CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html>     <html class="no-js">  <head><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=7YQSqjSh" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.texastribune.org:80/2015/04/16/brief/","20150423193413","https://web.archive.org/","web","https://web-static.archive.org/_static/", "1429817653"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=p7PEIJWi" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <title>The Brief: 2 Percent of Texas Higher Ed Students Are Undocumented | The Texas Tribune</title> <link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/favicon.ico"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <meta charset="utf-8"><script type="text/javascript">window.NREUM||(NREUM={}),__nr_require=function(e,n,t){function r(t){if(!n[t]){var o=n[t]={exports:{}};e[t][0].call(o.exports,function(n){var o=e[t][1][n];return r(o?o:n)},o,o.exports)}return n[t].exports}if("function"==typeof __nr_require)return __nr_require;for(var o=0;o<t.length;o++)r(t[o]);return r}({QJf3ax:[function(e,n){function t(e){function n(n,t,a){e&&e(n,t,a),a||(a={});for(var u=c(n),f=u.length,s=i(a,o,r),p=0;f>p;p++)u[p].apply(s,t);return s}function a(e,n){f[e]=c(e).concat(n)}function c(e){return f[e]||[]}function u(){return t(n)}var f={};return{on:a,emit:n,create:u,listeners:c,_events:f}}function r(){return{}}var o="nr@context",i=e("gos");n.exports=t()},{gos:"7eSDFh"}],ee:[function(e,n){n.exports=e("QJf3ax")},{}],3:[function(e,n){function t(e){return function(){r(e,[(new Date).getTime()].concat(i(arguments)))}}var r=e("handle"),o=e(1),i=e(2);"undefined"==typeof window.newrelic&&(newrelic=window.NREUM);var a=["setPageViewName","addPageAction","setCustomAttribute","finished","addToTrace","inlineHit","noticeError"];o(a,function(e,n){window.NREUM[n]=t("api-"+n)}),n.exports=window.NREUM},{1:12,2:13,handle:"D5DuLP"}],"7eSDFh":[function(e,n){function t(e,n,t){if(r.call(e,n))return e[n];var o=t();if(Object.defineProperty&&Object.keys)try{return Object.defineProperty(e,n,{value:o,writable:!0,enumerable:!1}),o}catch(i){}return e[n]=o,o}var r=Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;n.exports=t},{}],gos:[function(e,n){n.exports=e("7eSDFh")},{}],handle:[function(e,n){n.exports=e("D5DuLP")},{}],D5DuLP:[function(e,n){function t(e,n,t){return r.listeners(e).length?r.emit(e,n,t):(o[e]||(o[e]=[]),void o[e].push(n))}var r=e("ee").create(),o={};n.exports=t,t.ee=r,r.q=o},{ee:"QJf3ax"}],id:[function(e,n){n.exports=e("XL7HBI")},{}],XL7HBI:[function(e,n){function t(e){var n=typeof e;return!e||"object"!==n&&"function"!==n?-1:e===window?0:i(e,o,function(){return r++})}var r=1,o="nr@id",i=e("gos");n.exports=t},{gos:"7eSDFh"}],G9z0Bl:[function(e,n){function t(){var e=d.info=NREUM.info,n=f.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];if(e&&e.licenseKey&&e.applicationID&&n){c(p,function(n,t){n in e||(e[n]=t)});var t="https"===s.split(":")[0]||e.sslForHttp;d.proto=t?"https://":"http://",a("mark",["onload",i()]);var r=f.createElement("script");r.src=d.proto+e.agent,n.parentNode.insertBefore(r,n)}}function r(){"complete"===f.readyState&&o()}function o(){a("mark",["domContent",i()])}function i(){return(new Date).getTime()}var a=e("handle"),c=e(1),u=(e(2),window),f=u.document,s=(""+location).split("?")[0],p={beacon:"bam.nr-data.net",errorBeacon:"bam.nr-data.net",agent:"js-agent.newrelic.com/nr-632.min.js"},d=n.exports={offset:i(),origin:s,features:{}};f.addEventListener?(f.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",o,!1),u.addEventListener("load",t,!1)):(f.attachEvent("onreadystatechange",r),u.attachEvent("onload",t)),a("mark",["firstbyte",i()])},{1:12,2:3,handle:"D5DuLP"}],loader:[function(e,n){n.exports=e("G9z0Bl")},{}],12:[function(e,n){function t(e,n){var t=[],o="",i=0;for(o in e)r.call(e,o)&&(t[i]=n(o,e[o]),i+=1);return t}var r=Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty;n.exports=t},{}],13:[function(e,n){function t(e,n,t){n||(n=0),"undefined"==typeof t&&(t=e?e.length:0);for(var r=-1,o=t-n||0,i=Array(0>o?0:o);++r<o;)i[r]=e[n+r];return i}n.exports=t},{}]},{},["G9z0Bl"]);</script><script type="text/javascript">window.NREUM||(NREUM={});NREUM.info={"beacon":"bam.nr-data.net","queueTime":0,"licenseKey":"8636ab2091","agent":"js-agent.newrelic.com/nr-632.min.js","transactionName":"ZwZWZ0NWD0VRAE1YCV5MckZfVBVfXw0WUgleF1FdRRkSQl8RUFQVHhVdVkZEW3VfDU1UCEQnUUdQXg0=","applicationID":"452513","errorBeacon":"bam.nr-data.net","applicationTime":295}</script> <meta name="description" content="For all the talk about undocumented immigrants qualifying for in-state tuition at Texas colleges and universities, it turns out that these students make up a very small portion of the college-going population."/> <meta name="keywords" content=""/> <meta property="twitter:card" content="photo"/> <meta property="twitter:site" content="The Texas Tribune"/> <meta property="twitter:title" content="The Brief: April 16, 2015, by John Reynolds"/> <meta property="twitter:description" content="For all the talk about undocumented immigrants qualifying for in-state tuition at Texas colleges and universities, it turns out that these students make up a very small portion of the college-going population."/> <meta property="twitter:image" content="https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/06/7C2A6058_jpg_407x1000_q100.jpg"> <meta name="parsely-title" content="The Brief: April 16, 2015"/> <meta name="parsely-link" content="http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/brief/"/> <meta name="parsely-pub-date" content="April 16, 2015, 5:59 a.m."/> <meta name="parsely-author" content="John Reynolds"/> <meta name="parsely-section" content="FRONT PAGE"/> <meta property="parsely-image-url" content="https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/06/7C2A6058_jpg_407x1000_q100.jpg"> <meta name="parsely-type" content="post"/> <meta property="fb:app_id" content="154122474650943"> <meta property="og:site_name" content="The Texas Tribune"/> <meta property="og:url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/brief/"/> <meta property="twitter:url" content="http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/brief/"/> <meta property="og:title" content="The Brief: April 16, 2015, by John Reynolds"/> <meta property="og:type" content="article"/> <meta property="og:description" content="For all the talk about undocumented immigrants qualifying for in-state tuition at Texas colleges and universities, it turns out that these students make up a very small portion of the college-going population."