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class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/22/texas-ted-cruz-beto-orourke-debate-claims/">"Modern-day Jim Crow." "We're going to protect pre-existing conditions." Here’s a closer look at claims made at Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke's debate.</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emma-platoff/">Emma Platoff</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Sat, 22 Sep 2018 15:14:00 -0500" title="2018-09-22 15:14">Sept. 22, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>At the first of three U.S. Senate campaign debates, Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke lobbed attack after attack. Here's the history behind some of their claims.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/22/texas-ted-cruz-beto-orourke-debate-claims/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/21/texas-attorney-general-church-austin-school/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UxNkH5myz--JDEHu_gF6WroMcgY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b5ce533ad4ffa30da188273a0e420dc1/Performing_Arts_Center_AISD.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" 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https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/YtbOQc0p1uxCq-xIXxAKZFpFwdw=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b5ce533ad4ffa30da188273a0e420dc1/Performing_Arts_Center_AISD.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> <img class="js-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/zjAvs8Fed-3nD3JmPSx2cTMh3-s=/100x67/smart/filters:quality(20)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b5ce533ad4ffa30da188273a0e420dc1/Performing_Arts_Center_AISD.jpg" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UxNkH5myz--JDEHu_gF6WroMcgY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b5ce533ad4ffa30da188273a0e420dc1/Performing_Arts_Center_AISD.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UxNkH5myz--JDEHu_gF6WroMcgY=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b5ce533ad4ffa30da188273a0e420dc1/Performing_Arts_Center_AISD.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/iB7eP0jyO1GrzsdhKy8Q8awlOBA=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b5ce533ad4ffa30da188273a0e420dc1/Performing_Arts_Center_AISD.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/vYFGbNytMqFrOlYMDQnfTnzqCE8=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b5ce533ad4ffa30da188273a0e420dc1/Performing_Arts_Center_AISD.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/YtbOQc0p1uxCq-xIXxAKZFpFwdw=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b5ce533ad4ffa30da188273a0e420dc1/Performing_Arts_Center_AISD.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Austin Independent School District</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/21/texas-attorney-general-church-austin-school/">Texas Attorney General warns Austin ISD: Don’t stop churches from renting school facilities</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emma-platoff/">Emma Platoff</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:24:00 -0500" title="2018-09-21 14:24">Sept. 21, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>Austin ISD is considering a policy change that would limit rental use of its facilities, including to a church that uses one building for Sunday sermons.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/21/texas-attorney-general-church-austin-school/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846/https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2018/texas-migrant-children-shelters/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/FLTmllHwxC0uCkw09Rc4p3ThYL4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/43ec1479a93bcce2cc3dcbc4c673123e/Southwest_Key_HQ_3_RZ_TT.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/k2bJYxbiRSzC4yGKqh80mriEZww=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/43ec1479a93bcce2cc3dcbc4c673123e/Southwest_Key_HQ_3_RZ_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/FLTmllHwxC0uCkw09Rc4p3ThYL4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/43ec1479a93bcce2cc3dcbc4c673123e/Southwest_Key_HQ_3_RZ_TT.jpg 850w, 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data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/FLTmllHwxC0uCkw09Rc4p3ThYL4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/43ec1479a93bcce2cc3dcbc4c673123e/Southwest_Key_HQ_3_RZ_TT.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/FLTmllHwxC0uCkw09Rc4p3ThYL4=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/43ec1479a93bcce2cc3dcbc4c673123e/Southwest_Key_HQ_3_RZ_TT.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/k2bJYxbiRSzC4yGKqh80mriEZww=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/43ec1479a93bcce2cc3dcbc4c673123e/Southwest_Key_HQ_3_RZ_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Kw73OinoTNjAGid4UcZYwaBcgK8=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/43ec1479a93bcce2cc3dcbc4c673123e/Southwest_Key_HQ_3_RZ_TT.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/w40GcJGMltfJNMbOZ5jdbfjEKco=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/43ec1479a93bcce2cc3dcbc4c673123e/Southwest_Key_HQ_3_RZ_TT.