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<h1> <span><a class="plain" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/">Tribpedia</a>:</span> <a class="plain" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/steve-mostyn/">Steve Mostyn</a> </h1> </header> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-12"> <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 href="?page=2" class="page">2</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <article> <div class="cell w-12 content"> <p><p>Steve Mostyn is a Houston-based lawyer and president of the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-special-interest-groups/texas-trial-lawyers-association/" target="_blank">Texas Trial Lawyers Association</a> who became the largest political donor to Texas Democrats during the 2010 gubernatorial campaign cycle. He and his wife, Amber Anderson, pledged to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/politics/7117159.html" target="_blank">give at least $3 million</a> toward the goal of defeating Gov. Rick Perry and Republican candidates for the Legislature. In the first half ...</p></p> <a class="permalink" href="about/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Read More</a> </div> </article> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-12"> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/abbotts-office-promised-help-major-donor/">Abbott's Office Promised Help to Major Donor</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 17:40:36 -0500" title="2015-06-25 17:40"> June 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/abbotts-office-promised-help-major-donor/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/abbotts-office-promised-help-major-donor/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/11/7C2A8102_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/11/7C2A8102_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A major donor to Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a><span> sought and received immediate help from the office of the governor after complaining that Democrats and their top contributor were on the verge of defeating a controversial bill insurance companies wanted, records obtained by the Texas Tribune indicate. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/abbotts-office-promised-help-major-donor/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/17/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/28/tt-dem-convention-davis_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Texas gubernatorial hopeful Wendy Davis addresses delegates at the Black Caucus at the 2014 Texas Democratic Convention held at the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas, June 27, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/28/tt-dem-convention-davis_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas gubernatorial hopeful Wendy Davis addresses delegates at the Black Caucus at the 2014 Texas Democratic Convention held at the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas, June 27, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Alyssa Banta</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas gubernatorial hopeful Wendy Davis addresses delegates at the Black Caucus at the 2014 Texas Democratic Convention held at the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas, June 27, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/17/brief/">The Brief: Davis' Fundraising Totals Go Under Microscope</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 17 Jul 2014 05:59:00 -0500" title="2014-07-17 05:59"> July 17, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/17/brief/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/wendy-davis/">Wendy Davis</a>' fundraising figures from Tuesday that showed her raising slightly more money than her GOP rival for governor are now being questioned.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/17/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/03/judge-orders-state-senator-testify-insurance-case/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Taylor12CMS_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Then-state Rep. Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, is shown on the second-to-last day of the first-called special session during the 82nd Legislature on June 27, 2011. Taylor was elected to the Texas Senate in 2012."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Taylor12CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Then-state Rep. Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, is shown on the second-to-last day of the first-called special session during the 82nd Legislature on June 27, 2011. Taylor was elected to the Texas Senate in 2012." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Then-state Rep. Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, is shown on the second-to-last day of the first-called special session during the 82nd Legislature on June 27, 2011. Taylor was elected to the Texas Senate in 2012.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/03/judge-orders-state-senator-testify-insurance-case/">Judge Tells Senator to Testify in Hurricane Claims Case</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Gilad Edelman and Eli Okun </li><li><time datetime="Thu, 3 Jul 2014 18:33:59 -0500" title="2014-07-03 18:33"> July 3, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/03/judge-orders-state-senator-testify-insurance-case/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>A state senator will have to testify in response to allegations that he exerted improper political pressure on the state windstorm insurance agency, a judge ruled Thursday. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/larry-taylor-dallas/">Larry Taylor</a>, R-Friendswood, has been accused of pressuring the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association to fight more insurance claims cases in court</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/03/judge-orders-state-senator-testify-insurance-case/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/11/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/21/Ted_Cruz_5_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="During a stop at the Spindletop Museum in Beaumont, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz pitched his energy policy bill, which he calls the American Energy Renaissance Act."