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He is only the second Republican since ...</p></p> <a class="permalink" href="about/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Read More</a> </div> </article> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-12"> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/abbott-signs-denton-fracking-bill/">Abbott Signs "Denton Fracking Bill"</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 18 May 2015 16:45:45 -0500" title="2015-05-18 16:45"> May 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/abbott-signs-denton-fracking-bill/comments/"><span class="value">87</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/abbott-signs-denton-fracking-bill/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/18/A_BDB4141CMS_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott discusses HB40 with the press prior to its ceremonial signing in the Governor's Reception Room on May 18, 2015. The bill gives the state exclusive control over regulation of oil and gas operations, and preempting local laws against fracking."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/18/A_BDB4141CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott discusses HB40 with the press prior to its ceremonial signing in the Governor's Reception Room on May 18, 2015. The bill gives the state exclusive control over regulation of oil and gas operations, and preempting local laws against fracking." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott discusses HB40 with the press prior to its ceremonial signing in the Governor's Reception Room on May 18, 2015. The bill gives the state exclusive control over regulation of oil and gas operations, and preempting local laws against fracking.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Saying Texas needs to avoid a “patchwork of local regulations” that threaten oil and gas production, Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> on Monday signed legislation that would pre-empt local efforts to regulate a wide variety of drilling-related activities.</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/abbott-signs-denton-fracking-bill/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/abbott-makes-his-first-veto/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8642_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during Texas Public Policy Foundation's grand opening of new building on April 21st, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8642_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during Texas Public Policy Foundation's grand opening of new building on April 21st, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during Texas Public Policy Foundation's grand opening of new building on April 21st, 2015</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/abbott-makes-his-first-veto/">Trojan Horse Resolution Draws Abbott's First Veto</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/bobby-blanchard/">Bobby Blanchard</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 18 May 2015 16:33:22 -0500" title="2015-05-18 16:33"> May 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/abbott-makes-his-first-veto/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>In his first veto, Gov. Greg Abbott Monday killed a seemingly routine resolution honoring mental health workers after finding a surprise hiding in the text.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/abbott-makes-his-first-veto/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/analysis-ethics-center-stage-hurting-attention/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/17/BDS_4051CMS_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott annouces several emergency legislative items in his first State of the State speech on Feb. 17, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/17/BDS_4051CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott annouces several emergency legislative items in his first State of the State speech on Feb. 17, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott annouces several emergency legislative items in his first State of the State speech on Feb. 17, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/analysis-ethics-center-stage-hurting-attention/">Analysis: Ethics at Center Stage, Hurting for Attention</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 18 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-18 06:00"> May 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/analysis-ethics-center-stage-hurting-attention/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>In February, Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a><span> asked lawmakers to dedicate this legislative session to ethics reform. With only two weeks left, he's still waiting. <span>The most significant changes being proposed still haven’t been considered by the Texas House.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/analysis-ethics-center-stage-hurting-attention/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/14/_BDB8357_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Happy Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, watches passage of SB 1 budget bill on a 30-1 vote April 14, 2015. Lone no vote was Sen. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/14/_BDB8357_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Happy Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, watches passage of SB 1 budget bill on a 30-1 vote April 14, 2015. Lone no vote was Sen. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Happy Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, watches passage of SB 1 budget bill on a 30-1 vote April 14, 2015. Lone no vote was Sen. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/brief/">The Brief: Conflicts Lead to Conciliatory Mood on Budget, Taxes</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 18 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-18 05:59"> May 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/brief/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>With two weeks left in the legislative session, here are a couple of takes on the state of play on taxes and the budget, the only piece of legislation that must be passed.