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<h1> <span><a class="plain" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/">Tribpedia</a>:</span> <a class="plain" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/the-brief/">The Brief</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><a href="?page=3" class="page">3</a></li><li><a href="?page=4" class="page">4</a></li><li><a class="disabled">…</a></li><li><a href="?page=85" class="page">85</a></li><li><a href="?page=86" class="page">86</a></li><li><a href="?page=87" class="page">87</a></li><li><a href="?page=88" class="page">88</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>We’re merged the convenience of the email blast and the need-to-know nature of the Brief into a single daily missive, delivered from newsletters editor John Reynolds’ fingertips directly to your inbox first thing every morning.</p> <p>The Brief will still show up on our website — once a day, early in the morning. But if you’re the type who reaches ...</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/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/brief-june-29-2015/">The Brief: Paxton Says Clerks Can Deny Marriage Licenses</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-29 05:59"> June 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/brief-june-29-2015/comments/"><span class="value">215</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/brief-june-29-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8560_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the grand opening of the Texas Public Policy Foundation's new Austin building on April 21, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8560_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the grand opening of the Texas Public Policy Foundation's new Austin building on April 21, 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 the grand opening of the Texas Public Policy Foundation's new Austin building on April 21, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says county clerks can decide against issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples if they have religious objections, but that if they do so, they should be prepared for lawsuits or fines.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/29/brief-june-29-2015/"> <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/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/brief-june-25-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/18/Congress-3-Split_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Reps. 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Blake Farenthold, Lamar Smith and Pete Sessions</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/brief-june-25-2015/">The Brief: Why It's So Hard to Knock Out a Congressman</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-26 05:59"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/brief-june-25-2015/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Tea Party activists have had several successes in Texas legislative races, but it's been harder for them to oust Republican members of the state's congressional delegation — in large part due to a lack of money.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/brief-june-25-2015/"> <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/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/brief-june-25-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/15/DSC_8648gesture_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott at a Tax Day press conference on April 15, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/15/DSC_8648gesture_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott at a Tax Day press conference on April 15, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott at a Tax Day press conference on April 15, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/brief-june-25-2015/">The Brief: What We Learned From Gov. Abbott's Emails</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-25 05:59"> June 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/brief-june-25-2015/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a>'s emails, obtained by the Tribune through state transparency laws, show a governor who's seemingly more involved with policy than his predecessor, sometimes sending emails off to staffers with ideas late at night.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/brief-june-25-2015/"> <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/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/brief-june-24-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/23/_BDB6810CMS_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="During the Defense of Texas Marriage Amendment Rally on Mar. 23, 2015 at the Texas Capitol, a protester raises questions of marriage sanctity noting celebrities who've been married multiple times."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/23/_BDB6810CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="During the Defense of Texas Marriage Amendment Rally on Mar. 23, 2015 at the Texas Capitol, a protester raises questions of marriage sanctity noting celebrities who've been married multiple times." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">During the Defense of Texas Marriage Amendment Rally on Mar. 23, 2015 at the Texas Capitol, a protester raises questions of marriage sanctity noting celebrities who've been married multiple times.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/brief-june-24-2015/">The Brief: Texas Voters Split on Gay Marriage</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-24 05:59"> June 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/brief-june-24-2015/comments/"><span class="value">41</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Texas voters are split on whether gay marriages should be legal, with age playing a crucial role in how voters view the issue, the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll found.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/24/brief-june-24-2015/"> <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/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/the-brief-june-23-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/TransImmigrants_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Supporters of LGBT asylum-seekers rally at a church in Austin."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/TransImmigrants_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Supporters of LGBT asylum-seekers rally at a church in Austin." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Julián Aguilar</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Supporters of LGBT asylum-seekers rally at a church in Austin.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/the-brief-june-23-2015/">The Brief: How Texas Voters Differ On Discrimination</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 23 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-23 05:59"> June 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/the-brief-june-23-2015/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Texas voters agree discrimination exists, but exactly which groups experience it the most depends on whom you ask, the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll found.