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<cite>Photo by Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A memorial for Sandra Bland at the site of her arrest.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a> and <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 21 Jul 2015 21:19:12 -0500" title="2015-07-21 21:19"> July 21, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/21/waller-county-press-conference/comments/"><span class="value">44</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Two Texas lawmakers said Sandra Bland should have never been arrested after watching the video of the traffic stop taken from the Texas Department of Public Safety trooper’s car that was shown in a closed door meeting before being released to the public.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/21/waller-county-press-conference/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/21/video-officer-became-enraged-bland-over-cigarette/">Video: DPS Officer Became Enraged Over Cigarette</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/21/video-officer-became-enraged-bland-over-cigarette/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150722210435im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/21/SandraBland_exits_car_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Screenshot from Department of Public Safety dash cam video shows Sandra Bland as she exits her car after DPS officer Brian Encinia has drawn his taser on July 10, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150722210435/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/21/SandraBland_exits_car_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Screenshot from Department of Public Safety dash cam video shows Sandra Bland as she exits her car after DPS officer Brian Encinia has drawn his taser on July 10, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Department of Public Safety</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Screenshot from Department of Public Safety dash cam video shows Sandra Bland as she exits her car after DPS officer Brian Encinia has drawn his taser on July 10, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a> and <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 21 Jul 2015 20:30:08 -0500" title="2015-07-21 20:30"> July 21, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/21/video-officer-became-enraged-bland-over-cigarette/comments/"><span class="value">100</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>After a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper stopped Sandra Bland's car and approached her, he told her to put out her cigarette and get out of her car. When she asked why, he threatened to "light up" the 28-year-old with his Taser.<br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/21/video-officer-became-enraged-bland-over-cigarette/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/20/sandra-blands-death-now-murder-investigation/">Bland's Death Being Treated Like Murder Investigation</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/20/sandra-blands-death-now-murder-investigation/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150722210435im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/17/TXTSandraBland1-Richmond004_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Waller County District Attorney Elton Mathis discusses the investigation of Sandra Bland's death at a July 17 news conference."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150722210435/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/17/TXTSandraBland1-Richmond004_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Waller County District Attorney Elton Mathis discusses the investigation of Sandra Bland's death at a July 17 news conference." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Waller County District Attorney Elton Mathis discusses the investigation of Sandra Bland's death at a July 17 news conference.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a> and <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 20 Jul 2015 18:44:41 -0500" title="2015-07-20 18:44"> July 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/20/sandra-blands-death-now-murder-investigation/comments/"><span class="value">30</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The probe into Sandra Bland's hanging death inside a Texas jail — which a medical examiner ruled a suicide last week — now includes the possibility of murder.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/20/sandra-blands-death-now-murder-investigation/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/20/preacher-sandra-bland-did-not-attack-trooper/">Preacher: Sandra Bland Did Not Attack Trooper</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/20/preacher-sandra-bland-did-not-attack-trooper/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150722210435im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/20/TXTBlandPress-Richmond002_JPG_260x1000_q100.JPG" alt="Jamal Bryant, a Baltimore pastor with the Empowerment Temple AME Church, addresses the press with new information about video footage of Sandra Bland's arrest."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150722210435/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/20/TXTBlandPress-Richmond002_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Jamal Bryant, a Baltimore pastor with the Empowerment Temple AME Church, addresses the press with new information about video footage of Sandra Bland's arrest." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Jamal Bryant, a Baltimore pastor with the Empowerment Temple AME Church, addresses the press with new information about video footage of Sandra Bland's arrest.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a> and <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 20 Jul 2015 13:20:47 -0500" title="2015-07-20 13:20"> July 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/20/preacher-sandra-bland-did-not-attack-trooper/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A Baltimore pastor on Monday said video taken from a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper's dashboard camera shows Sandra Bland did not attack the officer.