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/21/Ted_Cruz_5_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="During a stop at the Spindletop Museum in Beaumont, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz pitched his energy policy bill, which he calls the American Energy Renaissance Act." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Justin Dehn</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">During a stop at the Spindletop Museum in Beaumont, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz pitched his energy policy bill, which he calls the American Energy Renaissance Act.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/11/brief/">The Brief: Cruz Receives Sharp Elbows, Throws Some, Too</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 11 Mar 2014 05:59:00 -0500" title="2014-03-11 05:59"> March 11, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/11/brief/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a>'s<span> positioning for the next stage of his political career was the common thread in Monday's news coverage of Texas' junior senator.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/11/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_4"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/10/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TeaParty_png_312x176_crop_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TeaParty_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Ben Hasson</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/10/brief/">The Brief: Reading the Libertarian Tea Leaves Next Session</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 10 Mar 2014 05:59:00 -0500" title="2014-03-10 05:59"> March 10, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/10/brief/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The Tea Party's big moment last week in the GOP party primaries already is creating anticipation of a more libertarian tilt to next year's legislative session.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/10/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_5"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/09/political-storm-erupts-over-ike-claims/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/03/07/TribInvestigates-T-M-D_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Larry Taylor, Steve Mostyn and David Dewhurst"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/03/07/TribInvestigates-T-M-D_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Larry Taylor, Steve Mostyn and David Dewhurst" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Cotera / Caleb Miller / Michael Stravato</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Larry Taylor, Steve Mostyn and David Dewhurst</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/09/political-storm-erupts-over-ike-claims/">Political Storm Erupts Over Ike Claims</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 9 Mar 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-03-09 06:00"> March 9, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/09/political-storm-erupts-over-ike-claims/comments/"><span class="value">26</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The former TWIA chief said in a deposition that two top Republican lawmakers</span><span> tried to pressure him into fighting more cases in court and complained that fees paid to lawyers in settlements were ending up in the coffers of Democrats. The Republicans said their actions were appropriate and had nothing to do with political donations.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/09/political-storm-erupts-over-ike-claims/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_6"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/01/03/evening-brief-texas-headlines-jan-3-2014/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/12/Stockman_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Rep. Steve Stockman"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/12/Stockman_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Rep. Steve Stockman" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Gage Skidmore</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Rep. Steve Stockman</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/01/03/evening-brief-texas-headlines-jan-3-2014/">The Evening Brief: Texas Headlines for Jan. 3, 2014</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 3 Jan 2014 16:16:37 -0600" title="2014-01-03 16:16"> Jan. 3, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/01/03/evening-brief-texas-headlines-jan-3-2014/comments/"><span class="value">48</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Your evening reading: Stockman in gray area with Bitcoin; Azle-area residents sound off on earthquakes; experts in Canada saying giving up citizenship easier than Cruz makes it appear to be</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/01/03/evening-brief-texas-headlines-jan-3-2014/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_7"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/12/19/brief-texas-political-news-dec-19-2013/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/04/7C2A1445_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Senator Ted Cruz R-Texas speaks to press during a visit to Killeen Texas on December 3rd, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/04/7C2A1445_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Senator Ted Cruz R-Texas speaks to press during a visit to Killeen Texas on December 3rd, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Senator Ted Cruz R-Texas speaks to press during a visit to Killeen Texas on December 3rd, 2013.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/12/19/brief-texas-political-news-dec-19-2013/">The Brief: Texas Political News for Dec. 19, 2013</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 19 Dec 2013 06:00:00 -0600" title="2013-12-19 06:00"> Dec. 19, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/12/19/brief-texas-political-news-dec-19-2013/comments/"><span class="value">23</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>In a wide ranging interview with The Texas Tribune's </span>Jay Root<span>, U.S. Sen. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a><span> refused to say whom he favored in the primary contest between </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/john-cornyn/">John Cornyn</a><span> and </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/steve-stockman/">Steve Stockman</a><span>, said he's working on renouncing his Canadian citizenship and had little to say about a potential run for the White House in 2016.