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/18/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_4"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/17/abbott-leans-possible-role-2016-texas-kingmaker/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/16/AbbottKingMaker_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/16/AbbottKingMaker_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman / Gage Skidmore</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/17/abbott-leans-possible-role-2016-texas-kingmaker/">Abbott Leans Into Possible Role as 2016 Kingmaker</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 17 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-17 06:00"> May 17, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/17/abbott-leans-possible-role-2016-texas-kingmaker/comments/"><span class="value">28</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>With an earlier-than-usual date for the Texas primary, no clear front-runner in a Republican field that's growing by the week, and several home-state favorites — including his predecessor and his protege — sure to vie for his affection, Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> is increasingly warming up to his potential role as 2016 kingmaker.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/17/abbott-leans-possible-role-2016-texas-kingmaker/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_5"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/15/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/28/_BDA0906CMS_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Timothy Mateer straightens napkins at the table in the Lt. Governor's Reception Room where Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Joe Straus and Gov. Greg Abbott will meet April 29, 2015 for their weekly leadership breakfast."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/28/_BDA0906CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Timothy Mateer straightens napkins at the table in the Lt. Governor's Reception Room where Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Joe Straus and Gov. Greg Abbott will meet April 29, 2015 for their weekly leadership breakfast." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Timothy Mateer straightens napkins at the table in the Lt. Governor's Reception Room where Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Joe Straus and Gov. Greg Abbott will meet April 29, 2015 for their weekly leadership breakfast.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/15/brief/">The Brief: Leadership Moves Toward Deal on Legislative Priorities</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 15 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-15 05:59"> May 15, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Amid the spectacle of bills dying in the House as part of Democrats' concerted effort to take out a controversial gay marriage bill came news that the legislative leadership might be close to hammering out a deal to resolve their major outstanding conflicts.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/15/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_6"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/state-leaders-juggle-resolutions-five-major-issues/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/14/IMG_9754_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="The House of Representatives on May 14, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/14/IMG_9754_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The House of Representatives on May 14, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The House of Representatives on May 14, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/state-leaders-juggle-resolutions-five-major-issues/">State Leaders Juggle Resolutions on Five Major Issues</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 14 May 2015 19:17:29 -0500" title="2015-05-14 19:17"> May 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/state-leaders-juggle-resolutions-five-major-issues/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Top state leaders were negotiating intensely — and optimistically — Thursday afternoon to secure compromises on five bills covering tax cuts, restraints on local property tax increases, border security, prosecutions of state ethics cases and open carry of handguns before the end of the current legislative session in less than three weeks. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/state-leaders-juggle-resolutions-five-major-issues/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_7"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/chambers-move-closer-passing-border-security-bill/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/UP9A4505_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Brian Birdwell R-Granbury listens during debate of his campus carry bill SB #11 on March 18th, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/UP9A4505_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Brian Birdwell R-Granbury listens during debate of his campus carry bill SB #11 on March 18th, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Brian Birdwell R-Granbury listens during debate of his campus carry bill SB #11 on March 18th, 2015</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/chambers-move-closer-passing-border-security-bill/">Texas House, Senate Make Progress on Border Security Legislation</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 14 May 2015 15:39:18 -0500" title="2015-05-14 15:39"> May 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/chambers-move-closer-passing-border-security-bill/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The House and Senate are close to coming together on another thorny subject that Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott </a><span>declared a priority this session. But this issue doesn't involve tax cuts.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/chambers-move-closer-passing-border-security-bill/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_8"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/abbott-makes-first-use-texas-enterprise-fund/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/17/BDS_4051CMS_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott annouces several emergency legislative items in his first State of the State speech on Feb. 17, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/17/BDS_4051CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott annouces several emergency legislative items in his first State of the State speech on Feb. 17, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott annouces several emergency legislative items in his first State of the State speech on Feb. 17, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/abbott-makes-first-use-texas-enterprise-fund/">Abbott Makes First Use of Texas Enterprise Fund</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 14 May 2015 15:19:43 -0500" title="2015-05-14 15:19"> May 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/abbott-makes-first-use-texas-enterprise-fund/comments/"><span class="value">29</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Gov. Greg Abbott has made his first use of the Texas Enterprise Fund to help bring a tractor maker to Grapevine. His office said Thursday that the company, Kubota Tractor and Credit Corporation, has been offered a $3.8 million grant from the so-called "deal-closing" fund.