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href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/politics/">POLITICS</a><a class="subsection_toggle"><i class="icon-caret-down"></i></a></h1><ul class="subsection_menu"><li><a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/politics/special-interests/">Special Interests</a></li><li><a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/politics/lobbying/">Lobbying</a></li><li><a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/politics/elections/">Elections</a></li></ul><script> $(window).load(function () { $('.subsection_toggle').click(function(e){ e.preventDefault(); $('.subsection_menu').slideToggle('fast', function() {}); }); }); </script></header> <section class="topstory grid"> <article class=""> <div class="media large"> <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/27/fiorina-braves-stage-snafu-pitch-outsider-experien/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/27/Fiorina_in_SA_jpg_474x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Republican Presidential candidate Carly Fiorina speaks to the National Organization of Women Business Owners meeting in San Antonio, Texas on Sept. 27, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/27/Fiorina_in_SA_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Republican Presidential candidate Carly Fiorina speaks to the National Organization of Women Business Owners meeting in San Antonio, Texas on Sept. 27, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Robin Jerstad</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Republican Presidential candidate Carly Fiorina speaks to the National Organization of Women Business Owners meeting in San Antonio, Texas on Sept. 27, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/27/fiorina-braves-stage-snafu-pitch-outsider-experien/">In San Antonio, Fiorina Endures Stage Collapse to Pitch Outsider Experience</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 27 Sep 2015 19:26:57 -0500" title="2015-09-27 19:26"> Sept. 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/27/fiorina-braves-stage-snafu-pitch-outsider-experien/comments/"><span class="value">19</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina on Sunday braved the collapse of part of a stage in San Antonio to pitch her outsider experience to a national meeting of women business owners. </span></span><span>She told them the government and politicians in both parties are making their jobs more difficult than ever.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/27/fiorina-braves-stage-snafu-pitch-outsider-experien/"> <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/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/the-ticket-episode-6/">The Ticket: Carly Fiorina and Chris Cillizza</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/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/26/iowa-cruz-diagnoses-boehners-resignation/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/26/Cruz_talks_BoehnerTT_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks with Iowans on Saturday at a restaurant in Hampton. The 2016 presidential candidate discussed the resignation of U.S. House Speaker John Boehner and what it means for the White House race."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/26/Cruz_talks_BoehnerTT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks with Iowans on Saturday at a restaurant in Hampton. The 2016 presidential candidate discussed the resignation of U.S. House Speaker John Boehner and what it means for the White House race." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Patrick Svitek</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks with Iowans on Saturday at a restaurant in Hampton. The 2016 presidential candidate discussed the resignation of U.S. House Speaker John Boehner and what it means for the White House race.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/26/iowa-cruz-diagnoses-boehners-resignation/">Cruz Crosses Iowa Reflecting on Boehner Departure</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 26 Sep 2015 21:24:22 -0500" title="2015-09-26 21:24"> Sept. 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/26/iowa-cruz-diagnoses-boehners-resignation/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The resignation of U.S. House Speaker John Boehner was a topic of conversation as U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, toured Iowa on Saturday. <span>Cruz said Boehner's exit shows people are "frustrated out of their minds" with the Republican Party.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/26/iowa-cruz-diagnoses-boehners-resignation/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/26/extolling-campaign-thriftiness-cruz-opens-first-io/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/26/Cruz_Iowa_Officett_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Presidential contender and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks with a supporter at the opening of his first Iowa office in Urbandale, Iowa on Sept. 26, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/26/Cruz_Iowa_Officett_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Presidential contender and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks with a supporter at the opening of his first Iowa office in Urbandale, Iowa on Sept. 26, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Patrick Svitek</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Presidential contender and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks with a supporter at the opening of his first Iowa office in Urbandale, Iowa on Sept. 26, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/26/extolling-campaign-thriftiness-cruz-opens-first-io/">Extolling Thriftiness, Cruz Opens Iowa Office</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 26 Sep 2015 11:36:10 -0500" title="2015-09-26 11:36"> Sept. 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/26/extolling-campaign-thriftiness-cruz-opens-first-io/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a>, R-Texas, opened the first Iowa outpost of his presidential bid Saturday morning with an emphasis on campaign frugality that he said bedeviled two former foes. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/26/extolling-campaign-thriftiness-cruz-opens-first-io/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/26/mccarty-helm-ne-tarrant-tea-party-flexes-its-muscl/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/24/TTF2013-WhatDoesTeaPartyWant077_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Julie McCarty during the 'What Does The Tea Party Want?' keynote session of The Texas Tribune Festival on Sep. 28, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/24/TTF2013-WhatDoesTeaPartyWant077_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Julie McCarty during the 'What Does The Tea Party Want?' keynote session of The Texas Tribune Festival on Sep. 28, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Julie McCarty during the 'What Does The Tea Party Want?' keynote session of The Texas Tribune Festival on Sep. 28, 2013.