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<div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaking at the Texas Public Policy Foundation's opening of its new building on April 21, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/analysis-paxton-bumpy-start-big-stage/">Analysis: For Paxton, a Bumpy Start on the Big Stage</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Jul 2015 16:55:26 -0500" title="2015-07-02 16:55"> July 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/analysis-paxton-bumpy-start-big-stage/comments/"><span class="value">38</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Most Texans don't know who </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a><span> is, and a pending investigation and a waiting grand jury could leave them with a bad first impression of the state's new attorney general.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/analysis-paxton-bumpy-start-big-stage/"> <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/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/04/analysis-when-prosecution-candidates-foil/">Analysis: When the Prosecution is a Candidate's Foil</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/06/paxton/">Analysis: Paxton's Legal Trouble Puts Abbott in a Bind</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/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/despite-ruling-same-sex-adoptions-still-question/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/29/7C2A0437_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Cleo DeLeon (left) and Nicole Dimetman, the Texas marriage plantiffs, during press conference on June 29, 2015 at Texas Capitol days after the SCOTUS ruling on marriage equality"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/29/7C2A0437_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Cleo DeLeon (left) and Nicole Dimetman, the Texas marriage plantiffs, during press conference on June 29, 2015 at Texas Capitol days after the SCOTUS ruling on marriage equality" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Cleo DeLeon (left) and Nicole Dimetman, the Texas marriage plantiffs, during press conference on June 29, 2015 at Texas Capitol days after the SCOTUS ruling on marriage equality</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/despite-ruling-same-sex-adoptions-still-question/">With Marriage Decided, Adoption Rights Next</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 30 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-30 06:00"> June 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/despite-ruling-same-sex-adoptions-still-question/comments/"><span class="value">28</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/">legalized same-sex marriage</a><span>, family law attorneys in Texas are gearing up to make sure same-sex couples who adopt children get full parental rights.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/despite-ruling-same-sex-adoptions-still-question/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ted-cruz-book-interview/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/Cruz-3_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at Citizens United Freedom Summit in South Carolina on May 9 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/Cruz-3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at Citizens United Freedom Summit in South Carolina on May 9 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Michael Vadon</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at Citizens United Freedom Summit in South Carolina on May 9 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ted-cruz-book-interview/">Ted Cruz: "I Thought That Popularity Was the Holy Grail"</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 17:51:22 -0500" title="2015-06-29 17:51"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ted-cruz-book-interview/comments/"><span class="value">30</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;">In his new memoir — and in an interview with the Tribune — U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> talks about how his "cocky" nature has tripped him up in the past, and what he learned from getting passed over for a senior spot in George W. Bush's administration. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ted-cruz-book-interview/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ice-sets-new-guidance-policies-transgender-immigra/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/11/GayMarriage-Court_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/11/GayMarriage-Court_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/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ice-sets-new-guidance-policies-transgender-immigra/">Feds Set New Policies for LGBT Detainees</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 16:44:36 -0500" title="2015-06-29 16:44"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ice-sets-new-guidance-policies-transgender-immigra/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Immigration and Customs Enforcement will implement new guidelines designed to better protect transgender people in immigration detention facilities, the agency <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-issues-new-guidance-care-transgender-individuals-custody">announced</a> Monday.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ice-sets-new-guidance-policies-transgender-immigra/"> <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/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/despite-ruling-same-sex-adoptions-still-question/">With Marriage Decided, Adoption Rights Next</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 30 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-30 06:00"> June 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/despite-ruling-same-sex-adoptions-still-question/comments/"><span class="value">28</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/despite-ruling-same-sex-adoptions-still-question/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/29/7C2A0437_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Cleo DeLeon (left) and Nicole Dimetman, the Texas marriage plantiffs, during press conference on June 29, 2015 at Texas Capitol days after the SCOTUS ruling on marriage equality"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/29/7C2A0437_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Cleo DeLeon (left) and Nicole Dimetman, the Texas marriage plantiffs, during press conference on June 29, 2015 at Texas Capitol days after the SCOTUS ruling on marriage equality" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Cleo DeLeon (left) and Nicole Dimetman, the Texas marriage plantiffs, during press conference on June 29, 2015 at Texas Capitol days after the SCOTUS ruling on marriage equality</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/">legalized same-sex marriage</a><span>, family law attorneys in Texas are gearing up to make sure same-sex couples who adopt children get full parental rights.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/despite-ruling-same-sex-adoptions-still-question/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ted-cruz-book-interview/">Ted Cruz: "I Thought That Popularity Was the Holy Grail"</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 17:51:22 -0500" title="2015-06-29 17:51"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ted-cruz-book-interview/comments/"><span class="value">30</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ted-cruz-book-interview/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/Cruz-3_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at Citizens United Freedom Summit in South Carolina on May 9 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/Cruz-3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at Citizens United Freedom Summit in South Carolina on May 9 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Michael Vadon</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at Citizens United Freedom Summit in South Carolina on May 9 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;">In his new memoir — and in an interview with the Tribune — U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> talks about how his "cocky" nature has tripped him up in the past, and what he learned from getting passed over for a senior spot in George W. Bush's administration. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ted-cruz-book-interview/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ice-sets-new-guidance-policies-transgender-immigra/">Feds Set New Policies for LGBT Detainees</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 16:44:36 -0500" title="2015-06-29 16:44"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ice-sets-new-guidance-policies-transgender-immigra/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ice-sets-new-guidance-policies-transgender-immigra/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/11/GayMarriage-Court_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/11/GayMarriage-Court_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Immigration and Customs Enforcement will implement new guidelines designed to better protect transgender people in immigration detention facilities, the agency <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-issues-new-guidance-care-transgender-individuals-custody">announced</a> Monday.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ice-sets-new-guidance-policies-transgender-immigra/"> <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/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/">Updated Texas Congressional Delegation Directory</a> </h2> <ul class="meta separator short"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 3 Jan 2013 06:00:00 -0600" title="2013-01-03 06:00"> Jan. 3, 2013 </time></li></ul> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar" <a href="http://www.texastribune.org/directory/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DirectoyUpdate-Congress-Cruz_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DirectoyUpdate-Congress-Cruz_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman / David Jones</cite> </div> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/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/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/gay-activists-next-fight-discrimination-protection/">Gay Rights Activists: Fight is Only Just Getting Started</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 12:51:12 -0500" title="2015-06-29 12:51"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/gay-activists-next-fight-discrimination-protection/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/gay-activists-next-fight-discrimination-protection/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/29/7C2A0651_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gay rights activists held a demonstration on Monday, June 29, 2015, in front of the Texas Capitol. The event came a few days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to make same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states. Speakers at the event included (from left) Cleo DeLeon, Chad Griffin, Jim Obergefell, Mark Phariss, Vic Holmes, Rebecca Robertson and Kathy Miller."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/29/7C2A0651_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gay rights activists held a demonstration on Monday, June 29, 2015, in front of the Texas Capitol. The event came a few days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to make same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states. Speakers at the event included (from left) Cleo DeLeon, Chad Griffin, Jim Obergefell, Mark Phariss, Vic Holmes, Rebecca Robertson and Kathy Miller." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gay rights activists held a demonstration on Monday, June 29, 2015, in front of the Texas Capitol. The event came a few days after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to make same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states. Speakers at the event included (from left) Cleo DeLeon, Chad Griffin, Jim Obergefell, Mark Phariss, Vic Holmes, Rebecca Robertson and Kathy Miller.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Now that same-sex marriage is legal, gay rights activists are setting their sights on pushing for more protections for LGBT people. In front of the Texas Capitol, activists on Monday vowed to target <span>discrimination in areas including employment and housing.</span></p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/gay-activists-next-fight-discrimination-protection/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/demand-bilingual-911-services-grows-population/">Demand for Bilingual 911 Services Growing</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 28 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-28 06:00"> June 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/demand-bilingual-911-services-grows-population/comments/"><span class="value">36</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/demand-bilingual-911-services-grows-population/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/16/El_Paso-night_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Downtown El Paso at night."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/16/El_Paso-night_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Downtown El Paso at night." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Jason Carpenter</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Downtown El Paso at night.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>While Texas continues its demographic march into diversity, only one city — El Paso — requires its 911 emergency call takers to be fluent in English and Spanish. Other cities are striving to keep up with the need to handle emergency calls in a wide range of languages.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/demand-bilingual-911-services-grows-population/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/advocates-shed-new-light-lgbt-asylum-seekers/">Advocates Call for Release of Some LGBT Asylum-Seekers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 27 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-27 06:00"> June 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/advocates-shed-new-light-lgbt-asylum-seekers/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/advocates-shed-new-light-lgbt-asylum-seekers/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/TransImmigrants_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Supporters of LGBT asylum-seekers rally at a church in Austin."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/TransImmigrants_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Supporters of LGBT asylum-seekers rally at a church in Austin." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Julián Aguilar</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Supporters of LGBT asylum-seekers rally at a church in Austin.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span data-sheets-value="[null,2,"A growing number of asylum-seekers in Texas are asking for safe haven based on a factor that isn't usually associated with a need to flee one's homeland: gender identity. With the Supreme Court poised to rule in a landmark gay marriage case, immigrant rights groups are drawing attention to the plight of LGBT immigrants."]" data-sheets-userformat="[null,null,573,[null,0],null,[null,[[null,2,0,null,null,[null,2,0]],[null,0,0,3],[null,1,0,null,1]]],[null,[[null,2,0,null,null,[null,2,0]],[null,0,0,3],[null,1,0,null,1]]],[null,[[null,2,0,null,null,[null,2,0]],[null,0,0,3],[null,1,0,null,1]]],[null,[[null,2,0,null,null,[null,2,0]],[null,0,0,3],[null,1,0,null,1]]],null,null,null,0]">A growing number of asylum-seekers are asking for safe haven based on a factor that isn't usually associated with a need to flee one's homeland: gender identity. In the days before the Supreme Court ruled in a landmark gay marriage case, immigrant rights groups were drawing attention to the plight of LGBT immigrants.