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Ted Cruz, R-Texas, will play a role in shaping the results. Asked Thursday if he plans to get involved in the nominating contests, Cruz said he was focused on his own presidential primary. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/06/lege-primaries-cruzs-support-already-causing-buzz/"> <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/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/03/cruz-opens-texas-swing-warning-rivals/">Cruz Opens Texas Swing With Warning for Rivals</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/29/cruz-perry-make-anti-establishment-pitches-faithfu/">Cruz, Perry Make Anti-Establishment Pitches to the Faithful</a></li> </ul> </aside> </div> </article> </section> <div class="mobile-only"> <div class="ad adunit mobile" data-dimensions="300x100" data-adunit="_TexasTribune_Content_Home_BetweenArticles_Top_300x100"> </div> </div> <div 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Issues</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 5 Sep 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-09-05 06:00"> Sept. 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/05/new-tolled-roads-near-border-face-enforcement-issu/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>As El Paso prepares to open new toll roads, officials' inability to mail bills to Mexican drivers means only U.S. drivers will be required to pay.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/05/new-tolled-roads-near-border-face-enforcement-issu/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/epa-water-rule-applies-texas-after-all/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150907103335im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/03/31/EPA-Water_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/epa-water-rule-applies-texas-after-all/">EPA Water Rule Applies to Texas After All</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 4 Sep 2015 17:23:19 -0500" title="2015-09-04 17:23"> Sept. 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/epa-water-rule-applies-texas-after-all/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The Obama administration’s controversial new clean water regulations apply in Texas after all. Clarifying an injunction issued last week, a federal judge says he blocked the federal Waters of the U.S. rule in only 13 states. Texas is not one of them.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/epa-water-rule-applies-texas-after-all/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/confederate-goes-court-again-fight-removal-confede/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150907103335im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/30/2015-08-294-2_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Workers prepare for the removal of the Jefferson Davis statue at the University of Texas at Austin Sunday morning."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Shelby Knowles</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Workers prepare for the removal of the Jefferson Davis statue at the University of Texas at Austin Sunday morning.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/confederate-goes-court-again-fight-removal-confede/">Confederate Group Tries Again on Davis Statue</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 4 Sep 2015 16:34:17 -0500" title="2015-09-04 16:34"> Sept. 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/confederate-goes-court-again-fight-removal-confede/comments/"><span class="value">31</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The Sons of Confederate Veterans is seeking to overturn a previous decision allowing the University of Texas at Austin to take down a statue of Confederate Jefferson Davis. The group hopes a new judge will order the university to put it back up. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/confederate-goes-court-again-fight-removal-confede/"> <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/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/05/new-tolled-roads-near-border-face-enforcement-issu/">Border Toll Roads Face Enforcement Issues</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 5 Sep 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-09-05 06:00"> Sept. 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/05/new-tolled-roads-near-border-face-enforcement-issu/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/05/new-tolled-roads-near-border-face-enforcement-issu/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150907103335im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/31/Chihuahua_Mexico_License_Plate_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A vehicle with Chihuahua State, Mexico, license plates turning onto Loop 375 in El Paso on Aug. 20, 2012."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Ivan Pierre Aguirre</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A vehicle with Chihuahua State, Mexico, license plates turning onto Loop 375 in El Paso on Aug. 20, 2012.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>As El Paso prepares to open new toll roads, officials' inability to mail bills to Mexican drivers means only U.S. drivers will be required to pay.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/05/new-tolled-roads-near-border-face-enforcement-issu/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/epa-water-rule-applies-texas-after-all/">EPA Water Rule Applies to Texas After All</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 4 Sep 2015 17:23:19 -0500" title="2015-09-04 17:23"> Sept. 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/epa-water-rule-applies-texas-after-all/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/epa-water-rule-applies-texas-after-all/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150907103335im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/03/31/EPA-Water_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The Obama administration’s controversial new clean water regulations apply in Texas after all. Clarifying an injunction issued last week, a federal judge says he blocked the federal Waters of the U.S. rule in only 13 states. Texas is not one of them.