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class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Mark Graham</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Design-build contracts allow the engineering and construction of a project to be done by a single company.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/22/alternative-construction-contracts-come-under-fire/">Contracting Experiment Drawing Mixed Reviews</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eva-hershaw/">Eva Hershaw</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 22 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-22 06:00"> May 22, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/22/alternative-construction-contracts-come-under-fire/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>After four years of trying out a new way of awarding state contracts known as design-build, lawmakers aren't sure taxpayers get a better deal, and Texas businesses say they're being muscled out of jobs by larger, out-of-state companies. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/22/alternative-construction-contracts-come-under-fire/"> <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/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/contracting-overhaul-moving-forward-impact-unknown/">Limited Contracting Fixes Moving Forward</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/house-launches-contracting-inquiry-11-state-agenci/">House Launches Contracting Inquiry at 11 State Agencies</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/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/senate-moves-reform-driver-responsibility-program/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/12/7C2A1206_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Rodney Ellis D-Houston reads information during the Senate Committee on State Affairs as they listen to testimony relating to guns on campus and open carry on February 12th, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/12/7C2A1206_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Rodney Ellis D-Houston reads information during the Senate Committee on State Affairs as they listen to testimony relating to guns on campus and open carry on February 12th, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Rodney Ellis D-Houston reads information during the Senate Committee on State Affairs as they listen to testimony relating to guns on campus and open carry on February 12th, 2015</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/senate-moves-reform-driver-responsibility-program/">Senate Moves to Reform Driver Responsibility Program</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 21 May 2015 15:48:47 -0500" title="2015-05-21 15:48"> May 21, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/senate-moves-reform-driver-responsibility-program/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas Senate voted Thursday to weaken the state’s Driver Responsibility Program, which critics say unfairly penalizes poor Texans.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/senate-moves-reform-driver-responsibility-program/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/20/house-senate-odds-over-budget-rider-would-block-bu/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/HighSpeedTrain-Bullet-Todd_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/HighSpeedTrain-Bullet-Todd_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/20/house-senate-odds-over-budget-rider-would-block-bu/">House, Senate at Odds Over Provision That Would Block Bullet Train</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 20 May 2015 13:59:07 -0500" title="2015-05-20 13:59"> May 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/20/house-senate-odds-over-budget-rider-would-block-bu/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>House and Senate leaders are in the midst of intense negotiations over a budget rider that could kill a proposed $12 billion bullet train project connecting Dallas and Houston.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/20/house-senate-odds-over-budget-rider-would-block-bu/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/end-road-tesla-uber-bills/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/13/UberLyft-vs-Tesla_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/13/UberLyft-vs-Tesla_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Tesla Motors and Ben Hasson</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/end-road-tesla-uber-bills/">End of the Road for Tesla, Ride-for-Hire Bills</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a> and <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 14 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-14 06:00"> May 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/end-road-tesla-uber-bills/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>With the clock winding down on the legislative session, Tesla Motors, Uber and Lyft have little to show for the money they spent on high-profile lobbying. As deadlines loom, the bills they were steering appear to have run out of gas.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/end-road-tesla-uber-bills/"> <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/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/senate-moves-reform-driver-responsibility-program/">Senate Moves to Reform Driver Responsibility Program</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 21 May 2015 15:48:47 -0500" title="2015-05-21 15:48"> May 21, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/senate-moves-reform-driver-responsibility-program/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/senate-moves-reform-driver-responsibility-program/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/12/7C2A1206_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Rodney Ellis D-Houston reads information during the Senate Committee on State Affairs as they listen to testimony relating to guns on campus and open carry on February 12th, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/12/7C2A1206_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Rodney Ellis D-Houston reads information during the Senate Committee on State Affairs as they listen to testimony relating to guns on campus and open carry on February 12th, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Rodney Ellis D-Houston reads information during the Senate Committee on State Affairs as they listen to testimony relating to guns on campus and open carry on February 12th, 2015</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas Senate voted Thursday to weaken the state’s Driver Responsibility Program, which critics say unfairly penalizes poor Texans.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/senate-moves-reform-driver-responsibility-program/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/20/house-senate-odds-over-budget-rider-would-block-bu/">House, Senate at Odds Over Provision That Would Block Bullet Train</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 20 May 2015 13:59:07 -0500" title="2015-05-20 13:59"> May 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/20/house-senate-odds-over-budget-rider-would-block-bu/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/20/house-senate-odds-over-budget-rider-would-block-bu/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/HighSpeedTrain-Bullet-Todd_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/HighSpeedTrain-Bullet-Todd_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>House and Senate leaders are in the midst of intense negotiations over a budget rider that could kill a proposed $12 billion bullet train project connecting Dallas and Houston.