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Prior to that, he was a reporter for Quorum Report, a non-partisan online political newsletter focusing on the ins and outs under the Dome, for more than seven years – covering the waterfront from health and human services and redistricting to pensions and elections. A native of Atlanta, Ga., he started his journalistic career one day after the attacks of Sept. 11 in Lubbock, Texas, where he rotated through a slew of beats at The Avalanche-Journal. He received his undergraduate degree from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and studied at the University of Georgia's graduate school in journalism. When not at work, he actively attempts to convince himself he is adept at tennis with varying levels of success. 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Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 29 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-29 06:00"> May 29, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Moments of emotion and drama emerge in the legislative session's final days, bills die when final deadlines hit and more 2016 maneuvering — a</span><span>ll that and more in the latest issue of our </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/https://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/subscribe/">subscriber-only newsletter</a><span> for political insiders ($).</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/29/brief/">The Brief: The Tax Deal That Almost Wasn't</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/29/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150529121522im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/14/IMG_9719_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="House Ways and Means Chair Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, speaks with House Appropriations Chair John Otto, R-Dayton, and House Administration Chair Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, on the House floor on May 14, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/14/IMG_9719_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="House Ways and Means Chair Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, speaks with House Appropriations Chair John Otto, R-Dayton, and House Administration Chair Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, on the House floor on May 14, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">House Ways and Means Chair Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, speaks with House Appropriations Chair John Otto, R-Dayton, and House Administration Chair Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, on the House floor on May 14, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 29 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-29 05:59"> May 29, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><em>The Dallas Morning News</em><span> takes a detailed look at the evolution of the deal on tax cuts this session and finds that at a few critical junctures, the deal almost derailed entirely.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/29/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/sessions-final-days-human-element-emerges/">In Session's Final Days, the Human Element Emerges</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/sessions-final-days-human-element-emerges/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150529121522im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/28/_F5U2984mcClendoncms_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon, D-San Antonio, waits to lay out HB48 on May 28, 2015. The bill passed, 137-5, to create an exoneration commission that would review possible wrongdoing in felony convictions."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/28/_F5U2984mcClendoncms_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon, D-San Antonio, waits to lay out HB48 on May 28, 2015. The bill passed, 137-5, to create an exoneration commission that would review possible wrongdoing in felony convictions." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon, D-San Antonio, waits to lay out HB48 on May 28, 2015. The bill passed, 137-5, to create an exoneration commission that would review possible wrongdoing in felony convictions.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 28 May 2015 23:08:00 -0500" title="2015-05-28 23:08"> May 28, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <span class="txweekly-icon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150529121522im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/txweekly-summary-icon.png" alt="Texas Weekly" title="Texas Weekly"> </span> <p>After much effort, Ruth Jones McClendon was successful this session in passing legislation to create an innocence commission.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/sessions-final-days-human-element-emerges/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/revisiting-wednesday-local-and-consent-bill-massac/">Revisiting the Wednesday Local and Consent Bill Massacre</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/revisiting-wednesday-local-and-consent-bill-massac/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150529121522im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/27/_54H9230cms_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, takes a break from the chair to speak with members during floor debate on May 27, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/27/_54H9230cms_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, takes a break from the chair to speak with members during floor debate on May 27, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, takes a break from the chair to speak with members during floor debate on May 27, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 28 May 2015 23:06:00 -0500" title="2015-05-28 23:06"> May 28, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <span class="txweekly-icon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150529121522im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/txweekly-summary-icon.png" alt="Texas Weekly" title="Texas Weekly"> </span> <p>Deciphering partisan intent can be difficult; many motivations can underlie the killing of a bill.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/revisiting-wednesday-local-and-consent-bill-massac/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/">New in Trib+Edu: Still Working on Race Disparities</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150529121522im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/TribPlus-EDU_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/TribPlus-EDU_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Jacob Villanueva</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 28 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-28 06:00"> May 28, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: Disparities persist decades after Brown v. Board of Education, it's crunch time at the Legislature </span><span>and an interview with <span>Paul Carrola of</span><span> the University of Texas at El Paso.