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Rachel Zein for The Texas Tribune</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846/https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2018/texas-migrant-children-shelters/">Number of migrant children in Texas shelters reaches new high despite end of "zero tolerance"</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/darla-cameron/">Darla Cameron</a>, <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a> and <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Fri, 21 Sep 2018 10:02:00 -0500" title="2018-09-21 10:02">Sept. 21, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>New data shows the number of migrant children held in privately run shelters in Texas reached a new high in September, even after the Trump administration said it would reunify families separated under the now-paused “zero tolerance” policy.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846/https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2018/texas-migrant-children-shelters/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/19/tribcast-everything-you-need-know-about-texas-tribune-festival/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/wOVwCt_bgr5LtipdTFOyLSHtdv8=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/208becc1ad3676c82eff726f47c7d78e/TribCast_9_19_18.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/qC3Ridr00imD95omAonelPuqG6A=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/208becc1ad3676c82eff726f47c7d78e/TribCast_9_19_18.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/wOVwCt_bgr5LtipdTFOyLSHtdv8=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/208becc1ad3676c82eff726f47c7d78e/TribCast_9_19_18.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/uWJiyP6U132PDSEm-hZgHHKvvNQ=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/208becc1ad3676c82eff726f47c7d78e/TribCast_9_19_18.jpg 650w, 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https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/4VRSXZ0biZgCEedBXmQE77WRpuM=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/208becc1ad3676c82eff726f47c7d78e/TribCast_9_19_18.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> John Jordan/The Texas Tribune</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/19/tribcast-everything-you-need-know-about-texas-tribune-festival/">TribCast: Everything you need to know about the Texas Tribune Festival</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/">Emily Ramshaw</a> and <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/twiseman/">Todd Wiseman</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Wed, 19 Sep 2018 16:57:20 -0500" title="2018-09-19 16:57">Sept. 19, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks to Evan, Ross, Patrick and Agnes about our first-ever downtown Texas Tribune Festival, Tuesday night's San Antonio special election upset and the latest U.S. Senate polling.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/19/tribcast-everything-you-need-know-about-texas-tribune-festival/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/19/Texas-solicitor-general-kyle-hawkins-scott-keller-ken-paxton/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Z4klThQ-FxioW2Ary1a--VXmq4c=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/06271e9715be2570de4056bd8d8b89c1/Kyle_Hawkins_MKC_TT.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/HEGPWGKty2M6UEgAFU7k8GM0fmM=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/06271e9715be2570de4056bd8d8b89c1/Kyle_Hawkins_MKC_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Z4klThQ-FxioW2Ary1a--VXmq4c=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/06271e9715be2570de4056bd8d8b89c1/Kyle_Hawkins_MKC_TT.jpg 850w, 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https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/pNjCQMw-fK_rz47baofqYGadzsQ=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/06271e9715be2570de4056bd8d8b89c1/Kyle_Hawkins_MKC_TT.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/1_MnZey07N_if3ifsRBI0f8U95o=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/06271e9715be2570de4056bd8d8b89c1/Kyle_Hawkins_MKC_TT.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Marjorie Kamys Cotera for The Texas Tribune</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/19/Texas-solicitor-general-kyle-hawkins-scott-keller-ken-paxton/">As solicitor general, Kyle Hawkins will lead Texas fights against the federal government</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emma-platoff/">Emma Platoff</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Wed, 19 Sep 2018 00:01:00 -0500" title="2018-09-19 00:01">Sept. 19, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>In his new job, Hawkins will fight the state’s most important legal battles in the country’s most important courtrooms.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/19/Texas-solicitor-general-kyle-hawkins-scott-keller-ken-paxton/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/13/texas-poverty-census-2017-lowest-levels-decade/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/nt9xcCYApZq0_GmJT4MdzjxEyRA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1f0365d75cc9290f11aa5db24434842d/MISSION_TX_CENSUS_VGC_TT.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/pbPUtwXNxtkymDtb6lCPKblgrSM=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1f0365d75cc9290f11aa5db24434842d/MISSION_TX_CENSUS_VGC_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/nt9xcCYApZq0_GmJT4MdzjxEyRA=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/1f0365d75cc9290f11aa5db24434842d/MISSION_TX_CENSUS_VGC_TT.jpg 850w, 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Cárdenas for The Texas Tribune</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/13/texas-poverty-census-2017-lowest-levels-decade/">Poverty in Texas drops to lowest levels in more than a decade</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/elbert-wang/">Elbert Wang</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Thu, 13 Sep 2018 00:01:00 -0500" title="2018-09-13 00:01">Sept. 13, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>With poverty down and incomes up, 2017 proved to be a solid year of economic improvement for Texas even though Texans of color continue to be left behind.