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/20/preacher-sandra-bland-did-not-attack-trooper/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/19/communities-across-country-mourn-sandra-blands-dea/">Sandra Bland Mourned From Illinois to Texas</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/19/communities-across-country-mourn-sandra-blands-dea/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150722210435im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/19/TXTBlandMemorial1-Richmond001_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sharon Cooper speaks at the memorial for her sister, Sandra Bland, at Hope AME Church in Prairie View, Texas, on July 19, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150722210435/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/19/TXTBlandMemorial1-Richmond001_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sharon Cooper speaks at the memorial for her sister, Sandra Bland, at Hope AME Church in Prairie View, Texas, on July 19, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sharon Cooper speaks at the memorial for her sister, Sandra Bland, at Hope AME Church in Prairie View, Texas, on July 19, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a> and <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ally-mutnick/">Ally Mutnick</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 19 Jul 2015 21:31:23 -0500" title="2015-07-19 21:31"> July 19, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/19/communities-across-country-mourn-sandra-blands-dea/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>On both ends of the path that marked Sandra Bland's 28-year life — the western suburbs of Chicago where she grew up, and the Texas town where she died —</span><span> </span><span>family, friends and supporters Sunday took time to remember, honor and demand answers.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/19/communities-across-country-mourn-sandra-blands-dea/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/18/gov-greg-abbott-calls-national-guard-be-armed/">Abbott Lets National Guard Carry Arms on Base</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/18/gov-greg-abbott-calls-national-guard-be-armed/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150722210435im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/SSGLieselMarelli_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150722210435/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/SSGLieselMarelli_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by SSG Liesel Marelli</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 18 Jul 2015 13:32:25 -0500" title="2015-07-18 13:32"> July 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/18/gov-greg-abbott-calls-national-guard-be-armed/comments/"><span class="value">59</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> on Saturday authorized the Texas National Guard to be armed on base following the shooting at military facilities in Chattanooga, Tenn.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/18/gov-greg-abbott-calls-national-guard-be-armed/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/18/locals-turn-out-protest-lack-answers-sandra-blands/">Locals Hold Vigil, Grapple With Sandra Bland鈥檚 Death</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/18/locals-turn-out-protest-lack-answers-sandra-blands/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150722210435im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/17/TXTSandraBland1-Richmond001_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Hempstead resident Adrienne Holland holds a sign outside of the Waller County Jail where Sandra Bland, 28, was found dead."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150722210435/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/17/TXTSandraBland1-Richmond001_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Hempstead resident Adrienne Holland holds a sign outside of the Waller County Jail where Sandra Bland, 28, was found dead." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Hempstead resident Adrienne Holland holds a sign outside of the Waller County Jail where Sandra Bland, 28, was found dead.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 18 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-18 06:00"> July 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/18/locals-turn-out-protest-lack-answers-sandra-blands/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>While social media has been flooded with questions from across the country about Sandra Bland's death, students and residents in Waller County are turning out in person to protest, raise questions and honor her memory.</span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/18/locals-turn-out-protest-lack-answers-sandra-blands/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/prairie-view-mourns-death-alumna-sandra-bland/">Waller County DA: Bland's Death Won't Be "Swept Under the Rug"</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/prairie-view-mourns-death-alumna-sandra-bland/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150722210435im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/16/CKCoKC5WEAATZ1S.jpg_large_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sandra Bland, who was found dead at the Waller County Jail on July 13."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150722210435/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/16/CKCoKC5WEAATZ1S.jpg_large_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sandra Bland, who was found dead at the Waller County Jail on July 13." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sandra Bland, who was found dead at the Waller County Jail on July 13.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a>, <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a> and <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 17 Jul 2015 18:10:07 -0500" title="2015-07-17 18:10"> July 17, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/prairie-view-mourns-death-alumna-sandra-bland/comments/"><span class="value">42</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>As Waller County authorities vowed on Friday to conduct a thorough investigation into the death of Sandra Bland, who was found hanged at the county jail, the Texas Department of Public Safety moved forward on a separate inquiry into how arrest procedures were violated in the case.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/prairie-view-mourns-death-alumna-sandra-bland/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/16/doctors-advocates-urge-hhsc-extend-funding-uninsur/">Texas Needs Federal Money for Uninsured, HHSC Told</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/16/doctors-advocates-urge-hhsc-extend-funding-uninsur/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150722210435im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/11/Medicaid-Expansion-3_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150722210435/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/11/Medicaid-Expansion-3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Jul 2015 19:06:39 -0500" title="2015-07-16 19:06"> July 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/16/doctors-advocates-urge-hhsc-extend-funding-uninsur/comments/"><span class="value">77</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Hospitals that serve large uninsured populations stand to lose critical funding if Texas can’t convince the federal government to continue helping the state pay, doctors and health advocates told the state health department Thursday.