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Greg Abbott on June 4, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630003030/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/7C2A7661_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="bills to be signed by Gov. Greg Abbott on June 4, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">bills to be signed by Gov. Greg Abbott on June 4, 2015</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630003030/https://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/vol-32/no-25/closer-look-vetoes-and-constitutional-amendments/"> A Closer Look: Vetoes and Constitutional Amendments </a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630003030/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:04:00 -0500" title="2015-06-25 23:04"> June 25, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>In his first session, Abbott clocks in with 44 vetoes, the most made since 2007, and voters will have a relatively spare set of proposed changes to the state constitution in November.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630003030/https://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/vol-32/no-25/closer-look-vetoes-and-constitutional-amendments/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story </a> </div> </div> </article> <article> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630003030/https://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/vol-32/no-25/inside-intelligence-about-those-abbott-evaluations/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630003030im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/inside_intelligence-logo_1_png_260x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630003030/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/inside_intelligence-logo_1_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630003030/https://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/vol-32/no-25/inside-intelligence-about-those-abbott-evaluations/"> Inside Intelligence: About Those Abbott Evaluations... </a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630003030/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:02:00 -0500" title="2015-06-25 23:02"> June 25, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>For this week’s nonscientific survey of insiders in government and politics, we asked about Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630003030/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a>’s first session, the influence of legislative scorecards and GOP presidential primary predictions.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630003030/https://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/vol-32/no-25/inside-intelligence-about-those-abbott-evaluations/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story </a> </div> </div> </article> <article> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630003030/https://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/vol-32/no-25/calendar/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630003030im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capsized4_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630003030/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capsized4_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630003030/https://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/vol-32/no-25/calendar/"> The Calendar </a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Texas Weekly </li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 23:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-25 23:00"> June 25, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Key meetings and events for the coming week.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630003030/https://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/vol-32/no-25/calendar/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story </a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="rail cell w-4"> <div class="quotes"> <section class="sidebar_block"> <header> <h2><a href="/web/20150630003030/https://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/vol-32/no-25/quotes/">Quotes of the Week</a></h2> </header> <div class="content prose"> <p class="quote">Removing the flag is an act of healing and unity, that allows us to find a shared purpose based on the values that unify us.</p> <p class="cite">GOP presidential candidate <strong>Rick Perry</strong>, expressing support for efforts in South Carolina to remove a Confederate battle flag from the grounds of the state Capitol there</p> <p class="quote">Congress passed the Affordable Care Act to improve health insurance markets, not to destroy them.</p> <p class="cite">U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice <strong>John Roberts</strong>, ruling in King v. Burwell, a challenge to the Affordable Care Act's system of insurance subsidies that if upheld could have dealt the law a fatal blow</p> <p class="quote">And the cases will publish forever the discouraging truth that the Supreme Court of the United States favors some laws over others, and is prepared to do whatever it takes to uphold and assist its favorites.</p> <p class="cite">U.S. Supreme Court Justice <strong>Antonin Scalia</strong>, from his dissent in King v. Burwell</p> <p class="quote">The takeaway I want from the audience is that this guy has really thought about what he is doing. He’s substantive. He’s not just ripping off talking points.</p> <p class="cite">Gov. <strong>Greg Abbott</strong>, in an email to aides on what he wanted from his first State of the State address</p> <p class="quote"><span>We don’t have the kind of quality assurance for edibles that we have for any other medicine.</span></p> <p class="cite"><span><strong>Ryan Vandrey</strong>, lead author of a study that found large discrepancies between listed THC amounts in marijuana edibles and what was actually inside them</span></p> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid index_bottom" style="padding-top: 1em;"> <section id="rearview" class="cell w-6"> <header> <h2><a class="plain" href="/web/20150630003030/https://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/vol-32/no-25/rearview/">The Week in the Rearview Mirror</a></h2> </header> <article> <div class="content"> <p><span>In a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act subsidies for people who buy insurance in the federal health care marketplace. That means those subsidies will continue for the more than 800,000 low- and middle-income Texans who bought their insurance on the exchange, as Texas declined to set up its own state-based exchange.</span></p> </div> </article> <article> <div class="content"> <p><span>In a separate case, the nation’s high court ruled 5-4 that Texas has effectively reinforced segregated housing with its housing subsidy program, which gives incentives to private developers to provide low-cost apartments. The decision represented a victory for the Inclusive Communities Project, which argued that the way the state gave out those tax credits in Dallas packed minorities into poor neighborhoods.