/> <meta property="og:image" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/06/7C2A6058_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg"/>  <script type="text/javascript" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150423193413js_/http://use.typekit.com/brb4jmm.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript">try{Typekit.load();}catch(e){}</script> <link href="https://plus.google.com/116406259333166116089/" rel="publisher"/> <link rel="canonical" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/brief/"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413cs_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/COMPRESSED/css/2c1c9bbe6a0c.css" type="text/css"/>  <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413cs_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/css/story_base.css"> <script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-9827490-1', 'texastribune.org'); ga('require', 'displayfeatures'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> <script>// var tt = tt || {}; tt.debug = false; tt.media_url = 'https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/'; tt.facebook = {appId: '154122474650943'}; // Doubleclick integration tt.ads = { // targeting: {}, // addTarget: function(key, value) { if (typeof key === 'undefined'){ // get all attrs return tt.ads.targeting; } else { // set attr tt.ads.targeting[key] = value; } } }; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150423193413js_/http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.7.2/jquery.min.js"></script> <script>window.jQuery || document.write('<script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/vendor/jquery/1.7.2/jquery.min.js"><\/script>')</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150423193413js_/http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.18/jquery-ui.min.js"></script> <script>window.jQuery.ui || document.write('<script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/vendor/jqueryui/jquery-ui-1.8.18.min.js"><\/script>')</script> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413js_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/vendor/modernizr/modernizr.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> var tt = tt || {}; tt.currentPage = tt.currentPage || {}; var shortenedHash = '1b4Vvym'; tt.currentPage.canonicalUrl = '/2015/04/16/brief/'; var authorTwitterAccounts = ['']; tt.currentPage.authors = [ "John Reynolds" ]; tt.currentPage.authorsText = "John Reynolds"; tt.currentPage.sections = [ "article" ]; tt.currentPage.sections.push("FRONT PAGE"); </script> </head> <body class="story responsive"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _qevents = _qevents || []; (function() { var elem = document.createElement('script'); elem.src = (document.location.protocol == "https:" ? "https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/https://secure" : "https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://edge") + ".quantserve.com/quant.js"; elem.async = true; elem.type = "text/javascript"; var scpt = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; scpt.parentNode.insertBefore(elem, scpt); })(); </script> <script type="text/javascript">var _sf_startpt=(new Date()).getTime()</script> <div class="wrapper-r"> <div id="site_roofline" style="position:relative;"> <div class="hide-for-mobile large_ad_container"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="728x90" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Site_Roofline1_ATF_Leaderboard_728x90"> </div> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="728x90" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Site_Roofline2_ATF_Leaderboard_728x90"> </div> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="728x90" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Site_Roofline3_ATF_Leaderboard_728x90"> </div> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="728x90" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Site_Roofline4_ATF_Leaderboard_728x90"> </div> </div> <div class="mobile-only"> <div class="ad adunit mobile" data-dimensions="300x100" data-adunit="_TexasTribune_Site_Roofline1_ATF_Leaderboard_300x100"> </div> <div class="ad adunit mobile" data-dimensions="300x100" data-adunit="_TexasTribune_Site_Roofline2_ATF_Leaderboard_300x100"> </div> <div class="ad adunit mobile" data-dimensions="300x100" data-adunit="_TexasTribune_Site_Roofline3_ATF_Leaderboard_300x100"> </div> <div class="ad adunit mobile" data-dimensions="300x100" data-adunit="_TexasTribune_Site_Roofline4_ATF_Leaderboard_300x100"> </div> </div> </div> <div id="greeting"> <ul> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/accounts/register/" title="Register for your free Texas Tribune account">Register</a> </li> <li class="last"> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/accounts/login/?next=">Login</a> <script> (function(){ var allScripts = document.getElementsByTagName('script'), currentScript = allScripts[allScripts.length - 1], node = currentScript; while (node = node.previousSibling) { if (node.nodeName == "A"){ node.href += document.location.pathname; break; } }; })(); </script> </li> </ul> </div> <header id="site_header"> <nav class="navbar primary"> <ul> <li class="hide-for-mobile navbar-search"> <form method="get" action="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/search/"> <input id="site_search_q" name="q" type="text" value="" placeholder="Search..."> <button type="submit" aria-label="Submit"><i class="icon-search"></i></button> </form> </li> <li class="active hide-for-mobile dropdown-toggle"> <a class="dropdown-toggle" href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/"> Front Page </a> <div class="mega-dropdown grid" id="sections"> <div class="cell w-3 tab_nav_cell"> <ul id="sidemenu" class="tab-nav"> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/economy/" data-section="economy"> Economy </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/education/" data-section="education"> Education </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/energy-and-environment/" data-section="energy-and-environment"> Energy & Environment</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/government/" data-section="government"> Government </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/health-and-human-services/" data-section="health-and-human-services"> Health & Human Services </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/law-and-order/" data-section="law-and-order"> Law & Order </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/people/" data-section="people"> People </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/politics/" data-section="politics"> Politics </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/race-and-immigration/" data-section="race-and-immigration"> Race & Immigration </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/transportation/" data-section="transportation"> Transportation </a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="sections-tab-container" class="cell w-9 tab_container" data-content-resource="/esi/components/megadropdown/"> <div style="padding: 1em; font-family: 'LeagueGothicRegular'; font-size:2.1em; color: #999; ">Loading...