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/27/advocates-shed-new-light-lgbt-asylum-seekers/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-same-sex-couples-begin-marry/">Ceremonies and Celebration as Marriages Begin</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ally-mutnick/">Ally Mutnick</a> and <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 21:48:47 -0500" title="2015-06-26 21:48"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-same-sex-couples-begin-marry/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-same-sex-couples-begin-marry/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/7C2A9756_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Kirk Watson D-Austin greets Anthony Tang and Jayme Mathias after a program at the Central Presbyterian Church on June 26, 2015 after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned state bans on gay marriage June 26, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/7C2A9756_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Kirk Watson D-Austin greets Anthony Tang and Jayme Mathias after a program at the Central Presbyterian Church on June 26, 2015 after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned state bans on gay marriage June 26, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Kirk Watson D-Austin greets Anthony Tang and Jayme Mathias after a program at the Central Presbyterian Church on June 26, 2015 after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned state bans on gay marriage June 26, 2015</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas couples began impromptu weddings in Travis County and others following Friday's U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage in all 50 states.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-same-sex-couples-begin-marry/"> <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/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/13/why-are-so-few-texas-women-congress/">Why Are So Few Texas Women in Congress?</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 13 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-13 06:00"> June 13, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/13/why-are-so-few-texas-women-congress/comments/"><span class="value">35</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/13/why-are-so-few-texas-women-congress/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/12/JohnsonGrangerJackson_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Of 38 members, only three women — U.S. Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee, Eddie Bernice Johnson and Kay Granger — represent Texas in Congress."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/12/JohnsonGrangerJackson_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Of 38 members, only three women — U.S. Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee, Eddie Bernice Johnson and Kay Granger — represent Texas in Congress." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Of 38 members, only three women — U.S. Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee, Eddie Bernice Johnson and Kay Granger — represent Texas in Congress.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas has just three women in its 38-member congressional delegation, and hasn't sent a new long-term congresswoman to Washington in almost 20 years. Many in both parties wonder why the state's once-promising fount of woman candidates is running dry.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/13/why-are-so-few-texas-women-congress/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/12/texas-democrats-vote-kill-obamas-legacy-bill/">Democrats Help Defeat Obama's Legacy Bill</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 12 Jun 2015 14:42:16 -0500" title="2015-06-12 14:42"> June 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/12/texas-democrats-vote-kill-obamas-legacy-bill/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/12/texas-democrats-vote-kill-obamas-legacy-bill/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/19/TTEvents_JoaquinCastro156_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro talks about the national 2016 political landscape during a TTEvents conversation with Evan Smith on Feb. 19, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/19/TTEvents_JoaquinCastro156_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro talks about the national 2016 political landscape during a TTEvents conversation with Evan Smith on Feb. 19, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro talks about the national 2016 political landscape during a TTEvents conversation with Evan Smith on Feb. 19, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The U.S. House on Friday shot down President Obama's bid to negotiate the largest trade deal in American history. The people taking knives to his agenda were in his own party, including most of Texas' Democratic delegation.  </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/12/texas-democrats-vote-kill-obamas-legacy-bill/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/07/minorities-houston-san-antonio-mayoral-races/">Minorities in Forefront of Big City Mayoral Races</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 7 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-07 06:00"> June 7, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/07/minorities-houston-san-antonio-mayoral-races/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/02/HoustonRace_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Clockwise from upper left: Former state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, state Rep. Sylvester Turner, former Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia, interim San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/02/HoustonRace_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Clockwise from upper left: Former state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, state Rep. Sylvester Turner, former Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia, interim San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Clockwise from upper left: Former state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, state Rep. Sylvester Turner, former Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia, interim San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>As Texas' major cities continue their decades-long evolution to minority-majority populations, tracking minority and female ascension to mayoral firsts has almost reached the complexity of a political trivia game.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/07/minorities-houston-san-antonio-mayoral-races/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/ted-cruzs-missed-senate-votes/">Eye on the Prize, Cruz Job Attendance Slumps</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 28 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-28 06:00"> May 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/ted-cruzs-missed-senate-votes/comments/"><span class="value">37</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/ted-cruzs-missed-senate-votes/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/23/TT-leadart-cruz-01_png_150x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/23/TT-leadart-cruz-01_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Matt McClain, The Washington Post</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>It's a calculation every member of Congress who runs for president faces: Is time spent fundraising and campaigning worth the blowback for missing work in D.C.? So far, Texas' junior senator appears to be betting yes.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/ted-cruzs-missed-senate-votes/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/inside-texas-politics-waco-shootout-and-secret-tap/">Inside Texas Politics: Waco Shootout and Secret Tapings</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/john-jordan/">John Jordan</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 24 May 2015 13:50:53 -0500" title="2015-05-24 13:50"> May 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/inside-texas-politics-waco-shootout-and-secret-tap/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/inside-texas-politics-waco-shootout-and-secret-tap/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/24/Ross_Inside_May_24_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey on WFAA's "Inside Texas Politics" on May 24, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/24/Ross_Inside_May_24_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey on WFAA's "Inside Texas Politics" on May 24, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by WFAA</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey on WFAA's "Inside Texas Politics" on May 24, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>On this week's edition of WFAA-TV's </span><em>Inside Texas</em><span> </span><em>Politics</em><span>, </span><span>talk turns to the shootout in Waco and its </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/after-waco-shooting-lawmakers-continue-open-carry-/">effect on the open carry debate</a> and<span> the not-so-</span>secret <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/two-conservative-philanthropists-donors-capital-wa/">tapings</a><span> of state lawmakers.