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/the-brief-june-23-2015/"> <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/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/22/brief-june-22-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/Cruz-3_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at Citizens United Freedom Summit in South Carolina on May 9 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/Cruz-3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at Citizens United Freedom Summit in South Carolina on May 9 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Michael Vadon</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at Citizens United Freedom Summit in South Carolina on May 9 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/22/brief-june-22-2015/">The Brief: Cruz Leads in Texas Among GOP Candidates</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 22 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-22 05:59"> June 22, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/22/brief-june-22-2015/comments/"><span class="value">90</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> is now the leader in Texas among 2016 Republican primary rivals, the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll finds.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/22/brief-june-22-2015/"> <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/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/19/brief-june-19-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/18/DISDPre-K4_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Pre-K teacher Josefina Pineda teaches her students the concept of "push" by having them join hands and push back and forth in her classroom at the Dallas Independent School District elementary school Cesar Chavez Learning Center in Dallas, Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/18/DISDPre-K4_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Pre-K teacher Josefina Pineda teaches her students the concept of "push" by having them join hands and push back and forth in her classroom at the Dallas Independent School District elementary school Cesar Chavez Learning Center in Dallas, Texas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Robert W. Hart</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Pre-K teacher Josefina Pineda teaches her students the concept of "push" by having them join hands and push back and forth in her classroom at the Dallas Independent School District elementary school Cesar Chavez Learning Center in Dallas, Texas.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/19/brief-june-19-2015/">The Brief: Abbott Appoints Chair of Board of Education</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 19 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-19 05:59"> June 19, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/19/brief-june-19-2015/comments/"><span class="value">19</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> has appointed <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/donna-bahorich/">Donna Bahorich</a> as the new chairwoman of the Texas State Board of Education. But the former staffer for Lt. Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/">Dan Patrick</a> drew criticism from one board member for not having enough experience.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/19/brief-june-19-2015/"> <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/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/brief-june-18-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Eric-Johnson-Capitol_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Eric-Johnson-Capitol_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/brief-june-18-2015/">The Brief: New Law Improves Data on Police Shootings</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 18 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-18 05:59"> June 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/brief-june-18-2015/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>A new law that requires police agencies across the state to report data on police shootings will make Texas the "envy of the country," says the law's author.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/brief-june-18-2015/"> <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/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/17/brief-june-17-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/12/Keffer1_JPG_312x176_crop_q100.JPG" alt="State Rep. Jim Keffer, R-Eastland, talks about the Eagle Ford Shale report at a Captiol press conference on March 12, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/12/Keffer1_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="State Rep. Jim Keffer, R-Eastland, talks about the Eagle Ford Shale report at a Captiol press conference on March 12, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Jim Keffer, R-Eastland, talks about the Eagle Ford Shale report at a Captiol press conference on March 12, 2013.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/17/brief-june-17-2015/">The Brief: Top Straus Ally Not Running for Re-election</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 17 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-17 05:59"> June 17, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/17/brief-june-17-2015/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>State Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/jim-keffer/">Jim Keffer</a>'s announcement that he's leaving the Legislature leaves only three members of the 2009 group that elevated <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/joe-straus/">Joe Straus</a> to his current role as House speaker.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/17/brief-june-17-2015/"> <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/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/brief-june-16-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/CampusCarry-PencilBullets-2_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/CampusCarry-PencilBullets-2_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/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/brief-june-16-2015/">The Brief: Implementing the New Campus Carry Law</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 16 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-16 05:59"> June 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/brief-june-16-2015/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Colleges are beginning to look at how they'll implement the new campus carry law, and both sides of the debate are watching what their restrictions will end up looking like.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/16/brief-june-16-2015/"> <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/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/15/brief-june-15-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/15/Ivy_and_Leticia_runoff_2_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Ivy Taylor (left) was elected mayor of San Antonio on Saturday after defeating former state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte in a historic runoff election."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/15/Ivy_and_Leticia_runoff_2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Ivy Taylor (left) was elected mayor of San Antonio on Saturday after defeating former state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte in a historic runoff election." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Ivy Taylor (left) was elected mayor of San Antonio on Saturday after defeating former state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte in a historic runoff election.