Mar 2015 10:25:17 -0500" title="2015-03-11 10:25"> March 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/san-antonio-gang-member-set-die-tonight/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>A Mexican Mafia hit man convicted for his part in the 1998 capital murder of a San Antonio woman was executed Wednesday evening, leaving the state prison system with only enough <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/could-midazolam-be-texas-next-execution-drug/">pentobarbital for one more execution</a><span>.</span><span> </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/san-antonio-gang-member-set-die-tonight/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="show-for-medium-down"> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/">Obama Administration Asks Appeals Court to Let Immigration Plan Proceed</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 12 Mar 2015 15:06:31 -0500" title="2015-03-12 15:06"> March 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/10/_S3R1714CMS_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="President Barack Obama in a speech to Texas Democrats at the Paramount Theater July 10, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/10/_S3R1714CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="President Barack Obama in a speech to Texas Democrats at the Paramount Theater July 10, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">President Barack Obama in a speech to Texas Democrats at the Paramount Theater July 10, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Attorneys with the U.S. Department of Justice filed an emergency motion asking an appeals court to lift a temporary halt to a federal immigration program that was issued by a Brownsville-based federal judge in February.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/12/obama-administration-ask-appeals-court-let-immigra/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/far-reaching-border-security-bill-clears-first-hur/">Far-Reaching Border Security Bill Clears First Hurdle</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 11 Mar 2015 15:10:31 -0500" title="2015-03-11 15:10"> March 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/far-reaching-border-security-bill-clears-first-hur/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/far-reaching-border-security-bill-clears-first-hur/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MexicoFlag-BorderCheckPoint_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A view of the Texas-Mexico border from El Paso."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MexicoFlag-BorderCheckPoint_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A view of the Texas-Mexico border from El Paso." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Robert Thomson</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A view of the Texas-Mexico border from El Paso.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>After several reassurances from House members about what a border security bill is not intended to do, the <span>House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety voted out the sweeping measure on Wednesday. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/far-reaching-border-security-bill-clears-first-hur/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/san-antonio-gang-member-set-die-tonight/">San Antonio Gang Member Executed</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 11 Mar 2015 10:25:17 -0500" title="2015-03-11 10:25"> March 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/san-antonio-gang-member-set-die-tonight/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/san-antonio-gang-member-set-die-tonight/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/11/Vasquez_Death_Chamber_copy_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Manuel Vasquez, convicted for his part in the 1998 capital murder of a San Antonio woman, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday night."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/11/Vasquez_Death_Chamber_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Manuel Vasquez, convicted for his part in the 1998 capital murder of a San Antonio woman, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday night." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Texas Department of Criminal Justice</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Manuel Vasquez, convicted for his part in the 1998 capital murder of a San Antonio woman, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday night.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A Mexican Mafia hit man convicted for his part in the 1998 capital murder of a San Antonio woman was executed Wednesday evening, leaving the state prison system with only enough <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/could-midazolam-be-texas-next-execution-drug/">pentobarbital for one more execution</a><span>.</span><span> </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/11/san-antonio-gang-member-set-die-tonight/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 gap hide-for-medium-down left_rail"> <section class="folder"> <div class="tab data"> <hgroup> <h1>Featured Data</h1> <h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/perry-executions/">Visualization: Executions on Rick Perry's Watch</a> </h2> <ul class="meta separator short"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a> and Noah Seger </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 2 Sep 2011 05:00:00 -0500" title="2011-09-02 05:00"> Sept. 2, 2011 </time></li></ul> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar" <a href="http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/perry-executions/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/103109-terrhaute-gurney-_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt="This gurney is used to perform executions at Terre Haute by lethal injection."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/103109-terrhaute-gurney-_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="This gurney is used to perform executions at Terre Haute by lethal injection." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">This gurney is used to perform executions at Terre Haute by lethal injection.</div> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/"><span>+</span> More Data</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <aside class="ad_container sidebar_block"> <div class="sponsor_image_holder"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="300x250" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_Home_BTF_LeftRail1_TTRectangle_300x250"> </div> </div> </aside> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/could-midazolam-be-texas-next-execution-drug/">Could Sedative Be Used in Future Texas Executions?</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 10 Mar 2015 11:26:44 -0500" title="2015-03-10 11:26"> March 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/could-midazolam-be-texas-next-execution-drug/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/could-midazolam-be-texas-next-execution-drug/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Lethal-Injection_Split_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Lethal-Injection_Split_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"><span>The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which is</span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315060524/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/texas/article/Dwindling-supplies-may-force-Texas-to-switch-6124395.php"> nearly out of its current lethal injection drug</a><span>, pentobarbital, has stockpiled the sedative midazolam. That drug could be part of a backup execution method in Texas, but it is at the center of </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315060524/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme-court-halts-oklahoma-executions-over-drug/">a legal challenge</a>.