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Rick Perry announces his 2016 candidacy for president June 4, 2015, in Addison, Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030709/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_F5U3241speech3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Gov. Rick Perry announces his 2016 candidacy for president June 4, 2015, in Addison, Texas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Gov. Rick Perry announces his 2016 candidacy for president June 4, 2015, in Addison, Texas.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 11 Aug 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-08-11 05:59"> Aug. 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/11/brief-aug-11-2015/comments/"><span class="value">41</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Former Gov. </span>Rick Perry<span>'s money woes have caused his campaign to cease paying all its staff.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/11/brief-aug-11-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/10/brief-aug-10-2015/">The Brief: Cruz's "Knockout Speech" in Atlanta</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/10/brief-aug-10-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030709im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/08/Cruz3_tt_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, a 2016 presidential candidate, speaking at the RedState Gathering in Atlanta on Aug. 8, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030709/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/08/Cruz3_tt_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, a 2016 presidential candidate, speaking at the RedState Gathering in Atlanta on Aug. 8, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Emily Hoerner</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, a 2016 presidential candidate, speaking at the RedState Gathering in Atlanta on Aug. 8, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 10 Aug 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-08-10 05:59"> Aug. 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/10/brief-aug-10-2015/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Following a relatively muted debate performance Thursday, U.S. Sen. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a><span> addressed a packed and enthusiastic room Saturday at the RedState Gathering in Atlanta as part of his swing through Southern states. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/10/brief-aug-10-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/brief-august-7-2015/">The Brief: How Cruz and Perry Did in the Debates</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/brief-august-7-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030709im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/06/Full_Debate_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The first GOP presidential debate of the 2016 election cycle in Cleveland, Ohio, on August 6, 2015. Seven candidates didn't meet debate sponsor Fox News' polling criteria and met in this separate debate."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030709/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/06/Full_Debate_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The first GOP presidential debate of the 2016 election cycle in Cleveland, Ohio, on August 6, 2015. Seven candidates didn't meet debate sponsor Fox News' polling criteria and met in this separate debate." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Screenshot/Fox News</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The first GOP presidential debate of the 2016 election cycle in Cleveland, Ohio, on August 6, 2015. Seven candidates didn't meet debate sponsor Fox News' polling criteria and met in this separate debate.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 7 Aug 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-08-07 05:59"> Aug. 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/brief-august-7-2015/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The two Texans on the separate GOP debate stages Thursday didn't throw many punches at fellow Republicans in the first debates of the 2016 cycle.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/07/brief-august-7-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/brief-august-6-2015/">The Brief: Voter ID Law Violates Voting Rights Act, Court Says</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/brief-august-6-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030709im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/28/VoteSigns_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Signs greeting early voters outside the Lakeside Activity Center in Mesquite."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030709/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/28/VoteSigns_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Signs greeting early voters outside the Lakeside Activity Center in Mesquite." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Ross Ramsey</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Signs greeting early voters outside the Lakeside Activity Center in Mesquite.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 6 Aug 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-08-06 05:59"> Aug. 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/brief-august-6-2015/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Opponents of Texas' voter ID law got a partial victory yesterday with an appeals court panel's decision that the law violates a section of the Voting Rights Act, which was signed 50 years ago today.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/brief-august-6-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/kansas-struggles-record-breaking-teacher-shortage/">Kansas Struggles With Record-Breaking Teacher Shortage</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/kansas-struggles-record-breaking-teacher-shortage/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030709im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Classroom_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030709/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Classroom_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Tiffany Szerpicki</cite> </div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>With more than 450 positions open, Kansas is </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150812030709/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kansas-teacher-shortage_55b913ebe4b0074ba5a729d5?utm_hp_ref=education">scrambling to find willing educators</a><span> to staff its increasingly resource-strapped public schools for some of the lowest pay in the country. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/kansas-struggles-record-breaking-teacher-shortage/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/free-range-playgrounds-let-kids-manage-their-own-r/">Free-Range Playgrounds Let Kids Manage Their Own Risk</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/free-range-playgrounds-let-kids-manage-their-own-r/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030709im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/18/DISDPre-K4_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Pre-K teacher Josefina Pineda teaches her students the concept of "push" by having them join hands and push back and forth in her classroom at the Dallas Independent School District elementary school Cesar Chavez Learning Center in Dallas, Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030709/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/18/DISDPre-K4_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Pre-K teacher Josefina Pineda teaches her students the concept of "push" by having them join hands and push back and forth in her classroom at the Dallas Independent School District elementary school Cesar Chavez Learning Center in Dallas, Texas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Robert W. Hart</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Pre-K teacher Josefina Pineda teaches her students the concept of "push" by having them join hands and push back and forth in her classroom at the Dallas Independent School District elementary school Cesar Chavez Learning Center in Dallas, Texas.</div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Free-range public playgrounds </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150812030709/http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/08/04/425912755/play-hard-live-free-where-wild-play-still-rules">are emerging as an alternative</a><span> to structured play dates, allowing school-aged kids a space to play — really play.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/free-range-playgrounds-let-kids-manage-their-own-r/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/head-starts-benefits-prove-challenge-measure/">Head Start鈥檚 Benefits Prove Hard to Measure</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/head-starts-benefits-prove-challenge-measure/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030709im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-BilingualPreK-012_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Teacher Silvia Corado works with students in her pre-kindergarten class as they learn syllables and word identification, part of the Summer Bilingual Academy at Wilson Elementary School in San Antonio."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030709/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-BilingualPreK-012_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Teacher Silvia Corado works with students in her pre-kindergarten class as they learn syllables and word identification, part of the Summer Bilingual Academy at Wilson Elementary School in San Antonio." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Lisa Krantz</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Teacher Silvia Corado works with students in her pre-kindergarten class as they learn syllables and word identification, part of the Summer Bilingual Academy at Wilson Elementary School in San Antonio.