</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="hide-for-mobile"> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/"> Data </a> </li> <li class="hide-for-mobile"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://txlege.texastribune.org/" title="84th Lege Session landing page"> 84th Lege </a> </li> <li class="hide-for-mobile"> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/"> Directory </a> </li> <li class="hide-for-mobile"> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/events/"> Events </a> </li> <li class="hide-for-mobile dropdown-toggle"> <a class="multimedia" href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/multimedia/"> Multimedia </a> <ul class="dropdown"> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/livestream/">Livestream</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="hide-for-mobile dropdown-toggle"> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/subscribe/"> Subscriptions </a> <ul class="dropdown"> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/the-brief/">The Brief</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/">Texas Weekly</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/">Trib+Edu</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/health/">Trib+Health</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/water/">Trib+Water</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="hide-for-mobile"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://www.tribtalk.org/"> TribTalk </a> </li> <li class="hide-for-mobile"> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/tribinvestigates/" title="Trib Investigates"> Investigations </a> </li> <li class="hide-for-mobile"> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2016/" title="2016 Presidential Elections"> 2016 </a> </li> <li class="mobile-only active dropdown-toggle"> <a href="#"> Menu<i class="icon-caret-down"></i> </a> <ul class="mobile-dropdown"> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/">Front Page</a> </li> <li> <a class="data" href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/">Data</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://txlege.texastribune.org/" title="84th Lege Session landing page"> 84th Lege </a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/">Directory</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/events/">Events</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/multimedia/">Multimedia</a> </li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/livestream/">Livestream</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/the-brief/">The Brief</a></li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/">Texas Weekly</a> </li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/">Trib+Edu</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/health/">Trib+Health</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/water/">Trib+Water</a></li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://www.tribtalk.org/">TribTalk</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/tribinvestigates/" title="Trib Investigates"> Investigations </a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2016/" title="2016 Presidential Elections"> 2016 </a> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="mobile-only dropdown-toggle"> <a href="#"> Sections<i class="icon-caret-down"></i> </a> <ul class="mobile-dropdown"> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/economy/" data-section="economy"> Economy </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/education/" data-section="education"> Education </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/energy-and-environment/" data-section="energy-and-environment"> Energy & Environment</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/government/" data-section="government"> Government </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/health-and-human-services/" data-section="health-and-human-services"> Health & Human Services </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/law-and-order/" data-section="law-and-order"> Law & Order </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/people/" data-section="people"> People </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/politics/" data-section="politics"> Politics </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/race-and-immigration/" data-section="race-and-immigration"> Race & Immigration </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/transportation/" data-section="transportation"> Transportation </a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="mobile-only dropdown-toggle"> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/search/"><i class="icon-search"></i></a> <div class="mobile-dropdown mobile-search"> <form method="get" action="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/search/"> <input name="q" type="text" value="" placeholder="SEARCH"> <button type="search" alt="Do Search"> <i class="icon-search"></i> </button> </form> </div> </li> <li class="mobile-only active" id="mobi_join"> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/join/"> Support Us </a> </li> </ul> </nav> <div class="ad last"> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/join/" title="Contribute Today" style="display: block; padding-top: .5em"> <div style="background:url(//web.archive.org/web/20150423193413im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/membership/TT-supportus-flag.png) no-repeat; width: 120px; height:60px; background-size: 120px 60px;"></div> </a> </div> <div class="below_nav"> <h1 id="logo"><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/logo.png" width="453" height="50" alt="The Texas Tribune"></a></h1> <time datetime="2015-04-23T14:34:12.070721">Thursday, April 23, 2015</time> </div> </header> </div> <div class="wrapper content-wrapper"> <div id="site_content" class="content "> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-8 main_column"> <article class="last"> <header> <h1>The Brief: 2 Percent of Texas Higher Ed Students Are Undocumented</h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/" rel="author">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-16 05:59"> April 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/brief/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <aside> <ul class="social_links"> <li class="comment"> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/brief/comments/" title=""> <i class="icon-comments-alt"></i> <span>Comment</span> </a> </li> <li class="republish"> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/content/republish/85308/"> <i class="icon-share"></i> <span>Republish</span> </a> </li> <li class="email"> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#67581412050d0204135a330f0242555733021f061442555733150e051209025d425557330f0242555725150e02014254264255572617150e0b425557565142552442X202015&body=I%20read an article%20that%20you%20might%20be%20interested%20in%20at%20The%20Texas%20Tribune:%20The%20Brief%3A%20April%2016%2C%202015%2C%20by%20John Reynolds.