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A seventh-generation Texan, Abby graduated from the University of Texas at Austin. She grew up in Fort Worth and has appeared in an episode of "The Bold and The Beautiful." Abby pitched and produced political segments for CNN’s John King, USA and worked as a TV editor for The Hotline, National Journal’s campaign tipsheet. Abby began her journalism career as a desk assistant at NBC News in Washington, working her way up to the political unit, where she researched stories for Nightly News, the Today Show and Meet the Press. In keeping with the Trib’s great history of hiring softball stars, Abby is a two-time MVP for The Bad News Babes, the women’s press softball team that takes on female members of Congress in the annual Congressional Women’s Softball breast cancer charity game. </p> <ul class="social_links"> <li><a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#43222f2a352a2d2430372c2d0337263b223037312a21362d266d2c3124"> <i class="icon-envelope"></i> <span><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ff9e9396899691988c8b9091bf8b9a879e8c8b8d969d8a919ad1908d98">[email protected]</span><script cf-hash="f9e31" type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */!function(){try{var t="currentScript"in document?document.currentScript:function(){for(var t=document.getElementsByTagName("script"),e=t.length;e--;)if(t[e].getAttribute("cf-hash"))return t[e]}();if(t&&t.previousSibling){var e,r,n,i,c=t.previousSibling,a=c.getAttribute("data-cfemail");if(a){for(e="",r=parseInt(a.substr(0,2),16),n=2;a.length-n;n+=2)i=parseInt(a.substr(n,2),16)^r,e+=String.fromCharCode(i);e=document.createTextNode(e),c.parentNode.replaceChild(e,c)}}}catch(u){}}();/* ]]> */</script></span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150629101229/http://twitter.com/TexasTribAbby " target="_blank"> <i class="icon-twitter"></i> <span>@TexasTribAbby </span> </a></li> </ul> </div> <section id="contributions"> <a name="contributions"></a> <h2>Recent Contributions</h2> <div class="contributions"> <nav class="pagination"> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>&lsaquo;</span> previous</span></li><li><span class="current page">1</span></li><li><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="page">2</a></li><li><a href="?page=3#contributions" class="page">3</a></li><li><a href="?page=4#contributions" class="page">4</a></li><li><a href="?page=5#contributions" class="page">5</a></li><li><a href="?page=6#contributions" class="page">6</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/cruz-rove-spar-over-bush-endorsement-ags-race/">Cruz, Rove Spar Over Bush Endorsement in AG's Race</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/cruz-rove-spar-over-bush-endorsement-ags-race/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629101229im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/28/RoveCruz_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150629101229/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/28/RoveCruz_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a> and <a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 28 Jun 2015 23:20:32 -0500" title="2015-06-28 23:20"> June 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/cruz-rove-spar-over-bush-endorsement-ags-race/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> is digging in his heels in an increasingly bitter spat with Karl Rove, a longtime adviser to Texas' most famous family in politics — a family now fielding former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush against Cruz in the 2016 presidential race.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/28/cruz-rove-spar-over-bush-endorsement-ags-race/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/cruz-perry-react-gay-marriage-ruling/">Texans on Campaign Trail, in D.C. React to Gay Marriage Ruling</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/cruz-perry-react-gay-marriage-ruling/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629101229im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_S3R7947fistpump_jpg_260x1000_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/20150629101229/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> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> and <a href="/web/20150629101229/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></ul> </header> <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/20150629101229/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=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/why-it-so-hard-oust-congressman/">Tea Party Not Bagging Texas Congressional Seats</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/why-it-so-hard-oust-congressman/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629101229im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/100810_ralphhall_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Congressman Ralph Hall waves to the crowd at Frisco 2008 community parade."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150629101229/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/100810_ralphhall_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Congressman Ralph Hall waves to the crowd at Frisco 2008 community parade." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Credit: friscoparade.com</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Congressman Ralph Hall waves to the crowd at Frisco 2008 community parade.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-26 06:00"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/why-it-so-hard-oust-congressman/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The GOP's Tea Party wing has made serious inroads into Texas state offices, but the movement has come up short when it comes to congressional elections, failing to field candidates with serious chances of ousting incumbent U.S. House members.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/why-it-so-hard-oust-congressman/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/trade-clears-senate-hurdle-despite-cruz-backing-ou/">Trade Clears Senate Hurdle, Despite Cruz Backing Out</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/trade-clears-senate-hurdle-despite-cruz-backing-ou/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629101229im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/23/TT-leadart-cruz-02_png_260x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150629101229/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/23/TT-leadart-cruz-02_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Matt McClain, The Washington Post</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 23 Jun 2015 14:51:15 -0500" title="2015-06-23 14:51"> June 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/trade-clears-senate-hurdle-despite-cruz-backing-ou/comments/"><span class="value">18</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Despite Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a>’s eleventh-hour change of heart on the biggest vote since he became a presidential candidate, the U.S. Senate cleared a major procedural hurdle Tuesday that will likely give President Obama the authority to negotiate the largest trade deal in American history.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/trade-clears-senate-hurdle-despite-cruz-backing-ou/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/21/congressman-track-tea-party-challenges/">3 Texas Congressmen Anticipating Tea Party Challengers</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/21/congressman-track-tea-party-challenges/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629101229im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/18/Congress-3-Split_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Reps. Blake Farenthold, Lamar Smith and Pete Sessions"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150629101229/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/18/Congress-3-Split_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Reps. Blake Farenthold, Lamar Smith and Pete Sessions" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Reps. Blake Farenthold, Lamar Smith and Pete Sessions</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 21 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-21 06:00"> June 21, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/21/congressman-track-tea-party-challenges/comments/"><span class="value">58</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Six months out from the filing deadline, Texas political operatives on the right and the even farther right are analyzing the state's congressional map in an attempt to identify vulnerable members of the delegation. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/21/congressman-track-tea-party-challenges/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/20/perry-calls-south-carolina-shootings-hate-crime/">Day After "Accident" Remark, Perry Strikes Somber Tone</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/20/perry-calls-south-carolina-shootings-hate-crime/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629101229im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_S3R7947fistpump_jpg_260x1000_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/20150629101229/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> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 20 Jun 2015 11:21:09 -0500" title="2015-06-20 11:21"> June 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/20/perry-calls-south-carolina-shootings-hate-crime/comments/"><span class="value">58</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A day after stirring controversy for referring to the Charleston shootings as an "accident," former Gov. Rick Perry at an event in Washington on Saturday repeatedly called the massacre a “hate crime."