</div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Despite vast evidence that early childhood education improves outcomes for students later in life, a recent report from the U.S. Department of Education </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150812030709/http://hechingerreport.org/federal-report-finds-scant-scientific-evidence-for-effectiveness-of-head-start-programs/">concluded that there is little evidence</a><span> to support measurable benefits of one specific early learning initiative: Head Start.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/head-starts-benefits-prove-challenge-measure/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/ed-analytics-company-wins-over-investors/">Education Analytics Company Wins Over Investors</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/ed-analytics-company-wins-over-investors/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030709im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/1237883_54023528_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030709/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/1237883_54023528_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Credit: Ante Vekic</cite> </div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Panorama Education, a data analytics company focused on K-12 education, </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150812030709/http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/04/panorama-raises-12-million-to-help-schools-understand-their-students/">has just scored $12 million</a><span> from high-profile investors like Google Ventures and Mark Zuckerberg’s Startup:Education.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/ed-analytics-company-wins-over-investors/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/pearson-settles-after-states-tests-disrupted-last-/">Pearson Settles After Tests in Minnesota Disrupted</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/pearson-settles-after-states-tests-disrupted-last-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030709im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/StandardTesting-1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030709/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/StandardTesting-1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Shannan Muskopf</cite> </div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Pearson </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150812030709/http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/marketplacek12/2015/08/pearson_agrees_to_compensate_minnesota_for_testing_breakdowns.html">has agreed to pay </a><span>Minnesota $1 million in fees and provide almost $4.7 million in educational fees after the state's public education assessments were fraught with technical difficulties earlier this year. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/pearson-settles-after-states-tests-disrupted-last-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/k-12-online-learning-framed-opportunity-not-burden/">Opinion: Frame Online Learning for Teachers as an Opportunity</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/k-12-online-learning-framed-opportunity-not-burden/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030709im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/computerclassroom_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030709/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/computerclassroom_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Online learning has become an integral part of education, yet </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150812030709/http://www.forbes.com/sites/barbarakurshan/2015/07/29/shifting-the-professional-development-paradigm-for-k-12-online-learning/">teachers sometimes don't see the benefits</a><span> of learning how to use these options effectively, writes a director at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education.<br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/k-12-online-learning-framed-opportunity-not-burden/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/bookshelf-august-6-2015/">The Bookshelf: Aug. 6, 2015</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/bookshelf-august-6-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030709im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/05/ThePrize_png_260x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030709/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/05/ThePrize_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 5 Aug 2015 23:00:00 -0500" title="2015-08-05 23:00"> Aug. 5, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights <em>The Prize</em>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/bookshelf-august-6-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/q-daniel-r-taber/">The Q&A: Daniel R. Taber</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/q-daniel-r-taber/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030709im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/05/Daniel_Taber_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Daniel R. Taber is an assistant professor at the University of Texas School of Public Health-Austin Regional Campus."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030709/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/05/Daniel_Taber_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Daniel R. Taber is an assistant professor at the University of Texas School of Public Health-Austin Regional Campus." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Daniel R. Taber is an assistant professor at the University of Texas School of Public Health-Austin Regional Campus.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 5 Aug 2015 23:00:00 -0500" title="2015-08-05 23:00"> Aug. 5, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>In this week's Q&A, we interview Daniel R. Taber, an assistant professor of health promotion and behavioral sciences at the University of Texas School of Public Health-Austin Regional Campus.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/q-daniel-r-taber/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/brief-august-5-2015/">The Brief: Paxton Says He'll Be "Fully Vindicated"</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/brief-august-5-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030709im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/29/7C2A2738_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton testifies on July 29, 2015, before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on an investigation into Planned Parenthood's practices."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030709/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/29/7C2A2738_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton testifies on July 29, 2015, before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on an investigation into Planned Parenthood's practices." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton testifies on July 29, 2015, before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on an investigation into Planned Parenthood's practices.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 5 Aug 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-08-05 05:59"> Aug. 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/brief-august-5-2015/comments/"><span class="value">21</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A day after his indictment was made public, Texas Attorney General </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a><span> told his supporters he expects he'll be "fully vindicated."</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/brief-august-5-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/04/brief-august-4-2015/">The Brief: Paxton Booked in Fraud Case, Will Plead Not Guilty</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/04/brief-august-4-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030709im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/03/Paxton-Mug_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030709/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/03/Paxton-Mug_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 4 Aug 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-08-04 05:59"> Aug. 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/04/brief-august-4-2015/comments/"><span class="value">42</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The indictment against Texas Attorney General </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> was out yesterday — and so was his mugshot.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/04/brief-august-4-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/fda-approves-long-awaited-new-cholesterol-drugs/">FDA Approves Long-Awaited Cholesterol Drugs</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/fda-approves-long-awaited-new-cholesterol-drugs/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030709im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Pharma_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030709/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Pharma_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Federal regulators </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150812030709/http://www.wsj.com/articles/fda-approves-cholesterol-drug-from-regeneron-sanofi-1437762374">have signed off</a><span> on a new drug that lowers cholesterol, a development that could bring an important but costly new medical tool to fighting heart disease. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812030709/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/fda-approves-long-awaited-new-cholesterol-drugs/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <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 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