</span></p> </div> </article> <article> <div class="content"> <p><span>State Rep. <strong>Scott Turner</strong>, R-Frisco, announced he won’t seek re-election, although he told his constituents his work in politics will likely continue. Turner, a former NFL player who was elected in 2012, lost in his effort to oust House Speaker <strong>Joe Straus</strong> from his leadership role.</span></p> </div> </article> <article> <div class="content"> <p><span>The U.S. Senate voted to give President <strong>Barack Obama</strong> “fast-track” authority for his negotiations on a major trade deal, which Sen. <strong>Ted Cruz</strong> voted against. Cruz, who had once supported giving Obama more latitude to negotiate the deal, abruptly pulled his support of giving him the authority. The final vote on the measure was 60-38, with Sen. <strong>John Cornyn</strong> voting for the bill.</span></p> </div> </article> <article> <div class="content"> <p><span><strong>Wallace Hall</strong>, a University of Texas System regent, sued the UT System chancellor to try to get access to confidential student information. Hall says the records, which were used for a report on controversial admission practices, will help him better oversee the system, but the system said the academic records he seeks are confidential under federal law.</span></p> </div> </article> <article> <div class="content"> <p><span>U.S. Sen. <strong>Ted Cruz</strong> now leads the pack among 2016 GOP presidential primary voters, the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll found. Cruz was running neck-and-neck with Gov. <strong>Scott Walker</strong> of Wisconsin in February. But now Cruz has surged and is leading the race, followed by former Gov. <strong>Rick Perry</strong> and Walker.</span></p> </div> </article> <article> <div class="content"> <p><span>Former Gov. <strong>Rick Perry</strong> called removing the Confederate flag from the South Carolina statehouse an “act of healing.” Perry, who is running for president, had faced criticism for mistakenly calling the shooting at a Charleston church last week an “accident.”</span></p> </div> </article> <article> <div class="content"> <p><span>The University of Texas at Austin has set up a task force to consider removing Confederate statues from its campus. Students had previously called for their removal, but the shooting at a black Charleston church increased attention on the issue. The three statues were vandalized the night before the UT-Austin chancellor announced the task force.</span></p> </div> </article> <article> <div class="content"> <p><i>Disclosure: The University of Texas at Austin is a corporate sponsor of The Texas Tribune. A complete list of Tribune donors and sponsors <em>can be viewed <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630003030/http://www.texastribune.org/support-us/donors-and-members/">here</a>.</em></i></p> </div> </article> </section> <section id="people" class="cell w-6"> <header> <h2><a class="plain" href="/web/20150630003030/https://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/vol-32/no-25/people/">Political People and their Moves</a></h2> </header> <article> <div class="content"> <p>More lawmakers announced plans this week that they plan to run for re-election. Here's a quick list:</p> <ul> <li><span style="line-height: 20.25px;"><strong>Greg Bonnen</strong><span>, R-Friendswood, for </span><span class="il">the </span><span>Galveston County-based House District 24. He took office in 2013.</span><br/></span></li> <li><span style="line-height: 20.25px;"><strong>Ed Thompson</strong><span>, R-Pearland, for </span><span class="il">the </span><span>Brazoria County-based House District 29. He took office in 2013.</span></span></li> <li><span style="line-height: 20.25px;"><span><strong>John Wray</strong>, R-Waxahachie, for <span>House District 10, which covers Ellis County and part of Henderson County. He took office in 2015.</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="line-height: 20.25px;"><span><strong>Cindy Burkett</strong>, R-Sunnyvale, for <span>House District 113 in Dallas County, which she's represented since 2013.</span> She was first elected in 2010 from House District 101.</span></span></li> <li><span style="line-height: 20.25px;"><span><strong>Dan Huberty</strong>, R-Houston, for House District 127 in Harris County. He first took office in 2011.</span></span></li> <li><span style="line-height: 20.25px;"><span><strong>Dade Phelan</strong>, R-Beaumont, for House District 21, which covers part of Jefferson County and all of Orange County. He first took office in 2015.</span></span></li> <li>State Sen. <strong>Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa</strong>, D-McAllen, for Senate District 20, which he's represented since 2003.</li> </ul> </div> </article> <article> <div class="content"> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;">Attorney General <strong>Ken Paxton</strong> announced a handful of senior staff appointments this week. They are </span><span style="line-height: 1.35;"><strong>David Maxwell</strong>, director of Law Enforcement; </span><span style="line-height: 1.35;"><strong>Adrienne McFarland</strong>, deputy attorney general for Criminal Justice; and </span><span style="line-height: 1.35;"><strong>Rudy Montoya</strong>, chief information officer.</span></p> </div> </article> <article> <div class="content"> <p>GOP Senate District 1 candidate <strong>Bryan Hughes</strong> received endorsements from Texas Right to Life and a quartet of conservative leaders: Liberty Institute President <strong>Kelly Shackelford</strong>, Texas Eagle Forum President <strong>Cathie Adams</strong>, Concerned Women for America State Director <strong>Ann Hettinger</strong> and Heidi Group President <strong>Carol Everett</strong>.</p> </div> </article> <article> <div class="content"> <p>Former San Antonio Congressman <strong>Charlie Gonzalez</strong> has joined the international Ogletree Deakins law firm to advise and represent businesses in labor and employment law.</p> </div> </article> <article> <div class="content"> <p><strong>Jeff Yates</strong> has been named the new director of the Conservative Republicans of Texas political action committee. He is a Houston-based political consultant and former executive director of the Harris County Republican Party.</p> </div> </article> <article> <div class="content"> <p><strong>Jerome Greener</strong> is the new state director for Texas’ chapter of Americans for Prosperity. He had held the position on an acting basis during the recently concluded legislative session and w<span>as offered the job on a permanent basis b</span>ased on his performance during the session.</p> </div> </article> <article> <div class="content"> <p><strong>Mike Collier</strong>, who ran last year as the Democratic nominee for state comptroller, announced that he has a new gig: finance co-chair of the Texas Democratic Party.</p> </div> </article> <article> <div class="content"> <p>Houston mayoral candidate <strong>Bill King</strong> has named <strong>Sarah Pennington Tropoli</strong> to his campaign team as neighborhood consultant.</p> </div> </article> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper-r"> <footer id="site_footer" class="wrapper-r"> <div id="footer" class="clear grid"> <div class="cell w-3"> <div> <h2 class="visuallyhidden">Texas Weekly</h2> <p> <span class="volume">Volume <span class="value">32</span></span>, <span class="issue">Issue <span 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