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/15/brief-june-15-2015/">The Brief: How Democrats Lost in San Antonio Saturday</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 15 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-15 05:59"> June 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/15/brief-june-15-2015/comments/"><span class="value">34</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/leticia-van-de-putte/">Leticia Van de Putte</a>'s loss in Saturday's mayoral election was in part due to low turnout from Democratic voters, but observers say it was also because Ivy Taylor was able to get a more conservative coalition energized about the race.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/15/brief-june-15-2015/"> <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/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/12/brief-june-12-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/12/7C2A1213_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Joan Huffman R-Houston"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/12/7C2A1213_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Joan Huffman R-Houston" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Joan Huffman R-Houston</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/12/brief-june-12-2015/">The Brief: Ethics Regulators Unhappy With 2015 Session</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 12 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-12 05:59"> June 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/12/brief-june-12-2015/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Texas Ethics Commission members expressed concerns over the lack of significant ethics reforms in the 2015 legislative session — and legislation that made its way to Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a>'s desk.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/12/brief-june-12-2015/"> <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/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/11/brief-june-11-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8642_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during 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/20150630020638/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8642_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during 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">Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during 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/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/11/brief-june-11-2015/">The Brief: Abbott's Move to Poach General Electric</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 11 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-11 05:59"> June 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/11/brief-june-11-2015/comments/"><span class="value">26</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> wrote a letter Wednesday to the General Electric CEO, highlighting the state's latest tax deal in an effort to poach GE away from Connecticut.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/11/brief-june-11-2015/"> <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/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/07/5thCircuit_copy_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals building in New Orleans"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/07/5thCircuit_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals building in New Orleans" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Alexa Ura</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals building in New Orleans</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/brief/">The Brief: Appeals Court Sides With State on Abortion Law</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 10 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-10 05:59"> June 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/brief/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>A federal appeals court upheld a key segment of the 2013 Texas law adding requirements on abortion facilities in the state.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/10/brief/"> <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/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/09/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/10/McKinney-Casebolt_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Eric Casebolt resigned from the McKinney Police Department after actions at a pool party on June 5, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/10/McKinney-Casebolt_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Eric Casebolt resigned from the McKinney Police Department after actions at a pool party on June 5, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Youtube / Brandon Brooks</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Eric Casebolt resigned from the McKinney Police Department after actions at a pool party on June 5, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/09/brief/">The Brief: Protests in McKinney as Accounts Differ on Pool Party</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 9 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-09 05:59"> June 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/09/brief/comments/"><span class="value">22</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>A pair of protests was held in McKinney on Monday in response to police action dispersing a crowd at a pool party over the weekend as details emerged about the party itself.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/09/brief/"> <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/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/08/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/10/McKinney-Casebolt_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Eric Casebolt resigned from the McKinney Police Department after actions at a pool party on June 5, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/10/McKinney-Casebolt_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Eric Casebolt resigned from the McKinney Police Department after actions at a pool party on June 5, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Youtube / Brandon Brooks</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Eric Casebolt resigned from the McKinney Police Department after actions at a pool party on June 5, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/08/brief/">The Brief: Renewed Questions on Police and Race in McKinney</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 8 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-08 05:59"> June 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/08/brief/comments/"><span class="value">29</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>A McKinney police officer is on administrative leave after video of his actions to subdue a 15-year-old girl at a pool party Friday night received more than 1 million views online over the weekend.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/08/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_16"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/05/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_F5U3199sidewide_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="It's time to create real jobs; to raise wages; to create opportunity for all; to give every citizen a stake in this country; to restore hope — real hope to forgotten Americans," Perry said Thursday."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_F5U3199sidewide_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="It's time to create real jobs; to raise wages; to create opportunity for all; to give every citizen a stake in this country; to restore hope — real hope to forgotten Americans," Perry said Thursday." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">It's time to create real jobs; to raise wages; to create opportunity for all; to give every citizen a stake in this country; to restore hope — real hope to forgotten Americans," Perry said Thursday.