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class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://apps.texastribune.org/road-from-rita/better-technology/">Tech Advances Have “Changed the Way We Will Respond”</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Ally Mutnick and Sophia Bollag </li><li><time datetime="Sun, 20 Sep 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-09-20 06:00"> Sept. 20, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>With advances in meteorology, emergency management software and communications technology, state and local officials feel better prepared for the next big hurricane. </span><span>Here’s a look at how some of that technology could make a difference when the next storm hits. This is the latest in our "<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://apps.texastribune.org/road-from-rita/keeping-the-tanks-full/" target="_blank">Road From Rita</a>" series.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://apps.texastribune.org/road-from-rita/better-technology/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> <aside class="related"> <header class="smallcaps"> <h2>Related</h2> </header> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://apps.texastribune.org/road-from-rita/taking-on-traffic/">Will Another Traffic Nightmare Precede the Next Big Storm?</a></li> </ul> </aside> </div> </article> </section> <div class="mobile-only"> <div class="ad adunit mobile" data-dimensions="300x100" data-adunit="_TexasTribune_Content_Home_BetweenArticles_Top_300x100"> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-8 main_column"> <div class="grid"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/20/paxton-addresses-grapevine-church/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150921003734im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8790_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/20/paxton-addresses-grapevine-church/">Paxton Goes to Church, Extols Christian Voices in Politics</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 20 Sep 2015 12:48:50 -0500" title="2015-09-20 12:48"> Sept. 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/20/paxton-addresses-grapevine-church/comments/"><span class="value">55</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>In a rare public appearance since his indictment in late July, Texas Attorney General </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a><span> made an appeal for more Christian involvement in politics as he addressed the congregation at First Baptist Grapevine Sunday.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/20/paxton-addresses-grapevine-church/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://apps.texastribune.org/road-from-rita/aiding-fragile-populations/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150921003734im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/16/TT-RoadFromRita-Day4-Disabled_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Special-needs patients waited to be transported to a special military aircraft at the Southeast Texas Regional Airport in Port Arthur on Sept. 22, 2005."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by The Beaumont Enterprise</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Special-needs patients waited to be transported to a special military aircraft at the Southeast Texas Regional Airport in Port Arthur on Sept. 22, 2005.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://apps.texastribune.org/road-from-rita/aiding-fragile-populations/">Charting a Better Exit Strategy for Fragile Populations</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 19 Sep 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-09-19 06:00"> Sept. 19, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Efforts to transport elderly and disabled residents were far from refined during the 2005 Hurricane Rita evacuation. Now, officials have better evacuation strategies — including a new state registry — at their disposal. <span>This is the latest in our "</span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://apps.texastribune.org/road-from-rita/keeping-the-tanks-full/" target="_blank">Road From Rita</a><span>" series.</span><span><br/></span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://apps.texastribune.org/road-from-rita/aiding-fragile-populations/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/lawyers-scientists-try-unravel-thorny-new-dna-stan/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150921003734im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/dna_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Credit: Rodolfo Clix </cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/lawyers-scientists-try-unravel-thorny-new-dna-stan/">Lawyers, Scientists Try to Unravel Thorny New DNA Standard</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 18 Sep 2015 17:10:51 -0500" title="2015-09-18 17:10"> Sept. 18, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>About 50 attorneys, prosecutors, defense attorneys and lab technicians on Friday discussed how past and future cases could be affected by a new standard in analyzing data involving "mixed DNA" evidence.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/lawyers-scientists-try-unravel-thorny-new-dna-stan/"> <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/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/20/paxton-addresses-grapevine-church/">Paxton Goes to Church, Extols Christian Voices in Politics</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 20 Sep 2015 12:48:50 -0500" title="2015-09-20 12:48"> Sept. 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/20/paxton-addresses-grapevine-church/comments/"><span class="value">55</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/20/paxton-addresses-grapevine-church/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150921003734im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8790_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In a rare public appearance since his indictment in late July, Texas Attorney General </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a><span> made an appeal for more Christian involvement in politics as he addressed the congregation at First Baptist Grapevine Sunday.