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/abbott-makes-first-use-texas-enterprise-fund/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_9"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/e-verify-measure-shows-signs-life-session/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/24/E-Verify_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/24/E-Verify_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/e-verify-measure-shows-signs-life-session/">Lawmakers Consider E-Verify Mandate for State Agencies</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 14 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-14 06:00"> May 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/e-verify-measure-shows-signs-life-session/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>A controversial immigration-enforcement bill similar to an executive order</span> <span>issued by former Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> in December is moving forward in the Texas Legislature. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=84R&Bill=SB374">Senate Bill 374</a>, which was approved by the Senate last week, would mandate that state agencies use E-Verify, which certifies workers are in the country legally.</p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/e-verify-measure-shows-signs-life-session/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_10"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/05/UP9A8399A_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Texas House Parliamentarian Chris Griesel and Speaker Joe Straus with several other House members on dias May 1, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/05/UP9A8399A_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas House Parliamentarian Chris Griesel and Speaker Joe Straus with several other House members on dias May 1, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas House Parliamentarian Chris Griesel and Speaker Joe Straus with several other House members on dias May 1, 2015</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/brief/">The Brief: House Up Against Midnight Deadline to Pass Bills</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 14 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-14 05:59"> May 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/brief/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The long hours this week are a direct result of one of the first big end-of-session deadlines that hits today. The House has until the end of today to take initial action on any bill or resolution coming out of that chamber.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_11"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/13/rep-blanco-encouraged-after-meeting-dps-director/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/21/McCraw1DPScms_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="DPS chief Steve McCraw outlines plans for the National Guard role securing the Texas border as Gov. Rick Perry, l, and Guard Adjutant General John Nichols listen on July 21, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/21/McCraw1DPScms_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="DPS chief Steve McCraw outlines plans for the National Guard role securing the Texas border as Gov. Rick Perry, l, and Guard Adjutant General John Nichols listen on July 21, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">DPS chief Steve McCraw outlines plans for the National Guard role securing the Texas border as Gov. Rick Perry, l, and Guard Adjutant General John Nichols listen on July 21, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/13/rep-blanco-encouraged-after-meeting-dps-director/">Lawmaker "Encouraged" After Meeting With DPS Director</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 13 May 2015 14:42:40 -0500" title="2015-05-13 14:42"> May 13, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/13/rep-blanco-encouraged-after-meeting-dps-director/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The director of the Texas Department of Public Safety said Wednesday that if lawmakers permit it, he will provide state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/cesar-blanco/">Cesar Blanco</a> with information about the state’s security operations on the border — a move that follows weeks of tense exchanges over how millions of border security dollars are being spent.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/13/rep-blanco-encouraged-after-meeting-dps-director/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_12"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/13/powerful-republican-hits-superficial-ethics-reform/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/08/IMG_0095_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Byron Cook, R-Corsicana, on the House floor on May 7, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/08/IMG_0095_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Byron Cook, R-Corsicana, on the House floor on May 7, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Byron Cook, R-Corsicana, on the House floor on May 7, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/13/powerful-republican-hits-superficial-ethics-reform/">Powerful Republican Slams "Superficial" Ethics Reform</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 13 May 2015 10:59:42 -0500" title="2015-05-13 10:59"> May 13, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/13/powerful-republican-hits-superficial-ethics-reform/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The already tortuous path for ethics reform at the Texas Capitol took another sharp turn Wednesday when a powerful House leader criticized the package passed by the Senate and praised by Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> two weeks ago.