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/20/house-senate-odds-over-budget-rider-would-block-bu/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/end-road-tesla-uber-bills/">End of the Road for Tesla, Ride-for-Hire Bills</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a> and <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 14 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-14 06:00"> May 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/end-road-tesla-uber-bills/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/end-road-tesla-uber-bills/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/13/UberLyft-vs-Tesla_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/13/UberLyft-vs-Tesla_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Tesla Motors and Ben Hasson</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>With the clock winding down on the legislative session, Tesla Motors, Uber and Lyft have little to show for the money they spent on high-profile lobbying. As deadlines loom, the bills they were steering appear to have run out of gas.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/end-road-tesla-uber-bills/"> <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/20150523054345/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/transportation">A Toll Road Plan "as Big as Texas"</a> </h2> <ul class="meta separator short"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 31 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-31 06:00"> Dec. 31, 2014 </time></li></ul> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar" <a href="http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/transportation"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/_0000_perrylegacy-share_transpo.png_1_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/_0000_perrylegacy-share_transpo.png_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150523054345/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/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/personal-finance-statements-non-elected-officials/">A Smorgasbord of Disclosure, Online for the First Time</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 6 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-06 06:00"> May 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/personal-finance-statements-non-elected-officials/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/personal-finance-statements-non-elected-officials/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/05/Bidness-FinancialDisclosure-2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/05/Bidness-FinancialDisclosure-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>A state lawmaker is pushing to make all financial disclosure statements filed with the Texas Ethics Commission available online so the public can easily find them. In that spirit, the Tribune presents the disclosures filed by scores of state agency heads, regents and others that you can't get online now.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/personal-finance-statements-non-elected-officials/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/rural-critics-bullet-train-get-organized/">Rural Critics Organize to Stop Private Bullet Train</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 5 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-05 06:00"> May 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/rural-critics-bullet-train-get-organized/comments/"><span class="value">98</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/rural-critics-bullet-train-get-organized/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/TexTrib-Train-022_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Japan Central's N700 high speed train, the same train that a private firm wants to bring to Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/TexTrib-Train-022_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Japan Central's N700 high speed train, the same train that a private firm wants to bring to Texas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: JR Central</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Japan Central's N700 high speed train, the same train that a private firm wants to bring to Texas.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Dallas and Houston leaders may want a super-fast train connecting their cities, but folks in between aren't as sold on the idea. Some have formed Texans Against High-Speed Rail, and they're hiring lobbyists and courting allies in a bid to kill the plan.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/rural-critics-bullet-train-get-organized/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/amid-investigation-activists-critical-red-light-ca/">The Complicated Politics of Red Light Cameras</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 1 May 2015 20:06:16 -0500" title="2015-05-01 20:06"> May 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/amid-investigation-activists-critical-red-light-ca/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/amid-investigation-activists-critical-red-light-ca/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/04/RedLightCamera-2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/04/RedLightCamera-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Ben Schumin</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>State Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/jonathan-stickland/">Jonathan Stickland</a>'s ejection from a House Transportation Committee hearing aside, activists devoted to purging Texas of red light cameras say they aren't thrilled with the bills under consideration this session.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/amid-investigation-activists-critical-red-light-ca/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/panel-investigate-after-lawmaker-ejected-hearing/">Panel to Investigate After Lawmaker Ejected From Committee Hearing</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 1 May 2015 10:27:42 -0500" title="2015-05-01 10:27"> May 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/panel-investigate-after-lawmaker-ejected-hearing/comments/"><span class="value">27</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/panel-investigate-after-lawmaker-ejected-hearing/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/27/Stickland_CU_TT_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford, during the gun bill debate on April 17, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/27/Stickland_CU_TT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford, during the gun bill debate on April 17, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford, during the gun bill debate on April 17, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The chairman of the House Committee on General Investigating and Ethics said he plans to investigate allegations that witnesses were signed up improperly to speak at a meeting from which state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/jonathan-stickland/">Jonathan Stickland</a> was escorted out.