%20http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/brief/%0DFor%20all%20the%20talk%20about%20undocumented%20immigrants%20qualifying%20for%20in-state%20tuition%20at%20Texas%20colleges%20and%20universities%2C%20it%20turns%20out%20that%20these%20students%20make%20up%20a%20very%20small%20portion%20of%20the%20college-going%20population." title="" class="email"> <i class="icon-envelope"></i> <span>Email</span> </a> </li> <li class="twitter"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://twitter.com/share?text=The Brief: 2 Percent of Texas Higher Ed Students Are Undocumented&url=http://trib.it/1b4Vvym&via=TexasTribune&related=TexasTribune,TribData"> <i class="icon-twitter"></i> <span>Tweet</span> </a> </li> <li class="facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/brief/"> <i class="icon-facebook"></i> <span>Recommend</span> </a> </li> </ul> </aside> <div class="content"> <div class="media article_detail unprose"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/06/7C2A6058_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Students arrive in caps & gowns to Texas Capitol on April 6th, 2015. The Senate sub-committee on border security will listen to testimony on SB #1819 relating to determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education" class="lightbox"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150423193413im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/06/7C2A6058_jpg_312x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Students arrive in caps & gowns to Texas Capitol on April 6th, 2015. The Senate sub-committee on border security will listen to testimony on SB #1819 relating to determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/06/7C2A6058_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Students arrive in caps & gowns to Texas Capitol on April 6th, 2015. The Senate sub-committee on border security will listen to testimony on SB #1819 relating to determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Students arrive in caps & gowns to Texas Capitol on April 6th, 2015. The Senate sub-committee on border security will listen to testimony on SB #1819 relating to determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education</div> </div> <h2>The Big Conversation</h2> <p>For all the talk about undocumented immigrants qualifying for in-state tuition at Texas colleges and universities, it turns out that these students make up a very small portion of the college-going population.</p> <p>The Tribune's <strong>Alexa Ura</strong> and <strong>Jolie McCullough</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/colleges-undocumented-students-with-state-tuition/">ran the numbers and found</a> a total of 24,760 undocumented students paying in-state tuition. That's 1.87 percent of the total number of enrolled students in the state.</p> <p><span>And here's another surprising number. The vast majority of those students paying in-state tuition are doing so at community colleges rather than four-year institutions. The ratio breaks down to 71.6 percent of undocumented students on in-state rates attending community college against 28.3 percent who are attending a four-year school.</span></p> <p>The school with the most enrolled undocumented students? Dallas Community College with 3,691 students, making up 8.7 percent of the overall student population. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/colleges-undocumented-students-with-state-tuition/">Check out the story for an interactive graphic</a> that allows you to look up the number of undocumented students receiving in-state tuition <span>at specific universities and community colleges in 2013.</span></p> <h2>Trib Must-Reads</h2> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://trib.it/1EHEhm1">State Readies for Court Battle in New Orleans</a>, by <span><strong>Julián Aguilar</strong> — <span>Two months after a Brownsville-based federal judge halted President Obama's immigration program, attorneys for Texas will try to convince a three-judge panel at the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans to keep it on hold.</span></span></p><div class="ad_container ad_container--adify"> <div class="ad adunit mobile tablet standard" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_StoryPage_InsideStory_468x60"> </div> </div> <p><span><span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://trib.it/1CM5hvV">Analysis: A Senate Trying to Regulate its Own Spending</a>, by <strong>Ross Ramsey</strong> — <span>The Texas Senate wants to limit growth in the state budget — by adding a fifth spending limit to state law.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://trib.it/1zimImu">Cruz Nets $4.3M With Help of Texas' Top GOP Donors</a>, by <strong>Patrick Svitek</strong> — <span>In early campaign fundraising, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is adding some deep-pocketed Texas donors to the loyal base of small givers backing his presidential bid.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://trib.it/1FUNBSj">Lawmaker Says Death Penalty in Jeopardy</a>, by <strong>Terri Langford</strong> — <span>If the names of the compounding pharmacies providing execution drugs to Texas officials are made public, it could end the death penalty, state Rep. John Smithee told a house committee on Wednesday.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://trib.it/1H8ZYMc">"Parent Trigger" School Bill Clears Texas Senate</a>, by <strong>Morgan Smith</strong> — <span>If a public school isn't getting the job done, parents would have greater power to demand changes under legislation passed by the Texas Senate on Wednesday.