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/13/powerful-republican-hits-superficial-ethics-reform/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_13"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/13/analysis-making-tax-deal-voters-might-not-care-abo/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/01/Money-Capitol-3d-Budget_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/01/Money-Capitol-3d-Budget_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/13/analysis-making-tax-deal-voters-might-not-care-abo/">Analysis: Making a Tax Deal Voters Might Not Care About</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 13 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-13 06:00"> May 13, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/13/analysis-making-tax-deal-voters-might-not-care-abo/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>As they try to agree on tax cuts that are the major obstacle to a state budget, lawmakers could find themselves wishing the cuts they deliver are as big as they sounded to the public.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/13/analysis-making-tax-deal-voters-might-not-care-abo/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_14"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/12/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/10/IMG_9754_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/10/IMG_9754_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/12/brief/">The Brief: Texas Rangers Ask About Taping of Lawmakers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 12 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-12 05:59"> May 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/12/brief/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The nonprofit group that has been secretly videotaping legislators this session has drawn the scrutiny of the Texas Rangers, the </span><em>Houston Chronicle </em><span>reports.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/12/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_15"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-Interior_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Crowds of visitors, lobbyists, and lawmakers turned out to the Texas capitol for the opening day of the 83rd legislative session, Jan. 8, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-Interior_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Crowds of visitors, lobbyists, and lawmakers turned out to the Texas capitol for the opening day of the 83rd legislative session, Jan. 8, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Crowds of visitors, lobbyists, and lawmakers turned out to the Texas capitol for the opening day of the 83rd legislative session, Jan. 8, 2013.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/brief/">The Brief: Video of Lawmakers Shared With Breitbart Texas</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 11 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-11 05:59"> May 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/brief/comments/"><span class="value">22</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The news organization Breitbart Texas confirmed that it has received footage of lawmakers shot by a nonprofit tied to conservative causes, but it has no plans to release any of it before the end of the legislative session in three weeks.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_16"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/10/inside-texas-politics-north-texas-elections/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/10/Inside_May_10_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="(L-R) The Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Bud Kennedy, WFAA's Jason Whitely, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and Arlington Mayor-Elect Jeff Williams on Inside Texas Politics on May 10, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/10/Inside_May_10_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="(L-R) The Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Bud Kennedy, WFAA's Jason Whitely, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and Arlington Mayor-Elect Jeff Williams on Inside Texas Politics on May 10, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">(L-R) The Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Bud Kennedy, WFAA's Jason Whitely, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and Arlington Mayor-Elect Jeff Williams on Inside Texas Politics on May 10, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/10/inside-texas-politics-north-texas-elections/">Inside Texas Politics: North Texas Elections</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/john-jordan/">John Jordan</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 10 May 2015 14:03:45 -0500" title="2015-05-10 14:03"> May 10, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>On this week's edition of WFAA-TV's </span><em>Inside Texas Politics with</em><span> host Jason Whitely and the </span><em>Fort Worth Star-Telegram</em><span>'s Bud Kennedy, the focus is on North Texas, where both Dallas and neighboring Arlington had elections Saturday. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/10/inside-texas-politics-north-texas-elections/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_17"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/09/playlist-isnt-occasional-taco/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/09/playlist_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/09/playlist_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: John Jordan</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/09/playlist-isnt-occasional-taco/">Playlist: This Isn't the Occasional Taco</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/john-jordan/">John Jordan</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 9 May 2015 20:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-09 20:00"> May 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/09/playlist-isnt-occasional-taco/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Surveillance and paranoia kept coming up this week, </span><span>so this week’s playlist of the news has a quartet of paranoia-themed songs — but we’re not telling you where they’ll crop up.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/09/playlist-isnt-occasional-taco/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_18"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/09/abbott-navigates-national-firestorm-jade-helm/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/04/_BDB2339Abbottpauses_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott at the Texas State Prayer Breakfast in Austin on May 4, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/04/_BDB2339Abbottpauses_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott at the Texas State Prayer Breakfast in Austin on May 4, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott at the Texas State Prayer Breakfast in Austin on May 4, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/09/abbott-navigates-national-firestorm-jade-helm/">Spotlight Finds Abbott, and It's Not Flattering</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 9 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-09 06:00"> May 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/09/abbott-navigates-national-firestorm-jade-helm/comments/"><span class="value">64</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span><span>With one letter that he says the media mischaracterized, Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> drew a national spotlight, riling up fellow Republicans, national pundits and pro-military friends. But that doesn't mean weighing in on a planned military exercise was a mistake.