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/20/paxton-addresses-grapevine-church/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://apps.texastribune.org/road-from-rita/aiding-fragile-populations/">Charting a Better Exit Strategy for Fragile Populations</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 19 Sep 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-09-19 06:00"> Sept. 19, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://apps.texastribune.org/road-from-rita/aiding-fragile-populations/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150921003734im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/16/TT-RoadFromRita-Day4-Disabled_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Special-needs patients waited to be transported to a special military aircraft at the Southeast Texas Regional Airport in Port Arthur on Sept. 22, 2005."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by The Beaumont Enterprise</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Special-needs patients waited to be transported to a special military aircraft at the Southeast Texas Regional Airport in Port Arthur on Sept. 22, 2005.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Efforts to transport elderly and disabled residents were far from refined during the 2005 Hurricane Rita evacuation. Now, officials have better evacuation strategies — including a new state registry — at their disposal. <span>This is the latest in our "</span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://apps.texastribune.org/road-from-rita/keeping-the-tanks-full/" target="_blank">Road From Rita</a><span>" series.</span><span><br/></span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://apps.texastribune.org/road-from-rita/aiding-fragile-populations/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/lawyers-scientists-try-unravel-thorny-new-dna-stan/">Lawyers, Scientists Try to Unravel Thorny New DNA Standard</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 18 Sep 2015 17:10:51 -0500" title="2015-09-18 17:10"> Sept. 18, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/lawyers-scientists-try-unravel-thorny-new-dna-stan/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150921003734im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/dna_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Credit: Rodolfo Clix </cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>About 50 attorneys, prosecutors, defense attorneys and lab technicians on Friday discussed how past and future cases could be affected by a new standard in analyzing data involving "mixed DNA" evidence.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/lawyers-scientists-try-unravel-thorny-new-dna-stan/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <div class="mobile-only"> <div class="ad adunit mobile" data-dimensions="300x100" 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more Texans have health insurance, according to the latest U.S. Census data.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/roundup-cruz-cornyn-texas-uninsured-rate-falls/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/analysis-citizen-feedback-without-road-trip/">Analysis: Citizen Feedback, Without the Road Trip to Austin</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 18 Sep 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-09-18 06:00"> Sept. 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/analysis-citizen-feedback-without-road-trip/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/analysis-citizen-feedback-without-road-trip/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150921003734im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/08/Stickland_escorted_out_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford, being escorted out of a House Transportation Committee hearing chaired by Rep. Joe Pickett, D-El Paso, on April 30, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford, being escorted out of a House Transportation Committee hearing chaired by Rep. Joe Pickett, D-El Paso, on April 30, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>After a committee confrontation and a state police investigation, there's still a question about allowing people who aren't in the Capitol to register their support or opposition to legislation: Why not?</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/analysis-citizen-feedback-without-road-trip/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/">New in Texas Weekly: SD-24 Forum Ruffles Feathers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 18 Sep 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-09-18 06:00"> Sept. 18, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150921003734im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/13/Trib-Plus-LeadArt-001_1_png_150x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>State Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/konni-burton/">Konni Burton</a>'s plan to host a forum for SD-24 candidates has upset local party leaders, Battleground Texas reboots with some help from friends and U.S. Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/randy-neugebauer/">Randy Neugebauer</a>, R-Lubbock, says he's retiring — a</span><span>ll that and more in the latest issue of our </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/https://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/subscribe/">subscriber-only newsletter</a><span> for political insiders ($).</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/brief/">The Brief: Sept. 18, 2015</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eleanor-dearman/">Eleanor Dearman</a> and <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 18 Sep 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-09-18 05:59"> Sept. 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/brief/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150921003734im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/18/George_P_1_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush speaks with Nevadans before a meet-and-greet on June 17, 2015, in Reno. He spent the day in the state stumping for his father, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush speaks with Nevadans before a meet-and-greet on June 17, 2015, in Reno. He spent the day in the state stumping for his father, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The pushback continues against last weekend's </span><em>Houston Chronicle</em><span> report on </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/george-p-bush/">George P. Bush</a><span> missing work for his father's presidential campaign. This time, it's another major Texas daily </span><span>that is questioning the original analysis.