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datetime="2015-03-19T00:32:14.471688">Thursday, March 19, 2015</time> </div> </header> </div> <div class="wrapper content-wrapper"> <div id="site_content" class="content bare"> <section class="topstory grid"> <article class=""> <div class="media large"> <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/costco-joins-wal-mart-kroger-liquor-fight/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150319053726im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/06/Liquors-4_jpg_474x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/costco-joins-wal-mart-kroger-liquor-fight/">Costco Joins Wal-Mart, Kroger in Liquor Push</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Mar 2015 16:41:07 -0500" title="2015-03-18 16:41"> March 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/costco-joins-wal-mart-kroger-liquor-fight/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Wholesale giant Costco has joined Wal-Mart, Kroger and other retailers in the fight to let public corporations sell liquor in Texas. The group is backing legislation in the Texas House and Senate to repeal state laws that  exclude publicly traded corporations from selling hard alcohol and limit the number of liquor stores a company can own.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/costco-joins-wal-mart-kroger-liquor-fight/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> <aside class="related"> <header class="smallcaps"> <h2>Related</h2> </header> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/18/new-coalition-takes-liquor-license-fight-capitol/">Kindred Spirits: Wal-Mart, Kroger Align in Booze Bid</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/12/wal-mart-sues-texas-right-sell-liquor/">Wal-Mart Sues Texas for Right to Sell Liquor</a></li> </ul> </aside> </div> </article> </section> <div class="mobile-only"> <div class="ad adunit mobile" data-dimensions="300x100" data-adunit="_TexasTribune_Content_Home_BetweenArticles_Top_300x100"> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-8 main_column"> <div class="grid"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/georgetown-goes-all-renewable-energy/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150319053726im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Solar_1_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Mike Baker</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/georgetown-goes-all-renewable-energy/">Texas Town Goes All In on Renewable Energy</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Mar 2015 17:56:58 -0500" title="2015-03-18 17:56"> March 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/georgetown-goes-all-renewable-energy/comments/"><span class="value">20</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Georgetown’s municipal utility has unveiled plans to tap wind and solar energy to meet all of its customers’ power needs, making it the first Texas city-owned utility to abandon fossil fuels.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/georgetown-goes-all-renewable-energy/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/after-scandal-lawmakers-change-gears-health-agency/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150319053726im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/14/Sunset027Nelson_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, wraps up the Sunset Advisory Commission hearing on Jan. 14, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, wraps up the Sunset Advisory Commission hearing on Jan. 14, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/after-scandal-lawmakers-change-gears-health-agency/">Post-Scandal, Lawmakers Changing Gears on Health Agency</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Mar 2015 17:31:29 -0500" title="2015-03-18 17:31"> March 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/after-scandal-lawmakers-change-gears-health-agency/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>As the state’s largest health agency reels from a scandal over how it awarded contracts to private vendors, lawmakers on Wednesday said they are slowing down on their ambitious — and controversial —<strong> </strong>plan to restructure it.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/after-scandal-lawmakers-change-gears-health-agency/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/house-gives-tentative-ok-broad-border-security-bil/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150319053726im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/HB11Border086Bonnen_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, confers with State Rep. John Otto, l, R-Dayton, during a point of order called on HB 11 border bill on March 18, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, confers with State Rep. John Otto, l, R-Dayton, during a point of order called on HB 11 border bill on March 18, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/house-gives-tentative-ok-broad-border-security-bil/">House Gives Tentative OK to Border Security Bill</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Mar 2015 17:03:56 -0500" title="2015-03-18 17:03"> March 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/house-gives-tentative-ok-broad-border-security-bil/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Texas House members overwhelmingly gave tentative approval to a sweeping border-security measure on Wednesday that would<span> increase the number of state troopers on the border and establish a catchall intelligence center in Hidalgo County. </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/house-gives-tentative-ok-broad-border-security-bil/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="show-for-medium-down"> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/georgetown-goes-all-renewable-energy/">Texas Town Goes All In on Renewable Energy</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Mar 2015 17:56:58 -0500" title="2015-03-18 17:56"> March 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/georgetown-goes-all-renewable-energy/comments/"><span class="value">20</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/georgetown-goes-all-renewable-energy/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150319053726im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Solar_1_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Mike Baker</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Georgetown’s municipal utility has unveiled plans to tap wind and solar energy to meet all of its customers’ power needs, making it the first Texas city-owned utility to abandon fossil fuels.