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separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</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/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/same-sex-marriage-licenses-wont-be-tracked/comments/"><span class="value">19</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>On the first day gay marriage became legal in Texas thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court, more than 465 same-sex couples were issued marriage licenses in 10 of the state's largest counties. But keeping track of how many licenses are issued over time may prove difficult.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/same-sex-marriage-licenses-wont-be-tracked/"> <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/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/texas-counties-withholding-same-sex-marriage-licen/">Some Counties Withholding Same-Sex Marriage Licenses</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-same-sex-couples-begin-marry/">Ceremonies and Celebration as Marriages Begin</a></li> </ul> </aside> </div> </article> </section> <div class="mobile-only"> <div class="ad adunit mobile" data-dimensions="300x100" data-adunit="_TexasTribune_Content_Home_BetweenArticles_Top_300x100"> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-8 main_column"> <div class="grid"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701060816/http://tribtalk.org/2015/06/29/the-texas-capitols-confederate-memorial-problem/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701060816im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DSC_8849_JPG_231x1000_q100.JPG" alt="Confederate Soldiers Monument at the Texas Capitol."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Confederate Soldiers Monument at the Texas Capitol.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701060816/http://tribtalk.org/2015/06/29/the-texas-capitols-confederate-memorial-problem/">New in TribTalk: Levinson on Texas' Confederate Monuments</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 30 Jun 2015 18:08:36 -0500" title="2015-06-30 18:08"> June 30, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>In Texas, the debate over Confederate monuments has centered on the University of Texas at Austin, but the true elephant in the room is the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701060816/http://tribtalk.org/2015/06/29/the-texas-capitols-confederate-memorial-problem/">grounds of the Texas Capitol</a>, writes UT professor Sanford Levinson.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701060816/http://tribtalk.org/2015/06/29/the-texas-capitols-confederate-memorial-problem/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/mcdonald-observatorys-plea-drillers-cut-lights/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701060816im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/29/EDIT_6-18-15_McDonaldsObservatory_1000_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The McDonald Observatory in Fort Davis on June 18, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Cooper Neill</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The McDonald Observatory in Fort Davis on June 18, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/mcdonald-observatorys-plea-drillers-cut-lights/">In Starry West Texas, Some Drillers Follow Pleas to Cut Lights</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</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/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/mcdonald-observatorys-plea-drillers-cut-lights/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>As the glow from Permian Basin work sites hinders research and amateur stargazing at the McDonald Observatory in far West Texas, some companies are calling on their colleagues to address the problem. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/mcdonald-observatorys-plea-drillers-cut-lights/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/despite-ruling-same-sex-adoptions-still-question/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701060816im_/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"> <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/20150701060816/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/20150701060816/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/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/despite-ruling-same-sex-adoptions-still-question/comments/"><span class="value">24</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/20150701060816/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/20150701060816/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> </div> <div class="show-for-medium-down"> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701060816/http://tribtalk.org/2015/06/29/the-texas-capitols-confederate-memorial-problem/">New in TribTalk: Levinson on Texas' Confederate Monuments</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 30 Jun 2015 18:08:36 -0500" title="2015-06-30 18:08"> June 30, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701060816/http://tribtalk.org/2015/06/29/the-texas-capitols-confederate-memorial-problem/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701060816im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DSC_8849_JPG_150x1000_q100.JPG" alt="Confederate Soldiers Monument at the Texas Capitol."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Confederate Soldiers Monument at the Texas Capitol.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>In Texas, the debate over Confederate monuments has centered on the University of Texas at Austin, but the true elephant in the room is the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701060816/http://tribtalk.org/2015/06/29/the-texas-capitols-confederate-memorial-problem/">grounds of the Texas Capitol</a>, writes UT professor Sanford Levinson.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701060816/http://tribtalk.org/2015/06/29/the-texas-capitols-confederate-memorial-problem/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/mcdonald-observatorys-plea-drillers-cut-lights/">In Starry West Texas, Some Drillers Follow Pleas to Cut Lights</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</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/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/mcdonald-observatorys-plea-drillers-cut-lights/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/mcdonald-observatorys-plea-drillers-cut-lights/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701060816im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/29/EDIT_6-18-15_McDonaldsObservatory_1000_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The McDonald Observatory in Fort Davis on June 18, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Cooper Neill</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The McDonald Observatory in Fort Davis on June 18, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>As the glow from Permian Basin work sites hinders research and amateur stargazing at the McDonald Observatory in far West Texas, some companies are calling on their colleagues to address the problem. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/mcdonald-observatorys-plea-drillers-cut-lights/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701060816/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/20150701060816/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/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/despite-ruling-same-sex-adoptions-still-question/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/despite-ruling-same-sex-adoptions-still-question/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701060816im_/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"> <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/20150701060816/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/20150701060816/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> <div class="mobile-only"> <div class="ad adunit mobile" data-dimensions="300x100" data-adunit="_TexasTribune_Content_Home_BetweenArticles_Middle_300x100"> </div> </div> </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/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/government-employee-salaries/"> News App: Government Salary Database Updated </a> </h2> 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-0500" title="2015-06-29 09:30"> June 29, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/scotus-ruling-lethal-drugs/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701060816im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Lethal-Injection_Split_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A U.S. Supreme Court decision Monday that upheld the use of an execution drug used in Oklahoma will not change how death row inmates in Texas are executed, according to a </span><span>Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/scotus-ruling-lethal-drugs/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/supreme-court-decides-whether-university-texas-aff/">Supreme Court to Again Hear Challenge to UT's Admissions Rules</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 08:42:37 -0500" title="2015-06-29 08:42"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/supreme-court-decides-whether-university-texas-aff/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/supreme-court-decides-whether-university-texas-aff/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701060816im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/UT-SCOTUS-Shadow_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;">The future of the University of Texas at Austin's use of race in some admissions decisions is again in doubt after the U.S. Supreme Court indicated </span>Monday<span style="line-height: 1.35;"> that it will rehear a challenge to the school’s admissions rules.  <br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/supreme-court-decides-whether-university-texas-aff/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/analysis-when-voters-dont-agree-leader-cant-agree/">Analysis: When Voters Don't Agree, Leaders Can't Agree Either</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-29 06:00"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/analysis-when-voters-dont-agree-leader-cant-agree/comments/"><span class="value">18</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/analysis-when-voters-dont-agree-leader-cant-agree/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701060816im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/17/BDS_4243CMS_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Legislators listen as Gov. Greg Abbott delivers his State of the State speech on Feb. 17, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Legislators listen as Gov. Greg Abbott delivers his State of the State speech on Feb. 17, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Can't find consensus among state political leaders in the wake of a momentous wave of news? Maybe that's because they can't find it among voters.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/analysis-when-voters-dont-agree-leader-cant-agree/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/cruz-suggests-texas-not-make-or-break-2016-campaig/">Cruz: Texas Primary is Important, but Campaign is National</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-29 06:00"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/cruz-suggests-texas-not-make-or-break-2016-campaig/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/cruz-suggests-texas-not-make-or-break-2016-campaig/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701060816im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/27/Cruz_Drake_U_Iowa_3_JPG_150x1000_q100.JPG" alt="Ted Cruz at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa on June 27, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Ted Cruz at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa on June 27, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>As expectations rise for <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a>'s presidential bid in his home state, the Republican senator says the Texas primary is important to him — but that his campaign is already looking far beyond it. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/cruz-suggests-texas-not-make-or-break-2016-campaig/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/brief-june-29-2015/">The Brief: June 29, 2015</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-29 05:59"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/brief-june-29-2015/comments/"><span class="value">237</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/brief-june-29-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701060816im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8560_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the grand opening of the Texas Public Policy Foundation's new Austin building on April 21, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the grand opening of the Texas Public Policy Foundation's new Austin building on April 21, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says county clerks can decide against issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples if they have religious objections, but that if they do so, they should be prepared for lawsuits or fines.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/brief-june-29-2015/"> <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/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/brief-june-30-2015/">The Brief: June 30, 2015</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 30 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-30 05:59"> June 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/brief-june-30-2015/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/brief-june-30-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701060816im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/10/TexTrib-Climate001_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Steam rises from the stacks at the Martin Lake Coal-Fired Power Plant in Tatum, TX March 30, 2011."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Steam rises from the stacks at the Martin Lake Coal-Fired Power Plant in Tatum, TX March 30, 2011.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The U.S. Supreme Court handed Texas Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> a win over a lawsuit on EPA regulations, but it also took other actions Monday that significantly affected Texas.