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/24/inside-texas-politics-waco-shootout-and-secret-tap/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/23/health-commission-bill-could-prompt-end-life-debat/">Health Commission Bill Could Set Up End-of-Life, Abortion Debate</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 23 May 2015 16:59:49 -0500" title="2015-05-23 16:59"> May 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/23/health-commission-bill-could-prompt-end-life-debat/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/23/health-commission-bill-could-prompt-end-life-debat/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/13/EndOfLife-Split-1_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/13/EndOfLife-Split-1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Boyce Duprey / Callie Richmond</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p dir="ltr"><span>With the House set to consider legislation to re-evaluate the state’s health commission, a flurry of pre-filed amendments could set the stage for a fiery debate over end-of-life issues.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/23/health-commission-bill-could-prompt-end-life-debat/"> <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/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/gay-activists-next-fight-discrimination-protection/">Gay Rights Activists: Fight is Only Just Getting Started</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/demand-bilingual-911-services-grows-population/">Demand for Bilingual 911 Services Growing</a></li> 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href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/abel-herrero/">Abel Herrero</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/cathie-adams/">Cathie Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/al-edwards/">Al Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/al-green/">Al Green</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/allen-fletcher/">Allen Fletcher</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/allen-vaught/">Allen Vaught</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/alma-a-allen/">Alma A Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/carol-alvarado/">Carol Alvarado</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/charles-doc-anderson/">Charles "Doc" Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/angie-chen-button/">Angie Chen Button</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/armando-mando-martinez/">Armando "mando" Martinez</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/armando-walle/">Armando Walle</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/barbara-mallory-caraway/">Barbara Mallory Caraway</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/barbara-nash/">Barbara Nash</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/barbara-parker-hervey/">Barbara Parker Hervey</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ben-barnes/">Ben Barnes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/dan-bartlett/">Bartlett, Dan </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/david-barton/">David Barton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/chris-bell/">Chris Bell</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/betty-brown/">Betty Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/beverly-woolley/">Beverly Woolley</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bill-callegari/">Bill Callegari</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bill-flores/">Bill Flores</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bill-zedler/">Bill Zedler</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/billy-clayton/">Billy Clayton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/brian-birdwell/">Brian Birdwell</a></li> <li><a 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href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/byron-cook/">Byron Cook</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/alonzo-cantu/">Alonzo Cantu</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/carl-isett/">Carl Isett</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/carlos-charlie-garza/">Carlos Charlie Garza</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/david-m-dave-carney/">David M "Dave" Carney</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/carol-kent/">Carol Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/cathy-cochran/">Cathy Cochran</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/caven-scott/">caven, scott</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/charlie-gonzalez/">Charlie Gonzalez</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/charlie-howard/">Charlie Howard</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/chente-quintanilla/">Chente Quintanilla</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/cheryl-johnson/">Cheryl Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/chet-edwards/">Chet Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/chris-harris/">Chris Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/chuck-hopson/">Chuck Hopson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/cindy-burkett/">Cindy Burkett</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ciro-rodriguez/">Ciro Rodriguez</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/connie-scott/">Connie Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/craig-eiland/">Craig Eiland</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/dale-wainwright/">Dale Wainwright</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/dan-branch/">Dan Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/dan-flynn/">Dan Flynn</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/dan-gattis/">Dan Gattis</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/dan-huberty/">Dan Huberty</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/david-farabee/">David Farabee</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/david-leibowitz/">David Leibowitz</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/david-medina/">David Medina</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/david-porter/">David Porter</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/david-swinford/">David Swinford</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/wendy-davis/">Wendy Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/dawnna-dukes/">Dawnna Dukes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/debbie-riddle/">Debbie Riddle</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/debra-lehrmann/">Debra Lehrmann</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/dee-margo/">Dee Margo</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/delwin-jones/">Delwin Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/demographics/">Demographics</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/dennis-bonnen/">Dennis Bonnen</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/david-dewhurst/">David Dewhurst</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/diana-maldonado/">Diana Maldonado</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/diane-patrick/">Diane Patrick</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/dick-armey/">Dick Armey</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/dolph-briscoe-jr/">Dolph Briscoe Jr</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/don-mcleroy/">Don Mcleroy</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/don-willett/">Don Willett</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/donna-howard/">Donna Howard</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/dora-olivo/">Dora Olivo</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/doug-miller/">Doug Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/dr-r-bowen-loftin/">Dr R Bowen Loftin</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/drew-darby/">Drew Darby</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/dwayne-bohac/">Dwayne