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/05/brief/">The Brief: Breaking Out of the Presidential Pack in Three Easy Steps</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 5 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-05 05:59"> June 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/05/brief/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Now that <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> is officially in the race for president in 2016, the next trick is to stay in the race.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/05/brief/"> <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/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/04/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/06/IMG_3013_JPG_312x176_crop_q100.JPG" alt="Former Gov. Rick Perry poses with cadets after delivering a foreign policy speech at The Citadel, South Carolina's military college, earlier this year."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/06/IMG_3013_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Former Gov. Rick Perry poses with cadets after delivering a foreign policy speech at The Citadel, South Carolina's military college, earlier this year." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Patrick Svitek</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Gov. Rick Perry poses with cadets after delivering a foreign policy speech at The Citadel, South Carolina's military college, earlier this year.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/04/brief/">The Brief: Perry Set to Return to Presidential Politics</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 4 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-04 05:59"> June 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/04/brief/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Later this morning in Addison, </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a><span> is expected to announce that he plans to run again for the White House, testing whether GOP voters across the country believe in extending him a second act in presidential politics.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/04/brief/"> <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/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/01/UP9A6628_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick hugs Sen. Kevin Eltife after he is sworn-in as President pro tempore of the Texas Senate on June 1, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/01/UP9A6628_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick hugs Sen. Kevin Eltife after he is sworn-in as President pro tempore of the Texas Senate on June 1, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick hugs Sen. Kevin Eltife after he is sworn-in as President pro tempore of the Texas Senate on June 1, 2015</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/brief/">The Brief: Early Talk Heats Up on Eltife Challenge</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 3 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-03 05:59"> June 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/brief/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>With legislative business concluded, talk has immediately turned in some quarters to the next election season.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/03/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_19"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/01/UP9A6516_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick signs bills on last day of 84th Legislative session June 1, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/01/UP9A6516_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick signs bills on last day of 84th Legislative session June 1, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick signs bills on last day of 84th Legislative session June 1, 2015</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/brief/">The Brief: How Did the Legislature Do?</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 2 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-02 05:59"> June 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/brief/comments/"><span class="value">18</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Sine die has now come and gone. But with lawmakers now free to return to their hometowns across the state, the question remains: How'd they do?</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/02/brief/"> <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/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/29/_S3R7765FloorBD_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="View of the Texas House floor during budget debate on HB1 May 29, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/29/_S3R7765FloorBD_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="View of the Texas House floor during budget debate on HB1 May 29, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">View of the Texas House floor during budget debate on HB1 May 29, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/brief/">The Brief: Closing the Books on the Legislative Session</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 1 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-01 05:59"> June 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/brief/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The 84th Legislature closes the books on its 140-day regular session today. As the Tribune's </span>Ross Ramsey<span> writes, </span>it isn't one for the history books<span>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/01/brief/"> <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/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/29/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/14/IMG_9719_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="House Ways and Means Chair Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, speaks with House Appropriations Chair John Otto, R-Dayton, and House Administration Chair Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, on the House floor on May 14, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/14/IMG_9719_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="House Ways and Means Chair Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, speaks with House Appropriations Chair John Otto, R-Dayton, and House Administration Chair Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, on the House floor on May 14, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">House Ways and Means Chair Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, speaks with House Appropriations Chair John Otto, R-Dayton, and House Administration Chair Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, on the House floor on May 14, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/29/brief/">The Brief: The Tax Deal That Almost Wasn't</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 29 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-29 05:59"> May 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/29/brief/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><em>The Dallas Morning News</em><span> takes a detailed look at the evolution of the deal on tax cuts this session and finds that at a few critical junctures, the deal almost derailed entirely.