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/12/19/brief-texas-political-news-dec-19-2013/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_8"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/12/13/evening-brief-texas-headlines-dec-13-2013/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/12/Cornyn-Stockman-2_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/12/Cornyn-Stockman-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Gage Skidmore</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/12/13/evening-brief-texas-headlines-dec-13-2013/">The Evening Brief: Texas Headlines for Dec. 13, 2013</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 13 Dec 2013 16:21:43 -0600" title="2013-12-13 16:21"> Dec. 13, 2013 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Your evening reading: new numbers and analysis on the Cornyn-Stockman primary contest; Texplainer explains the AG's duty to defend state laws; ex-El Paso County commissioner gets probation in corruption case</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/12/13/evening-brief-texas-headlines-dec-13-2013/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_9"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/12/11/brief-texas-political-news-dec-11-2013/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Screen_Shot_2013-01-16_at_9.41.42_AM_png_312x176_crop_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Screen_Shot_2013-01-16_at_9.41.42_AM_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/12/11/brief-texas-political-news-dec-11-2013/">The Brief: Texas Political News for Dec. 11, 2013</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 11 Dec 2013 06:00:00 -0600" title="2013-12-11 06:00"> Dec. 11, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/12/11/brief-texas-political-news-dec-11-2013/comments/"><span class="value">19</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>A day after <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/steve-stockman/">Steve Stockman</a> pulled the election switcheroo heard around the nation, the question is now: Who knew of Stockman's plans, and when did they know it?</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/12/11/brief-texas-political-news-dec-11-2013/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_10"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/11/20/brief-texas-political-news-nov-20-2013/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/09/Rally-Slide-02a_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/09/Rally-Slide-02a_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/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/11/20/brief-texas-political-news-nov-20-2013/">The Brief: Texas Political News for Nov. 20, 2013</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 20 Nov 2013 06:00:00 -0600" title="2013-11-20 06:00"> Nov. 20, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/11/20/brief-texas-political-news-nov-20-2013/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to keep in place for now new restrictions on Texas abortion facilities has thrust the state and the hot-button social issue back into the national spotlight.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/11/20/brief-texas-political-news-nov-20-2013/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_11"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/30/trial-lawyers-call-urgent-meeting-discuss-complain/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/29/Mostyn-TTLA_1_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/29/Mostyn-TTLA_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Caleb Bryant Miller / Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/30/trial-lawyers-call-urgent-meeting-discuss-complain/">Trial Lawyers Call Urgent Meeting to Discuss Criticism</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 30 Oct 2013 06:00:00 -0500" title="2013-10-30 06:00"> Oct. 30, 2013 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>In the wake of </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/22/mega-donor-forms-new-trial-lawyer-association/" target="_blank">criticism</a> from former Texas Trial Lawyers Association President Steve Mostyn<span>, the association has scheduled a meeting for Wednesday in Austin to address concerns.</span> Critics say TTLA is spending too much on executive compensation and not putting enough of its resources into electing candidates who would fight to undo years of lawsuit restrictions.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/30/trial-lawyers-call-urgent-meeting-discuss-complain/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_12"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/22/mega-donor-forms-new-trial-lawyer-association/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/mostyn_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Democratic donor and Houston attorney Steve Mostyn"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/mostyn_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Democratic donor and Houston attorney Steve Mostyn" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Democratic donor and Houston attorney Steve Mostyn</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/22/mega-donor-forms-new-trial-lawyer-association/">Mega-Donor Forms New Trial Lawyer Association</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 22 Oct 2013 17:54:43 -0500" title="2013-10-22 17:54"> Oct. 22, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/22/mega-donor-forms-new-trial-lawyer-association/comments/"><span class="value">17</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Move over, Texas Trial Lawyers Association. There's a new group in town: the Texas Association of Consumer Lawyers. Democratic mega-donor Steve Mostyn says he formed the group because he wants less money to go to administrative bloat and more to go straight into campaign coffers.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/22/mega-donor-forms-new-trial-lawyer-association/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_13"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/06/01/texas-trial-lawyers-sink-money-gop-races/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TLR-TTLA-tug2_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TLR-TTLA-tug2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/06/01/texas-trial-lawyers-sink-money-gop-races/">In Texas, Trial Lawyers Sink Money Into GOP Races</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 1 Jun 2012 06:00:00 -0500" title="2012-06-01 06:00"> June 1, 2012 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>If the 2012 primaries are any guide, the plaintiffs’ bar is becoming less shy about investing in the Republican side of the ballot — and Republican candidates are not being bashful about accepting the money. <span>The jury is still out on whether the stigma about trial lawyers is fading for Republican voters.