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/13/texas-poverty-census-2017-lowest-levels-decade/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/13/texas-senate-republican-supermajority/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UoyEWsqKKxa--1SaVxbyVB4Jhwg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/aa758634a866684c3edfcbaf6476582d/Burton_Huffines_Huffman_TT.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/M8JBW28oKrUGGLA4Z222bY3uEyY=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/aa758634a866684c3edfcbaf6476582d/Burton_Huffines_Huffman_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UoyEWsqKKxa--1SaVxbyVB4Jhwg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/aa758634a866684c3edfcbaf6476582d/Burton_Huffines_Huffman_TT.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/RwPn7GhFwPX8pAyIseyutjL5NKY=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/aa758634a866684c3edfcbaf6476582d/Burton_Huffines_Huffman_TT.jpg 650w, 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data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/UoyEWsqKKxa--1SaVxbyVB4Jhwg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/aa758634a866684c3edfcbaf6476582d/Burton_Huffines_Huffman_TT.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/M8JBW28oKrUGGLA4Z222bY3uEyY=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/aa758634a866684c3edfcbaf6476582d/Burton_Huffines_Huffman_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/RwPn7GhFwPX8pAyIseyutjL5NKY=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/aa758634a866684c3edfcbaf6476582d/Burton_Huffines_Huffman_TT.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/HZTIKVF4lepBoVT_tW5lyqqzR8k=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/aa758634a866684c3edfcbaf6476582d/Burton_Huffines_Huffman_TT.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Bob Daemmrich: Burton/Marjorie Kamys Cotera: Huffines/Laura Skelding: Huffman</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/13/texas-senate-republican-supermajority/">In Texas Senate, Republicans fighting to hold on to supermajority</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alex-samuels/">Alex Samuels</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Thu, 13 Sep 2018 00:01:00 -0500" title="2018-09-13 00:01">Sept. 13, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>While the Texas Senate will remain Republican-dominated, the party could lose its ability to move legislation out of the chamber without the support of any Democrats.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/13/texas-senate-republican-supermajority/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/12/statewide-judicial-elections-federal-judge-upholds-partisan/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/s1M7IiLLY9IFBRygCC_xdSwn6Vc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Justices_CourtCriminalAppeals.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/YUqpAd988CrZquxelsWL-gGdwO0=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Justices_CourtCriminalAppeals.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/s1M7IiLLY9IFBRygCC_xdSwn6Vc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Justices_CourtCriminalAppeals.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_hWsB2fMZef5TPhMm2vDKvsB05M=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Justices_CourtCriminalAppeals.jpg 650w, 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https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/YUqpAd988CrZquxelsWL-gGdwO0=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Justices_CourtCriminalAppeals.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_hWsB2fMZef5TPhMm2vDKvsB05M=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Justices_CourtCriminalAppeals.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/POhZOxufJRcipaIit0Kb9fhqP9I=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Justices_CourtCriminalAppeals.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/12/statewide-judicial-elections-federal-judge-upholds-partisan/">Federal judge upholds Texas' partisan statewide judicial elections system</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emma-platoff/">Emma Platoff</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Wed, 12 Sep 2018 16:53:00 -0500" title="2018-09-12 16:53">Sept. 12, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>A federal judge has ruled for Texas in a long-running challenge to the state's system of electing judges to its two highest courts.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/12/statewide-judicial-elections-federal-judge-upholds-partisan/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/06/four-price-texas-house-speaker-candidate/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/1tLFRNitKR31RyNuuSS-Y6a1DWw=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/26/UP9A0070.JPG"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/3YIcJOyv_X3SLpS3D37x4b_8mQI=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/26/UP9A0070.JPG 1250w, 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https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/jZyuilVZCXrY0azXq8VX1X9dSuE=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/01/26/UP9A0070.JPG 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/06/four-price-texas-house-speaker-candidate/">State Rep. Four Price files to run for Texas House speaker</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alex-samuels/">Alex Samuels</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Thu, 6 Sep 2018 08:59:00 -0500" title="2018-09-06 08:59">Sept. 6, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>Price enters a speaker’s race that already includes Republicans Tan Parker of Flower Mound, Phil King of Weatherford, John Zerwas of Richmond, Travis Clardy of Nacogdoches and Drew Darby of San Angelo, as well as Democrat Eric Johnson of Dallas.