<br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/could-midazolam-be-texas-next-execution-drug/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/more-questions-raised-cameron-todd-willingham-case/">New Doubts Raised Over Key Witness in Willingham Case</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Maurice Possley, The Marshall Project </li><li><time datetime="Tue, 10 Mar 2015 10:51:31 -0500" title="2015-03-10 10:51"> March 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/more-questions-raised-cameron-todd-willingham-case/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/more-questions-raised-cameron-todd-willingham-case/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TWillingham-LeadArt_2_png_150x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TWillingham-LeadArt_2_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Ben Hasson</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p data-hash="0d0d36">More than a decade after Cameron Todd Willingham was executed for the arson murder of his three young daughters, new evidence indicates that a key witness testified in return for a promise to have his own sentence reduced.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/more-questions-raised-cameron-todd-willingham-case/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/sanctuary-cities-legislation-hits-bump-senate/">Sanctuary Cities Bill Hits Bump in Texas Senate</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 9 Mar 2015 11:43:48 -0500" title="2015-03-09 11:43"> March 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/sanctuary-cities-legislation-hits-bump-senate/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/sanctuary-cities-legislation-hits-bump-senate/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/08/RodriguezSB121cms_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Sen. Jose Rodriguez, D-El Paso, in April 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/08/RodriguezSB121cms_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Sen. Jose Rodriguez, D-El Paso, in April 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Sen. Jose Rodriguez, D-El Paso, in April 2013.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>A controversial immigration proposal scheduled for a public hearing Monday was postponed after a border Democrat argued that Republicans did not give the public sufficient notice about the meeting.</p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/sanctuary-cities-legislation-hits-bump-senate/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/06/bill-would-require-annual-report-immigration/">Lawmaker Wants to Know Immigration Impact</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 6 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-03-06 06:00"> March 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/06/bill-would-require-annual-report-immigration/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/06/bill-would-require-annual-report-immigration/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/18/TxTrib-ImmigrationRally012_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Rally for Immigration Reform walked up Congress Ave. towards the Texas Capitol on February 22nd, 2013"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/18/TxTrib-ImmigrationRally012_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Rally for Immigration Reform walked up Congress Ave. towards the Texas Capitol on February 22nd, 2013" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Rally for Immigration Reform walked up Congress Ave. towards the Texas Capitol on February 22nd, 2013</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>For all the legislative debate about border security and immigration, it's been nine years since anyone comprehensively studied the economic impact of undocumented Texans. A border lawmaker wants to fill that information vacuum. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/06/bill-would-require-annual-report-immigration/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 hide-for-medium-down mid_rail"> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/dewhurst-adviser-gets-7-years-embezzling-millions/">Dewhurst Adviser Gets 7 Years for Embezzling Millions</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 27 Feb 2015 13:26:25 -0600" title="2015-02-27 13:26"> Feb. 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/dewhurst-adviser-gets-7-years-embezzling-millions/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/dewhurst-adviser-gets-7-years-embezzling-millions/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/21/A_Low_Barfield007_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former David Dewhurst consultant Buddy Barfield walks to Austin federal court in October, 2014, to plead guilty to embezzling almost $2 million in campaign funds."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/21/A_Low_Barfield007_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former David Dewhurst consultant Buddy Barfield walks to Austin federal court in October, 2014, to plead guilty to embezzling almost $2 million in campaign funds." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former David Dewhurst consultant Buddy Barfield walks to Austin federal court in October, 2014, to plead guilty to embezzling almost $2 million in campaign funds.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Buddy Barfield, once an adviser to former Lt. Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/david-dewhurst/">David Dewhurst</a>, was sentenced Friday to 87 months in prison for embezzling millions of dollars from Dewhurst’s campaign for the U.S. Senate.</span><span> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/27/dewhurst-adviser-gets-7-years-embezzling-millions/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/25/state-agencies-mum-who-enforces-perrys-order/">Who's Enforcing Perry's E-Verify Order?</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 25 Feb 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-02-25 06:00"> Feb. 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/25/state-agencies-mum-who-enforces-perrys-order/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/25/state-agencies-mum-who-enforces-perrys-order/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/28/7C2A1586_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Gov. Rick Perry during a press conference with his legal team on Jan. 28, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/28/7C2A1586_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Gov. Rick Perry during a press conference with his legal team on Jan. 28, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Gov. Rick Perry during a press conference with his legal team on Jan. 28, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>State agencies are operating on the honor system when it comes to former Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a>'s December mandate that they use E-Verify to screen their workers. Two months after his order, there isn't a state office tasked with enforcement. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/25/state-agencies-mum-who-enforces-perrys-order/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/23/cca-issues-stay-execution-rodney-reed/">Rodney Reed Wins Stay of Execution</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 23 Feb 2015 17:48:23 -0600" title="2015-02-23 17:48"> Feb. 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/23/cca-issues-stay-execution-rodney-reed/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/23/cca-issues-stay-execution-rodney-reed/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/12/Rodney_Reed_Death_Row_copy_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Death row inmate Rodney Reed, scheduled to be executed on March 5, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/12/Rodney_Reed_Death_Row_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Death row inmate Rodney Reed, scheduled to be executed on March 5, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Texas Department of Criminal Justice</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Death row inmate Rodney Reed, scheduled to be executed on March 5, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The state's highest criminal court on Monday issued a stay of execution for Rodney Reed so new evidence can be considered that defense attorneys say proves their client's innocence. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/23/cca-issues-stay-execution-rodney-reed/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/23/perry-attorneys-challenge-amended-indictment/">Perry Attorneys Challenge Amended Indictment</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 23 Feb 2015 13:28:36 -0600" title="2015-02-23 13:28"> Feb. 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/23/perry-attorneys-challenge-amended-indictment/comments/"><span class="value">35</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/23/perry-attorneys-challenge-amended-indictment/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/28/UP9A9589_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Gov. Rick Perry at Jan. 28 press conference with his lead attorney, Tony Buzbee."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/28/UP9A9589_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Gov. Rick Perry at Jan. 28 press conference with his lead attorney, Tony Buzbee." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Gov. Rick Perry at Jan. 28 press conference with his lead attorney, Tony Buzbee.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>An amended indictment against <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> is "woefully deficient" and should be rejected, the former governor's attorneys said in a court document filed Monday. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/23/perry-attorneys-challenge-amended-indictment/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/22/judge-dietz-lege-get-busy-take-responsibility-educ/">Judge Urges Lawmakers to Fix School Finance</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eva-hershaw/">Eva Hershaw</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 22 Feb 2015 19:20:37 -0600" title="2015-02-22 19:20"> Feb. 22, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/22/judge-dietz-lege-get-busy-take-responsibility-educ/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/22/judge-dietz-lege-get-busy-take-responsibility-educ/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/04/_01F0657_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="District Court Judge John Dietz of Austin is shown in his courtroom on Feb. 4, 2013, before he ruled that the state's school finance system was unconstitutional."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/04/_01F0657_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="District Court Judge John Dietz of Austin is shown in his courtroom on Feb. 4, 2013, before he ruled that the state's school finance system was unconstitutional." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">District Court Judge John Dietz of Austin is shown in his courtroom on Feb. 4, 2013, before he ruled that the state's school finance system was unconstitutional.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Retired state District Judge John Dietz, who found the Texas school finance system unconstitutional last year, told teachers Sunday that Texas is "dooming a generation" of children. The Legislature, not the courts, should fix the problems, he said. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/22/judge-dietz-lege-get-busy-take-responsibility-educ/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/18/abbott-changes-tune-gun-laws/">Abbott's Tune Has Changed on Gun Laws</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Feb 2015 18:22:31 -0600" title="2015-02-18 18:22"> Feb. 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/18/abbott-changes-tune-gun-laws/comments/"><span class="value">83</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/18/abbott-changes-tune-gun-laws/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/17/BDS_4051CMS_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott annouces several emergency legislative items in his first State of the State speech on Feb. 17, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/17/BDS_4051CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott annouces several emergency legislative items in his first State of the State speech on Feb. 17, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott annouces several emergency legislative items in his first State of the State speech on Feb. 17, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>On the campaign trail, Republican </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a><span> argued for expanded gun rights — with certain limits. But now that he's been elected governor, the nuance he initially proposed appears to be gone. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/18/abbott-changes-tune-gun-laws/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 show-for-medium-down"> <ul class="mobile_headlines"> <li><a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/could-midazolam-be-texas-next-execution-drug/">Could Sedative Be Used in Future Texas Executions?</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/10/more-questions-raised-cameron-todd-willingham-case/">New Doubts Raised Over Key Witness in Willingham Case</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/09/sanctuary-cities-legislation-hits-bump-senate/">Sanctuary Cities Bill Hits Bump in Texas Senate</a></li> <li><a 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Campaigns to “raise the age” are gathering momentum in some states, and Texas is facing a spirited debate of its own.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/04/texas-among-states-facing-raise-age-debate/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/congress-passes-dhs-funding-bill/">Congress Fully Funds Homeland Security</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 3 Mar 2015 14:44:12 -0600" title="2015-03-03 14:44"> March 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/congress-passes-dhs-funding-bill/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span 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going to get paid after Congress on Tuesday voted to fund the Department of Homeland Security through September.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/03/congress-passes-dhs-funding-bill/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/hhsc-ig-zero-agency-inefficiencies/">New Sheriff Arrives at Troubled Health Agency</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 2 Mar 2015 18:44:29 -0600" title="2015-03-02 18:44"> March 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/hhsc-ig-zero-agency-inefficiencies/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/hhsc-ig-zero-agency-inefficiencies/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MedicaidFraud_1_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315060524/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MedicaidFraud_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The new chief watchdog for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission told lawmakers Monday he plans to right the embattled department by going after fraud and waste outside and inside the <span>$37 billion state social services empire.</span><br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/hhsc-ig-zero-agency-inefficiencies/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/texas-gop-introduces-omnibus-border-security-bill/">More Troopers, Less Surging Under GOP Border Bill</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 2 Mar 2015 18:04:11 -0600" title="2015-03-02 18:04"> March 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315060524/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/texas-gop-introduces-omnibus-border-security-bill/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a 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