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/06/01/texas-trial-lawyers-sink-money-gop-races/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_14"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/08/14/storm-insurer-remade-vocal-critics-remain/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-IkeKemah-003_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Hurricane Ike damage El Lago, 2008."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-IkeKemah-003_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Hurricane Ike damage El Lago, 2008." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Dave Levinthal</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Hurricane Ike damage El Lago, 2008.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/08/14/storm-insurer-remade-vocal-critics-remain/">Storm Insurer Remade, But Vocal Critics Remain</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 14 Aug 2011 05:00:00 -0500" title="2011-08-14 05:00"> Aug. 14, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/08/14/storm-insurer-remade-vocal-critics-remain/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>A Texas Tribune analysis of claims data reveals both the trial lawyers and tort reformers are right: The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-special-interest-groups/texas-windstorm-insurance-association/" target="_blank">Texas Windstorm Insurance Association </a>mishandled claims after Hurricane Ike and paid millions of dollars to defend its fraudulent behavior, and claimants’ lawyers profited from huge settlements and legal fees. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/08/14/storm-insurer-remade-vocal-critics-remain/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_15"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/07/06/perrys-twia-nemesis-promises-to-continue-his-fight/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Mostyn_v_Perry_Punchout_final_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Mostyn_v_Perry_Punchout_final_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman / Bob Daemmrich / Caleb Bryant Miller</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/07/06/perrys-twia-nemesis-promises-to-continue-his-fight/">Perry's TWIA Nemesis Promises to Continue His Fight</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Brandi Grissom and <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 6 Jul 2011 05:00:00 -0500" title="2011-07-06 05:00"> July 6, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/07/06/perrys-twia-nemesis-promises-to-continue-his-fight/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p class="p1">Trial lawyer Steve Mostyn insists Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> and GOP legislators punished him for donating millions to Democrats by putting his clients — coastal homeowners — in the crosshairs. "It's straight-up vendetta politics," he says, vowing to create a national political action committee that will gather opposition research on Perry if he runs for president.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/07/06/perrys-twia-nemesis-promises-to-continue-his-fight/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_16"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/06/15/house-tentatively-passes-windstorm-insurance-bill/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/SmitheeGovCMS_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. John Smithee (c), R-Amarillo, listens to Texas Gov. Rick Perry (r) on the House floor on May 28, 2011."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/SmitheeGovCMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. John Smithee (c), R-Amarillo, listens to Texas Gov. Rick Perry (r) on the House floor on May 28, 2011." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. John Smithee (c), R-Amarillo, listens to Texas Gov. Rick Perry (r) on the House floor on May 28, 2011.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/06/15/house-tentatively-passes-windstorm-insurance-bill/">House Tentatively Passes Windstorm Insurance Bill</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Brandi Grissom </li><li><time datetime="Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:09:37 -0500" title="2011-06-15 13:09"> June 15, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/06/15/house-tentatively-passes-windstorm-insurance-bill/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The bill has pitted Republican Gov. Rick Perry and trial lawyer Steve Mostyn, the largest Democratic donor in Texas, against one another, and it is a key reason that lawmakers are in a special legislative session.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/06/15/house-tentatively-passes-windstorm-insurance-bill/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_17"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/03/08/former-democratic-caucus-head-jim-dunnam-returns/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/JimDunnum_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Jim Dunnam, D-Waco, at a press conference in 2009."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/JimDunnum_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Jim Dunnam, D-Waco, at a press conference in 2009." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Jim Dunnam, D-Waco, at a press conference in 2009.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/03/08/former-democratic-caucus-head-jim-dunnam-returns/">Former Democratic Caucus Head Jim Dunnam Returns</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 8 Mar 2011 14:40:57 -0600" title="2011-03-08 14:40"> March 8, 2011 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Former state Rep. Jim Dunnam, D-Waco, is back in the game with a new Texas First Foundation he says will pursue policy solutions across party lines.