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/26/mccarty-helm-ne-tarrant-tea-party-flexes-its-muscl/">In North Texas, McCarty and Tea Party Flourish</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 26 Sep 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-09-26 06:00"> Sept. 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/26/mccarty-helm-ne-tarrant-tea-party-flexes-its-muscl/comments/"><span class="value">44</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>What began as an almost accidental plunge into politics for Julie McCarty has evolved into what is arguably the state’s most influential Tea Party group, supplanting some of the power held by traditional Texas centers of conservative gravity.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/26/mccarty-helm-ne-tarrant-tea-party-flexes-its-muscl/"> <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/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/26/iowa-cruz-diagnoses-boehners-resignation/">Cruz Crosses Iowa Reflecting on Boehner Departure</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 26 Sep 2015 21:24:22 -0500" title="2015-09-26 21:24"> Sept. 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/26/iowa-cruz-diagnoses-boehners-resignation/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/26/iowa-cruz-diagnoses-boehners-resignation/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/26/Cruz_talks_BoehnerTT_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks with Iowans on Saturday at a restaurant in Hampton. The 2016 presidential candidate discussed the resignation of U.S. House Speaker John Boehner and what it means for the White House race."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/26/Cruz_talks_BoehnerTT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks with Iowans on Saturday at a restaurant in Hampton. The 2016 presidential candidate discussed the resignation of U.S. House Speaker John Boehner and what it means for the White House race." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Patrick Svitek</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks with Iowans on Saturday at a restaurant in Hampton. The 2016 presidential candidate discussed the resignation of U.S. House Speaker John Boehner and what it means for the White House race.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The resignation of U.S. House Speaker John Boehner was a topic of conversation as U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, toured Iowa on Saturday. <span>Cruz said Boehner's exit shows people are "frustrated out of their minds" with the Republican Party.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/26/iowa-cruz-diagnoses-boehners-resignation/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/26/extolling-campaign-thriftiness-cruz-opens-first-io/">Extolling Thriftiness, Cruz Opens Iowa Office</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 26 Sep 2015 11:36:10 -0500" title="2015-09-26 11:36"> Sept. 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/26/extolling-campaign-thriftiness-cruz-opens-first-io/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/26/extolling-campaign-thriftiness-cruz-opens-first-io/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/26/Cruz_Iowa_Officett_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Presidential contender and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks with a supporter at the opening of his first Iowa office in Urbandale, Iowa on Sept. 26, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/26/Cruz_Iowa_Officett_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Presidential contender and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks with a supporter at the opening of his first Iowa office in Urbandale, Iowa on Sept. 26, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Patrick Svitek</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Presidential contender and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks with a supporter at the opening of his first Iowa office in Urbandale, Iowa on Sept. 26, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a>, R-Texas, opened the first Iowa outpost of his presidential bid Saturday morning with an emphasis on campaign frugality that he said bedeviled two former foes. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/26/extolling-campaign-thriftiness-cruz-opens-first-io/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/26/mccarty-helm-ne-tarrant-tea-party-flexes-its-muscl/">In North Texas, McCarty and Tea Party Flourish</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 26 Sep 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-09-26 06:00"> Sept. 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/26/mccarty-helm-ne-tarrant-tea-party-flexes-its-muscl/comments/"><span class="value">44</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/26/mccarty-helm-ne-tarrant-tea-party-flexes-its-muscl/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/24/TTF2013-WhatDoesTeaPartyWant077_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Julie McCarty during the 'What Does The Tea Party Want?' keynote session of The Texas Tribune Festival on Sep. 28, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/24/TTF2013-WhatDoesTeaPartyWant077_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Julie McCarty during the 'What Does The Tea Party Want?' keynote session of The Texas Tribune Festival on Sep. 28, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Julie McCarty during the 'What Does The Tea Party Want?' keynote session of The Texas Tribune Festival on Sep. 28, 2013.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>What began as an almost accidental plunge into politics for Julie McCarty has evolved into what is arguably the state’s most influential Tea Party group, supplanting some of the power held by traditional Texas centers of conservative gravity.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/26/mccarty-helm-ne-tarrant-tea-party-flexes-its-muscl/"> <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/20150928074501/http://apps.texastribune.org/perrytracker/">PerryTracker: Follow Perry on the Campaign Trail</a> </h2> <ul class="meta separator short"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a>, <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> and <a href="/web/20150928074501/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> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar" <a href="http://apps.texastribune.org/perrytracker/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/TT-Perry-tracker-leadart_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501/http://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> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150928074501/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/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/25/two-texans-eye-moving-ranks-after-boehner-retires/">Texans Eye Leadership Posts After Boehner Retires</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:23:22 -0500" title="2015-09-25 16:23"> Sept. 