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src="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/15/UP9A0772_jpg_474x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Tesla vehicle on display outside the Texas Capitol on January 15th, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/15/UP9A0772_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Tesla vehicle on display outside the Texas Capitol on January 15th, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Tesla vehicle on display outside the Texas Capitol on January 15th, 2015</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/abbott-tesla-dealership-model-works-just-fine/">Abbott Shuts Door on Tesla Loophole</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 14 Jul 2015 17:08:05 -0500" title="2015-07-14 17:08"> July 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/abbott-tesla-dealership-model-works-just-fine/comments/"><span class="value">96</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Giving a nod to franchised auto dealerships, Gov. Greg Abbott has suggested that Texas doesn’t need to carve out a loophole in its laws that would allow Tesla to sell its high-end electric cars directly to consumers.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/abbott-tesla-dealership-model-works-just-fine/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> <aside class="related"> <header class="smallcaps"> <h2>Related</h2> </header> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/end-road-tesla-uber-bills/">End of the Road for Tesla, Ride-for-Hire Bills</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/18/dealers-tesla-give-us-shot/">Dealers Reach Out, but Tesla Slams the Door</a></li> </ul> </aside> </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/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/mccaul-absurd-think-guzman-fled-without-inside-hel/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/18/_BDA5025_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul visits with the press before his meeting with Gov. Greg Abbott at the Texas Capitol on Feb. 18, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/18/_BDA5025_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul visits with the press before his meeting with Gov. Greg Abbott at the Texas Capitol on Feb. 18, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul visits with the press before his meeting with Gov. Greg Abbott at the Texas Capitol on Feb. 18, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/mccaul-absurd-think-guzman-fled-without-inside-hel/">McCaul: "Absurd" to Think Guzmán Fled Without Inside Help</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 14 Jul 2015 08:57:28 -0500" title="2015-07-14 08:57"> July 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/mccaul-absurd-think-guzman-fled-without-inside-hel/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span><span>The Texan who is the U.S. House's top Republican on homeland security </span><span>issued a scathing indictment of Mexican officials on Tuesday for letting Joaquin Guzmán, the world’s most notorious drug lord, tunnel out of a maximum-security prison.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/mccaul-absurd-think-guzman-fled-without-inside-hel/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/scientology-group-urged-veto-mental-health-bill/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/23/VetoStamp_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/23/VetoStamp_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman / Paweł Zawistowski</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/scientology-group-urged-veto-mental-health-bill/">Scientology Group Urged Veto of Mental Health Bill</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 14 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-14 06:00"> July 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/scientology-group-urged-veto-mental-health-bill/comments/"><span class="value">38</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>After a Church of Scientology-backed group helped organize a campaign against it, Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> vetoed legislation that would have given Texas doctors more power to detain mentally ill and potentially dangerous patients.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/scientology-group-urged-veto-mental-health-bill/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/13/abbotts-pitch-dovetails-granite-state-politics/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8642_jpg_231x1000_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/20150715013514/http://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/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/13/abbotts-pitch-dovetails-granite-state-politics/">Abbott's Courtship Dovetails with Politics in New Hampshire</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 13 Jul 2015 20:12:26 -0500" title="2015-07-13 20:12"> July 13, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/13/abbotts-pitch-dovetails-granite-state-politics/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Gov. Greg Abbott's appeals to New Hampshire business are proving mutually beneficial for him and Granite State Republicans. As Abbott seeks the jobs-snatching mantle of his predecessor, New Hampshire's state GOP gets new ammunition against a Democratic governor. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/13/abbotts-pitch-dovetails-granite-state-politics/"> <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/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/mccaul-absurd-think-guzman-fled-without-inside-hel/">McCaul: "Absurd" to Think Guzmán Fled Without Inside Help</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 14 Jul 2015 08:57:28 -0500" title="2015-07-14 08:57"> July 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/mccaul-absurd-think-guzman-fled-without-inside-hel/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/mccaul-absurd-think-guzman-fled-without-inside-hel/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/18/_BDA5025_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul visits with the press before his meeting with Gov. Greg Abbott at the Texas Capitol on Feb. 18, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/18/_BDA5025_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul visits with the press before his meeting with Gov. Greg Abbott at the Texas Capitol on Feb. 18, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul visits with the press before his meeting with Gov. Greg Abbott at the Texas Capitol on Feb. 18, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>The Texan who is the U.S. House's top Republican on homeland security </span><span>issued a scathing indictment of Mexican officials on Tuesday for letting Joaquin Guzmán, the world’s most notorious drug lord, tunnel out of a maximum-security prison.