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://trib.it/1ysEGrf">Universities Plead for Help With Hazlewood</a>, by <strong>Matthew Watkins</strong> — <span>School officials say the cost of providing free tuition for veterans and their dependents is growing at an unsustainable pace. Lawmakers in the House are considering tweaks to the law.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://trib.it/1EHRXxq">Lawmakers Consider End-of-Life Care for Pregnant Women</a>, by <strong>Alexa Ura</strong> — <span>The family of the late Marlise Muñoz, a pregnant Fort Worth woman who in 2013 was kept on life support against her family’s wishes, asked state lawmakers on Wednesday to help prevent other families from going through similar trauma.</span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://trib.it/1E2VB6g">Senators Approve Partial Consolidation of Health Agencies</a>, by <span><strong>Edgar Walters</strong> — <span>The Texas Senate on Wednesday tentatively approved a measure to partially consolidate the state’s massive health and human services system.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://trib.it/1E2TPlD">Analysis: Abbott Wants a Tax Cut Without Picking Sides</a>, by <strong>Ross Ramsey</strong> — <span>As the House and Senate continue their "robust discussion" over whether to cut sales or property taxes, Gov. Greg Abbott touted his own preference, along with a way to avoid the fight: business tax cuts, along with whatever legislators decide.</span></span></span></span></p><div class="ad_container ad_container--adify"> <div class="ad adunit mobile tablet standard" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_StoryPage_InsideStory2_468x60"> </div> </div> <p><span><span><span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://trib.it/1NKBzlA">Abbott Refuses to Take Sides on Tax Cuts</a>, by <strong>Jay Root</strong> — <span>Gov. Greg Abbott refused to pick sides Wednesday in a growing squabble over how best to cut state taxes, and moved away from an earlier promise to “insist” that Texas lawmakers cut property taxes before the session ends on June 1.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://trib.it/1cwkXgB">Shark Fin Ban Back on the House Menu</a>, by <strong>Ryan McCrimmon</strong> — <span>A proposal to ban the trade of shark fins in Texas sailed through the Texas House on Wednesday, but it faces choppier waters ahead: the Texas Senate, where similar legislation foundered in 2013.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://trib.it/1cwkV8s">Lawmakers in No Rush to Disclose Wining and Dining</a>, by <strong>Jay Root</strong> — <span>Two bills aimed at disclosure of lobbyist wining and dining are on the verge of being snuffed out in a Senate committee, according to the sponsor of the measures. That's despite Gov. Greg Abbott’s vow to “dedicate this session to ethics reform."</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://trib.it/1yuyBuP">School Finance Plan Praised in Capitol Hearing</a>, by <strong>Morgan Smith</strong> — <span>A plan to overhaul the state’s public education funding system from a top House lawmaker received largely favorable reviews from school districts during a marathon legislative hearing that ended late Tuesday night.</span></span></span></span></p> <h2>The Day Ahead</h2> <p><strong>•    </strong>The House convenes at 10 a.m.; the Senate convenes at 11 a.m. On the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/84R/calendars/pdf/H120150416.pdf">House calendar</a> is a proposed constitutional amendment by <strong>Charlie Geren</strong>, R-Fort Worth, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/article17327231.html">allowing charitable raffles</a> at professional sports events.</p> <p><strong>•    </strong>Tribune CEO and Editor-in-Chief <strong>Evan Smith</strong> will interview state Sen. <strong>Kel Seliger</strong>, chairman of the Senate Higher Education Committee, and state Rep. <strong>John Zerwas</strong>, chairman of the House Higher Education Committee. The 8 a.m. breakfast conversation at the Austin Club <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://trib.it/1Bn3kJa">will be livestreamed</a> for those unable to attend in person.</p> <h2>Elsewhere</h2> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/senator-urges-public-integrity-unit-to-reopen-prob/nkt73/">Senator urges Public Integrity Unit to reopen probe of DPS contracts</a>, <em>Austin American-Statesman</em></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/texas/article/Democrats-force-Medicaid-expansion-onto-Senate-6202474.php?t=27833030dc29895b84&cmpid=twitter-premium">Dems force Medicaid expansion onto Senate floor, but it did not go well</a>, <em>Houston Chronicle</em></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/04/anchia-texas-should-list-both-same-sex-parents-on-adopted-childrens-new-birth-records.html/">Anchia: Texas should list both same-sex parents on adopted children’s new birth records</a>, <em>The Dallas Morning News</em></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://www.star-telegram.com/news/traffic/your-commute/article18623106.html">Texas high-speed-rail plan on collision course with opposition</a>, <em>Fort Worth Star-Telegram</em></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas-take/article/Texas-tea-party-day-highlights-legislative-wins-6202271.php?cmpid=btfpm">Texas tea party day highlights legislative wins – and Capitol tension</a>, <em>Houston Chronicle</em></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/467586558ac3423b86d7c450c9c61882/man-set-be-executed-killing-san-antonio-officer">Texas executes San Antonio man for killing police officer</a>, <em>The Associated Press</em></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/local-obituaries/lumberman-who-became-legendary-conservationist-die/nkwBb/?icmp=statesman_internallink_invitationbox_apr2013_statesmanstubtomystatesmanpremium#ea3d278c.3630233.735703">Lumberman who became legendary conservationist dies at 73</a>, <em>Austin American-Statesman</em></p> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://www.nationaljournal.com/2016-elections/council-national-policy-republican-candidates-2016-20150415">Conservative Leaders Plan Two Secret Meetings Aimed at Picking a 2016 Candidate</a>, <em>National Journal</em></p> <h2>Quote to Note</h2> <p>“I just don’t want somebody to be called a criminal just because they can’t get to school.”</p> <p>— State Sen. <strong>John Whitmire</strong>, D-Houston, on the need for his bill that <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/senate-oks-ending-criminal-penalty-for-truancy/nkwB5/#75232b58.3580657.735704">ends criminal penalties for truancy</a>. The legislation passed the Senate on Wednesday.