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/epa-water-rule-applies-texas-after-all/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/confederate-goes-court-again-fight-removal-confede/">Confederate Group Tries Again on Davis Statue</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 4 Sep 2015 16:34:17 -0500" title="2015-09-04 16:34"> Sept. 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/confederate-goes-court-again-fight-removal-confede/comments/"><span class="value">31</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/confederate-goes-court-again-fight-removal-confede/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150907103335im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/30/2015-08-294-2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Workers prepare for the removal of the Jefferson Davis statue at the University of Texas at Austin Sunday morning."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Shelby Knowles</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Workers prepare for the removal of the Jefferson Davis statue at the University of Texas at Austin Sunday morning.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The Sons of Confederate Veterans is seeking to overturn a previous decision allowing the University of Texas at Austin to take down a statue of Confederate Jefferson Davis. The group hopes a new judge will order the university to put it back up. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/confederate-goes-court-again-fight-removal-confede/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <div class="mobile-only"> <div class="ad adunit mobile" data-dimensions="300x100" data-adunit="_TexasTribune_Content_Home_BetweenArticles_Middle_300x100"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cell w-6 gap hide-for-medium-down left_rail"> <section class="folder "> <div class="tab data"> <hgroup> <h1>Featured Data</h1> <h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/government-employee-salaries/"> News App: Government Salary Database Updated </a> </h2> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/government-employee-salaries/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150907103335im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/23/Capitol-Money-Salary_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/data/"><span>+</span> More Data</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <aside id="tweetwire" class="featurebox yella-box"> <header class="featurebox-header"> <h1><span>Tweet</span>Wire</h1> </header> <div class="featurebox-content tweetwire"> <a class="twitter-timeline" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150907103335/https://twitter.com/TexasTribune/lists/texas-elected-officials" data-widget-id="545984156623052800" data-chrome="nofooter noheader noborders" data-tweet-limit="1">TweetWire</a> </div> <footer class="clearfix featurebox-footer"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="200x38" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_TweetWireWidget_Bottom_Text_200x38"> </div> <a target="_blank" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/tweetwire/"> <span>+</span> View All </a> </footer> </aside> <aside class="ad_container ad-mediumrectangle 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/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/brief/">The Brief: Sept. 4, 2015</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eleanor-dearman/">Eleanor Dearman</a> and <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 4 Sep 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-09-04 05:59"> Sept. 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/brief/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150907103335im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/08/Cruz3_tt_jpg_150x1000_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"> </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> <section class="summary"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a><span> <span>was back on his home turf of Texas on Thursday for a quick one-day visit, and he came with a message for other GOP presidential hopefuls.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/03/ticket-ted-cruz-returns-texas/">The Ticket: Ted Cruz Returns to Texas</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Ben Philpott and <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 3 Sep 2015 16:42:58 -0500" title="2015-09-03 16:42"> Sept. 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/03/ticket-ted-cruz-returns-texas/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/03/ticket-ted-cruz-returns-texas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150907103335im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/12/TT-theticket_leadart-sside_png_150x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>This week on The Ticket: Jay Root and Ben Philpott discuss one of the only GOP presidential candidates who's survived the Summer of Trump: Texas U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, and they talk to Texas activist JoAnn Fleming about Cruz's rise to prominence on the national stage.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/03/ticket-ted-cruz-returns-texas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/03/gov-abbott-visit-mexico/">Gov. Abbott to Visit Mexico, Meet With President</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/madlin-mekelburg/">Madlin Mekelburg</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 3 Sep 2015 11:37:03 -0500" title="2015-09-03 11:37"> Sept. 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/03/gov-abbott-visit-mexico/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/03/gov-abbott-visit-mexico/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150907103335im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/09/UP9A2508_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs José Antonio Meade Kuribreña shakes hands with Gov. Greg Abbott during a meeting at the governor's mansion in Austin on July 9, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs José Antonio Meade Kuribreña shakes hands with Gov. Greg Abbott during a meeting at the governor's mansion in Austin on July 9, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Gov. Greg Abbott will travel to Mexico City next week to meet with Mexican officials to discuss the economic ties between Texas and Mexico. The visit marks Abbott's first international trip as governor. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/03/gov-abbott-visit-mexico/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/03/judge-will-hear-birth-certificate-case-next-month/">Judge Will Hear Birth Certificate Case Next Month</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 3 Sep 2015 10:34:42 -0500" title="2015-09-03 10:34"> Sept. 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/03/judge-will-hear-birth-certificate-case-next-month/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/03/judge-will-hear-birth-certificate-case-next-month/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150907103335im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/GavelLawbook001_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>A coalition of undocumented immigrants whose U.S. citizen children have been denied birth certificates in Texas will have its case heard in federal court early next month.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/03/judge-will-hear-birth-certificate-case-next-month/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/03/texans-face-fall-congressional-onslaught/">Showdowns Loom in Congress, and Texans Will Have Starring Roles</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 3 Sep 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-09-03 06:00"> Sept. 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/03/texans-face-fall-congressional-onslaught/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/03/texans-face-fall-congressional-onslaught/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150907103335im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/02/Congress-Collage-2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="From left: U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Dallas; U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin; U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas; U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan; and U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">From left: U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Dallas; U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin; U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas; U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan; and U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>When Congress reconvenes next week after its August recess, there are a couple of things you can count on: impassioned debate on domestic and foreign policy, and Texans having major parts in those debates.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/03/texans-face-fall-congressional-onslaught/"> <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/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/texas-swing-cruz-tests-home-state-strength/">With Texas Swing, Cruz Tests Home-State Strength</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 4 Sep 2015 10:12:39 -0500" title="2015-09-04 10:12"> Sept. 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/texas-swing-cruz-tests-home-state-strength/comments/"><span class="value">31</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/texas-swing-cruz-tests-home-state-strength/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150907103335im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/03/TedCruzRallyFW_031_JPG_150x1000_q100.JPG" alt="Ted Cruz speaks during his presidential campaign rally at the Fort Worth Stockyards on Sept. 3, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Ted Cruz speaks during his presidential campaign rally at the Fort Worth Stockyards on Sept. 3, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, barnstormed his home state Thursday, putting to the test his favorite-son status.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/texas-swing-cruz-tests-home-state-strength/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/video-a-conversation-with-steve-adler-ivy-taylor/">Video: A Conversation with Steve Adler and Ivy Taylor</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 4 Sep 2015 10:00:00 -0500" title="2015-09-04 10:00"> Sept. 4, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/video-a-conversation-with-steve-adler-ivy-taylor/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150907103335im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/_BDA8992wide2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Full video of my 9/4 conversation with Austin Mayor Steve Adler and San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/video-a-conversation-with-steve-adler-ivy-taylor/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/roundup-31-days-31-ways/">Roundup: 31 Days, 31 Ways </a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rocha-alana/">Alana Rocha</a> and <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/justin-dehn/">Justin Dehn</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 4 Sep 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-09-04 06:00"> Sept. 4, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/roundup-31-days-31-ways/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150907103335im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/090415_Still_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In the Roundup: P</span>assed during this year's legislative session, <span>several new state laws </span>took effect this week. Our team s<span style="line-height: 1.35;">pent the past month highlighting different ways that Texans' lives would change come Sept. 1</span><span style="line-height: 1.35;">. </span></p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/roundup-31-days-31-ways/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/state-fines-workers-comp-insurer-250000-highest-ev/">Workers' Comp Insurer Fined Record $250,000</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 4 Sep 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-09-04 06:00"> Sept. 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/state-fines-workers-comp-insurer-250000-highest-ev/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/state-fines-workers-comp-insurer-250000-highest-ev/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150907103335im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/07/tt-workers-davis-5_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Crystal Davis."