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/29/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_22"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/22/IMG_0094_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Byron Cook, R-Corsicana, on the House floor, May 7, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/22/IMG_0094_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Byron Cook, R-Corsicana, on the House floor, May 7, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Byron Cook, R-Corsicana, on the House floor, May 7, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/brief/">The Brief: Ethics Bill Negotiations Focus on Dark Money</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 28 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-28 05:59"> May 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/brief/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The House remains fully committed to keeping dark money disclosure language in its ethics reform legislation. However, the measure's Senate author is equally adamant that provision must come out.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/28/brief/"> <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/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/_S3R7303CMSGriesel_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="House Parliamentarian Chris Griesel is handed another stack of bills during debate on S.B. 19 Tuesday evening May 26, 2015 in the Texas House."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/_S3R7303CMSGriesel_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="House Parliamentarian Chris Griesel is handed another stack of bills during debate on S.B. 19 Tuesday evening May 26, 2015 in the Texas House." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">House Parliamentarian Chris Griesel is handed another stack of bills during debate on S.B. 19 Tuesday evening May 26, 2015 in the Texas House.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/brief/">The Brief: Deal Saves Campus Carry Just Before Midnight Deadline</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 27 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-27 05:59"> May 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/brief/comments/"><span class="value">18</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Campus carry legislation lived to fight another day as a last-minute deal saved Senate Bill 11 just before a midnight deadline in the House to take initial votes on bills originating in the Senate.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/27/brief/"> <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/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/05/7C2A9699_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Empty Texas House seat with paperwork, May 1, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/05/7C2A9699_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Empty Texas House seat with paperwork, May 1, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Empty Texas House seat with paperwork, May 1, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/brief/">The Brief: Another Big Legislative Deadline Looms in House</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 26 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-26 05:59"> May 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/brief/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The House faces a major deadline today; it's the last day to take up contested Senate bills and, as such, the session promises to last until the clock strikes midnight. It doesn't help that a major backlog of controversial legislation awaits House members.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/26/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_25"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/25/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/15/IMG_9857_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="The Texas Capitol, May 15, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/15/IMG_9857_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The Texas Capitol, May 15, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The Texas Capitol, May 15, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/25/brief/">The Brief: Reversal on Abortion Bill Leads Fraught Day in House</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 25 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-25 05:59"> May 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/25/brief/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>A hectic weekend at the Legislature culminated in a major reversal by the House late Sunday on whether to allow a controversial abortion bill to be debated on the floor.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/25/brief/"> <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/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/22/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/21/tt-capitol-watchers-fund-web_j303GDh_png_312x176_crop_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/21/tt-capitol-watchers-fund-web_j303GDh_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/22/brief/">The Brief: Focus Shifts to American Phoenix's Money Men</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 22 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-22 05:59"> May 22, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/22/brief/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Four large donors to the nonprofit currently documenting Texas lawmakers this session are well-known backers of conservative causes.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/22/brief/"> <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/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/20/AshbyNelson1CMS_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Trent Ashby, R-Lufkin, and Chairman Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, embrace prior to Wednesday's Joint Committee on Appropriations discussing the state budget May 20, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630020638/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/20/AshbyNelson1CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Trent Ashby, R-Lufkin, and Chairman Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, embrace prior to Wednesday's Joint Committee on Appropriations discussing the state budget May 20, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Trent Ashby, R-Lufkin, and Chairman Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, embrace prior to Wednesday's Joint Committee on Appropriations discussing the state budget May 20, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/brief/">The Brief: Some Big Decisions Made on Budget With More Pending</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 21 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-21 05:59"> May 21, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/brief/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Budget conferees on Wednesday settled on funding levels for public education and border security, but big decisions on property tax cuts and roads funding remain for Thursday.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630020638/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/21/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-12"> <nav class="pagination clear"> <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><a href="?page=3" class="page">3</a></li><li><a href="?page=4" class="page">4</a></li><li><a class="disabled">…</a></li><li><a href="?page=85" class="page">85</a></li><li><a href="?page=86" class="page">86</a></li><li><a href="?page=87" class="page">87</a></li><li><a href="?page=88" class="page">88</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper-r"> <footer id="site_footer" class="wrapper-r"> <div 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