Bohac</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/eddie-bernice-johnson/">Eddie Bernice Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/eddie-lucio-iii/">Eddie Lucio Iii</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/eddie-lucio-jr/">Eddie Lucio Jr</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/eddie-rodriguez/">Eddie Rodriguez</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/edmund-kuempel/">Edmund Kuempel</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/eliot-shapleigh/">Eliot Shapleigh</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ellen-cohen/">Ellen Cohen</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/elliott-naishtat/">Elliott Naishtat</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/elsa-alcala/">Elsa Alcala</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bryan-eppstein/">Bryan Eppstein</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/eric-johnson/">Eric Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/erwin-cain/">Erwin Cain</a></li> <li><a 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href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/fred-baron/">Fred Baron</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/fred-brown/">Fred Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/adrian-garcia/">Adrian Garcia</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/garnet-coleman/">Garnet Coleman</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/garry-mauro/">Garry Mauro</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/gary-elkins/">Gary Elkins</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/tony-garza/">Antonio "Tony" Garza</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/gaylord-armstrong/">Gaylord Armstrong</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/geanie-morrison/">Geanie Morrison</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/gene-green/">Gene Green</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/gene-locke/">Gene Locke</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/george-hw-bush/">George H.W. Bush</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/george-lavender/">George Lavender</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/george-m-clayton/">George M Clayton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/george-p-bush/">George P. Bush</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/george-w-bush/">George W. Bush</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/charlie-geren/">Charlie Geren</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/gibson-gib-lewis/">Gibson "Gib" Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/glenn-hegar/">Glenn Hegar</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/glenn-smith/">Glenn Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/griffin-perry/">Griffin Perry</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/guy-bailey/">Guy Bailey</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/wallace-hall/">Wallace Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bill-hammond/">Bill Hammond</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/hank-gilbert/">Hank Gilbert</a></li> <li><a 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Hernandez Luna</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/juan-chuy-hinojosa/">Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/hs-buddy-garcia/">Hs "buddy" Garcia</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/hubert-vo/">Hubert Vo</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/irma-rangel/">Irma Rangel</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ismael-kino-flores/">Ismael "kino" Flores</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jack-gullahorn/">Jack Gullahorn</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jack-martin/">Jack Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jack-mcdonald/">Jack Mcdonald</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/james-jim-keffer/">James "jim" Keffer</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/james-pete-laney/">James "Pete" Laney</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/craig-james/">Craig James</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/james-huffines/">James Huffines</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/james-leininger/">James Leininger</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/james-white/">James White</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jane-nelson/">Jane Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jason-a-isaac/">Jason A Isaac</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jason-stanford/">Jason Stanford</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jay-kimbrough/">Jay Kimbrough</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jeb-hensarling/">Jeb Hensarling</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jeff-eller/">Jeff Eller</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jeff-wentworth/">Jeff Wentworth</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jerry-a-madden/">Jerry A Madden</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jerry-guerinot/">Jerry Guerinot</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jerry-patterson/">Jerry Patterson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jessica-farrar/">Jessica Farrar</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jim-dunnam/">Jim Dunnam</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jim-hightower/">Jim Hightower</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jim-jackson/">Jim Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jim-landtroop/">Jim Landtroop</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jim-mattox/">Jim Mattox</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jim-mcreynolds/">Jim Mcreynolds</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jim-murphy/">Jim Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jim-pitts/">Jim Pitts</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jimmie-don-aycock/">Jimmie Don Aycock</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/joan-huffman/">Joan Huffman</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/joaquin-castro/">Joaquin Castro</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jodie-laubenberg/">Jodie Laubenberg</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/joe-barton/">Joe Barton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/joe-crabb/">Joe Crabb</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/joe-deshotel/">Joe Deshotel</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/joe-driver/">Joe Driver</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/joe-farias/">Joe Farias</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/joe-heflin/">Joe Heflin</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/joe-pickett/">Joe Pickett</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/joe-pounder/">Joe Pounder</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/joe-straus/">Joe Straus</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-carona/">John Carona</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-carter/">John Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-cornyn/">John Cornyn</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-culberson/">John Culberson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-davis/">John Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-frullo/">John Frullo</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-kuempel/">John Kuempel</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-otto/">John Otto</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-raney/">John Raney</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-sharp/">John Sharp</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-smithee/">John Smithee</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-tower/">John Tower</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-v-garza/">John V Garza</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-whitmire/">John Whitmire</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-zerwas/">John Zerwas</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jose-aliseda/">Jose Aliseda</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jose-manuel-lozano/">Jose Manuel Lozano</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jose-menendez/">José