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/03/08/former-democratic-caucus-head-jim-dunnam-returns/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_18"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/01/18/texas-monthlys-25-most-powerful-texans/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TexMonthlyWhoRunsTexas_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TexMonthlyWhoRunsTexas_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/01/18/texas-monthlys-25-most-powerful-texans/">Texas Monthly's 25 Most Powerful Texans</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:31:00 -0600" title="2011-01-18 17:31"> Jan. 18, 2011 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>An early look at the 25 people the magazine deems the most powerful in Texas.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/01/18/texas-monthlys-25-most-powerful-texans/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_19"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/01/01/tribweek-top-texas-news-for-the-week-of-122310/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Tribweek_1_27_2010_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Tribweek_1_27_2010_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/01/01/tribweek-top-texas-news-for-the-week-of-122310/">TribWeek: Top Texas News for the Week of 12/27/10</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 1 Jan 2011 05:00:00 -0600" title="2011-01-01 05:00"> Jan. 1, 2011 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/01/01/tribweek-top-texas-news-for-the-week-of-122310/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Galbraith on why the Lege meets only <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-legislature/texas-legislature/defying-national-trend-texas-clings-biennial-legis/" target="_blank">every two years</a>, Hu picks the year's <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/texas-political-news/best-texas-political-moments-on-video-2010/" target="_blank">best political moments</a> on video, Ramsey on the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2010-general-election/political-faces-of-2010/" target="_blank">personalities who mattered</a> in 2010, Stiles on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-lobbying/lobby-and-lobbyists/under-law-lobbyist-conflicts-stay-private/" target="_blank">lobbyists with conflicts</a> of interest and what the census means for <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-counties-and-demographics/census/for-texas-a-larger-footprint-in-congress/" target="_blank">redistricting</a>, yours truly on the new Cameron Todd Willingham <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-dept-criminal-justice/cameron-todd-willingham/an-early-look-at-the-new-willingham-documentary/" target="_blank">documentary</a>, Grissom on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-issues/gaminggambling/loopholes-allow-cockfighting-to-thrive/" target="_blank">cockfighting</a> and Trillin on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/texas-political-news/calvin-trillins-1972-profile-of-sissy-farenthold/" target="_blank">Sissy Farenthold</a>: The best of our best from Dec. 23 to 27, 2010.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2011/01/01/tribweek-top-texas-news-for-the-week-of-122310/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_20"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/12/31/political-faces-of-2010/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/10toWatch_b_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/10toWatch_b_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/12/31/political-faces-of-2010/">Political Faces of 2010</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 31 Dec 2010 05:00:00 -0600" title="2010-12-31 05:00"> Dec. 31, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/12/31/political-faces-of-2010/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>2010 didn't turn out like it looked a year ago. Unexpected people showed up. The political environment bloomed red instead of blue. The Tea was strong. And big shots turned into paper tigers. Here are some of the political personalities who mattered.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/12/31/political-faces-of-2010/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_21"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/12/21/dick-trabulsi-jr-tt-interview/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Screen_shot_2010-12-20_at_1.49.22_PM_png_312x176_crop_q100.png" alt="TLR President Dick Trabulsi with the Tribune's Ross Ramsey."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Screen_shot_2010-12-20_at_1.49.22_PM_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="TLR President Dick Trabulsi with the Tribune's Ross Ramsey." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Justin Dehn</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">TLR President Dick Trabulsi with the Tribune's Ross Ramsey.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/12/21/dick-trabulsi-jr-tt-interview/">Dick Trabulsi: The TT Interview</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:00:00 -0600" title="2010-12-21 05:00"> Dec. 21, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/12/21/dick-trabulsi-jr-tt-interview/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The president of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-special-interest-groups/texans-for-lawsuit-reform/">Texans for Lawsuit Reform</a> on why the group spends spend so much money on state elections, what it still wants from the Legislature, what he thinks the trial lawyers on the other side are after and what's wrong with the Democrats these days.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/12/21/dick-trabulsi-jr-tt-interview/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_22"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/22/ag-opinion-twia-settlement-should-be-public/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Taylor_Mostyn_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Taylor_Mostyn_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/22/ag-opinion-twia-settlement-should-be-public/">AG Opinion: TWIA Settlement Should Be Public</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Elise Hu </li><li><time datetime="Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:31:02 -0600" title="2010-11-22 17:31"> Nov. 22, 2010 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The Texas attorney general's office is weighing in on the back-and-forth between the Texas Windstorm Insurance Agency and Democratic attorney Steve Mostyn, who has been fighting in the courts to keep Hurricane Ike settlement details private.