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Crystal Davis.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>For years, Crystal Davis battled an insurance company for workers' compensation benefits after her husband was killed on the job. A</span>s a result of her struggles, the state has slapped ACE American Insurance Company with a $250,000 fine, apparently the largest ever levied. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/state-fines-workers-comp-insurer-250000-highest-ev/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/all-eyes-ted-cruz-fall/">Could Cruz Prompt Another Government Shutdown?</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 4 Sep 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-09-04 06:00"> Sept. 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/all-eyes-ted-cruz-fall/comments/"><span class="value">52</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/all-eyes-ted-cruz-fall/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150907103335im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/15/TT_Cruz_03_071515-sized_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Joined by Dave McIntosh (left), the president of the Washington, D.C-based Club for Growth, and U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz spoke at a July 15, 2015, news conference in front the U.S. Capitol to call on U.S. House and Senate leaders to eliminate any path for the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Joined by Dave McIntosh (left), the president of the Washington, D.C-based Club for Growth, and U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz spoke at a July 15, 2015, news conference in front the U.S. Capitol to call on U.S. House and Senate leaders to eliminate any path for the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Presidential candidate <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> will head back to the U.S. Senate next week. With his return comes anxiety that he could instigate yet another government shutdown, this time over federal funding for Planned Parenthood. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/all-eyes-ted-cruz-fall/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/dps-citations-down-except-hispanic-drivers/">Troopers Ticketing Fewer Overall, More Hispanics</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 4 Sep 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-09-04 06:00"> Sept. 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/dps-citations-down-except-hispanic-drivers/comments/"><span class="value">45</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/dps-citations-down-except-hispanic-drivers/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150907103335im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCB5705_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Department of Public Safety recruit graduation class on April 7th, 2011 in Austin, Texas"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Department of Public Safety recruit graduation class on April 7th, 2011 in Austin, Texas</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-cbb618e5-950b-4cfd-b494-3b48345a9ee5"><span>State troopers are writing far fewer traffic tickets now than five years ago, but an increasing share of them are being issued to Hispanic drivers, a Tribune analysis of state data shows. The Texas Department of Public Safety says it can't explain why that's happening. </span></span></p> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-cbb618e5-950b-4cfd-b494-3b48345a9ee5"><span> </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/dps-citations-down-except-hispanic-drivers/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/one-year-later-report-on-ebola-missteps-released/">One Year Later, Report On Ebola Missteps Released</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Lauren Silverman, KERA News </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 4 Sep 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-09-04 06:00"> Sept. 4, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/one-year-later-report-on-ebola-missteps-released/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150907103335im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/01/EbolaTexas_1_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>An independent panel has completed its analysis of mistakes, confusion and lack of preparation when a patient infected with Ebola entered Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas a year ago.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/one-year-later-report-on-ebola-missteps-released/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/">New in Texas Weekly: Texans Abroad in Iowa and Mexico</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 4 Sep 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-09-04 06:00"> Sept. 4, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150907103335im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/13/Trib-Plus-LeadArt-001_1_png_150x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/joaquin-castro/">Joaquin Castro</a> stumps for Hillary in Iowa, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> makes his first international trip as governor to Mexico and the insiders size up the school finance challenge — a</span><span>ll that and more in the latest issue of our </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150907103335/https://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/subscribe/">subscriber-only newsletter</a><span> for political insiders ($).</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/"> <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/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/texas-swing-cruz-tests-home-state-strength/">With Texas Swing, Cruz Tests Home-State Strength</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/video-a-conversation-with-steve-adler-ivy-taylor/">Video: A Conversation with Steve Adler and Ivy Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150907103335/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/04/roundup-31-days-31-ways/">Roundup: 31 Days, 31 Ways </a></li> <li><a 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