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/panel-investigate-after-lawmaker-ejected-hearing/"> <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/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/video-the-future-of-transportation/">Video: The Future of Transportation</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 14 Apr 2015 14:19:23 -0500" title="2015-04-14 14:19"> April 14, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/video-the-future-of-transportation/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/TT-Transportation2015_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/TT-Transportation2015_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>On 4/10, I talked about the future of transportation policy in Texas with Deirdre Delisi, former chair of the Texas Transportation Commission</span><span>; Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins; former U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk; and state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/larry-phillips/">Larry Phillips</a>, R-Sherman</span><span>.</span><span> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/video-the-future-of-transportation/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/13/tesla-makes-sales-pitch-house-panel/">Tesla Makes Sales Pitch to House Panel</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 13 Apr 2015 20:20:57 -0500" title="2015-04-13 20:20"> April 13, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/13/tesla-makes-sales-pitch-house-panel/comments/"><span class="value">14</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/13/tesla-makes-sales-pitch-house-panel/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/15/UP9A0772_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Tesla vehicle on display outside the Texas Capitol on January 15th, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/15/UP9A0772_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Tesla vehicle on display outside the Texas Capitol on January 15th, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Tesla vehicle on display outside the Texas Capitol on January 15th, 2015</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>At a packed committee hearing Monday evening, advocates for Tesla Motors told a panel of Texas House members that it was time to bring state laws into the 21</span><span>st</span><span> century and let the company sell its luxury electric cars in Texas.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/13/tesla-makes-sales-pitch-house-panel/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/background-checks-drive-uber-lyft-debate/">Background Checks Drive Uber Debate</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Apr 2015 11:57:21 -0500" title="2015-04-09 11:57"> April 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/background-checks-drive-uber-lyft-debate/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/background-checks-drive-uber-lyft-debate/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/09/Uber-Lyft-Hybrid_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Uber and Lyft, two San Francisco-based transportation networking companies, have launched services in several Texas cities."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/09/Uber-Lyft-Hybrid_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Uber and Lyft, two San Francisco-based transportation networking companies, have launched services in several Texas cities." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Uber and Lyft, two San Francisco-based transportation networking companies, have launched services in several Texas cities.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>One week after an Uber driver in Houston was charged with sexually assaulting a passenger, a panel of Texas lawmakers on Thursday considered a bill critics say will open the door for more criminals to slip past driver background checks.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/background-checks-drive-uber-lyft-debate/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/bill-targeting-bullet-train-project-moves-senate-f/">Senate Bill Targeting Bullet Train Project Advances</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Apr 2015 18:06:21 -0500" title="2015-04-08 18:06"> April 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/bill-targeting-bullet-train-project-moves-senate-f/comments/"><span class="value">70</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/bill-targeting-bullet-train-project-moves-senate-f/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/15/train-hispeed-upload_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The Japanese Shinkansen is a high-speed trail used by JR Central in Japan. A private company is planning to build a rail line between Dallas and Houston using the same trains."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/15/train-hispeed-upload_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The Japanese Shinkansen is a high-speed trail used by JR Central in Japan. A private company is planning to build a rail line between Dallas and Houston using the same trains." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Norihiro Kataoka</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The Japanese Shinkansen is a high-speed trail used by JR Central in Japan. A private company is planning to build a rail line between Dallas and Houston using the same trains.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>On a 5-4 vote, the Senate Transportation Committee approved a bill Wednesday that <span>would hobble a private company’s plan to build a $12 billion high-speed rail line from Dallas to Houston.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/bill-targeting-bullet-train-project-moves-senate-f/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/video-a-conversation-with-nichols-and-pickett/">Video: A Conversation With Nichols and Pickett</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 7 Apr 2015 09:27:38 -0500" title="2015-04-07 09:27"> April 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/video-a-conversation-with-nichols-and-pickett/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/video-a-conversation-with-nichols-and-pickett/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/ttevent_Nichols_and_Pickett_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/ttevent_Nichols_and_Pickett_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Full video of my 4/7 conversation with state Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/robert-nichols/">Robert Nichols</a>, R-Jacksonville, and state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/joe-pickett/">Joe Pickett</a>, D-El Paso — the chairmen, respectively, of the Senate and House Transportation Committees.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/video-a-conversation-with-nichols-and-pickett/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/house-budget-debate-tackle-hot-button-issues/">House Budget Debate to Tackle Hot-Button Issues</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 31 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-31 06:00"> March 31, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/house-budget-debate-tackle-hot-button-issues/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/house-budget-debate-tackle-hot-button-issues/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Bob_FloorHouse_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Bob_FloorHouse_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Planning to follow the House's budget debate today? Better clear your schedule. 