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/mccaul-absurd-think-guzman-fled-without-inside-hel/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/scientology-group-urged-veto-mental-health-bill/">Scientology Group Urged Veto of Mental Health Bill</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 14 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-14 06:00"> July 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/scientology-group-urged-veto-mental-health-bill/comments/"><span class="value">38</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/scientology-group-urged-veto-mental-health-bill/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/23/VetoStamp_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/23/VetoStamp_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman / Paweł Zawistowski</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>After a Church of Scientology-backed group helped organize a campaign against it, Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> vetoed legislation that would have given Texas doctors more power to detain mentally ill and potentially dangerous patients.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/14/scientology-group-urged-veto-mental-health-bill/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/13/abbotts-pitch-dovetails-granite-state-politics/">Abbott's Courtship Dovetails with Politics in New Hampshire</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 13 Jul 2015 20:12:26 -0500" title="2015-07-13 20:12"> July 13, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/13/abbotts-pitch-dovetails-granite-state-politics/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/13/abbotts-pitch-dovetails-granite-state-politics/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8642_jpg_150x1000_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/20150715013514/http://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> <section class="summary"> <p>Gov. Greg Abbott's appeals to New Hampshire business are proving mutually beneficial for him and Granite State Republicans. As Abbott seeks the jobs-snatching mantle of his predecessor, New Hampshire's state GOP gets new ammunition against a Democratic governor. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/13/abbotts-pitch-dovetails-granite-state-politics/"> <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/20150715013514/http://apps.texastribune.org/perrytracker/">PerryTracker: Follow Perry on the Campaign Trail</a> </h2> <ul class="meta separator short"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a>, <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> and <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 4 Jun 2015 16:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-04 16:00"> June 4, 2015 </time></li></ul> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar" <a href="http://apps.texastribune.org/perrytracker/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/TT-Perry-tracker-leadart_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/26/TT-Perry-tracker-leadart_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Rebecca F. Miller</cite> </div> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/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/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/13/george-p-bush-co-chair-young-donor-drive-dad/">George P. Bush to Co-Chair Young Donor Effort for Dad</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 13 Jul 2015 15:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-13 15:00"> July 13, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/13/george-p-bush-co-chair-young-donor-drive-dad/comments/"><span class="value">36</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/13/george-p-bush-co-chair-young-donor-drive-dad/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/02/_F5U7023_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="George P. Bush is all smiles as mother and dad Columba and Jeb Bush and wife Amanda applaud during Bush' swearing in as Texas Land Commissioner on Jan. 2, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/02/_F5U7023_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="George P. Bush is all smiles as mother and dad Columba and Jeb Bush and wife Amanda applaud during Bush' swearing in as Texas Land Commissioner on Jan. 2, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">George P. Bush is all smiles as mother and dad Columba and Jeb Bush and wife Amanda applaud during Bush' swearing in as Texas Land Commissioner on Jan. 2, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Land Commissioner <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/george-p-bush/">George P. Bush</a> is upping his involvement in his father's presidential bid, joining a donor drive aimed at young Republicans.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/13/george-p-bush-co-chair-young-donor-drive-dad/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/12/us-rep-chapos-escape-insult-law-enforcement/">U.S. Rep: Guzmán's Prison Escape an Insult to U.S. Law Enforcement</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 12 Jul 2015 16:13:56 -0500" title="2015-07-12 16:13"> July 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/12/us-rep-chapos-escape-insult-law-enforcement/comments/"><span class="value">17</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/12/us-rep-chapos-escape-insult-law-enforcement/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/22/Guzman_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A picture of Sinaloa drug cartel leader Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera is released by Mexican law enforcement officials in February 2014 after Guzmán was captured."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/22/Guzman_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A picture of Sinaloa drug cartel leader Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera is released by Mexican law enforcement officials in February 2014 after Guzmán was captured." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A picture of Sinaloa drug cartel leader Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán Loera is released by Mexican law enforcement officials in February 2014 after Guzmán was captured.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The prison escape of Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán is an affront to U.S. law enforcement, which has worked for years to build a case against the kingpin, a member of Texas' congressional delegation said Sunday.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/12/us-rep-chapos-escape-insult-law-enforcement/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/11/hurd-outraises-gallego-fundraising/">Hurd Holds Strong Lead Over Gallego in Fundraising</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 11 Jul 2015 12:13:04 -0500" title="2015-07-11 12:13"> July 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/11/hurd-outraises-gallego-fundraising/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/11/hurd-outraises-gallego-fundraising/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/15/GallegoHurd-CD23_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego (left) was ousted by Republican Will Hurd, right, in the 2014 CD-23 contest."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/15/GallegoHurd-CD23_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego (left) was ousted by Republican Will Hurd, right, in the 2014 CD-23 contest." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego (left) was ousted by Republican Will Hurd, right, in the 2014 CD-23 contest.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Former U.S. Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/pete-gallego/">Pete Gallego</a> raised $224,000 in his first three months as a 2016 House candidate, according to his campaign. He's well behind U.S. Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/will-hurd/">Will Hurd</a>, who <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150715013514/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/will-hurd-raises-458000-second-quarter/">raised</a> $458,000 in the same period. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/11/hurd-outraises-gallego-fundraising/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/perry-supporters-say-theyve-raised-nearly-18-milli/">Perry Supporters Say They've Raised Nearly $18 Million</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Jul 2015 15:37:37 -0500" title="2015-07-10 15:37"> July 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/perry-supporters-say-theyve-raised-nearly-18-milli/comments/"><span class="value">40</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/perry-supporters-say-theyve-raised-nearly-18-milli/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_S3R7970Perry2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Rick Perry at his presidential campaign kickoff on June 4, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_S3R7970Perry2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Rick Perry at his presidential campaign kickoff on June 4, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Rick Perry at his presidential campaign kickoff on June 4, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Groups supporting former Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a>’s presidential effort have raised nearly $18 million, they announced Friday, cementing his status as a competitive, but certainly not dominant, fundraiser in the Republican field.  </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/perry-supporters-say-theyve-raised-nearly-18-milli/"> <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/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/texas-members-congress-spar-over-crude-oil-export-/">Texas Members of Congress Spar Over Crude Oil Export Ban</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Phoebe Tollefson, Medill News Service </li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Jul 2015 21:05:57 -0500" title="2015-07-09 21:05"> July 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/texas-members-congress-spar-over-crude-oil-export-/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/texas-members-congress-spar-over-crude-oil-export-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/09/GreenBarton_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, and U.S. Rep. Gene Green, D-Houston."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/09/GreenBarton_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, and U.S. Rep. Gene Green, D-Houston." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, and U.S. Rep. Gene Green, D-Houston.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas Congressmen Gene Green and Joe Barton went head-to-head Thursday on a bill that would lift a 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/texas-members-congress-spar-over-crude-oil-export-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/congress-explodes-over-confederate-flag/">Congress Explodes Over Confederate Flag</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Jul 2015 18:44:16 -0500" title="2015-07-09 18:44"> July 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/congress-explodes-over-confederate-flag/comments/"><span class="value">21</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/congress-explodes-over-confederate-flag/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Chaos engulfed the U.S. Capitol on Thursday as House Republicans and Democrats clashed over where the Confederate battle flag can and cannot be displayed.