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/brief/">The Brief: Ethics Bill Negotiations Focus on Dark Money</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150529121522im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/22/IMG_0094_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Byron Cook, R-Corsicana, on the House floor, May 7, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/22/IMG_0094_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Byron Cook, R-Corsicana, on the House floor, May 7, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Byron Cook, R-Corsicana, on the House floor, May 7, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 28 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-28 05:59"> May 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/brief/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The House remains fully committed to keeping dark money disclosure language in its ethics reform legislation. However, the measure's Senate author is equally adamant that provision must come out.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/bookshelf-may-28-2015/">The Bookshelf: May 28, 2015</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/bookshelf-may-28-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150529121522im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/27/Forgotten_CitizensTT_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/27/Forgotten_CitizensTT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 27 May 2015 23:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-27 23:00"> May 27, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights Forgotten Citizens.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/bookshelf-may-28-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/areas-high-need-preschool-delivered-door-door/">In Areas of High Need, Preschool Delivered Door-to-Door</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/areas-high-need-preschool-delivered-door-door/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150529121522im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/18/DISDPre-K9_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Students in Pre-K teacher Josefina Pineda's class sing to practice their language skills at the Dallas Independent School District Cesar Chavez Learning Center in Dallas, Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/18/DISDPre-K9_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Students in Pre-K teacher Josefina Pineda's class sing to practice their language skills at the Dallas Independent School District Cesar Chavez Learning Center in Dallas, Texas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Robert W. Hart</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Students in Pre-K teacher Josefina Pineda's class sing to practice their language skills at the Dallas Independent School District Cesar Chavez Learning Center in Dallas, Texas.</div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Though research continues to mount in support of the positive impacts of early childhood education, many communities face unusually high hurdles to </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-early-ed-20150526-story.html">providing adequate access to preschool</a><span>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/areas-high-need-preschool-delivered-door-door/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/using-new-technology-connect-kids-outside-world/">Using New Technology to Connect Kids to Outside World</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/using-new-technology-connect-kids-outside-world/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150529121522im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-NolaCounty005_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Blackwell middle school students study on their iPads, which all students receive starting in seventh grade."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-NolaCounty005_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Blackwell middle school students study on their iPads, which all students receive starting in seventh grade." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Axel Gerdau</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Blackwell middle school students study on their iPads, which all students receive starting in seventh grade.</div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>While a contradiction at first glance, there is a burgeoning effort in education technology </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/https://medium.com/bright/building-social-skills-alone-at-a-computer-2c100a502ecc">to develop tools that promote</a><span>, rather than ignore, the social and emotional learning that are integral facets of elementary education.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/using-new-technology-connect-kids-outside-world/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/grade-level-reading-campaign-achieves-results/">Grade-Level Reading Campaign Achieves Results</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/grade-level-reading-campaign-achieves-results/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150529121522im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/10/TexTrib-READING-025_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A reading assistant reads on the classroom floor with a small group of fourth graders at Wanke Elementary School in San Antonio on March 9, 2012."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/10/TexTrib-READING-025_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A reading assistant reads on the classroom floor with a small group of fourth graders at Wanke Elementary School in San Antonio on March 9, 2012." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Jennifer Whitney</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A reading assistant reads on the classroom floor with a small group of fourth graders at Wanke Elementary School in San Antonio on March 9, 2012.</div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A campaign began in 2010 recruiting communities, districts, programs and foundations to participate in an initiative to increase the number of students </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/05/13/push-for-grade-level-reading-takes-many-forms.html%20">reading proficiently by the end of third grade</a><span>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/grade-level-reading-campaign-achieves-results/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/when-teachers-away-sub-ensures-students-will-not-p/">When Teacher’s Away, Sub Ensures Students Will Not Play</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/when-teachers-away-sub-ensures-students-will-not-p/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150529121522im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_CBM2921_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Substitute teacher Nemir Naayem watches the hallways at Austin Premiere Academy during TAKS testing."