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/17/transfer-offers-abound-for-ahmed-mohamed/">School Options Abound for Irving Student Suspended Over Clock</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Kat Chow, KERA </li><li><time datetime="Thu, 17 Sep 2015 19:22:48 -0500" title="2015-09-17 19:22"> Sept. 17, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/17/transfer-offers-abound-for-ahmed-mohamed/comments/"><span class="value">39</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/17/transfer-offers-abound-for-ahmed-mohamed/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150921003734im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/16/Ahmed_Mohamed-002_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A photo of Irving teenager Ahmed Mohamed being taken into custody has gone viral."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A photo of Irving teenager Ahmed Mohamed being taken into custody has gone viral.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Where will Ahmed Mohamed go to school? Offers have been rolling in for the Irving 14-year-old suspended and handcuffed </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_917700711"><span class="aQJ">Monday</span></span><span> after officials mistook his homemade clock for a bomb. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/17/transfer-offers-abound-for-ahmed-mohamed/"> <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/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/families-disabled-children-ask-texas-not-cut-servi/">Parents of Disabled Children Ask Texas Not to Cut Services</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 18 Sep 2015 15:14:21 -0500" title="2015-09-18 15:14"> Sept. 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/families-disabled-children-ask-texas-not-cut-servi/comments/"><span class="value">28</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/families-disabled-children-ask-texas-not-cut-servi/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150921003734im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/07/MedicaidTexas_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Thousands of children with disabilities would be harmed by impending state budget cuts to therapy services, several dozen parents told state health officials on Friday.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/families-disabled-children-ask-texas-not-cut-servi/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/former-hhs-lawyer-stands-trial-dwi-charge/">Trial Begins for Former State Official Accused of DWI</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jordan-rudner/">Jordan Rudner</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 18 Sep 2015 14:38:04 -0500" title="2015-09-18 14:38"> Sept. 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/former-hhs-lawyer-stands-trial-dwi-charge/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/former-hhs-lawyer-stands-trial-dwi-charge/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150921003734im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/18/7C2A9244_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Jack Stick, the Former chief counsel for Health of Human Services Commission of Texas, sits inside Travis County courthouse on trial for a 2012 DWI arrest."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Jack Stick, the Former chief counsel for Health of Human Services Commission of Texas, sits inside Travis County courthouse on trial for a 2012 DWI arrest.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/jack-stick/">Jack Stick</a>, a former state representative and a former inspector general for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, went on trial Friday for a drunk driving charge he has fiercely contested in the court system.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/former-hhs-lawyer-stands-trial-dwi-charge/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/neugebauer-will-not-endorse-primary-succeed-him/">Neugebauer Will Not Endorse in Primary To Succeed Him</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 18 Sep 2015 13:12:15 -0500" title="2015-09-18 13:12"> Sept. 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/neugebauer-will-not-endorse-primary-succeed-him/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/neugebauer-will-not-endorse-primary-succeed-him/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150921003734im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/RandyNeugebauer_png_150x1000_q100.png" alt="U.S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Lubbock"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Lubbock</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/randy-neugebauer/">Randy Neugebauer</a>, R-Lubbock, said on Friday that he does not intend to endorse a successor in the Republican primary for the 19th Congressional District seat he is vacating. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/neugebauer-will-not-endorse-primary-succeed-him/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://salaries.texastribune.org/">Salaries Explorer Includes New Data for UT-Austin, Texas A&M</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a>, <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/annie-daniel/">Annie Daniel</a>, <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a> and <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/miles-hutson/">Miles Hutson</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 18 Sep 2015 12:00:00 -0500" title="2015-09-18 12:00"> Sept. 18, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://salaries.texastribune.org/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150921003734im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/20/Salaries-Capitol-less_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>We've updated our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://salaries.texastribune.org/" target="_blank">Government Salaries Explorer</a> to include new data for the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://salaries.texastribune.org/university-of-texas-at-austin/" target="_blank">University of Texas at Austin</a>,<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://salaries.texastribune.org/texas-am-university/" target="_blank"> Texas A&M University</a> and the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://salaries.texastribune.org/the-university-of-texas-health-science-center-at-houston/" target="_blank">University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston</a>. We've also added <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://salaries.texastribune.org/texas-womans-university/" target="_blank">Texas Woman's University</a> to the Explorer.