</span><span> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/congress-explodes-over-confederate-flag/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/ticket-chris-christie-and-christie-tracker/">The Ticket: Chris Christie and WNYC's Matt Katz</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Ben Philpott and <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Jul 2015 16:10:37 -0500" title="2015-07-09 16:10"> July 9, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/ticket-chris-christie-and-christie-tracker/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/12/TT-theticket_leadart-sside_png_150x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/12/TT-theticket_leadart-sside_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>This week on The Ticket, Jay Root and Ben Philpott <span>break down the campaign announcement speech of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and learn what kind of campaign he could run from WNYC's Matt Katz, creator of The Christie Tracker. </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/ticket-chris-christie-and-christie-tracker/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/texas-suing-epa-again/">Texas is Suing the EPA — Again</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a> and <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Jul 2015 16:46:14 -0500" title="2015-07-08 16:46"> July 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/texas-suing-epa-again/comments/"><span class="value">74</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/texas-suing-epa-again/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> on Wednesday filed a lawsuit over the Environmental Protection Agency's rejection of parts of a Texas clean air program, launching the state’s second battle against EPA regulations in less than two weeks.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/texas-suing-epa-again/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/will-hurd-raises-458000-second-quarter/">U.S. Rep. Hurd Reports Raising $458,000 in Second Quarter</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Jul 2015 11:18:48 -0500" title="2015-07-08 11:18"> July 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/will-hurd-raises-458000-second-quarter/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/will-hurd-raises-458000-second-quarter/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/TTEvent_WillHurd013_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-San Antonio, at a Texas Tribune event on Dec. 18, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/TTEvent_WillHurd013_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-San Antonio, at a Texas Tribune event on Dec. 18, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-San Antonio, at a Texas Tribune event on Dec. 18, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>U.S. Rep. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/will-hurd/">Will Hurd</a><span>, R-San Antonio, had a healthy second-quarter campaign fundraising haul, reporting a total of $458,000 raised from April to June.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/will-hurd-raises-458000-second-quarter/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/what-happened-patrick-and-straus-priority-bills/">Here's a Look at What Happened With Straus' and Patrick's Priority Bills</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-08 06:00"> July 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/what-happened-patrick-and-straus-priority-bills/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/what-happened-patrick-and-straus-priority-bills/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/StrausPatrick_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="House Speaker Joe Straus (left) and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/StrausPatrick_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="House Speaker Joe Straus (left) and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">House Speaker Joe Straus (left) and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Over the course of this year's legislative session, </span><span>House Speaker </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/joe-straus/" target="_blank">Joe Straus</a><span> and <span>Lt. Gov. </span><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/" target="_blank">Dan Patrick</a><span> </span>made their priorities known by what bills got the lowest bill numbers. <span>Take a look at how those proposals fared.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/what-happened-patrick-and-straus-priority-bills/"> <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/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/13/george-p-bush-co-chair-young-donor-drive-dad/">George P. 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Greg Abbott at the Governor's Mansion on July 9, 2015</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>José Antonio Meade Kuribreña, Mexico's secretary of foreign affairs, talks about the relationship between Mexico and Texas, border security, and whether Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto's security plan is working. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/jose-antonio-meade-kuribrena-tt-interview/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/lawsuits-needed-holdout-counties-gay-marriage/">Holdouts on Gay Marriage Could Face Lawsuits</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-10 06:00"> July 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/lawsuits-needed-holdout-counties-gay-marriage/comments/"><span class="value">61</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/lawsuits-needed-holdout-counties-gay-marriage/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/01/TexasSupremeCourt_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/01/TexasSupremeCourt_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-02f274ff-7481-467e-5220-441dcf490e10"><span><span>With most Texas counties now issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, legal experts and gay rights activists say it may take individual lawsuits to compel the handful of county clerks still refusing to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. </span></span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/lawsuits-needed-holdout-counties-gay-marriage/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/el-paso-democrat-marquez-bows-out/">El Paso Democrat Márquez Bows Out</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Jul 2015 22:05:15 -0500" title="2015-07-09 22:05"> July 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/el-paso-democrat-marquez-bows-out/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150715013514/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/el-paso-democrat-marquez-bows-out/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150715013514im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/09/Marisa_Marquez_Capitol_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. 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