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/brief-june-30-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/huffman-discloses-husbands-financial-holdings/">Huffman Discloses Husband's Financial Holdings</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 18:47:16 -0500" title="2015-06-29 18:47"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/huffman-discloses-husbands-financial-holdings/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/huffman-discloses-husbands-financial-holdings/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701060816im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/12/7C2A9889_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, speaks during a Texas Tribune event on Jan. 12, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, speaks during a Texas Tribune event on Jan. 12, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Houston state Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/joan-huffman/">Joan Huffman</a>, who tried to shield the spouses of elected officials from ethics disclosure rules, has now revealed on her personal financial statement a slew of business interests held by her husband.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/huffman-discloses-husbands-financial-holdings/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701060816/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/20150701060816/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/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ted-cruz-book-interview/comments/"><span class="value">29</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ted-cruz-book-interview/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701060816im_/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"> </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/20150701060816/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/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ted-cruz-book-interview/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/texas-sues-obama-administration-epa-water/">Texas Sues EPA Over Provision of Federal Water Law</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 16:50:50 -0500" title="2015-06-29 16:50"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/texas-sues-obama-administration-epa-water/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/texas-sues-obama-administration-epa-water/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701060816im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/03/31/EPA-Water_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"><span>Texas is </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701060816/https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/files/epress/files/2015/June/1%20-%20State's%20Complaint(1).pdf">challenging</a><span> </span><span>the EPA's new "Waters of the U.S." rule, which is aimed at better defining the <span>the scope of bodies of water protected under the Clean Water Act. Critics say the rule <span>will lead to more regulation and a takeover of private property.</span></span></span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/texas-sues-obama-administration-epa-water/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701060816/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/20150701060816/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/20150701060816/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/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ice-sets-new-guidance-policies-transgender-immigra/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701060816im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/11/GayMarriage-Court_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </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/20150701060816/http://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-issues-new-guidance-care-transgender-individuals-custody">announced</a> Monday.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701060816/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> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/supreme-court-puts-texas-abortion-law-hold/">Supreme Court Puts Texas Abortion Law on Hold</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 14:53:44 -0500" title="2015-06-29 14:53"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/supreme-court-puts-texas-abortion-law-hold/comments/"><span class="value">35</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/supreme-court-puts-texas-abortion-law-hold/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701060816im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/22/Protesters-Split_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with Texas abortion providers and temporarily put on hold a ruling that would have closed about half of the state’s abortion facilities.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/supreme-court-puts-texas-abortion-law-hold/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150701060816/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/20150701060816/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/20150701060816/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/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/gay-activists-next-fight-discrimination-protection/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701060816im_/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"> </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/20150701060816/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/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/supreme-court-mercury-ruling/">Supreme Court Thwarts EPA Mercury Rules in a Victory for Texas</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a> and <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 09:49:16 -0500" title="2015-06-29 09:49"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/supreme-court-mercury-ruling/comments/"><span class="value">36</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/supreme-court-mercury-ruling/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150701060816im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/10/TexTrib-Climate001_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Steam rises from the stacks at the Martin Lake Coal-Fired Power Plant in Tatum, TX March 30, 2011."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Steam rises from the stacks at the Martin Lake Coal-Fired Power Plant in Tatum, TX March 30, 2011.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>A coalition of states including Texas has defeated the Environmental Protection Agency in a battle over major regulations on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150701060816/http://www2.epa.gov/international-cooperation/mercury-emissions-global-context">mercury</a>, acid gases and other toxic metals emissions that spew from power plants, including many plants in Texas.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/supreme-court-mercury-ruling/"> <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/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/30/brief-june-30-2015/">The Brief: June 30, 2015</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/huffman-discloses-husbands-financial-holdings/">Huffman Discloses Husband's Financial Holdings</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150701060816/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/ted-cruz-book-interview/">Ted Cruz: "I Thought That Popularity Was the Holy 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