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href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/video-gay-couples-line-up-for-marriage-licenses/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/couple5_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/couple5_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Gay marriage may now be legal in all 50 states, but not all county clerks in Texas are ready to begin issuing licenses to same-sex couples. Some await direction from the state attorney general. But not Travis County.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/video-gay-couples-line-up-for-marriage-licenses/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/future-benefits-same-sex-couples-unclear/">Benefits Should Follow Same-Sex Marriages</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 18:23:08 -0500" title="2015-06-26 18:23"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/future-benefits-same-sex-couples-unclear/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/future-benefits-same-sex-couples-unclear/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDB8490guys_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A couple arranges a marriage license at the Travis County Clerk's office on June 26, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDB8490guys_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A couple arranges a marriage license at the Travis County Clerk's office on June 26, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A couple arranges a marriage license at the Travis County Clerk's office on June 26, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">In light of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling establishing the constitutional right to same-sex marriage, public employers are now figuring out how and when spouses of married gay employees will start receiving benefits.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/future-benefits-same-sex-couples-unclear/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/analysis-distinction-between-law-and-sacrament/">Analysis: A Distinction Between Law and Sacrament</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:34:06 -0500" title="2015-06-26 15:34"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/analysis-distinction-between-law-and-sacrament/comments/"><span class="value">51</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/analysis-distinction-between-law-and-sacrament/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDA7164sign_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Frank Roberts of the Travis County Clerk's office hangs a sign directing couples to the clerk's office on June 26, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDA7164sign_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Frank Roberts of the Travis County Clerk's office hangs a sign directing couples to the clerk's office on June 26, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Frank Roberts of the Travis County Clerk's office hangs a sign directing couples to the clerk's office on June 26, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The U.S. Supreme Court settled the core question of same-sex marriage — it is a constitutional right and states must recognize those unions — but the political and culture debate will rage on.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/analysis-distinction-between-law-and-sacrament/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/republicans-vow-religious-liberty-fight/">Republicans Vow a Religious Liberty Fight</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 13:03:23 -0500" title="2015-06-26 13:03"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/republicans-vow-religious-liberty-fight/comments/"><span class="value">285</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/republicans-vow-religious-liberty-fight/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas' Republican leaders suffered a historic loss on Friday when the U.S. Supreme Court held that state bans on gay marriage are unconstitutional. But social conservatives vowed not to go down without a fight over religious liberty.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/republicans-vow-religious-liberty-fight/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-supreme-court-rules-attorney-ban-stands/">Court's Ban of Death Penalty Lawyer Will Stand</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 11:54:30 -0500" title="2015-06-26 11:54"> June 26, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-supreme-court-rules-attorney-ban-stands/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/27/David_Dow_Supreme_CourtTTcrop_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Attorney David Dow."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/27/David_Dow_Supreme_CourtTTcrop_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Attorney David Dow." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Facebook/Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Attorney David Dow.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas Supreme Court on Friday </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://www.txcourts.gov/media/1008517/150205.pdf">ruled</a><span> it has no authority or jurisdiction to intervene in its sister court's ban of prominent death penalty lawyer David Dow. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-supreme-court-rules-attorney-ban-stands/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/cruz-perry-react-gay-marriage-ruling/">Texans on Campaign Trail, in D.C. React to Gay Marriage Ruling</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> and <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 11:19:23 -0500" title="2015-06-26 11:19"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/cruz-perry-react-gay-marriage-ruling/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/cruz-perry-react-gay-marriage-ruling/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_S3R7947fistpump_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Gov. Rick Perry announces his intentions to run for president in 2016 on June 4, 2015, at the Addison Airport."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_S3R7947fistpump_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Gov. Rick Perry announces his intentions to run for president in 2016 on June 4, 2015, at the Addison Airport." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Gov. Rick Perry announces his intentions to run for president in 2016 on June 4, 2015, at the Addison Airport.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texas politicians on the Potomac and on the presidential trail reacted </span><span>along anticipated partisan lines to</span><span> Friday's U.S. Supreme Court's ruling legalizing gay marriage. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/cruz-perry-react-gay-marriage-ruling/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/counties-plan-varied-responses-marriage-ruling/">Texas Counties' Responses to Marriage Ruling Vary</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a> and <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 09:31:37 -0500" title="2015-06-26 09:31"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/counties-plan-varied-responses-marriage-ruling/comments/"><span class="value">63</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/counties-plan-varied-responses-marriage-ruling/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDA7245secondcouple_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Jacque Roberts, left, and Carmelita Cabello, the second couple to receive a marriage license in Travis County on June 26, 2015, leave the clerk's office. They had been together 31 years."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDA7245secondcouple_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Jacque Roberts, left, and Carmelita Cabello, the second couple to receive a marriage license in Travis County on June 26, 2015, leave the clerk's office. They had been together 31 years." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Jacque Roberts, left, and Carmelita Cabello, the second couple to receive a marriage license in Travis County on June 26, 2015, leave the clerk's office. They had been together 31 years.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Elated couples across Texas hurried into county clerks' offices </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_757245520">Friday</span><span> to apply for marriage licenses following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/counties-plan-varied-responses-marriage-ruling/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/">Supreme Court: Gay Marriage Bans Are Unconstitutional</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 09:07:32 -0500" title="2015-06-26 09:07"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/comments/"><span class="value">74</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDA7394HolmesPhariss1_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Vic Holmes and Mark Phariss of Plano at an LBJ Library press conference celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage on June 26, 2015. Holmes and Phariss had sued Texas over its same-sex marriage ban."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDA7394HolmesPhariss1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Vic Holmes and Mark Phariss of Plano at an LBJ Library press conference celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage on June 26, 2015. Holmes and Phariss had sued Texas over its same-sex marriage ban." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Vic Holmes and Mark Phariss of Plano at an LBJ Library press conference celebrating the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage on June 26, 2015. Holmes and Phariss had sued Texas over its same-sex marriage ban.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Handing gay rights advocates a monumental victory, the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/14-556_3204.pdf">U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled</a> that marriages between couples of the same sex cannot be prohibited by states, a decision that overrides Texas’ ban on gay marriage.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/supreme-court-ruling-gay-marriage/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/roundup-obamacare-polls-and-the-confederacy/">Roundup: Obamacare, Polls and Confederate Imagery</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rocha-alana/">Alana Rocha</a> and <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/justin-dehn/">Justin Dehn</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-26 06:00"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/roundup-obamacare-polls-and-the-confederacy/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/roundup-obamacare-polls-and-the-confederacy/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/062615_Still_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/062615_Still_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>In this week's Roundup: The Supreme Court upholds Obamacare subsidies, Texas officials are among those nationwide calling for the removal of Confederate imagery, and the Texas Tribune/University of Texas poll reveals a state divided, from guns to gay marriage.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/roundup-obamacare-polls-and-the-confederacy/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/why-it-so-hard-oust-congressman/">Tea Party Not Bagging Texas Congressional Seats</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-26 06:00"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/why-it-so-hard-oust-congressman/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/why-it-so-hard-oust-congressman/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/100810_ralphhall_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Congressman Ralph Hall waves to the crowd at Frisco 2008 community parade."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/100810_ralphhall_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Congressman Ralph Hall waves to the crowd at Frisco 2008 community parade." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Credit: friscoparade.com</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Congressman Ralph Hall waves to the crowd at Frisco 2008 community parade.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The GOP's Tea Party wing has made serious inroads into Texas state offices, but the movement has come up short when it comes to congressional elections, failing to field candidates with serious chances of ousting incumbent U.S. House members.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/why-it-so-hard-oust-congressman/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texting-bills-demise-victory-tea-party-freshmen/">Texting Bill's Demise a Victory for Tea Party Freshmen</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-26 06:00"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texting-bills-demise-victory-tea-party-freshmen/comments/"><span class="value">26</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texting-bills-demise-victory-tea-party-freshmen/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/09/TextandDrive_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/09/TextandDrive_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>It was a mostly new cast of characters in the Texas Senate, a chamber historically ruled by seniority, that flexed its political muscle to stop a statewide texting-while-driving ban this year.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texting-bills-demise-victory-tea-party-freshmen/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/one-texas-tech-professors-long-crusade-against-ten/">A Texas Tech Professor Crusades Against Tenure</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-26 06:00"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/one-texas-tech-professors-long-crusade-against-ten/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/one-texas-tech-professors-long-crusade-against-ten/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/25/James_Wetherbe_TT1_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/25/James_Wetherbe_TT1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Jerod Foster</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>James Wetherbe of Texas Tech University is the rare professor who thinks tenure is terrible. His opinions have him tangled up in a long-running lawsuit against the university where he teaches. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/one-texas-tech-professors-long-crusade-against-ten/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-leading-fight-against-new-smog-standards/">Texas Leading Challenge to New Smog Standards</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-26 06:00"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-leading-fight-against-new-smog-standards/comments/"><span class="value">48</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-leading-fight-against-new-smog-standards/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/EPA_TCEQ_SmokeStacks_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/EPA_TCEQ_SmokeStacks_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The agency responsible for enforcing environmental laws in Texas is paying a private company $1.65 million to conduct research to challenge forthcoming U.S. Environmental Protection Agency restrictions on ozone pollution, which exacerbates asthma, lung and heart disease.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/texas-leading-fight-against-new-smog-standards/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/">New in Texas Weekly: State Archives Go Digital</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-26 06:00"> June 26, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media medium"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/13/Trib-Plus-LeadArt-001_1_png_231x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/13/Trib-Plus-LeadArt-001_1_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Credit: Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A new effort is launched to make state records more accessible, more on those developing legislative contests and surveying Abbott's vetoes — a</span><span>ll that and more in the latest issue of our </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/https://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/subscribe/">subscriber-only newsletter</a><span> for political insiders ($).