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/06/four-price-texas-house-speaker-candidate/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/05/obamacare-texas-block-california-fort-worth-affordable-care-act/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/nIuwOMiso-TKPd0XGn5ecD98eek=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8d2cf86b54536f97472ac8182eadb68c/ACA_lawsuit_protestor_LBS_TT.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Xhqy-_uWCCNFhReyK0cOF8B85wE=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/8d2cf86b54536f97472ac8182eadb68c/ACA_lawsuit_protestor_LBS_TT.jpg 1250w, 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<header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/05/obamacare-texas-block-california-fort-worth-affordable-care-act/">Texas asks a federal judge to block Obamacare nationwide</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emma-platoff/">Emma Platoff</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Wed, 5 Sep 2018 15:48:00 -0500" title="2018-09-05 15:48">Sept. 5, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>Critics say doing so would risk the coverage of tens of millions.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/05/obamacare-texas-block-california-fort-worth-affordable-care-act/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 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class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Callie Richmond for The Texas Tribune</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/05/fetal-remains-texas-ruling-abortion-rights/">Judge strikes down Texas law requiring burial or cremation of fetal remains</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/marissa-evans/">Marissa Evans</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Wed, 5 Sep 2018 14:43:00 -0500" title="2018-09-05 14:43">Sept. 5, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>The ruling comes after a five-day trial in July at which patients, health providers, state agency officials, bioethicists, cemetery directors and religious leaders got on the witness stand.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/05/fetal-remains-texas-ruling-abortion-rights/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/04/supreme-court-brett-kavanaugh-texas-confirmation/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/I4BvIghcwPetvydv-nDJ1dHuv2U=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b8b90996ad318ff7c0357c2387c36eb5/Kavanaugh_4_REUTERS_TT.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" 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https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/W3HAfb6KpuzUf_nGJ2iXgcNuEPo=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/b8b90996ad318ff7c0357c2387c36eb5/Kavanaugh_4_REUTERS_TT.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> REUTERS/Jim Bourg</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/04/supreme-court-brett-kavanaugh-texas-confirmation/">What Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh would mean for Texas</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emma-platoff/">Emma Platoff</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Tue, 4 Sep 2018 00:01:00 -0500" title="2018-09-04 00:01">Sept. 4, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>Texas aims to land several high-profile lawsuits before the high court — and hopes that, with Kavanaugh there, it will win them.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/04/supreme-court-brett-kavanaugh-texas-confirmation/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/29/drivers-license-closure-DPS-sunset/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/oxZ5A9PkvN8ugsCimznYN2ihPms=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/835e508f7314dfcc62c9dd93ca7f5a88/Birdwell_Sunset_Rural_DPS.JPG"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" 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https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/beRyKTvg3-NsSGnXg_qYPhNYMb8=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/835e508f7314dfcc62c9dd93ca7f5a88/Birdwell_Sunset_Rural_DPS.JPG 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Marjorie Kamys Cotera for The Texas Tribune</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/29/drivers-license-closure-DPS-sunset/">Texas panel rejects proposal to close 87 driver's license offices. For now.</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/hannah-wiley/">Hannah Wiley</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Wed, 29 Aug 2018 18:42:00 -0500" title="2018-08-29 18:42">Aug. 29, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>The Sunset Advisory Commission voted not to adopt the Department of Public Safety's recommendations to close dozens of offices across the state, but recommended a third-party study to determine which agency should issue licenses.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/29/drivers-license-closure-DPS-sunset/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/29/manafort-controversy-texas-foreign-lobbying-disclosure/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/MjtIgwopcGZOFn9xTrj9mNC4Kb8=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/07/27/Sarah_Davis_and_Capriglione.