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/georgetown-goes-all-renewable-energy/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/after-scandal-lawmakers-change-gears-health-agency/">Post-Scandal, Lawmakers Changing Gears on Health Agency</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Mar 2015 17:31:29 -0500" title="2015-03-18 17:31"> March 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/after-scandal-lawmakers-change-gears-health-agency/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/after-scandal-lawmakers-change-gears-health-agency/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150319053726im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/14/Sunset027Nelson_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, wraps up the Sunset Advisory Commission hearing on Jan. 14, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, wraps up the Sunset Advisory Commission hearing on Jan. 14, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>As the state’s largest health agency reels from a scandal over how it awarded contracts to private vendors, lawmakers on Wednesday said they are slowing down on their ambitious — and controversial —<strong> </strong>plan to restructure it.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/after-scandal-lawmakers-change-gears-health-agency/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/house-gives-tentative-ok-broad-border-security-bil/">House Gives Tentative OK to Border Security Bill</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Mar 2015 17:03:56 -0500" title="2015-03-18 17:03"> March 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/house-gives-tentative-ok-broad-border-security-bil/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/house-gives-tentative-ok-broad-border-security-bil/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150319053726im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/HB11Border086Bonnen_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, confers with State Rep. John Otto, l, R-Dayton, during a point of order called on HB 11 border bill on March 18, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, confers with State Rep. John Otto, l, R-Dayton, during a point of order called on HB 11 border bill on March 18, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texas House members overwhelmingly gave tentative approval to a sweeping border-security measure on Wednesday that would<span> increase the number of state troopers on the border and establish a catchall intelligence center in Hidalgo County. </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/house-gives-tentative-ok-broad-border-security-bil/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <div class="mobile-only"> <div class="ad adunit mobile" data-dimensions="300x100" data-adunit="_TexasTribune_Content_Home_BetweenArticles_Middle_300x100"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cell w-6 gap hide-for-medium-down left_rail"> <section class="folder "> <div class="tab data"> <hgroup> <h1>Featured Data</h1> <h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/government-employee-salaries/"> News App: Government Salary Database Updated </a> </h2> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/government-employee-salaries/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150319053726im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/23/Capitol-Money-Salary_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="200x38" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_FeaturedDataWidget_Bottom_Text_200x38"> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/"><span>+</span> More Data</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <aside id="tweetwire" class="featurebox yella-box"> <header class="featurebox-header"> <h1><span>Tweet</span>Wire</h1> </header> <div class="featurebox-content tweetwire"> <a class="twitter-timeline" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150319053726/https://twitter.com/TexasTribune/lists/texas-elected-officials" data-widget-id="545984156623052800" data-chrome="nofooter noheader noborders" data-tweet-limit="1">TweetWire</a> </div> <footer class="clearfix featurebox-footer"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="200x38" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_TweetWireWidget_Bottom_Text_200x38"> </div> <a target="_blank" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/tweetwire/"> <span>+</span> View All </a> </footer> </aside> <aside class="ad_container ad-mediumrectangle sidebar_block"> <div class="sponsor_image_holder"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="300x250" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_Home_BTF_LeftRail1_TTRectangle_300x250"> </div> </div> </aside> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/campus-carry-debate-hits-senate-floor/">Campus Carry Gets Initial OK in Texas Senate</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Mar 2015 12:19:01 -0500" title="2015-03-18 12:19"> March 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/campus-carry-debate-hits-senate-floor/comments/"><span class="value">45</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/campus-carry-debate-hits-senate-floor/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150319053726im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/7C2A4712_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Kirk Watson speaks with the author of Senate Bill 11, Sen. Brian Birdwell, as Sen. Joan Huffman listens on. The Senate's campus carry debate began on Mar. 18, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Kirk Watson speaks with the author of Senate Bill 11, Sen. Brian Birdwell, as Sen. Joan Huffman listens on. The Senate's campus carry debate began on Mar. 18, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Following a preliminary Senate vote on Wednesday, Texas is now a step closer to requiring public colleges and universities to allow concealed handguns on campus — a policy opposed by many higher education leaders. </span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/campus-carry-debate-hits-senate-floor/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/bill-restricting-regents-authority-passes-committe/">Committee Approves Bill Restricting Regents' Authority</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/bobby-blanchard/">Bobby Blanchard</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Mar 2015 11:04:44 -0500" title="2015-03-18 11:04"> March 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/bill-restricting-regents-authority-passes-committe/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/bill-restricting-regents-authority-passes-committe/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150319053726im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Seliger1CMS_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, pauses during a discussion on redistricting on the Senate floor May 19, 2011."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, pauses during a discussion on redistricting on the Senate floor May 19, 2011.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A bill that reins in the power of university regents was approved by a Texas Senate committee Wednesday morning. A similar piece of legislation was vetoed last session.