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href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/law-and-order/">LAW & ORDER</a></h1></header> <section class="topstory grid"> <article class=""> <div class="media large"> <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/04/statute-limitations-may-be-expanding-paxton-securi/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8603_jpg_474x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at Texas Public Policy Foundation's grand opening of new building on April 21st, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8603_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at Texas Public Policy Foundation's grand opening of new building on April 21st, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at Texas Public Policy Foundation's grand opening of new building on April 21st, 2015</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/04/statute-limitations-may-be-expanding-paxton-securi/">Prosecutors Could Have More Time in Paxton Securities Case</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 4 Jun 2015 16:55:20 -0500" title="2015-06-04 16:55"> June 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/04/statute-limitations-may-be-expanding-paxton-securi/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>As an inquiry broadens into whether Texas Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> violated securities law, a special prosecutor involved in the investigation indicated Thursday that he might have more time to pursue the issue than previously expected. The prosecutor said he is looking into "things that would have a five-year statute of limitations."</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/04/statute-limitations-may-be-expanding-paxton-securi/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </div> </article> </section> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-8 main_column"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/houston-clinton-call-expanded-early-voting/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/20/AHRCAustin496cms_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Hillary Clinton speaking in Austin on June 20, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/20/AHRCAustin496cms_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Hillary Clinton speaking in Austin on June 20, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Hillary Clinton speaking in Austin on June 20, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/houston-clinton-call-expanded-early-voting/">Clinton to Call for More Early Voting, Target Texas' Voter ID Law</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 3 Jun 2015 21:56:55 -0500" title="2015-06-03 21:56"> June 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/houston-clinton-call-expanded-early-voting/comments/"><span class="value">28</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>In a Houston speech Thursday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to call for expanded early voting across the country, and criticize states like Texas that have passed restrictive election laws.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/houston-clinton-call-expanded-early-voting/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/supporters-unfazed-perry-indictment-clouds-2016-ru/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/BestOf-2014-019_2_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks to supporters after he is booked into the Blackwell-Thurman Justice Center in Austin following his indictment on two felony counts related to defunding District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg's Public Integrity Unit."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/BestOf-2014-019_2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks to supporters after he is booked into the Blackwell-Thurman Justice Center in Austin following his indictment on two felony counts related to defunding District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg's Public Integrity Unit." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks to supporters after he is booked into the Blackwell-Thurman Justice Center in Austin following his indictment on two felony counts related to defunding District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg's Public Integrity Unit.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/supporters-unfazed-perry-indictment-clouds-2016-ru/">Indictment Cuts Both Ways for Perry Bid</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 3 Jun 2015 17:05:55 -0500" title="2015-06-03 17:05"> June 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/supporters-unfazed-perry-indictment-clouds-2016-ru/comments/"><span class="value">46</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Former Gov. Rick Perry will formally step into the presidential race still under indictment for two felonies. The case, which once made Perry a cause célèbre in some circles, has become more of a headache as he seeks money and votes in a crowded GOP field.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/supporters-unfazed-perry-indictment-clouds-2016-ru/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/death-row-inmate-31-years-be-executed/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/03/Lester_Bower_Death_RowTT_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Lester Bower, on death row in Texas for 31 years, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday night for the murder of four, including two law enforcement officers."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/03/Lester_Bower_Death_RowTT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Lester Bower, on death row in Texas for 31 years, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday night for the murder of four, including two law enforcement officers." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Texas Department of Criminal Justice</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Lester Bower, on death row in Texas for 31 years, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday night for the murder of four, including two law enforcement officers.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/death-row-inmate-31-years-be-executed/">On Death Row for 31 Years, Inmate Executed</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 3 Jun 2015 08:48:30 -0500" title="2015-06-03 08:48"> June 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/death-row-inmate-31-years-be-executed/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>A death row inmate who has proclaimed his innocence for three decades was executed Wednesday night in Huntsville. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/oagnews/release.php?id=5098">Lester Bower</a><span>, 67, became the oldest death row inmate executed in Texas after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/death-row-inmate-31-years-be-executed/"> <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/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/houston-clinton-call-expanded-early-voting/">Clinton to Call for More Early Voting, Target Texas' Voter ID Law</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 3 Jun 2015 21:56:55 -0500" title="2015-06-03 21:56"> June 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/houston-clinton-call-expanded-early-voting/comments/"><span class="value">28</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/houston-clinton-call-expanded-early-voting/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/20/AHRCAustin496cms_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Hillary Clinton speaking in Austin on June 20, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/20/AHRCAustin496cms_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Hillary Clinton speaking in Austin on June 20, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Hillary Clinton speaking in Austin on June 20, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>In a Houston speech Thursday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to call for expanded early voting across the country, and criticize states like Texas that have passed restrictive election laws.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/houston-clinton-call-expanded-early-voting/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/supporters-unfazed-perry-indictment-clouds-2016-ru/">Indictment Cuts Both Ways for Perry Bid</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 3 Jun 2015 17:05:55 -0500" title="2015-06-03 17:05"> June 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/supporters-unfazed-perry-indictment-clouds-2016-ru/comments/"><span class="value">46</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/supporters-unfazed-perry-indictment-clouds-2016-ru/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/BestOf-2014-019_2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks to supporters after he is booked into the Blackwell-Thurman Justice Center in Austin following his indictment on two felony counts related to defunding District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg's Public Integrity Unit."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/BestOf-2014-019_2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks to supporters after he is booked into the Blackwell-Thurman Justice Center in Austin following his indictment on two felony counts related to defunding District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg's Public Integrity Unit." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks to supporters after he is booked into the Blackwell-Thurman Justice Center in Austin following his indictment on two felony counts related to defunding District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg's Public Integrity Unit.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Former Gov. Rick Perry will formally step into the presidential race still under indictment for two felonies. The case, which once made Perry a cause célèbre in some circles, has become more of a headache as he seeks money and votes in a crowded GOP field.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/supporters-unfazed-perry-indictment-clouds-2016-ru/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/death-row-inmate-31-years-be-executed/">On Death Row for 31 Years, Inmate Executed</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 3 Jun 2015 08:48:30 -0500" title="2015-06-03 08:48"> June 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/death-row-inmate-31-years-be-executed/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/death-row-inmate-31-years-be-executed/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/03/Lester_Bower_Death_RowTT_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Lester Bower, on death row in Texas for 31 years, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday night for the murder of four, including two law enforcement officers."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/03/Lester_Bower_Death_RowTT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Lester Bower, on death row in Texas for 31 years, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday night for the murder of four, including two law enforcement officers." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Texas Department of Criminal Justice</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Lester Bower, on death row in Texas for 31 years, is scheduled to be executed Wednesday night for the murder of four, including two law enforcement officers.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A death row inmate who has proclaimed his innocence for three decades was executed Wednesday night in Huntsville. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/oagnews/release.php?id=5098">Lester Bower</a><span>, 67, became the oldest death row inmate executed in Texas after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/death-row-inmate-31-years-be-executed/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 gap hide-for-medium-down left_rail"> <section class="folder"> <div class="tab data"> <hgroup> <h1>Featured Data</h1> <h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/perry-executions/">Visualization: Executions on Rick Perry's Watch</a> </h2> <ul class="meta separator short"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a> and Noah Seger </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 2 Sep 2011 05:00:00 -0500" title="2011-09-02 05:00"> Sept. 2, 2011 </time></li></ul> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar" <a href="http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/perry-executions/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/103109-terrhaute-gurney-_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt="This gurney is used to perform executions at Terre Haute by lethal injection."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/103109-terrhaute-gurney-_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="This gurney is used to perform executions at Terre Haute by lethal injection." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">This gurney is used to perform executions at Terre Haute by lethal injection.