</p> <h2>Trib Events for the Calendar</h2> <p><strong>•    </strong><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/events/2015/apr/24/energy-the-next-five-years/">Energy: The Next Five Years</a> on April 24 at at SMU in Dallas</p> <p><strong>•    </strong>A Conversation With <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://trib.it/1xyiKdH">John Sharp</a> on <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_24598040">May 7</span> at The Austin Club</p> </div> <aside> <ul class="social_links"> <li class="comment"> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/brief/comments/" title=""> <i class="icon-comments-alt"></i> <span>Comment</span> </a> </li> <li class="republish"> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/content/republish/85308/"> <i class="icon-share"></i> <span>Republish</span> </a> </li> <li class="email"> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#89b6fafcebe3eceafdb4dde1ecacbbb9ddecf1e8faacbbb9ddfbe0ebfce7ecb3acbbb9dde1ecacbbb9cbfbe0ecefacbac8acbbb9c8f9fbe0e5acbbb9b8bfacbbcaacX202015&body=I%20read an article%20that%20you%20might%20be%20interested%20in%20at%20The%20Texas%20Tribune:%20The%20Brief%3A%20April%2016%2C%202015%2C%20by%20John Reynolds.%20http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/brief/%0DFor%20all%20the%20talk%20about%20undocumented%20immigrants%20qualifying%20for%20in-state%20tuition%20at%20Texas%20colleges%20and%20universities%2C%20it%20turns%20out%20that%20these%20students%20make%20up%20a%20very%20small%20portion%20of%20the%20college-going%20population." title="" class="email"> <i class="icon-envelope"></i> <span>Email</span> </a> </li> <li class="twitter"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://twitter.com/share?text=The Brief: 2 Percent of Texas Higher Ed Students Are Undocumented&url=http://trib.it/1b4Vvym&via=TexasTribune&related=TexasTribune,TribData"> <i class="icon-twitter"></i> <span>Tweet</span> </a> </li> <li class="facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/brief/"> <i class="icon-facebook"></i> <span>Recommend</span> </a> </li> </ul> </aside> <footer> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-6"> <aside class="sidebar_block related content_list"> <header> <h2>Related Content</h2> </header> <p class="help">No related articles found</p> </aside> </div> <div class="cell w-6"> <aside class="sidebar_block related"> <header> <h2>Related Tribpedia</h2> </header> <ul class="related topics indent sans-serif"> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jimmie-don-aycock/">Jimmie Don Aycock</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/rafael-anchia/">Rafael Anchia</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-whitmire/">John Whitmire</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/john-smithee/">John Smithee</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/jane-nelson/">Jane Nelson</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/elliott-naishtat/">Elliott Naishtat</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/the-brief/">The Brief</a> </li> </ul> </aside> </div> </div> </footer> </article> <nav class="back_to_top"> <a href="#"><i class="icon-arrow-up"></i> Back To Top</a> </nav> </div> <div class=" rail cell w-4 hide-for-medium-down"> <section class="trib_newsletter"> <form action="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://texastribune.us3.list-manage2.com/subscribe/post?u=3d0ce87edeeb6df90043897db&id=68501b81bf" method="post" id="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" name="mc-embedded-subscribe-form" class="validate" target="_blank" novalidate> <header> <h2>Sign Up for The Brief</h2> </header> <p>Our daily news summary</p> <div class="mc-field-group nowrap"> <input type="email" value="" name="EMAIL" class="input_neue required email" id="mce-EMAIL" placeholder="enter your email here"> <input type="submit" value="Submit" name="subscribe" id="mc-embedded-subscribe" class="btn_neue"> </div> <div style="position: absolute; left: -5000px;"><input type="text" name="b_3d0ce87edeeb6df90043897db_68501b81bf" tabindex="-1" value=""></div> </form> </section> <section class="ad_container sidebar_block"> <div class="sponsor_image_holder"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="300x250" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_StoryPage_ATF_RightRail1_MediumRectangle_300x250"> </div> </div> </section> <section class="sidebar_block content_list"> <header> <h1>New on the Trib</h1> </header> <dl> <dt> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/23/video-ted-cruz-on-gay-marriage/">Video: Ted Cruz on Gay Marriage</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta short separator relative-time"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/twiseman/">Todd Wiseman</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 23 Apr 2015 12:57:47 -0500" title="2015-04-23 12:57"> April 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/23/video-ted-cruz-on-gay-marriage/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/23/republicans-set-sights-minors-seeking-abortions/">Republicans Set Sights on Minors Seeking Abortions</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta short separator relative-time"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 23 Apr 2015 09:54:20 -0500" title="2015-04-23 09:54"> April 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/23/republicans-set-sights-minors-seeking-abortions/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/23/2-republicans-jumpstart-2016-legislative-race/">Two Powerful Incumbents Already Have 2016 Foes</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta short separator relative-time"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 23 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-23 06:00"> April 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/23/2-republicans-jumpstart-2016-legislative-race/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/23/village-homeless-powered-crowdfunding/">Austin Nonprofit Crowdfunding Power to the People</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta short separator relative-time"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 23 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-23 06:00"> April 23, 2015 </time></li></ul> </dd> </dl> </section> <section class="ad_container sidebar_block"> <div class="sponsor_image_holder"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="300x250" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_StoryPage_BTF_RightRail2_MediumRectangle_300x250"> </div> </div> </section> <aside