Menéndez</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jose-r-rodriguez/">José R Rodríguez</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/joseph-joe-moody/">Joseph "joe" Moody</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/juan-sepulveda/">Juan Sepulveda</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/judith-zaffirini/">Judith Zaffirini</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/julian-castro/">Julián Castro</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/karen-hughes/">Karen Hughes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/karl-rove/">Karl Rove</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kay-bailey-hutchison/">Kay Bailey Hutchison</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kay-granger/">Kay Granger</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kel-seliger/">Kel Seliger</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kelly-fero/">Kelly Fero</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kelly-hancock/">Kelly Hancock</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ken-legler/">Ken Legler</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ken-mercer/">Ken Mercer</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kenneth-sheets/">Kenneth Sheets</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kenny-marchant/">Kenny Marchant</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kent-hance/">Kent Hance</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kevin-brady/">Kevin Brady</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kevin-eltife/">Kevin Eltife</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kirk-england/">Kirk England</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kirk-watson/">Kirk Watson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kristi-thibaut/">Kristi Thibaut</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/kyle-janek/">Kyle Janek</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/l-frederick-rick-francis/">L Frederick "rick" Francis</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/la-mantia-family/">La Mantia Family</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lamar-smith/">Lamar Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lance-gooden/">Lance Gooden</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lanham-lyne/">Lanham Lyne</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/larry-gonzales/">Larry Gonzales</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/larry-phillips/">Larry Phillips</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/larry-taylor/">Larry Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/laura-miller/">Laura Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lawrence-larry-meyers/">Lawrence "larry" Meyers</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lawrence-a-allen-jr/">Lawrence A Allen Jr</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/leo-berman/">Leo Berman</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/leo-linbeck-jr/">Leo Linbeck, Jr</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/leticia-van-de-putte/">Leticia Van De Putte</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/linda-chavez-thompson/">Linda Chavez-thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/linda-harper-brown/">Linda Harper-brown</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/liz-carpenter/">Liz Carpenter</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lloyd-bentsen/">Lloyd Bentsen</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lloyd-doggett/">Lloyd Doggett</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lois-kolkhorst/">Lois Kolkhorst</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lon-burnam/">Lon Burnam</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/louie-gohmert/">Louie Gohmert</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/louis-beecherl/">Louis Beecherl</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lyle-larson/">Lyle Larson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/lyndon-baines-johnson/">Lyndon Baines Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mac-thornberry/">Mac Thornberry</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/marc-veasey/">Marc Veasey</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mario-gallegos-jr/">Mario Gallegos Jr</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/marisa-marquez/">Marisa Marquez</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mark-homer/">Mark Homer</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mark-mckinnon/">Mark Mckinnon</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mark-shelton/">Mark Shelton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mark-strama/">Mark Strama</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/marsha-farney/">Marsha Farney</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/marva-beck/">Marva Beck</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/matt-angle/">Matt Angle</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/matt-mackowiak/">Matt Mackowiak</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/michael-mccaul/">Michael McCaul</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/debra-medina/">Debra Medina</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/meria-carstarphen/">Meria Carstarphen</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/michael-mike-baselice/">Michael "Mike" Baselice</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/michael-burgess/">Michael Burgess</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/michael-keasler/">Michael Keasler</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/michael-morton/">Michael Morton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/michael-soto/">Michael Soto</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/michael-williams/">Michael Williams</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mike-tuffy-hamilton/">Mike "tuffy" Hamilton</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mike-conaway/">Mike Conaway</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mike-gallagher/">Mike Gallagher</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mike-jackson/">Mike Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mike-mckinney/">Mike Mckinney</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mike-toomey/">Mike Toomey</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/mike-villarreal/">Mike Villarreal</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bill-miller/">Bill Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/adan-munoz/">Adan Muñoz</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/myra-crownover/">Myra Crownover</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/naomi-r-gonzalez/">Naomi R Gonzalez</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/nathan-hecht/">Nathan Hecht</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/neal-buddy-jones/">Neal "Buddy" Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/norma-chavez/">Norma Chávez</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/barack-obama/">Barack Obama</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/rene-oliveira/">René Oliveira</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/annise-parker/">Annise Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/pat-haggerty/">Pat Haggerty</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/patricia-pat-lykos/">Patricia "Pat" Lykos</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/patricia-harless/">Patricia Harless</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/patrick-rose/">Patrick Rose</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/dan-patrick/">Dan Patrick</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/tom-pauken/">Tom Pauken</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/paul-foster/">Paul Foster</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/paul-green/">Paul Green</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/paul-womack/">Paul Womack</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/paul-workman/">Paul Workman</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/paula-hightower-pierson/">Paula Hightower Pierson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/people/">People</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/bob-perry/">Bob