</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/20/perry-calls-south-carolina-shootings-hate-crime/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/cruz-courts-evangelical-voters/">Cruz: Pray Supreme Court Doesn't Legalize Gay Marriage</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/cruz-courts-evangelical-voters/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629101229im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/Cruz-2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz at the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua, N.H., on April 18, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150629101229/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/Cruz-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz at the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua, N.H., on April 18, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Michael Vadon</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz at the First in the Nation Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua, N.H., on April 18, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 18 Jun 2015 14:01:15 -0500" title="2015-06-18 14:01"> June 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/cruz-courts-evangelical-voters/comments/"><span class="value">82</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> used the imminent Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage to make his case to a socially conservative group on Thursday.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/cruz-courts-evangelical-voters/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/13/why-are-so-few-texas-women-congress/">Why Are So Few Texas Women in Congress?</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/13/why-are-so-few-texas-women-congress/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629101229im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/12/JohnsonGrangerJackson_jpg_260x1000_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/20150629101229/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> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150629101229/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/20150629101229/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> <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/20150629101229/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=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/12/texas-democrats-vote-kill-obamas-legacy-bill/">Texas Democrats Help Defeat Obama's Legacy Bill</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/12/texas-democrats-vote-kill-obamas-legacy-bill/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629101229im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/19/TTEvents_JoaquinCastro156_jpg_260x1000_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/20150629101229/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> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150629101229/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/20150629101229/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> <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/20150629101229/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=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/09/hensarling-ex-im-bank/">Hensarling Leads Bid to Kill Export-Import Bank</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/09/hensarling-ex-im-bank/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629101229im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/JebHensarling_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Dallas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150629101229/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/JebHensarling_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Dallas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Dallas.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 9 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-09 06:00"> June 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/09/hensarling-ex-im-bank/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>U.S. Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/jeb-hensarling/">Jeb Hensarling</a>, a Dallas Republican, has amassed enough political capital to become chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, and he's using it to try to kill the U.S. Export-Import Bank, the latest Tea Party punching bag.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/09/hensarling-ex-im-bank/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/07/perry-fires-back-clinton-voter-id/">Perry Fires Back at Clinton on Voter ID</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/07/perry-fires-back-clinton-voter-id/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629101229im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_S3R7947fistpump_jpg_260x1000_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/20150629101229/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> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 7 Jun 2015 09:45:25 -0500" title="2015-06-07 09:45"> June 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/07/perry-fires-back-clinton-voter-id/comments/"><span class="value">64</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;">"I don’t know who she’s playing to, but she’s not playing to the people of Texas," Rick Perry said on CNN, referring to </span>former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's criticism of his voter access policies as governor.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/07/perry-fires-back-clinton-voter-id/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/05/trade-deal-squeezes-texas-democrats/">Trade Deal Squeezes Texas Congressional Democrats</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/05/trade-deal-squeezes-texas-democrats/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629101229im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/19/TTEvents_JoaquinCastro082_JPG_260x1000_q100.JPG" alt="U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas' 10th District talks about recent immigration issues at TTEvents on Feb. 19, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150629101229/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/19/TTEvents_JoaquinCastro082_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas' 10th District talks about recent immigration issues at TTEvents 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 of Texas' 10th District talks about recent immigration issues at TTEvents on Feb. 19, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 5 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-05 06:00"> June 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/05/trade-deal-squeezes-texas-democrats/comments/"><span class="value">27</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>Texas Democrats in the U.S. House face an agonizing choice: oppose a sweeping trade measure and deep-six President Obama’s economic legacy, or support it and antagonize labor, one of the largest financial constituents in the party.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/05/trade-deal-squeezes-texas-democrats/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150629101229/http://apps.texastribune.org/perrytracker/">PerryTracker: Follow Perry on the Campaign Trail</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150629101229/http://apps.texastribune.org/perrytracker/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629101229im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/TT-Perry-tracker-leadart_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150629101229/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/TT-Perry-tracker-leadart_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Rebecca F. Miller</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a>, <a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> and <a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 4 Jun 2015 16:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-04 16:00"> June 4, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>On Thursday, former Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> announced he was entering the 2016 campaign for president, the second time he has run for the White House. The Texas Tribune is compiling Perry’s public events — past and future — since his official launch.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150629101229/http://apps.texastribune.org/perrytracker/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/04/8-things-know-about-rick-perry/">8 Things to Know About Rick Perry</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150629101229/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/04/8-things-know-about-rick-perry/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150629101229im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/25/Perry_IA_Freedom_Summit_3_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Texas Gov. 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