id="the_most" class="featurebox "> <header class="featurebox-header"> <h1><span>The</span>Most</h1> </header> <div class="featurebox-content tabs ui-tabs"> <ul class="ui-tabs-nav"> <li class="most_shared"> <a href="#most_shared">Shared</a> </li> <li class="most_viewed"> <a href="#most_viewed">Viewed</a> </li> <li class="most_commented"> <a href="#most_commented">Commented</a> </li> </ul> <div id="most_shared" class="ui-tabs-panel"> <div class="fb_like_box"> <fb:recommendations site="texastribune.org" data-action="like" width="310" height="260" header="false" border_color="#fff"></fb:recommendations> </div> </div> <div id="most_viewed" class="ui-tabs-panel ui-tabs-hide"> <ol> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/study-gas-activities-most-likely-caused-azle-quake/">Study: Gas Activities "Most Likely" Caused Texas Quakes</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/open-carry-headed-governors-desk/">Open Carry Wins Final Passage in House</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/dan-patrick-advisors-blast-abbott-pre-k-plan/">Patrick Advisers Blast Pre-K Plans Pushed by Abbott</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/22/legislative-tensions-peak-leadership-breakfast/">Legislative Tensions Peak at Leadership Breakfast</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/22/first-bill-against-same-sex-marriage-passes-commit/">Committee Approves Bill Targeting Same-Sex Marriage</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/22/analysis-ignoring-legislative-partners-stepping-to/">Analysis: Legislative Dance Partners, Stepping on Toes</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/bonnen-patrick-playing-games-border-security/">Bonnen: Patrick "Playing Games" With Border Security</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/doc-fighting-bills-would-change-scope-medical-prac/">Bills on Medical Authority Spark More Doc Fights</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/22/self-driving-car-bill-stalled-google-carmakers/">Self-Driving Car Bill Stalled by Google, Carmakers</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/22/straus-taps-house-team-budget-negotiations/">Straus Taps House Team for Budget Negotiations</a> </li> </ol> </div> <div id="most_commented" class="ui-tabs-panel ui-tabs-hide"> <ol> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/open-carry-headed-governors-desk/">Open Carry Wins Final Passage in House</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/22/first-bill-against-same-sex-marriage-passes-commit/">Committee Approves Bill Targeting Same-Sex Marriage</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/hospital-funds-question-abbott-holds-firm-against-/">With Hospital Funds in Question, Abbott Holds Firm On Medicaid</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/dan-patrick-advisors-blast-abbott-pre-k-plan/">Patrick Advisers Blast Abbott's Pre-K Plans</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/study-gas-activities-most-likely-caused-azle-quake/">Study: Gas Activities "Most Likely" Caused Texas Quakes</a> </li> </ol> </div> </div> <footer class="clearfix featurebox-footer"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="200x38" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_TheMostWidget_Bottom_Text_200x38"> </div> </footer> </aside> <section class="ad_container sidebar_block"> <div class="sponsor_image_holder"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="300x250" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_StoryPage_BTF_RightRail3_MediumRectangle_300x250"> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper-r"> <footer id="site_footer" class="wrapper-r"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="728x90" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_StoryLanding_BTF_Footer_Leaderboard_728x90"> </div> </div> <div id="footer" class="grid"> <dl id="staff_writers" class="cell w-3"> <dt>Writers</dt> <div class="cell w-6"> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/christine-ayala/">Christine Ayala</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/bobby-blanchard/">Bobby Blanchard</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/annie-daniel/">Annie Daniel</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/justin-dehn/">Justin Dehn</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rodney-gibbs/">Rodney Gibbs</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eva-hershaw/">Eva Hershaw</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/john-jordan/">John Jordan</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/corrie-maclaggan/">Corrie MacLaggan</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a> </dd> </div> <div class="cell w-6"> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ayan-mittra/">Ayan Mittra</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-pasztor/">David Pasztor</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/">Emily Ramshaw</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rocha-alana/">Alana Rocha</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a> </dd> </div> </dl> <div id="footer_topics" class="cell w-3"> <h6>Sections</h6> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/economy/" data-section="economy"> Economy </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/education/" data-section="education"> Education </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/energy-and-environment/" data-section="energy-and-environment"> Energy & Environment</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/government/" data-section="government"> Government </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/health-and-human-services/" data-section="health-and-human-services"> Health & Human Services </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/law-and-order/" data-section="law-and-order"> Law & Order </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/people/" data-section="people"> People </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/politics/" data-section="politics"> Politics </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/race-and-immigration/" data-section="race-and-immigration"> Race & Immigration </a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/transportation/" data-section="transportation"> Transportation </a></li> </ul> </div> <dl id="offsite_outlets" class="cell w-3"> <dt>TT Social Media</dt> <dd> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://facebook.com/texastribune" title="Facebook" class="external"><span class="favicon facebook"></span>Facebook</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://twitter.com/texastribune" title="Twitter" class="external"><span