</div> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/"><span>+</span> More Data</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <aside class="ad_container sidebar_block"> <div class="sponsor_image_holder"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="300x250" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_Home_BTF_LeftRail1_TTRectangle_300x250"> </div> </div> </aside> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/though-fracked-again-denton-says-fight-isnt-over/">Fracked Again, Denton Says Fight Isn't Over</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 1 Jun 2015 22:16:11 -0500" title="2015-06-01 22:16"> June 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/though-fracked-again-denton-says-fight-isnt-over/comments/"><span class="value">30</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/though-fracked-again-denton-says-fight-isnt-over/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/01/EDIT_6-1-15_Fracking_5857_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Vantage Energy on June 1, 2015 resumed hydraulic operations on a pad site on the western outskirts of Denton. It was the first company to frack within city limits after the Texas Legislature overturned the Denton鈥檚 ban on the process."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/01/EDIT_6-1-15_Fracking_5857_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Vantage Energy on June 1, 2015 resumed hydraulic operations on a pad site on the western outskirts of Denton. It was the first company to frack within city limits after the Texas Legislature overturned the Denton鈥檚 ban on the process." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Cooper Neill</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Vantage Energy on June 1, 2015 resumed hydraulic operations on a pad site on the western outskirts of Denton. It was the first company to frack within city limits after the Texas Legislature overturned the Denton鈥檚 ban on the process.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Seven months after a rag-tag group of local activists scored a surprising victory over the state’s powerful oil and gas industry when Denton voted to ban hydraulic fracturing, a natural gas company Monday resumed operations under a state law passed to overturn Denton's ban.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/though-fracked-again-denton-says-fight-isnt-over/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/despite-early-momentum-immigration-bills-fall-flat/">Despite Early Momentum, Immigration Bills Fall Flat</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 1 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-01 06:00"> June 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/despite-early-momentum-immigration-bills-fall-flat/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/despite-early-momentum-immigration-bills-fall-flat/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/13/UP9A6756_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Association of Business CEO Bill Hammond, speaks in favor of HB 1403 which was passed in 2001 and grants all Texans in-state college tuition regardless of immigration status on April 13th, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/13/UP9A6756_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Association of Business CEO Bill Hammond, speaks in favor of HB 1403 which was passed in 2001 and grants all Texans in-state college tuition regardless of immigration status on April 13th, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Association of Business CEO Bill Hammond, speaks in favor of HB 1403 which was passed in 2001 and grants all Texans in-state college tuition regardless of immigration status on April 13th, 2015</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Though campaign promises to enact immigration-enforcement measures and repeal in-state tuition for undocumented students didn't see the light of day, Republicans who championed the measures said they'll be back next session to try again. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/despite-early-momentum-immigration-bills-fall-flat/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/31/grand-jury-reform-bill-heads-abbotts-desk/">Grand Jury Reform Legislation Headed to Abbott's Desk</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 31 May 2015 17:18:13 -0500" title="2015-05-31 17:18"> May 31, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/31/grand-jury-reform-bill-heads-abbotts-desk/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/31/grand-jury-reform-bill-heads-abbotts-desk/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/gavel_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/gavel_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Legislation that reforms the state's grand jury system now awaits Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a>'s signature after the House on Sunday approved a compromise between the two chambers.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/31/grand-jury-reform-bill-heads-abbotts-desk/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/30/campus-carry-gets-final-approval-texas-senate/">Campus Carry Gets Final Approval in Texas Senate</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 30 May 2015 17:50:13 -0500" title="2015-05-30 17:50"> May 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/30/campus-carry-gets-final-approval-texas-senate/comments/"><span class="value">49</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/30/campus-carry-gets-final-approval-texas-senate/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/7C2A4815_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, during a debate over his campus carry bill, SB 11, on March 18, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/7C2A4815_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, during a debate over his campus carry bill, SB 11, on March 18, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, during a debate over his campus carry bill, SB 11, on March 18, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The Texas Senate took a final vote Saturday to approve legislation requiring the state’s public universities to allow handguns in dorms, classrooms and campus buildings. The House is scheduled to vote on the issue on Sunday. </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/30/campus-carry-gets-final-approval-texas-senate/"> <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/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/police-chiefs-provisionl-handcuffs-law-enforcement/">Police Chiefs: Open Carry Provision "Handcuffs" Law Enforcement</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 27 May 2015 14:36:49 -0500" title="2015-05-27 14:36"> May 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/police-chiefs-provisionl-handcuffs-law-enforcement/comments/"><span class="value">37</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/police-chiefs-provisionl-handcuffs-law-enforcement/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/12/UP9A0924_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo and Austin Police Association President Kenneth Casaday speak with state Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, right, on Feb. 12, 2015, at the Texas Capitol."