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src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/couple5_jpg_474x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/couple5_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/video-gay-couples-line-up-for-marriage-licenses/">Video: Travis County Wastes No Time Issuing Marriage Licenses</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rocha-alana/">Alana Rocha</a> and <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/justin-dehn/">Justin Dehn</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 18:35:22 -0500" title="2015-06-26 18:35"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/video-gay-couples-line-up-for-marriage-licenses/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Gay marriage may now be legal in all 50 states, but not all county clerks in Texas are ready to begin issuing licenses to same-sex couples. </span><span>Some await direction from the state attorney general. </span><span>But not Travis County where dozens arrived early to make their unions official in the eyes of Texas.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/video-gay-couples-line-up-for-marriage-licenses/"> <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/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/republicans-vow-religious-liberty-fight/">Republicans Vow a Religious Liberty Fight</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/">Supreme Court: Gay Marriage Bans Are Unconstitutional</a></li> </ul> </aside> </div> </article> </section> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-8 main_column"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/future-benefits-same-sex-couples-unclear/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDB8490guys_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A couple arranges a marriage license at the Travis County Clerk's office on June 26, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDB8490guys_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A couple arranges a marriage license at the Travis County Clerk's office on June 26, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A couple arranges a marriage license at the Travis County Clerk's office on June 26, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/future-benefits-same-sex-couples-unclear/">Benefits Should Follow Same-Sex Marriages</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 18:23:08 -0500" title="2015-06-26 18:23"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/future-benefits-same-sex-couples-unclear/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">In light of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling establishing the constitutional right to same-sex marriage, public employers are now figuring out how and when spouses of married gay employees will start receiving benefits.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/future-benefits-same-sex-couples-unclear/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/republicans-vow-religious-liberty-fight/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/republicans-vow-religious-liberty-fight/">After Gay Marriage Ruling, Republicans Promise Religious Liberty Fight</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 13:03:23 -0500" title="2015-06-26 13:03"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/republicans-vow-religious-liberty-fight/comments/"><span class="value">248</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Texas' Republican leaders suffered a historic loss on Friday when the U.S. Supreme Court held that state bans on gay marriage are unconstitutional. But social conservatives vowed not to go down without a fight over religious liberty.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/republicans-vow-religious-liberty-fight/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/cruz-perry-react-gay-marriage-ruling/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_S3R7947fistpump_jpg_231x1000_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/20150627043939/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> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/cruz-perry-react-gay-marriage-ruling/">Texans on Campaign Trail, in Washington React to Gay Marriage Ruling</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> and <a href="/web/20150627043939/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> <div 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/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/cruz-perry-react-gay-marriage-ruling/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="show-for-medium-down"> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/future-benefits-same-sex-couples-unclear/">Benefits Should Follow Same-Sex Marriages</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 18:23:08 -0500" title="2015-06-26 18:23"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/future-benefits-same-sex-couples-unclear/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/future-benefits-same-sex-couples-unclear/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDB8490guys_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A couple arranges a marriage license at the Travis County Clerk's office on June 26, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDB8490guys_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A couple arranges a marriage license at the Travis County Clerk's office on June 26, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A couple arranges a marriage license at the Travis County Clerk's office on June 26, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">In light of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling establishing the constitutional right to same-sex marriage, public employers are now figuring out how and when spouses of married gay employees will start receiving benefits.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/future-benefits-same-sex-couples-unclear/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/republicans-vow-religious-liberty-fight/">After Gay Marriage Ruling, Republicans Promise Religious Liberty Fight</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 13:03:23 -0500" title="2015-06-26 13:03"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/republicans-vow-religious-liberty-fight/comments/"><span class="value">248</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/republicans-vow-religious-liberty-fight/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas' Republican leaders suffered a historic loss on Friday when the U.S. Supreme Court held that state bans on gay marriage are unconstitutional. But social conservatives vowed not to go down without a fight over religious liberty.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/republicans-vow-religious-liberty-fight/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/cruz-perry-react-gay-marriage-ruling/">Texans on Campaign Trail, in Washington React to Gay Marriage Ruling</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> and <a href="/web/20150627043939/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> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/cruz-perry-react-gay-marriage-ruling/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_S3R7947fistpump_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Gov. Rick Perry announces his intentions to run for president in 2016 on June 4, 2015, at the Addison Airport."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_S3R7947fistpump_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Gov. Rick Perry announces his intentions to run for president in 2016 on June 4, 2015, at the Addison Airport." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Gov. Rick Perry announces his intentions to run for president in 2016 on June 4, 2015, at the Addison Airport.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texas politicians on the Potomac and on the presidential trail reacted </span><span>along anticipated partisan lines to</span><span> Friday's U.S. Supreme Court's ruling legalizing gay marriage. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/cruz-perry-react-gay-marriage-ruling/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 gap hide-for-medium-down left_rail"> <section class="folder"> <div class="tab data"> <hgroup> <h1>Featured Data</h1> <h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/government-employee-salaries/">Government Salary Database Updated</a> </h2> <ul class="meta separator short"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a>, Noah Seger and Gerald Rich </li><li><time datetime="Tue, 9 Oct 2012 06:00:00 -0500" title="2012-10-09 06:00"> Oct. 9, 2012 </time></li></ul> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar" <a href="http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/government-employee-salaries/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-Money-SalarayUpdate_1_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-Money-SalarayUpdate_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman / Steven Leggett</cite> </div> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/data/"><span>+</span> More Data</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <aside class="ad_container sidebar_block"> <div class="sponsor_image_holder"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="300x250" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_Home_BTF_LeftRail1_TTRectangle_300x250"> </div> </div> </aside> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/">Supreme Court: Gay Marriage Bans Are Unconstitutional</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 09:07:32 -0500" title="2015-06-26 09:07"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/comments/"><span class="value">68</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDA7394HolmesPhariss1_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Vic Holmes and Mark Phariss of Plano at an LBJ Library press conference celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage on June 26, 2015. Holmes and Phariss had sued Texas over its same-sex marriage ban."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDA7394HolmesPhariss1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Vic Holmes and Mark Phariss of Plano at an LBJ Library press conference celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage on June 26, 2015. Holmes and Phariss had sued Texas over its same-sex marriage ban." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Vic Holmes and Mark Phariss of Plano at an LBJ Library press conference celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage on June 26, 2015. Holmes and Phariss had sued Texas over its same-sex marriage ban.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Handing gay rights advocates a monumental victory, the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043939/http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/14-556_3204.pdf">U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled</a> that marriages between couples of the same sex cannot be prohibited by states, a decision that overrides Texas’ ban on gay marriage.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/why-it-so-hard-oust-congressman/">Tea Party Not Bagging Texas Congressional Seats</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043939/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/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/why-it-so-hard-oust-congressman/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/why-it-so-hard-oust-congressman/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/100810_ralphhall_jpg_150x1000_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/20150627043939/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> <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/20150627043939/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="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texting-bills-demise-victory-tea-party-freshmen/">Texting Bill's Demise a Victory for Tea Party Freshmen</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</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/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texting-bills-demise-victory-tea-party-freshmen/comments/"><span class="value">23</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texting-bills-demise-victory-tea-party-freshmen/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/09/TextandDrive_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/09/TextandDrive_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>It was a mostly new cast of characters in the Texas Senate, a chamber historically ruled by seniority, that flexed its political muscle to stop a statewide texting-while-driving ban this year.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texting-bills-demise-victory-tea-party-freshmen/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/abbotts-office-promised-help-major-donor/">Abbott's Office Promised Help to Major Donor</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 17:40:36 -0500" title="2015-06-25 17:40"> June 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/abbotts-office-promised-help-major-donor/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/abbotts-office-promised-help-major-donor/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/11/7C2A8102_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott after signing Senate Bill 2065, the Pastor Protection Act, into law."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/11/7C2A8102_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott after signing Senate Bill 2065, the Pastor Protection Act, into law." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott after signing Senate Bill 2065, the Pastor Protection Act, into law.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A major donor to Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a><span> sought and received help from the office of the governor after complaining that Democrats and their top contributor were on the verge of defeating a controversial bill insurance companies wanted.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/abbotts-office-promised-help-major-donor/"> <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/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/emails-provide-rare-glimpse-abbott-world/">Emails Provide Rare Glimpse Into Gov. Greg Abbott's World</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:44:53 -0500" title="2015-06-24 13:44"> June 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/emails-provide-rare-glimpse-abbott-world/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/emails-provide-rare-glimpse-abbott-world/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/11/7C2A8102_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott after signing Senate Bill 2065, the Pastor Protection Act, into law."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/11/7C2A8102_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott after signing Senate Bill 2065, the Pastor Protection Act, into law." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott after signing Senate Bill 2065, the Pastor Protection Act, into law.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"><span>Dozens of emails obtained by the Tribune </span><span>provide a rare peek into the private deliberations of Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a>. The emails paint a portrait of a chief executive more interested in the nitty-gritty of </span><span>state policy than what’s known of his predecessor.</span> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/emails-provide-rare-glimpse-abbott-world/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/feds-curtail-use-family-detention-centers/">Feds to Curtail Use of Family Detention Centers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Jun 2015 13:02:44 -0500" title="2015-06-24 13:02"> June 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/feds-curtail-use-family-detention-centers/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/feds-curtail-use-family-detention-centers/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/02/IMG_0648_8fq3HN5_jpeg_150x1000_q100.jpeg" alt="Protestors left their signs on the fence surrounding the South Texas Family Residential Center near Dilley, Texas on May 2, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/02/IMG_0648_8fq3HN5_jpeg_800x1000_q100.jpeg" title="Protestors left their signs on the fence surrounding the South Texas Family Residential Center near Dilley, Texas on May 2, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Ryan McCrimmon</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Protestors left their signs on the fence surrounding the South Texas Family Residential Center near Dilley, Texas on May 2, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson announced Wednesday that families that enter the country illegally to seek asylum will no longer be detained after they’ve established a legitimate claim for relief.