class="favicon twitter"></span>Twitter</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://youtube.com/user/thetexastribune" title="YouTube" class="external"><span class="favicon youtube"></span>YouTube</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://instagram.com/texas_tribune" title="Instagram" class="external"><span class="favicon instagram"></span>Instagram</a> </dd> <dd> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://www.linkedin.com/company/texas-tribune" title="LinkedIn" class="external"><span class="favicon linkedin"></span>LinkedIn</a> </dd> <dd class="hidden"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/https://plus.google.com/116406259333166116089" class="external" rel="publisher">Google+</a> </dd> </dl> <ul id="footer_nav" class="cell w-3"> <li>© 2015 The Texas Tribune</li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/about/" title="About Us">About Us</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/support-us/donors-and-members/" title="Who Funds Us?">Who Funds Us?</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/terms-of-service/" title="Terms of Service">Terms of Service</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/ethics/" title="Code of Ethics">Code of Ethics</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/privacy/" title="Privacy Policy">Privacy Policy</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c6afa8b7b3afb4afa3b586b2a3bea7b5b2b4afa4b3a8a3e8a9b4a1" title="Contact Us">Contact Us</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/corrections/" title="Corrections">Corrections</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/feeds/" title="Feeds">Feeds</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/mobile/" title="Mobile">Mobile</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/advertise/" class="advertise">Advertise</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/signup/" title="Newsletter Signup">Newsletter Signup</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20150423193413/http://www.texastribune.org/donate/" title="Donate" class="donate">Donate</a> </li> </ul> </div> </footer> </div> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="1x1" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_StoryPage_Invisible_1x1"> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413js_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/COMPRESSED/js/38cc1e8308b2.js"></script> <script> tt.ads.addTarget("content", "story"); tt.ads.addTarget("slug", "brief"); tt.ads.addTarget("tribpedia", ["jimmie-don-aycock", "ted-cruz", "rafael-anchia", "john-whitmire", "greg-abbott", "john-smithee", "jane-nelson", "elliott-naishtat", "the-brief"]); tt.ads.addTarget("sections", ["front-page/"]); try { tt.ads.addTarget("is_member", "no"); tt.ads.addTarget("logged_in", "no"); var tt = tt || {}; tt.username = ''; } catch(e) {} </script> <script type="text/javascript"> window._tpm = window._tpm || []; window._tpm['paywallID'] = '36783210'; window._tpm['trackPageview'] = true; </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150423193413js_/http://code.tinypass.com/tpl/d1/tpm.js"></script> <script> (function(){ function loadAddThis() { var addthis = document.createElement('script'); addthis.src = document.location.protocol+'//web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-53beb39e1b9725fb&domready=1'; addthis.type = 'text/javascript'; addthis.async = true; var at = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; at.parentNode.insertBefore(addthis, at); } window.onload(loadAddThis()); })(); </script> <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150423193413js_/http://bit.ly/javascript-api.js?version=latest&login=texastribune&apiKey=R_6f6057d6b4eb2cded750a1bfde821d16"></script> <div id="parsely-root" style="display: none"> <div id="parsely-cfg" data-parsely-site="texastribune.org"></div> </div> <script> (function(s, p, d) { var h=d.location.protocol, i=p+"-"+s, e=d.getElementById(i), r=d.getElementById(p+"-root"), u=h==="https:"?"d1z2jf7jlzjs58.cloudfront.net" :"static."+p+".com"; if (e) return; e = d.createElement(s); e.id = i; e.async = true; e.src = h+"//"+u+"/p.js"; r.appendChild(e); })("script", "parsely", document); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> _qevents.push( { qacct:"p-f74d4O38hiiiM"} ); </script> <noscript> <div style="display: none;"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413im_/http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-f74d4O38hiiiM.gif" height="1" width="1" alt="Quantcast"/> </div> </noscript> <script type="text/javascript"> var _sf_async_config={}; /** CONFIGURATION START **/ _sf_async_config.uid = 14324; _sf_async_config.domain = 'texastribune.org'; if (window.tt && tt.currentPage) { if (tt.currentPage.sections) { _sf_async_config.sections = tt.currentPage.sections.join(','); } if (tt.currentPage.authors) { _sf_async_config.authors = tt.currentPage.authors.join(','); } else if (tt.currentPage.authorsText) { _sf_async_config.authors = tt.currentPage.authorsText; } } /** CONFIGURATION END **/ (function(){ function loadChartbeat() { window._sf_endpt=(new Date()).getTime(); var e = document.createElement('script'); e.setAttribute('language', 'javascript'); e.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript'); e.setAttribute('src', (('https:' == document.location.protocol) ? 'https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/https://a248.e.akamai.net/chartbeat.download.akamai.com/102508/' : 'https://web.archive.org/web/20150423193413/http://static.chartbeat.com/') + 'js/chartbeat.js'); document.body.appendChild(e); } var oldonload = window.onload; window.onload = (typeof window.onload != 'function') ? loadChartbeat : function() { oldonload(); loadChartbeat(); }; })(); </script> <script> (function() { jQuery.scrollDepth(); })(); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ (function(){try{var s,a,i,j,r,c,l=document.getElementsByTagName("a"),t=document.createElement("textarea");for(i=0;l.length-i;i++){try{a=l[i].getAttribute("href");if(a&&a.indexOf("/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection") > -1 && (a.length > 28)){s='';j=27+ 1 + a.indexOf("/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection");if (a.length > j) {r=parseInt(a.substr(j,2),16);for(j+=2;a.length>j&&a.substr(j,1)!='X';j+=2){c=parseInt(a.substr(j,2),16)^r;s+=String.fromCharCode(c);}j+=1;s+=a.substr(j,a.length-j);}t.innerHTML=s.replace(/</g,"<").replace(/>/g,">");l[i].setAttribute("href","mailto:"+t.value);}}catch(e){}}}catch(e){}})(); /* ]]> */ </script> </body> </html>