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/25/two-texans-eye-moving-ranks-after-boehner-retires/comments/"><span class="value">25</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/25/two-texans-eye-moving-ranks-after-boehner-retires/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/25/Hensarling-Sessions-split1024x680_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/25/Hensarling-Sessions-split1024x680_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>U.S. House Speaker John A. Boehner’s retirement could create an opportunity for at least two Texas Republicans — U.S. Reps. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/pete-sessions/">Pete Sessions</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/jeb-hensarling/">Jeb Hensarling</a>, both of Dallas — to become national party leaders. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/25/two-texans-eye-moving-ranks-after-boehner-retires/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/25/cruz-basks-news-boehner-resignation/">With Boehner's Resignation, Cruz Basks in Conservative Jubilation</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:50:53 -0500" title="2015-09-25 10:50"> Sept. 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/25/cruz-basks-news-boehner-resignation/comments/"><span class="value">65</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/25/cruz-basks-news-boehner-resignation/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/17/Ted_Cruz_Debate_2_2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz at the CNN Presidential Debate in Simi Valley, California on Sept. 16, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/17/Ted_Cruz_Debate_2_2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz at the CNN Presidential Debate in Simi Valley, California on Sept. 16, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Screenshot/CNN News</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz at the CNN Presidential Debate in Simi Valley, California on Sept. 16, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, a persistent thorn in the side of Republican congressional leadership, basked in the news Friday that House Speaker John Boehner was resigning. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/25/cruz-basks-news-boehner-resignation/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/25/ex-lawmaker-stick-gets-six-days-jail-drunken-drivi/">Former Lawmaker Sentenced to Six Days in Jail for Drunken Driving</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jordan-rudner/">Jordan Rudner</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:22:12 -0500" title="2015-09-25 10:22"> Sept. 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/25/ex-lawmaker-stick-gets-six-days-jail-drunken-drivi/comments/"><span class="value">22</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/25/ex-lawmaker-stick-gets-six-days-jail-drunken-drivi/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/18/7C2A9244_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Jack Stick, former chief counsel of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, sits inside a Travis County courtroom during his 2015 trial for a 2012 DWI arrest."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/18/7C2A9244_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Jack Stick, former chief counsel of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, sits inside a Travis County courtroom during his 2015 trial for a 2012 DWI arrest." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Jack Stick, former chief counsel of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, sits inside a Travis County courtroom during his 2015 trial for a 2012 DWI arrest.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>A Travis County judge <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1159061339">on Friday</span> sentenced former state representative Jack Stick to six days in jail and a 90-day driver's license suspension for driving while intoxicated, according to prosecutors.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/25/ex-lawmaker-stick-gets-six-days-jail-drunken-drivi/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/24/the-ticket-the-gop-debate-on-immigration/">The Ticket: The GOP Debate on Immigration</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Ben Philpott and <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 24 Sep 2015 12:41:16 -0500" title="2015-09-24 12:41"> Sept. 24, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/24/the-ticket-the-gop-debate-on-immigration/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/12/TT-theticket_leadart-sside_ou7XD98_png_150x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/12/TT-theticket_leadart-sside_ou7XD98_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>This week on The Ticket: Jay Root and Ben Philpott take a look at how the debate over immigration is playing out in the Republican presidential primary, with perspective from Tea Party activist Katrina Pierson.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/24/the-ticket-the-gop-debate-on-immigration/"> <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/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/22/texas-m-disputes-states-account-medicaid-suit/">Texas A&M Disputes State鈥檚 Account In Medicaid Suit</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 22 Sep 2015 16:06:24 -0500" title="2015-09-22 16:06"> Sept. 22, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/22/texas-m-disputes-states-account-medicaid-suit/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/22/texas-m-disputes-states-account-medicaid-suit/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/07/MedicaidTexas_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/07/MedicaidTexas_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas' largest health agency says it has not studied how budget cuts will affect children’s access to medically necessary therapy treatments — and appeared this week to place the blame for that on Texas A&M University. The university is denying the state's account.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/22/texas-m-disputes-states-account-medicaid-suit/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/22/txdot-will-ask-ag-opinion-e-verify-bill/">Confusion Over State Screening for Unauthorized Workers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 22 Sep 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-09-22 06:00"> Sept. 22, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/22/txdot-will-ask-ag-opinion-e-verify-bill/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/22/txdot-will-ask-ag-opinion-e-verify-bill/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/E-Verify_QuestionMark_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/E-Verify_QuestionMark_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>State agencies are now required by law to screen potential hires through the federal E-Verify system to ensure they can legally work in the United States. But does an order by former Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> still require the same for state contractors?