</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/brief-june-25-2015/">The Brief: Why It's So Hard to Knock Out a Congressman</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-06-26 05:59"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/brief-june-25-2015/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/brief-june-25-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/18/Congress-3-Split_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Reps. Blake Farenthold, Lamar Smith and Pete Sessions"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/18/Congress-3-Split_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Reps. Blake Farenthold, Lamar Smith and Pete Sessions" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Reps. Blake Farenthold, Lamar Smith and Pete Sessions</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Tea Party activists have had several successes in Texas legislative races, but it's been harder for them to oust Republican members of the state's congressional delegation — in large part due to a lack of money.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/brief-june-25-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/abbotts-office-promised-help-major-donor/">Abbott's Office Promised Help to Major Donor</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 17:40:36 -0500" title="2015-06-25 17:40"> June 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/abbotts-office-promised-help-major-donor/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/abbotts-office-promised-help-major-donor/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/11/7C2A8102_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott after signing Senate Bill 2065, the Pastor Protection Act, into law."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/11/7C2A8102_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott after signing Senate Bill 2065, the Pastor Protection Act, into law." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott after signing Senate Bill 2065, the Pastor Protection Act, into law.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A major donor to Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a><span> sought and received help from the office of the governor after complaining that Democrats and their top contributor were on the verge of defeating a controversial bill insurance companies wanted.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/abbotts-office-promised-help-major-donor/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/paxton-county-clerks-should-wait-direction-gay-mar/">Paxton to County Clerks: Wait for Direction on Gay Marriage</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 16:35:04 -0500" title="2015-06-25 16:35"> June 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/paxton-county-clerks-should-wait-direction-gay-mar/comments/"><span class="value">94</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/paxton-county-clerks-should-wait-direction-gay-mar/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8838_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks to media following remarks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8838_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks to media following remarks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks to media following remarks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>If the Supreme Court rules that same-sex marriage bans are unconstitutional, Texas Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> wants county clerks to hold off on issuing marriage licenses to such couples until his office has given them direction.</p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/paxton-county-clerks-should-wait-direction-gay-mar/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/video-health-care-and-the-84th-legislature/">Video: Health Care and the 84th Legislature</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 13:45:56 -0500" title="2015-06-25 13:45"> June 25, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/video-health-care-and-the-84th-legislature/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/sanantonioevent_720_png_231x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/sanantonioevent_720_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Full video of my 6/23 conversation about health care and the 84th Legislature with state Reps. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/donna-howard/">Donna Howard</a>, D-Austin; <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/susan-king/">Susan King</a>, R-Abilene; and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/jd-sheffield/">J.D. Sheffield</a>, R-Gatesville.<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/susan-king/"><br/></a></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/video-health-care-and-the-84th-legislature/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/railroad-commission-executive-director-step-down/">Railroad Commission Executive Director to Retire</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 13:04:25 -0500" title="2015-06-25 13:04"> June 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/railroad-commission-executive-director-step-down/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/railroad-commission-executive-director-step-down/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Rister-Milton_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Milton Rister"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Rister-Milton_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Milton Rister" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Milton Rister</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Milton Rister, executive director of the Texas Railroad Commission, plans to leave the agency on Aug. 31, according to a letter he sent to commissioners.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/railroad-commission-executive-director-step-down/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/turner-not-running-re-election/">Rep. Scott Turner Not Running for Re-election</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 12:47:27 -0500" title="2015-06-25 12:47"> June 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/turner-not-running-re-election/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/turner-not-running-re-election/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/13/_F5U8236Turner_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Scott Turner, R-Frisco, gives a personal speech on the House floor after losing the speaker's race to Joe Straus, R-San Antonio."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/13/_F5U8236Turner_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Scott Turner, R-Frisco, gives a personal speech on the House floor after losing the speaker's race to Joe Straus, R-San Antonio." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Scott Turner, R-Frisco, gives a personal speech on the House floor after losing the speaker's race to Joe Straus, R-San Antonio.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>State Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/scott-turner/" target="_blank">Scott Turner</a>, the Frisco Republican who unsuccessfully ran for speaker this year, has decided not to seek re-election.</p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630010721/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/turner-not-running-re-election/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </section> <nav class="pagination"> <ul class="pagination"><li><a href="?page=1" class="prev"><span>&lsaquo;</span> previous</a></li><li><a href="?page=1" class="page">1</a></li><li><span class="current page">2</span></li><li><a href="?page=3" class="page">3</a></li><li><a href="?page=4" class="page">4</a></li><li><a href="?page=5" 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