Perry</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/pete-gallego/">Pete Gallego</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/pete-olson/">Pete Olson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/pete-sessions/">Pete Sessions</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/phil-gramm/">Phil Gramm</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/phil-johnson/">Phil Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/phil-king/">Phil King</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/texas-tribune-podcasts/">Tribune Podcasts</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/barbara-ann-radnofsky/">Barbara Ann Radnofsky</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/rafael-anchia/">Rafael Anchia</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ralph-hall/">Ralph Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ralph-sheffield/">Ralph Sheffield</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/randy-neugebauer/">Randy Neugebauer</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/randy-weber/">Randy Weber</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/raul-torres/">Raul Torres</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/raymund-paredes/">Raymund Paredes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/red-mccombs/">Red McCombs</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/richard-dick-tabulsi/">Richard "Dick" Tabulsi</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/richard-kinky-friedman/">Richard "Kinky" Friedman</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/richard-f-ric-williamson/">Richard F "ric" Williamson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/richard-pena-raymond/">Richard Peña Raymond</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ann-richards/">Ann Richards</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/cecile-richards/">Cecile Richards</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/rick-hardcastle/">Rick Hardcastle</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/allan-ritter/">Allan Ritter </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/rob-eissler/">Rob Eissler</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/rob-johnson/">Rob Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/rob-orr/">Rob Orr</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/robert-bob-deuell/">Robert "bob" Deuell</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/robert-bobby-guerra/">Robert "bobby" Guerra</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/robert-duncan/">Robert Duncan</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/robert-miklos/">Robert Miklos</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/robert-nichols/">Robert Nichols</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/robert-scott/">Robert Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/roberto-alonzo/">Roberto Alonzo</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/rodney-anderson/">Rodney Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/rodney-ellis/">Rodney Ellis</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/roland-gutierrez/">Roland Gutierrez</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ron-kirk/">Ron Kirk</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ron-paul/">Ron Paul</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ron-reynolds/">Ron Reynolds</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ronnie-earle/">Ronnie Earle</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ross-perot/">Ross Perot</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/royce-west/">Royce West</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ruben-hinojosa/">Ruben Hinojosa</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/russell-t-rusty-kelley/">Russell T "rusty" Kelley</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ruth-jones-mcclendon/">Ruth Jones Mcclendon</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ryan-guillen/">Ryan Guillen</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/sam-johnson/">Sam Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/sarah-davis/">Sarah Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/charles-schwertner/">Charles Schwertner</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/scott-caven/">Scott Caven</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/scott-henson/">Scott Henson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/scott-hochberg/">Scott Hochberg</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/senfronia-thompson/">Senfronia Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/sergio-munoz-jr/">Sergio Muñoz Jr</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/sharon-keller/">Sharon Keller</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/sheila-jackson-lee/">Sheila Jackson Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/sid-miller/">Sid Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/silvestre-reyes/">Silvestre Reyes</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/david-simpson/">David Simpson</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/barry-smitherman/">Barry Smitherman</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/solomon-ortiz/">Solomon Ortiz</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/solomon-ortiz-jr/">Solomon Ortiz Jr</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/stefani-carter/">Stefani Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/stephen-frost/">Stephen Frost</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/steve-mccraw/">Steve Mccraw</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/steve-mostyn/">Steve Mostyn</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/steve-munisteri/">Steve Munisteri</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/steve-ogden/">Steve Ogden</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/steve-wolens/">Steve Wolens</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/steve-stockman/">Steve Stockman</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/carole-keeton-strayhorn/">Carole Keeton Strayhorn</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/susan-combs/">Susan Combs</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/susan-king/">Susan King</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/sylvester-turner/">Sylvester Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/t-boone-pickens/">T Boone Pickens</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/tan-parker/">Tan Parker</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/tara-rios-ybarra/">Tara Rios Ybarra</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/ted-poe/">Ted Poe</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/thomas-ratliff/">Thomas Ratliff</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/tim-kleinschmidt/">Tim Kleinschmidt</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/todd-hunter/">Todd Hunter</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/todd-smith/">Todd Smith</a></li> <li><a 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"Bill" Ratliff</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/william-wayne-justice/">William Wayne Justice</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/cameron-todd-willingham/">Cameron Todd Willingham</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/arlene-wohlgemuth/">Arlene Wohlgemuth</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/woodley-woody-hunt/">Woodley "Woody" Hunt</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/yvonne-davis/">Yvonne Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/yvonne-gonzalez-toureilles/">Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles</a></li> </ul> </div> <footer class="clearfix featurebox-footer"> <a target="_blank" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/"> <span>+</span> View All </a> </footer> </aside> <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_RightRail1_TTRectangle_300x250"> </div> </div> </aside> <section class="folder"> <div class="tab video"> <hgroup> <h1>Featured Video</h1> <h2><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/19/livestream-abbott-patrick-are-inaugurated/">Video: Abbott, Patrick Speak at Inauguration</a></h2> <ul class="meta separator short"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/justin-dehn/">Justin Dehn</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 