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/22/ag-opinion-twia-settlement-should-be-public/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_23"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/02/political-partisans-give-8-million-in-final-week/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Campaign-Finance_1_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Campaign-Finance_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/02/political-partisans-give-8-million-in-final-week/">Political Partisans Give $8 Million in Final Week</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a> and Matt Stiles </li><li><time datetime="Tue, 2 Nov 2010 05:00:00 -0500" title="2010-11-02 05:00"> Nov. 2, 2010 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Could you give away $8 million in a week? The state's top political donors did just that during the last seven days, raising the stakes on the governor's race and, mostly, on a relatively small number of bare-knuckle House races.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/02/political-partisans-give-8-million-in-final-week/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_24"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/01/white-and-perry-make-their-closing-arguments/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/WhitePerryMash_v2_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/WhitePerryMash_v2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/01/white-and-perry-make-their-closing-arguments/">White and Perry Make Their Closing Arguments</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 1 Nov 2010 05:00:00 -0500" title="2010-11-01 05:00"> Nov. 1, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/01/white-and-perry-make-their-closing-arguments/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>On the final weekend of the gubernatorial campaign, Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> was in Midland — exactly where he was on the final weekend of the Republican primary — pushing the same anti-Washington message that has kept him comfortably ahead in the polls for most of 2010. "Make no mistake," he told the assembled crowd, "this is a national election." His Democratic challenger, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/bill-white/">Bill White</a>, was in a leafy Houston neighborhood, knocking on doors, energizing volunteers and insisting that the pundits and promulgators of conventional wisdom are dead wrong. "We have broad support," White insisted. "We are in a position to win this race."</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/11/01/white-and-perry-make-their-closing-arguments/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_25"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/10/29/prolific-donor-has-given-66-million-since-2000/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/BPerry_JPG_312x176_crop_q100.JPG" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/BPerry_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Randal Ford</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/10/29/prolific-donor-has-given-66-million-since-2000/">Prolific Donor Has Given $66 Million Since 2000</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Matt Stiles </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 29 Oct 2010 05:00:00 -0500" title="2010-10-29 05:00"> Oct. 29, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/10/29/prolific-donor-has-given-66-million-since-2000/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Over the last decade, two Republicans with the last name Perry have dominated the Texas political landscape. One is <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick</a>, the state’s longest-serving governor. The other is <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/bob-perry/">Bob</a> (no relation), the state’s largest individual political donor during that time — with no close second. Since 2000, the wealthy Houston home builder has contributed about $28 million to more than 400 candidates and political action committees in Texas, according to an analysis of campaign-finance data by The Texas Tribune. During that time, he's also contributed at least $38 million more to candidates and groups outside of Texas.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/10/29/prolific-donor-has-given-66-million-since-2000/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_26"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/10/25/uttt-poll-perry-50-white-40-glass-8-shafto-2/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Oct2010-002_png_312x176_crop_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Oct2010-002_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/10/25/uttt-poll-perry-50-white-40-glass-8-shafto-2/">UT/TT Poll: Perry 50, White 40, Glass 8, Shafto 2</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 25 Oct 2010 05:00:00 -0500" title="2010-10-25 05:00"> Oct. 25, 2010 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/10/25/uttt-poll-perry-50-white-40-glass-8-shafto-2/comments/"><span class="value">18</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Republican Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> leads his Democratic challenger, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/bill-white/">Bill White</a> by 10 points — 50 percent to 40 percent — in the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll. Libertarian <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/katherine-youngblood-glass/">Kathie Glass</a> has the support of 8 percent of respondents; <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/deb-shafto/">Deb Shafto</a> of the Green Party gets 2 percent. In the last UT/TT poll, conducted in early September, Perry led by 6 points, 39 percent to 33 percent. In a red state in a red year, GOP incumbents in other statewide races are beating their Democratic opponents by between 13 points and 20 points, the new poll found.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/10/25/uttt-poll-perry-50-white-40-glass-8-shafto-2/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_27"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150909034604/http://www.texastribune.org/2010/10/14/back-to-basics-pac-perry-campaign-responds/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Screen_shot_2010-10-14_at_10.51.34_AM_png_312x176_crop_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150909034604/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Screen_shot_2010-10-14_at_10.51.34_AM_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox 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