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/16/doctors-advocates-urge-hhsc-extend-funding-uninsur/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/15/state-education-board-seek-ged-alternatives/">State Education Board to Seek GED Alternatives</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/15/state-education-board-seek-ged-alternatives/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150722210435im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/computerclassroom_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150722210435/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/computerclassroom_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 15 Jul 2015 16:54:40 -0500" title="2015-07-15 16:54"> July 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/15/state-education-board-seek-ged-alternatives/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas residents seeking to earn high school equivalency certificates may soon have less expensive, more flexible testing options.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/15/state-education-board-seek-ged-alternatives/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/education-advocates-say-new-computer-based-ged-too/">New Test Causing Fewer Texans to Get GEDs</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/education-advocates-say-new-computer-based-ged-too/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150722210435im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/computerclassroom_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150722210435/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/computerclassroom_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 14 Jul 2015 19:47:25 -0500" title="2015-07-14 19:47"> July 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/education-advocates-say-new-computer-based-ged-too/comments/"><span class="value">32</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>For millions of Texans without high school diplomas, the test to earn a high school equivalency certificate has become harder and more expensive, the State Board of Education was told Tuesday. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/education-advocates-say-new-computer-based-ged-too/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/03/texas-lawyers-threaten-file-complaint-against-paxt/">Lawyers Threaten to File Complaint Against Paxton</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/03/texas-lawyers-threaten-file-complaint-against-paxt/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150722210435im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/25/kenpaxton13_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Senator Ken Paxton listens to a supporter following his announcement to run for Attorney General on Thursday, August 1, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150722210435/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/11/25/kenpaxton13_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Senator Ken Paxton listens to a supporter following his announcement to run for Attorney General on Thursday, August 1, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Laura Buckman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Senator Ken Paxton listens to a supporter following his announcement to run for Attorney General on Thursday, August 1, 2013.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 3 Jul 2015 10:20:35 -0500" title="2015-07-03 10:20"> July 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/03/texas-lawyers-threaten-file-complaint-against-paxt/comments/"><span class="value">116</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Roughly 150 Texas attorneys have signed on to a letter threatening to file a complaint with the State Bar of Texas against Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> for his response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on same-sex marriage.</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" 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Many providers don't plan to open their classes to same-sex couples."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150722210435/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/30/Twogether_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The state's Twogether in Texas program grants couples a $60 discount on a marriage license if they take a premarital education class from the state's network of providers, most of which are faith-based groups. Many providers don't plan to open their classes to same-sex couples." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The state's Twogether in Texas program grants couples a $60 discount on a marriage license if they take a premarital education class from the state's network of providers, most of which are faith-based groups. Many providers don't plan to open their classes to same-sex couples.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-02 06:00"> July 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/fewer-options-gay-couples-state-marraige-classes/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Many of the providers in a state program that gives engaged Texans a discount on a marriage license if they take a premarital counseling course do not plan to open up the classes to same-sex couples.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/fewer-options-gay-couples-state-marraige-classes/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-same-sex-couples-begin-marry/">Ceremonies and Celebration as Marriages Begin</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-same-sex-couples-begin-marry/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150722210435im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/7C2A9756_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Kirk Watson D-Austin greets Anthony Tang and Jayme Mathias after a program at the Central Presbyterian Church on June 26, 2015 after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned state bans on gay marriage June 26, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150722210435/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/7C2A9756_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Kirk Watson D-Austin greets Anthony Tang and Jayme Mathias after a program at the Central Presbyterian Church on June 26, 2015 after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned state bans on gay marriage June 26, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Kirk Watson D-Austin greets Anthony Tang and Jayme Mathias after a program at the Central Presbyterian Church on June 26, 2015 after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned state bans on gay marriage June 26, 2015</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ally-mutnick/">Ally Mutnick</a> and <a href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 21:48:47 -0500" title="2015-06-26 21:48"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150722210435/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-same-sex-couples-begin-marry/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas couples began impromptu weddings in Travis County and others following Friday's U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing gay 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