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/feds-curtail-use-family-detention-centers/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/carlos-gonzalez-gutierrez-tt-interview/">New Consul Takes on Mexico's Texas Diaspora</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-24 06:00"> June 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/carlos-gonzalez-gutierrez-tt-interview/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/carlos-gonzalez-gutierrez-tt-interview/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/23/CGG-2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Consul General Carlos González Gutiérrez"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/23/CGG-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Consul General Carlos González Gutiérrez" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Consulado General de México en Austin</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Consul General Carlos González Gutiérrez</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>In an interview with the Tribune, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043939/http://consulmex.sre.gob.mx/austin/index.php/component/content/article/64">Carlos González Gutiérrez</a>, Mexico's newest general consul in Austin, discussed the challenges of reaching out to the state's diverse communities of Mexican nationals, and how he interacts with state leaders at the Capitol. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/carlos-gonzalez-gutierrez-tt-interview/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/trade-clears-senate-hurdle-despite-cruz-backing-ou/">Trade Clears Senate Hurdle, Despite Cruz Pulling Support</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043939/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/20150627043939/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> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/trade-clears-senate-hurdle-despite-cruz-backing-ou/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/23/TT-leadart-cruz-02_png_150x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939/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> <section class="summary"> <p>Despite Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043939/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/20150627043939/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="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/first-session-abbott-keeps-drama-minimum/">In First Session, Abbott Kept Drama at Bay</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 23 Jun 2015 12:08:19 -0500" title="2015-06-23 12:08"> June 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/first-session-abbott-keeps-drama-minimum/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/first-session-abbott-keeps-drama-minimum/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/15/DSC_8648gesture_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott at a Tax Day press conference on April 15, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/15/DSC_8648gesture_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott at a Tax Day press conference on April 15, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott at a Tax Day press conference on April 15, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a>, who took office in January as an enigma to even Capitol veterans, has ended his first session with a reputation as a thoughtful behind-the-scenes player with a less aggressive approach than his predecessor had. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/first-session-abbott-keeps-drama-minimum/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/abbott-education-vetoes/">With Education Vetoes, Abbott Nods to Tea Party</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 23 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-23 06:00"> June 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/abbott-education-vetoes/comments/"><span class="value">51</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/abbott-education-vetoes/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/04/_BDB2339Abbottpauses_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott at the Texas State Prayer Breakfast in Austin on May 4, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/04/_BDB2339Abbottpauses_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott at the Texas State Prayer Breakfast in Austin on May 4, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott at the Texas State Prayer Breakfast in Austin on May 4, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The conservative wing of Republican Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a>'s party wasn't thrilled with his first legislative session, objecting most notably to his "godless" pre-kindergarten plan. 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Scott Turner Not Running for Re-election</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 12:47:27 -0500" title="2015-06-25 12:47"> June 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/turner-not-running-re-election/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/turner-not-running-re-election/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/13/_F5U8236Turner_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Scott Turner, R-Frisco, gives a personal speech on the House floor after losing the speaker's race to Joe Straus, R-San Antonio."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/13/_F5U8236Turner_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Scott Turner, R-Frisco, gives a personal speech on the House floor after losing the speaker's race to Joe Straus, R-San Antonio." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Scott Turner, R-Frisco, gives a personal speech on the House floor after losing the speaker's race to Joe Straus, R-San Antonio.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>State Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/scott-turner/" target="_blank">Scott Turner</a>, the Frisco Republican who unsuccessfully ran for speaker this year, has decided not to seek re-election.</p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/turner-not-running-re-election/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/supreme-court-decides-fate-obamacare-texas/">Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare Subsidies</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a 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href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/uttt-poll-texans-wary-domestic-use-military/">UT/TT Poll: Texans Skittish About Domestic Use of U.S. Military</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-25 06:00"> June 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/uttt-poll-texans-wary-domestic-use-military/comments/"><span class="value">138</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/uttt-poll-texans-wary-domestic-use-military/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/24/UT-TT-Polls-062415.001_iOG3M7y_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150627043939/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/24/UT-TT-Polls-062415.001_iOG3M7y_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texas voters — especially conservative voters — are uneasy about domestic use of the U.S. military by the federal government, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150627043939/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/uttt-poll-texans-wary-domestic-use-military/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a 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