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_CBM2921_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Substitute teacher Nemir Naayem watches the hallways at Austin Premiere Academy during TAKS testing." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Caleb Bryant Miller</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Substitute teacher Nemir Naayem watches the hallways at Austin Premiere Academy during TAKS testing.</div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>While often overlooked, substitute teachers </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/05/22/406524776/an-irreplaceable-replacement-this-sub-gets-the-job-done">play an integral role in public schools</a><span>, where an average teacher misses 11 days of class.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/when-teachers-away-sub-ensures-students-will-not-p/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/many-schools-still-remain-separate-and-unequal/">Many Schools Still Remain Separate and Unequal</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/many-schools-still-remain-separate-and-unequal/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150529121522im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/28/School-Lunch-2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="School children at Cantu Elementary in San Juan, Texas, eat their free breakfast, Wednesday April 24, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/28/School-Lunch-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="School children at Cantu Elementary in San Juan, Texas, eat their free breakfast, Wednesday April 24, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Delcia Lopez</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">School children at Cantu Elementary in San Juan, Texas, eat their free breakfast, Wednesday April 24, 2013.</div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Sixty-one years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled racial segregation of schools unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education, </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/17/brown-v-board-61-anniversary_n_7293344.html?utm_hp_ref=education&ir=Education">disparities still abound for black and minority students</a><span>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/many-schools-still-remain-separate-and-unequal/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/educators-fire-back-us-news-high-school-rankings/">Educators Fire Back at U.S. News’ High School Rankings</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/educators-fire-back-us-news-high-school-rankings/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150529121522im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Seal_PremontHighSchool_16_JPG_260x1000_q100.JPG" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Seal_PremontHighSchool_16_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Eddie Seal</cite> </div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Three education administrators from New York </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2015/05/21/did-u-s-news-use-bad-data-in-its-2015-best-high-schools-rankings/">have published a scathing criticism</a><span> of the 2015 high school rankings published by </span><em>U.S. News & World Report</em><span>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/educators-fire-back-us-news-high-school-rankings/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/brief/">The Brief: Deal Saves Campus Carry Just Before Midnight Deadline</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150529121522im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/_S3R7303CMSGriesel_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="House Parliamentarian Chris Griesel is handed another stack of bills during debate on S.B. 19 Tuesday evening May 26, 2015 in the Texas House."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/_S3R7303CMSGriesel_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="House Parliamentarian Chris Griesel is handed another stack of bills during debate on S.B. 19 Tuesday evening May 26, 2015 in the Texas House." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">House Parliamentarian Chris Griesel is handed another stack of bills during debate on S.B. 19 Tuesday evening May 26, 2015 in the Texas House.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 27 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-27 05:59"> May 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/brief/comments/"><span class="value">18</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Campus carry legislation lived to fight another day as a last-minute deal saved Senate Bill 11 just before a midnight deadline in the House to take initial votes on bills originating in the Senate.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/health/">New in Trib+Health: A New Role for Paramedics</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/health/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150529121522im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/03/Trib-Plus-Health-leadart002_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/03/Trib-Plus-Health-leadart002_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150529121522/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 26 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-26 06:00"> May 26, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's edition of the Trib+Health newsletter: Paramedics gain new role in diverting non-emergency care from the ER, the Mental Health Channel airs Texas-centered episodes </span><span>and an interview with <span>Christian R. Abee of the Michale E. 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Oil-up-even-after-sign-of-crude-tide-6292701.php">Oil up even after signs of resurgent crude product</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Oil-up-even-after-sign-of-crude-tide-6292701.php">Houston Chronicle</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Fri, 29 May 2015 00:10:49 -0500" title="2015-05-29 00:10"> May 29, 2015 </time> </li> </ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150529121522/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/texas/article/Lawmakers-race-to-head-off-bill-killing-delays-in-6293263.php">Lawmakers race to head off bill-killing delays in</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a 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