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/2zg8QXUPKqxFH6UWf1kzASJ1GhM=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/07/27/Sarah_Davis_and_Capriglione.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/MjtIgwopcGZOFn9xTrj9mNC4Kb8=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/07/27/Sarah_Davis_and_Capriglione.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/KK0lhWXiMO8ebYmdy7v0lSJoQs0=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/07/27/Sarah_Davis_and_Capriglione.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Brk1LpLjbFaIPEBnYSEauVudSak=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/07/27/Sarah_Davis_and_Capriglione.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> <img class="js-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/s1Pi3eM66kVzVk_gIocTok5QCpw=/100x67/smart/filters:quality(20)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/07/27/Sarah_Davis_and_Capriglione.jpg" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/MjtIgwopcGZOFn9xTrj9mNC4Kb8=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/07/27/Sarah_Davis_and_Capriglione.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/MjtIgwopcGZOFn9xTrj9mNC4Kb8=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/07/27/Sarah_Davis_and_Capriglione.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/2zg8QXUPKqxFH6UWf1kzASJ1GhM=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/07/27/Sarah_Davis_and_Capriglione.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/KK0lhWXiMO8ebYmdy7v0lSJoQs0=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/07/27/Sarah_Davis_and_Capriglione.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Brk1LpLjbFaIPEBnYSEauVudSak=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/07/27/Sarah_Davis_and_Capriglione.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/29/manafort-controversy-texas-foreign-lobbying-disclosure/">Amid Manafort scandal, Texas lawmakers seek to require foreign lobbying disclosure</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Wed, 29 Aug 2018 14:46:00 -0500" title="2018-08-29 14:46">Aug. 29, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>State Reps. Giovanni Capriglione, R-Southlake, and Sarah Davis, R-West University Place, want the Texas Ethics Commission to keep track of which lobbyists have disclosed ties to foreign governments.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/29/manafort-controversy-texas-foreign-lobbying-disclosure/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/28/3d-printed-gun-blueprints-cody-wilson-selling/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/kbpQRtAHpcejiRxyHMZoQmTk7es=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/721d56217eb62d13dcf6bf7ce50289b3/Cody_Wilson_BD_TT.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source 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https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/I483LBUMh-ALy9oM_3TtXPOBVVs=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/721d56217eb62d13dcf6bf7ce50289b3/Cody_Wilson_BD_TT.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/28/3d-printed-gun-blueprints-cody-wilson-selling/">Blocked from giving away 3D-printed gun blueprints, Texas man says he's now selling them</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emma-platoff/">Emma Platoff</a> and <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/kathryn-lundstrom/">Kathryn Lundstrom</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Tue, 28 Aug 2018 14:21:00 -0500" title="2018-08-28 14:21">Aug. 28, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>Austin "crypto-anarchist" Cody Wilson says buyers can name their price for 3D-printed gun blueprints.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/28/3d-printed-gun-blueprints-cody-wilson-selling/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/27/toddler-died-ICE-custody-vice-news-dilley/"> <noscript> <img 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facility</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emma-platoff/">Emma Platoff</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Mon, 27 Aug 2018 18:20:00 -0500" title="2018-08-27 18:20">Aug. 27, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>The toddler from Guatemala died six weeks after leaving an ICE family detention center in Dilley. She had not yet turned two years old.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/27/toddler-died-ICE-custody-vice-news-dilley/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/27/texas-disability-issues-forum-live-stream/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/0HTtz9A_5HPfWJDhnaZ79D-ANcU=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/6bf8952a74e7dd5c9828b48279b3266c/TexasDisabilities-Lead.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" 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https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/jDQ5bxeDC9or4kEgy756AYV3g9k=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/6bf8952a74e7dd5c9828b48279b3266c/TexasDisabilities-Lead.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="grid_separator--s"></div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/27/texas-disability-issues-forum-live-stream/">Watch live as statewide candidates weigh in on disability issues</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/twiseman/">Todd Wiseman</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Mon, 27 Aug 2018 10:04:00 -0500" title="2018-08-27 10:04">Aug. 27, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>Tune in as Democratic candidates for statewide office speak with Texas Tribune reporter Patrick Svitek at the Texas Disability Issues Forum.