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/12/UP9A0924_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo and Austin Police Association President Kenneth Casaday speak with state Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, right, on Feb. 12, 2015, at the Texas Capitol." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo and Austin Police Association President Kenneth Casaday speak with state Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, right, on Feb. 12, 2015, at the Texas Capitol.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas police chiefs are urging Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> to veto legislation repealing certain handgun restrictions in Texas if lawmakers do not remove a controversial provision the chiefs fear would allow criminals to carry firearms without repercussions.  </p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/police-chiefs-provisionl-handcuffs-law-enforcement/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/raise-age-18-makes-it-through-amendment/">House OKs Raising Age of Juvenile Offenders to 18</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 26 May 2015 19:17:17 -0500" title="2015-05-26 19:17"> May 26, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/raise-age-18-makes-it-through-amendment/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/11/JuvenileJustice-School_1_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/11/JuvenileJustice-School_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A final effort to raise from 17 to 18 the age at which offenders automatically enter the adult legal system made it through the Texas House on Tuesday, tacked onto a bill reorganizing the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/raise-age-18-makes-it-through-amendment/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/border-security-bill-passes-senate-final-approval-/">Border Security Bill Passes Senate</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 26 May 2015 18:01:30 -0500" title="2015-05-26 18:01"> May 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/border-security-bill-passes-senate-final-approval-/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/border-security-bill-passes-senate-final-approval-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/04/BorderSurge_EG28-sized_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A Texas Parks and Wildlife warden patrols the Rio Grande in July, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/04/BorderSurge_EG28-sized_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A Texas Parks and Wildlife warden patrols the Rio Grande in July, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Eric Gay / AP Pool Photo</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A Texas Parks and Wildlife warden patrols the Rio Grande in July, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>An expansive border security bill declared a priority by Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> was given final approval Tuesday by the Texas Senate. The vote marked the near end of a months-long disagreement between the House and the Senate. </p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/border-security-bill-passes-senate-final-approval-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/fifth-circuit-panel-denies-obamas-immigration-prog/">Abbott, Paxton Praise Panel's Ruling on Immigration Order</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 26 May 2015 14:50:00 -0500" title="2015-05-26 14:50"> May 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/fifth-circuit-panel-denies-obamas-immigration-prog/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/fifth-circuit-panel-denies-obamas-immigration-prog/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/18/TxTrib-ImmigrationRally005_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Immigration reform protesters walked up Congress Avenue toward the Texas Capitol on Feb. 22, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/18/TxTrib-ImmigrationRally005_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Immigration reform protesters walked up Congress Avenue toward the Texas Capitol on Feb. 22, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Immigration reform protesters walked up Congress Avenue toward the Texas Capitol on Feb. 22, 2013.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans has denied the White House’s request to let a controversial immigration policy proceed.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/fifth-circuit-panel-denies-obamas-immigration-prog/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/us-supreme-court-hear-texas-redistricting-case/">U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Texas Redistricting Case</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 26 May 2015 09:14:08 -0500" title="2015-05-26 09:14"> May 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/us-supreme-court-hear-texas-redistricting-case/comments/"><span class="value">19</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/us-supreme-court-hear-texas-redistricting-case/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/24/SupremeCourtVoting-4a_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/24/SupremeCourtVoting-4a_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Todd Wiseman / Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear a case that centers on how Texas draws its political districts, a longtime point of dispute between the state and voting rights advocates.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/us-supreme-court-hear-texas-redistricting-case/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/25/senate-backs-house-move-guarantee-person-visitatio/">Senate Backs House on In-Person Inmate Visitation</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eva-hershaw/">Eva Hershaw</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 25 May 2015 17:44:59 -0500" title="2015-05-25 17:44"> May 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/25/senate-backs-house-move-guarantee-person-visitatio/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/25/senate-backs-house-move-guarantee-person-visitatio/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/prisoners_CM_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/prisoners_CM_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Caleb Bryant Miller</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Inmates in some Texas county jails may no longer have to speak to loved ones on a video screen, after the Senate voted Monday to pass a House measure guaranteeing a minimum of two 20-minute, in-person visitations per week. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/25/senate-backs-house-move-guarantee-person-visitatio/"> <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/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/though-fracked-again-denton-says-fight-isnt-over/">Fracked Again, Denton Says Fight Isn't Over</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/despite-early-momentum-immigration-bills-fall-flat/">Despite Early Momentum, Immigration Bills Fall Flat</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/31/grand-jury-reform-bill-heads-abbotts-desk/">Grand Jury Reform Legislation Headed to Abbott's Desk</a></li> <li><a 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</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>House and Senate negotiators are sending a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/scanned/84ccrs/sb0011.pdf#navpanes=0">version of "campus carry"</a> back to their chambers that gives universities more say over where and how concealed handguns are permitted on campus. </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/30/campus-carry-bill-would-give-universities-more-say/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/29/truancy-reform-heads-down-wire/">Truancy Reform Heads Down to the Wire</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 29 May 2015 14:32:21 -0500" title="2015-05-29 14:32"> May 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/29/truancy-reform-heads-down-wire/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/29/truancy-reform-heads-down-wire/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/07/KLRU_TRUANCY_PART_2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/07/KLRU_TRUANCY_PART_2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: KLRU-TV</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>With one Texas county facing a federal investigation into how it punishes chronic school-skippers — and Texas one of only two states that prosecute truants in adult courts — lawmakers are weighing two House measures that would decriminalize truancy. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/29/truancy-reform-heads-down-wire/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/house-sends-border-security-bill-governor/">House Sends Border Security Bill to Governor</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 28 May 2015 17:48:22 -0500" title="2015-05-28 17:48"> May 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/house-sends-border-security-bill-governor/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/house-sends-border-security-bill-governor/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/25/_F5U1836BonnenNelson_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, escorts Senate Finance Chair Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound through the House Chamber on May 25, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/25/_F5U1836BonnenNelson_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, escorts Senate Finance Chair Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound through the House Chamber on May 25, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, escorts Senate Finance Chair Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound through the House Chamber on May 25, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>After a months-long staring contest between the House and the Senate, the lower chamber gave a final blessing Thursday to House Bill 11, a sweeping border security bill.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/house-sends-border-security-bill-governor/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/texas-tackles-old-convictions-new-science/">Old Convictions, New Science: Texas Tackles Debunked Forensics</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Maurice Chammah, The Marshall Project </li><li><time datetime="Thu, 28 May 2015 12:12:04 -0500" title="2015-05-28 12:12"> May 28, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/texas-tackles-old-convictions-new-science/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TX-Forensic-Protester001-TP_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Activist Jamie Bush attends the Texas Forensic Science Commission board meeting on September 17, 2010 in Dallas, Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TX-Forensic-Protester001-TP_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Activist Jamie Bush attends the Texas Forensic Science Commission board meeting on September 17, 2010 in Dallas, Texas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Tom Pennington</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Activist Jamie Bush attends the Texas Forensic Science Commission board meeting on September 17, 2010 in Dallas, Texas.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A state law </span><span>granting a new trial in cases where the forensic science was flawed</span><span> has hit an impediment: What if a field of such science has not been discredited, but an individual scientist makes a mistake? </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/texas-tackles-old-convictions-new-science/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/house-differs-senate-open-carry/">House and Senate Will Hash Out Open Carry Differences</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 27 May 2015 18:56:03 -0500" title="2015-05-27 18:56"> May 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/house-differs-senate-open-carry/comments/"><span class="value">20</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/house-differs-senate-open-carry/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/27/_F5U2617group_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="House members listen to Parliamentarian Chris Griesel rule on amendments to HB910 open carry bill on May 27, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/27/_F5U2617group_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="House members listen to Parliamentarian Chris Griesel rule on amendments to HB910 open carry bill on May 27, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">House members listen to Parliamentarian Chris Griesel rule on amendments to HB910 open carry bill on May 27, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>After <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/police-chiefs-provisionl-handcuffs-law-enforcement/">outspoken opposition</a> from the state's law enforcement officials, the Texas House on Wednesday took a step toward removing a controversial provision from legislation allowing licensed Texans to openly carry handguns. </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/house-differs-senate-open-carry/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150607133731/http://www.texastribune.org/law-and-order/all/" title=""><span>+</span> More News</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div 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