</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/22/txdot-will-ask-ag-opinion-e-verify-bill/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/21/state-says-it-never-studied-how-cuts-will-affect-c/">State Didn't Study Budget Cuts for Children's Therapy</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 21 Sep 2015 19:10:47 -0500" title="2015-09-21 19:10"> Sept. 21, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/21/state-says-it-never-studied-how-cuts-will-affect-c/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/21/state-says-it-never-studied-how-cuts-will-affect-c/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/01/Medicaid-Capitol-3_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/01/Medicaid-Capitol-3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>New evidence presented in court on Monday paints a clearer picture of discussions taking place inside the state’s main health agency as it seeks to make deep cuts ordered by state lawmakers to a therapy program for poor and disabled children.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/21/state-says-it-never-studied-how-cuts-will-affect-c/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/21/despite-texas-presence-walker-exits-republican-rac/">Walker Follows Perry Out of Republican Race</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 21 Sep 2015 18:34:53 -0500" title="2015-09-21 18:34"> Sept. 21, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/21/despite-texas-presence-walker-exits-republican-rac/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/21/despite-texas-presence-walker-exits-republican-rac/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/02/Scott__Walker_Iowa_Freedom_edit_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at the Iowa Freedom Summit at the Hoyt Sherman Place theater in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/02/Scott__Walker_Iowa_Freedom_edit_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at the Iowa Freedom Summit at the Hoyt Sherman Place theater in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Rebecca F. Miller</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at the Iowa Freedom Summit at the Hoyt Sherman Place theater in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker had a substantive presence in Texas, even though he was one of the few GOP candidates who had never lived in the state. Rival presidential organizations were courting Walker donors even before his campaign confirmed news reports of his exit from the race. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/21/despite-texas-presence-walker-exits-republican-rac/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/21/palomarez-cruz-hurt-among-latinos-not-taking-trump/">Hispanic Chamber Leader: Cruz Hurt Himself by Not Criticizing Trump</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 21 Sep 2015 14:21:09 -0500" title="2015-09-21 14:21"> Sept. 21, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/21/palomarez-cruz-hurt-among-latinos-not-taking-trump/comments/"><span class="value">37</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/21/palomarez-cruz-hurt-among-latinos-not-taking-trump/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/08/CruzTrump_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (left) and fellow GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/08/CruzTrump_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (left) and fellow GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Gage Skidmore / Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (left) and fellow GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>The head of the nation's largest Hispanic business organization said Monday that U.S. Sen. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a><span> </span><span>has damaged himself in the Latino community by refusing to condemn bombastic billionaire Donald Trump. </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/21/palomarez-cruz-hurt-among-latinos-not-taking-trump/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/21/bush-addresses-us-hispanic-chamber-commerce/">In Houston, Bush Faults GOP Over Immigration Attitude</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 21 Sep 2015 12:36:14 -0500" title="2015-09-21 12:36"> Sept. 21, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/21/bush-addresses-us-hispanic-chamber-commerce/comments/"><span class="value">31</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/21/bush-addresses-us-hispanic-chamber-commerce/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/21/Jeb_Bush_USHCC_TTcrop_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Presidential candidate Jeb Bush at the Women in Business & Leadership Luncheon at the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce National Convention on Sept. 21, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150928074501/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/21/Jeb_Bush_USHCC_TTcrop_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Presidential candidate Jeb Bush at the Women in Business & Leadership Luncheon at the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce National Convention on Sept. 21, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by USHCC Livestream</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Presidential candidate Jeb Bush at the Women in Business & Leadership Luncheon at the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce National Convention on Sept. 21, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush used a speech Monday before Hispanic business leaders in Houston to chide his party over its attitude toward immigration. </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/21/bush-addresses-us-hispanic-chamber-commerce/"> <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/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/25/two-texans-eye-moving-ranks-after-boehner-retires/">Texans Eye Leadership Posts After Boehner Retires</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/25/cruz-basks-news-boehner-resignation/">With Boehner's Resignation, Cruz Basks in Conservative Jubilation</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150928074501/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/25/ex-lawmaker-stick-gets-six-days-jail-drunken-drivi/">Former Lawmaker Sentenced to Six Days in Jail for Drunken Driving</a></li> 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