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/09/abbott-navigates-national-firestorm-jade-helm/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_19"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/08/roundup-garland-shooting-jade-helm-sine-die/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/050815_Roundup_Still_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/050815_Roundup_Still_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/08/roundup-garland-shooting-jade-helm-sine-die/">Roundup: Garland Shooting, Jade Helm and a Lege Update</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/justin-dehn/">Justin Dehn</a> and <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rocha-alana/">Alana Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 8 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-08 06:00"> May 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/08/roundup-garland-shooting-jade-helm-sine-die/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>This week in the Roundup: </span><span>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> calls the shooting outside a contest featuring cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed a "heinous crime," Abbott also defends his decision to order the Texas State Guard to monitor a federal military training exercise, and the Legislature advances key measures as the end of session nears. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/08/roundup-garland-shooting-jade-helm-sine-die/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_20"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/08/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/31/SanAntonio-Skyline_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/31/SanAntonio-Skyline_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Lotus Carroll</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/08/brief/">The Brief: Four Seek Two Runoff Spots in SA Mayoral Race</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 8 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-08 05:59"> May 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/08/brief/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>San Antonio voters go to the polls on Saturday with the smart money on the election going an extra round.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/08/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_21"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/abbotts-prek-bill-makes-it-out-texas-senate/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/09/0409SenateEdu323CMS_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, in Senate Education Committee on April 9, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/09/0409SenateEdu323CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, in Senate Education Committee on April 9, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, in Senate Education Committee on April 9, 2013.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/abbotts-prek-bill-makes-it-out-texas-senate/">Abbott's Pre-K Bill Easily Passes Texas Senate</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 7 May 2015 17:38:46 -0500" title="2015-05-07 17:38"> May 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/abbotts-prek-bill-makes-it-out-texas-senate/comments/"><span class="value">34</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>A key early education bill backed by Gov.<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/"> Greg Abbott</a> setting up grants to encourage higher quality pre-kindergarten programs has now cleared both chambers of the Legislature.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/abbotts-prek-bill-makes-it-out-texas-senate/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_22"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/prek-bill-faces-last-hurdle-texas-senate-vote/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/18/DISDPre-K3_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Pre-kindergarten students at the Dallas Independent School District's Cesar Chavez Learning Center."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/18/DISDPre-K3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Pre-kindergarten students at the Dallas Independent School District's Cesar Chavez Learning Center." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Robert W. Hart</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Pre-kindergarten students at the Dallas Independent School District's Cesar Chavez Learning Center.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/prek-bill-faces-last-hurdle-texas-senate-vote/">Pre-K Bill Faces Last Hurdle in Senate Vote</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 7 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-07 06:00"> May 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/prek-bill-faces-last-hurdle-texas-senate-vote/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>After surviving Tea Party-backed opposition in the House, the early education bill that Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> has called his top priority this session could face its final test in the Texas Senate as early as Thursday.</span></p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/prek-bill-faces-last-hurdle-texas-senate-vote/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_23"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/24/PropertyTax-DollarSigns_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/24/PropertyTax-DollarSigns_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/brief/">The Brief: A Taxing Conversation Continues at the Legislature</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 7 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-07 05:59"> May 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/brief/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The Legislature's two chambers are still not on the same page when it comes to figuring out how to extend tax relief. The prognosis on whether they find room to compromise varies as well.