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/27/texas-disability-issues-forum-live-stream/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/23/beto-orourke-ted-cruz-senate-race-texas-democrats-shadow/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/C288qDNkNTwT-7kHlTKjSvFUzZ8=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/499473a952c919b71d83f026262268cf/Beto-Shadow002.png"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/D7x0amGmw4OQHsTa9COlsT2RVF4=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/499473a952c919b71d83f026262268cf/Beto-Shadow002.png 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/C288qDNkNTwT-7kHlTKjSvFUzZ8=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/499473a952c919b71d83f026262268cf/Beto-Shadow002.png 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/2Dc7dxRJqRMlZxYaRXxLFqLC2_U=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/499473a952c919b71d83f026262268cf/Beto-Shadow002.png 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/LjnNPzchk3Q6wxQDlh282ldsCl4=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/499473a952c919b71d83f026262268cf/Beto-Shadow002.png 400w" data-sizes="auto"> <img class="js-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/7F4urjmRm9khGKvz8cW6SaZPjTw=/100x67/smart/filters:quality(20)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/499473a952c919b71d83f026262268cf/Beto-Shadow002.png" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/C288qDNkNTwT-7kHlTKjSvFUzZ8=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/499473a952c919b71d83f026262268cf/Beto-Shadow002.png" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/C288qDNkNTwT-7kHlTKjSvFUzZ8=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/499473a952c919b71d83f026262268cf/Beto-Shadow002.png 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/D7x0amGmw4OQHsTa9COlsT2RVF4=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/499473a952c919b71d83f026262268cf/Beto-Shadow002.png 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/2Dc7dxRJqRMlZxYaRXxLFqLC2_U=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/499473a952c919b71d83f026262268cf/Beto-Shadow002.png 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/LjnNPzchk3Q6wxQDlh282ldsCl4=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/499473a952c919b71d83f026262268cf/Beto-Shadow002.png 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Jacob Villanueva/The Texas Tribune</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/23/beto-orourke-ted-cruz-senate-race-texas-democrats-shadow/">Down-ballot Texas Democrats are in Beto O’Rourke’s shadow. Will his campaign still help their chances?</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alex-samuels/">Alex Samuels</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Thu, 23 Aug 2018 08:54:00 -0500" title="2018-08-23 08:54">Updated: Aug. 23, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>Whether they’re closer to the top of the ballot or the bottom, many Texas Democrats running for office are finding it hard to compete for voters’ attention against “Betomania.”</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/23/beto-orourke-ted-cruz-senate-race-texas-democrats-shadow/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/22/did-state-registry-help-people-disabilities-during-harvey/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Qvh-lok6OroQbVttGDbisnEeLQ8=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/08/27/Evacuees_convention_center_HOU_3_PH_TT.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/X1VYhM_VAIWCS-jL5zJPIjO5emo=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/08/27/Evacuees_convention_center_HOU_3_PH_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Qvh-lok6OroQbVttGDbisnEeLQ8=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/08/27/Evacuees_convention_center_HOU_3_PH_TT.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/vla2oQgLAKB1yBmZUHBOEc99JGM=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/08/27/Evacuees_convention_center_HOU_3_PH_TT.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Sw3ttdIf5pjO4y5Q-4_JO7W47Nc=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/08/27/Evacuees_convention_center_HOU_3_PH_TT.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> <img class="js-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/g2uoBJlvjxlmk7wJPWdCc1WVrwI=/100x67/smart/filters:quality(20)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/08/27/Evacuees_convention_center_HOU_3_PH_TT.jpg" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Qvh-lok6OroQbVttGDbisnEeLQ8=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/08/27/Evacuees_convention_center_HOU_3_PH_TT.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Qvh-lok6OroQbVttGDbisnEeLQ8=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/08/27/Evacuees_convention_center_HOU_3_PH_TT.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/X1VYhM_VAIWCS-jL5zJPIjO5emo=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/08/27/Evacuees_convention_center_HOU_3_PH_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/vla2oQgLAKB1yBmZUHBOEc99JGM=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/08/27/Evacuees_convention_center_HOU_3_PH_TT.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Sw3ttdIf5pjO4y5Q-4_JO7W47Nc=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2017/08/27/Evacuees_convention_center_HOU_3_PH_TT.