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href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/house-approves-use-sales-tax-highways/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/house-approves-use-sales-tax-highways/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/07/UP9A6193_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Tribune Conversation with Sen. Robert Nichols R-Jacksonville and Rep. Joe Pickett D-El Paso on April 7th, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/07/UP9A6193_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Tribune Conversation with Sen. Robert Nichols R-Jacksonville and Rep. Joe Pickett D-El Paso on April 7th, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Tribune Conversation with Sen. Robert Nichols R-Jacksonville and Rep. Joe Pickett D-El Paso on April 7th, 2015</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas House gave initial approval Thursday to a major boost in transportation funding from sales taxes, setting the stage for a showdown with the Senate over the best way to pay for Texas roads.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/house-approves-use-sales-tax-highways/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/lawmakers-call-end-controversial-driver-responsibi/">Lawmakers Call for End to Controversial Driver Responsibility Program</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eva-hershaw/">Eva Hershaw</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 30 Apr 2015 12:11:17 -0500" title="2015-04-30 12:11"> April 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/lawmakers-call-end-controversial-driver-responsibi/comments/"><span class="value">18</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/lawmakers-call-end-controversial-driver-responsibi/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/EllisCMS_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, speaks against the motion to adopt the Senate version of the state budget on May 4, 2011."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/EllisCMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, speaks against the motion to adopt the Senate version of the state budget on May 4, 2011." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, speaks against the motion to adopt the Senate version of the state budget on May 4, 2011.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Thursday called for the repeal of a state program that requires drivers convicted of certain traffic offenses to pay annual surcharges to keep their driver's licenses. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/lawmakers-call-end-controversial-driver-responsibi/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/24/house-senate-budget-comparison/">A Look at How House, Senate Budgets Compare</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 24 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-24 06:00"> April 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/24/house-senate-budget-comparison/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/24/house-senate-budget-comparison/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/13/house-senatebudget_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/13/house-senatebudget_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Emily Albracht and Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>This week, the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/22/straus-taps-house-team-budget-negotiations/" target="_blank">House</a> and the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/23/senate-announces-budget-negotiation-team/" target="_blank">Senate</a> named the members of a conference committee that will resolve the differences between the two chambers' budget plans. <span>Here’s a look at how the two proposals compare, with details on some areas where the plans diverge.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/24/house-senate-budget-comparison/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/22/self-driving-car-bill-stalled-google-carmakers/">Self-Driving Car Bill Stalled by Google, Carmakers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 22 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-22 06:00"> April 22, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/22/self-driving-car-bill-stalled-google-carmakers/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/22/self-driving-car-bill-stalled-google-carmakers/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/SelfDriving_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/SelfDriving_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Scott Schrantz</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Both Google and an industry group representing major auto manufacturers have come out against a bill from <span>state Sen. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rodney-ellis/">Rodney Ellis</a><span>, D-Houston, to create a pilot program to monitor and encourage testing of self-driving cars in Texas.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/22/self-driving-car-bill-stalled-google-carmakers/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/17/kolkhorst-bullet-train-opposition-not-odds-past-st/">Kolkhorst Aide: Bullet Train Position Not at Odds With Former Stance</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 17 Apr 2015 15:54:36 -0500" title="2015-04-17 15:54"> April 17, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/17/kolkhorst-bullet-train-opposition-not-odds-past-st/comments/"><span class="value">21</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/17/kolkhorst-bullet-train-opposition-not-odds-past-st/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCA0788_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Rep. Lois Kolkhorst R-Brenham, speaks during HB5 debate on June 15th, 2011"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCA0788_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Rep. Lois Kolkhorst R-Brenham, speaks during HB5 debate on June 15th, 2011" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Rep. Lois Kolkhorst R-Brenham, speaks during HB5 debate on June 15th, 2011</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>State Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/lois-kolkhorst/">Lois Kolkhorst</a>, who is leading opposition to a company's efforts to build a high-speed rail line, was once part of a group that supported private sector development of high-speed rail. An aide says <span>she is not uniformly opposed to high-speed rail.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/17/kolkhorst-bullet-train-opposition-not-odds-past-st/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/uber-lyft-back-house-headlights/">Uber, Lyft Back in House Headlights</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 14 Apr 2015 15:49:19 -0500" title="2015-04-14 15:49"> April 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/uber-lyft-back-house-headlights/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> 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<p><span>Another round of sparring between Texas cities and car service companies Lyft and Uber played out on Tuesday, when a panel of Texas lawmakers considered </span><span>letting cities regulate Lyft and Uber the same way they regulate cab companies.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/uber-lyft-back-house-headlights/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/transportation/all/" title=""><span>+</span> More News</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper-r"> <footer id="site_footer" class="wrapper-r"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> </div> <div id="footer" class="grid"> <dl id="staff_writers" class="cell w-3"> <dt>Writers</dt> <div class="cell w-6"> <dd> <a href="/web/20150523054345/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a> </dd> <dd> <a 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