19 Jan 2015 21:30:09 -0600" title="2015-01-19 21:30"> Jan. 19, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/19/livestream-abbott-patrick-are-inaugurated/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar" <a href="/2015/01/19/livestream-abbott-patrick-are-inaugurated/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/InauguralAbbott870_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/InauguralAbbott870_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/multimedia/"><span>+</span> More Videos</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/cruz-perry-react-gay-marriage-ruling/">Texans on Campaign Trail, in Washington React to Gay Marriage Ruling</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> and <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 11:19:23 -0500" title="2015-06-26 11:19"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/cruz-perry-react-gay-marriage-ruling/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/cruz-perry-react-gay-marriage-ruling/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_S3R7947fistpump_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Gov. Rick Perry announces his intentions to run for president in 2016 on June 4, 2015, at the Addison Airport."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_S3R7947fistpump_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Gov. Rick Perry announces his intentions to run for president in 2016 on June 4, 2015, at the Addison Airport." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Gov. Rick Perry announces his intentions to run for president in 2016 on June 4, 2015, at the Addison Airport.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texas politicians on the Potomac and on the presidential trail reacted </span><span>along anticipated partisan lines to</span><span> Friday's U.S. Supreme Court's ruling legalizing gay marriage. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/cruz-perry-react-gay-marriage-ruling/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/see-demographic-shift-tx-counties-2010-2014/">See Demographics Shift by Texas County</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/annie-daniel/">Annie Daniel</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 10:05:26 -0500" title="2015-06-25 10:05"> June 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/see-demographic-shift-tx-counties-2010-2014/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/see-demographic-shift-tx-counties-2010-2014/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/25/Census-Crowd-Screenshot-2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/25/Census-Crowd-Screenshot-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Use our interactive to see how the demographics in your county have changed since 2010, according to race and ethnicity figures released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/see-demographic-shift-tx-counties-2010-2014/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/feds-curtail-use-family-detention-centers/">Feds to Curtail Use of Family Detention Centers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:02:44 -0500" title="2015-06-24 13:02"> June 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/feds-curtail-use-family-detention-centers/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/feds-curtail-use-family-detention-centers/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/02/IMG_0648_8fq3HN5_jpeg_150x1000_q100.jpeg" alt="Protestors left their signs on the fence surrounding the South Texas Family Residential Center near Dilley, Texas on May 2, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/02/IMG_0648_8fq3HN5_jpeg_800x1000_q100.jpeg" title="Protestors left their signs on the fence surrounding the South Texas Family Residential Center near Dilley, Texas on May 2, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Ryan McCrimmon</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Protestors left their signs on the fence surrounding the South Texas Family Residential Center near Dilley, Texas on May 2, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced Wednesday that families that enter the country illegally to seek asylum will no longer be detained after they’ve established a legitimate claim for relief.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/feds-curtail-use-family-detention-centers/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/carlos-gonzalez-gutierrez-tt-interview/">New Consul Takes on Mexico's Texas Diaspora</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-24 06:00"> June 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/carlos-gonzalez-gutierrez-tt-interview/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/carlos-gonzalez-gutierrez-tt-interview/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/23/CGG-2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Consul General Carlos González Gutiérrez"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/23/CGG-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Consul General Carlos González Gutiérrez" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Consulado General de México en Austin</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Consul General Carlos González Gutiérrez</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>In an interview with the Tribune, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/austin/index.php/component/content/article/64">Carlos González Gutiérrez</a>, Mexico's newest general consul in Austin, discussed the challenges of reaching out to the state's diverse communities of Mexican nationals, and how he interacts with state leaders at the Capitol. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/carlos-gonzalez-gutierrez-tt-interview/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/social-issues/">Catch Up on What Happened With Social Issues This Session</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 18 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-18 06:00"> June 18, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/social-issues/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/84lege-leadart-oscial_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/84lege-leadart-oscial_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Legislation related to abortion and gay marriage led to some contentious debates during the 84th legislative session. Use our <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://txlege.texastribune.org/" target="_blank">Texas Legislative Guide</a> to see what lawmakers decided on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/social-issues/" target="_blank">social issues</a> this session.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://txlege.texastribune.org/topics/social-issues/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/analysis-when-political-power-doesnt-win-elections/">Analysis: When Power Doesn't Spell Victory</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 16 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-16 06:00"> June 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/analysis-when-political-power-doesnt-win-elections/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/analysis-when-political-power-doesnt-win-elections/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/24/7C2A1832_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Leticia Van de Putte on February 24th, 2015, her last day as Texas Senator"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/24/7C2A1832_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Leticia Van de Putte on February 24th, 2015, her last day as Texas Senator" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Leticia Van de Putte on February 24th, 2015, her last day as Texas Senator</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Power in elected office doesn't always translate into success in elections. Just ask <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/leticia-van-de-putte/">Leticia Van de Putte</a>. Or <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/trey-martinez-fischer/">Trey Martinez Fischer</a>. Or <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150706050315/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/john-carona/">John Carona</a>. 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