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Pu Ying Huang for The Texas Tribune</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/22/did-state-registry-help-people-disabilities-during-harvey/">After Harvey, questions remain about whether registry helped people with disabilities</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/marissa-evans/">Marissa Evans</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Wed, 22 Aug 2018 00:01:00 -0500" title="2018-08-22 00:01">Aug. 22, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>Texas has a system in place to identify people with disabilities who will need extra help during a natural disaster. But it's unclear how many people actually received help through the State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry, or STEAR, during Hurricane Harvey.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/22/did-state-registry-help-people-disabilities-during-harvey/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> <article class="story_block grid_row "> <div class="col_5 grid_separator"> <figure class="image_default photo_caption--small"> <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/20/state-rep-travis-clardy-declares-candidacy-texas-house-speaker/"> <noscript> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/AFn-8gAueQq4C8j34Q-DSMem3EI=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/954261007a8f9974a5f257d635c086a3/Travis_Clardy_2_MKC_TT.jpg"> </noscript> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 1px)" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_XrtYH69QhQ2m-zIgdKS0CaLWhw=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/954261007a8f9974a5f257d635c086a3/Travis_Clardy_2_MKC_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/AFn-8gAueQq4C8j34Q-DSMem3EI=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/954261007a8f9974a5f257d635c086a3/Travis_Clardy_2_MKC_TT.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/axuIt7Y8R9a061PsrQp-O_HaoEo=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/954261007a8f9974a5f257d635c086a3/Travis_Clardy_2_MKC_TT.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ePdygIlZeIArij8OCuY-amNJVl8=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/954261007a8f9974a5f257d635c086a3/Travis_Clardy_2_MKC_TT.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> <img class="js-lazy-image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/x_UqvY73fijmLt8kroSM3OnLyuU=/100x67/smart/filters:quality(20)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/954261007a8f9974a5f257d635c086a3/Travis_Clardy_2_MKC_TT.jpg" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/AFn-8gAueQq4C8j34Q-DSMem3EI=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/954261007a8f9974a5f257d635c086a3/Travis_Clardy_2_MKC_TT.jpg" data-srcset="https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/AFn-8gAueQq4C8j34Q-DSMem3EI=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/954261007a8f9974a5f257d635c086a3/Travis_Clardy_2_MKC_TT.jpg 850w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/_XrtYH69QhQ2m-zIgdKS0CaLWhw=/1250x838/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/954261007a8f9974a5f257d635c086a3/Travis_Clardy_2_MKC_TT.jpg 1250w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/axuIt7Y8R9a061PsrQp-O_HaoEo=/650x436/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/954261007a8f9974a5f257d635c086a3/Travis_Clardy_2_MKC_TT.jpg 650w, https://web.archive.org/web/20180924092846im_/https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/ePdygIlZeIArij8OCuY-amNJVl8=/400x268/smart/filters:quality(70)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/954261007a8f9974a5f257d635c086a3/Travis_Clardy_2_MKC_TT.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto"> </picture> </a> <div class="hide_until--l"> <cite><i class="fa fa-camera"></i> Marjorie Kamys Cotera for The Texas Tribune</cite> </div> </figure> </div> <section class="col_7 grid_separator"> <header class="grid_separator--s"> <h3 class="headline"><a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/20/state-rep-travis-clardy-declares-candidacy-texas-house-speaker/">State Rep. Travis Clardy declares candidacy for Texas House speaker</a></h3> <p class="byline"><span class="byline--item">by <a href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alex-samuels/">Alex Samuels</a></span> <time class="byline--item" datetime="Mon, 20 Aug 2018 08:55:00 -0500" title="2018-08-20 08:55">Aug. 20, 2018</time> </p> </header> <div class="prose story_block--caption hide_until--s"> <p>Clardy is the fourth Republican to throw his hat in the ring in the race to succeed retiring House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio.</p> <span class="full_story"><a class="unlink" href="/web/20180924092846/https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/20/state-rep-travis-clardy-declares-candidacy-texas-house-speaker/">Full Story <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right"></i></a></span> </div> </section> </article> </section> <ul class="paginate grid_row grid_separator"><li class="col"></li><div class="col col_omega grid_row"><li class="col_inline hide_until--m page"><span class="page--active">1</span></li><li class="col_inline hide_until--m page"><a href="?page=2">2</a></li><li class="col_inline hide_until--m page"><a href="?page=3">3</a></li><li class="col_inline hide_until--m page"><span>…</span></li><li class="col_inline hide_until--m page last"><a href="?page=344">344</a></li></div><li class="col paginate--next"><a href="?page=2" class="button button--teal">next  <i class="fa fa-long-arrow-right" aria-hidden="true"></i></a></li> </ul> </main> <aside class="col_adunit300x250"> <div class="site_ad--gray grid_separator"> <div class="site_ad--wrapper site_ad--promotion"> <h3 class="smallcaps--teal">Be a citizen,<br/>not a spectator.</h3> <p class="grid_separator">Support independent, fact-based journalism. 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