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://salaries.texastribune.org/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/texas-drops-suit-over-dead-denton-fracking-ban/">Texas Drops Suit Over Dead Denton Fracking Ban</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 18 Sep 2015 11:39:37 -0500" title="2015-09-18 11:39"> Sept. 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/texas-drops-suit-over-dead-denton-fracking-ban/comments/"><span class="value">20</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/texas-drops-suit-over-dead-denton-fracking-ban/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150921003734im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/24/FrackingDenton00002_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A gas well last fracked in March sits less than 400 feet from a home in Denton, which just became Texas' first city to ban fracking."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A gas well last fracked in March sits less than 400 feet from a home in Denton, which just became Texas' first city to ban fracking.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The Texas General Land Office has dropped its lawsuit against the city’s obliterated ban on hydraulic fracturing and moratorium on new gas drilling, officially resolving all litigation over the North Texas city's vote, which made international headlines.  </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/texas-drops-suit-over-dead-denton-fracking-ban/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://tribtalk.org/2015/09/17/reform-the-land-office-give-it-a-reboot-really/">New in TribTalk: Patterson on the Land Office Reboot</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ayan-mittra/">Ayan Mittra</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 18 Sep 2015 09:57:09 -0500" title="2015-09-18 09:57"> Sept. 18, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://tribtalk.org/2015/09/17/reform-the-land-office-give-it-a-reboot-really/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150921003734im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/18/Old_Land__Office_Trib_crop_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The Old Land Office Building now serves as the Texas State Capitol Visitor's Center."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The Old Land Office Building now serves as the Texas State Capitol Visitor's Center.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Land Commissioner George P. Bush has <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/https://www.texastribune.org/admin/pointers/pointer/add/Land%20Commissioner%20George%20P.%20Bush%20has%20talked%20about%20a%20“reboot”%20of%20the%20General%20Land%20Office.%20But,%20former%20Land%20Commissioner%20Jerry%20Patterson%20writes,%20there's%20proof%20that%20the%20office%20had%20been%20a%20success,%20and%20morale%20is%20now%20actually%20dropping%20among%20agency%20employees." target="_blank">talked about a “reboot”</a> of the General Land Office. But, former Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://tribtalk.org/2015/09/17/reform-the-land-office-give-it-a-reboot-really/" target="_blank">writes, there's proof</a> that the office had been a success and that morale is now actually dropping among agency employees.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://tribtalk.org/2015/09/17/reform-the-land-office-give-it-a-reboot-really/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/race-youth-vote-heats-cruz-makes-his-play/">As Race for Youth Vote Heats Up, Cruz Looks to Plant His Flag</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 18 Sep 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-09-18 06:00"> Sept. 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/race-youth-vote-heats-cruz-makes-his-play/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/race-youth-vote-heats-cruz-makes-his-play/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150921003734im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/16/Coreco_JaQuan_Pearson_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="CJ Pearson, the 13-year-old chairman of Teens for Ted."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">CJ Pearson, the 13-year-old chairman of Teens for Ted.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> is making an organized push for the youth vote with the help of a 13-year-old activist named CJ Pearson.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/race-youth-vote-heats-cruz-makes-his-play/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://apps.texastribune.org/road-from-rita/keeping-the-tanks-full/">For Those Fleeing, a Plan to Keep Them Fueled</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150921003734/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 18 Sep 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-09-18 06:00"> Sept. 18, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150921003734/http://apps.texastribune.org/road-from-rita/keeping-the-tanks-full/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150921003734im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/16/TT-RoadFromRita-Day3-Fuel_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Slovek Lomoc filled up storage tanks at a gas station at a Beaumont Walmart a couple of days after Hurricane Rita made landfall on Sept. 24, 2005. Hundreds of evacuees ran out of gas while using overcrowded roads to escape. Many gas stations ran out of fuel."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Slovek Lomoc filled up storage tanks at a gas station at a Beaumont Walmart a couple of days after Hurricane Rita made landfall on Sept. 24, 2005. Hundreds of evacuees ran out of gas while using overcrowded roads to escape. Many gas stations ran out of fuel.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Many Texans trying to flee Hurricane Rita ran out of gas. The next time a hurricane forces Gulf Coast residents to flee, state officials say such a nightmarish scenario is less likely to occur. 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