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_24"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/government-contract-disclosure-bill-advances/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/14/_01F7629_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Rep. Giovanni Capriglione R-Soutlake waits to testify during a March 14th House Homeland Security & Public Safety committee hearing."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/14/_01F7629_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Rep. Giovanni Capriglione R-Soutlake waits to testify during a March 14th House Homeland Security & Public Safety committee hearing." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Rep. Giovanni Capriglione R-Soutlake waits to testify during a March 14th House Homeland Security & Public Safety committee hearing.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/government-contract-disclosure-bill-advances/">Government Contract Disclosure Bill Advances</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 6 May 2015 18:02:17 -0500" title="2015-05-06 18:02"> May 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/government-contract-disclosure-bill-advances/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>A bill that would require Texas elected officials to reveal contracts they have with governmental entities — one of Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a><span>’s major priorities this year — was overwhelmingly approved by the Texas House Wednesday.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/government-contract-disclosure-bill-advances/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_25"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/analysis-fierce-war-isnt-meant-turn-violent/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/03/Curtis_Culwell_Center_TTcrop_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="The Curtis Culwell Convention Center in Garland, Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/03/Curtis_Culwell_Center_TTcrop_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The Curtis Culwell Convention Center in Garland, Texas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Frj</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The Curtis Culwell Convention Center in Garland, Texas.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/analysis-fierce-war-isnt-meant-turn-violent/">Analysis: A Fierce War That Isn't Meant to Turn Violent</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 5 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-05 06:00"> May 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/analysis-fierce-war-isnt-meant-turn-violent/comments/"><span class="value">34</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The sharper the speech — the harder it pokes at something dear to someone else — the greater the chance of a strong reaction. <span>You have an absolute right in this country to draw cartoons that are offensive to other people, but nobody has the right to shoot you for it.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/analysis-fierce-war-isnt-meant-turn-violent/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_26"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/VDP-MV-Split_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="State Sen. Leticia Van De Putte and state Rep. Mike Villarreal — both Democrats from San Antonio — will face-off in the race to become the city's next mayor."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/VDP-MV-Split_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Sen. Leticia Van De Putte and state Rep. Mike Villarreal — both Democrats from San Antonio — will face-off in the race to become the city's next mayor." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Sen. Leticia Van De Putte and state Rep. Mike Villarreal — both Democrats from San Antonio — will face-off in the race to become the city's next mayor.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/brief/">The Brief: Gloves Come Off in Race for San Antonio Mayor</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 5 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-05 05:59"> May 5, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Early voting in the San Antonio mayoral election wraps up today ahead of Election Day on Saturday. And the gloves have come off in the increasingly rough-and-tumble election.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_27"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/04/abbott-defends-jade-helm-15-decision/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/04/_BDB2299Abbott_speaks_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott at the annual Texas State Prayer Breakfast on May 4, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/04/_BDB2299Abbott_speaks_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott at the annual Texas State Prayer Breakfast on May 4, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott at the annual Texas State Prayer Breakfast on May 4, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/04/abbott-defends-jade-helm-15-decision/">Abbott Defends Jade Helm 15 Decision</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a> and <a href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rocha-alana/">Alana Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 4 May 2015 12:17:01 -0500" title="2015-05-04 12:17"> May 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/04/abbott-defends-jade-helm-15-decision/comments/"><span class="value">150</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150519020028/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> offered a defense Monday of his decision to have the Texas State Guard monitor a military training exercise known as Jade Helm 15. The operation has become the fascination of conspiracy theorists. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150519020028/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/04/abbott-defends-jade-helm-15-decision/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-12"> <nav class="pagination clear"> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>&lsaquo;</span> previous</span></li><li><span class="current page">1</span></li><li><a href="?page=2" class="page">2</a></li><li><a href="?page=3" class="page">3</a></li><li><a href="?page=4" class="page">4</a></li><li><a class="disabled">…</a></li><li><a href="?page=27" class="page">27</a></li><li><a href="?page=28" class="page">28</a></li><li><a href="?page=29" class="page">29</a></li><li><a href="?page=30" class="page">30</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> </div> </div> </div> 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