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/bill-restricting-regents-authority-passes-committe/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/abbott-picks-lewis-head-transportation-commission/">Former State Rep. Lewis to Head Transportation Commission</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Mar 2015 10:32:26 -0500" title="2015-03-18 10:32"> March 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/abbott-picks-lewis-head-transportation-commission/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/abbott-picks-lewis-head-transportation-commission/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150319053726im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Lewis1CMS_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Tryon Lewis, R-Odessa, lays out SB1504 on the disposal of radioactive waste on May 17, 2011."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Tryon Lewis, R-Odessa, lays out SB1504 on the disposal of radioactive waste on May 17, 2011.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> has tapped former state Rep. <span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/tryon-lewis/">Tryon Lewis</a></span><span>, R-Odessa, to be the chairman of the Texas Transportation Commission. The </span>five-member panel oversees the Texas Department of Transportation.</span><br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/abbott-picks-lewis-head-transportation-commission/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/higher-ed/explore/">The Tribune's Higher Ed Explorer Gets an Update</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/chris-chang/">Christopher Chang</a> and <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/kathryn-beaty/">Kathryn Beaty</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-18 06:00"> March 18, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/higher-ed/explore/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150319053726im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/HigherEdExplorer_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>We've updated our Higher Ed Explorer, your go-to source for key statistics on how well Texas' </span><span>148 public and private</span><span> colleges and universities perform. This easy-to-navigate interactive database lets you explore key academic, enrollment and cost records on all of Texas' institutions of higher learning.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/higher-ed/explore/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/breast-and-cervical-cancer-services-map/">Map: Breast and Cervical Cancer Program Providers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Mar 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-03-18 06:00"> March 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/breast-and-cervical-cancer-services-map/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/breast-and-cervical-cancer-services-map/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150319053726im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/17/WomensHealthServicesMap_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>The Senate's proposed changes to the state's breast and cervical cancer screening program — </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/28/senate-renews-effort-keep-funds-planned-parenthood/" target="_blank">intended to cut funding for Planned Parenthood clinics</a><span> — could hit low-income women in rural and West Texas hardest. </span><span>Use our map to see how.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/breast-and-cervical-cancer-services-map/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 hide-for-medium-down mid_rail"> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/ag-paxton-sues-feds-over-benefits-same-sex-couples/">Texas Sues Feds Over Benefits for Same-Sex Couples</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Mar 2015 16:29:43 -0500" title="2015-03-18 16:29"> March 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/ag-paxton-sues-feds-over-benefits-same-sex-couples/comments/"><span class="value">64</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/ag-paxton-sues-feds-over-benefits-same-sex-couples/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150319053726im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/11/GayMarriage-Court_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The state of Texas is suing the Obama administration for giving medical leave benefits to certain same-sex couples, according to an announcement Wednesday from Attorney General </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a><span>.<br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/ag-paxton-sues-feds-over-benefits-same-sex-couples/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/prosecutor-accused-misconduct-tx-execution-case/">Prosecutor Accused of Misconduct in Disputed Texas Execution Case</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Maurice Possley, The Marshall Project </li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Mar 2015 15:58:53 -0500" title="2015-03-18 15:58"> March 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/prosecutor-accused-misconduct-tx-execution-case/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/prosecutor-accused-misconduct-tx-execution-case/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150319053726im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/26/TxTrib-Willingham-001_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="September 17, 2010 - Activist Jamie Bush attends the Texas Forensic Science Commission board meeting on September 17, 2010 in Dallas, Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">September 17, 2010 - Activist Jamie Bush attends the Texas Forensic Science Commission board meeting on September 17, 2010 in Dallas, Texas.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>In a major turn in one of the country’s most-noted death penalty cases, the State Bar of Texas has filed a formal accusation of misconduct against the county prosecutor who convicted Cameron Todd Willingham.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/prosecutor-accused-misconduct-tx-execution-case/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/fiscal-hawk-sid-miller-on-his-need-for-cash/">Audio: Fiscal Hawk Sid Miller on His Need for Cash</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a> and <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/twiseman/">Todd Wiseman</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Mar 2015 15:23:31 -0500" title="2015-03-18 15:23"> March 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/fiscal-hawk-sid-miller-on-his-need-for-cash/comments/"><span class="value">28</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/fiscal-hawk-sid-miller-on-his-need-for-cash/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150319053726im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/27/ttf-gabriel-177_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sid Miller at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 20, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sid Miller at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 20, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/sid-miller/">Sid Miller</a> voted for deep budget cuts as a member of the Texas House. But now he’s Texas agriculture commissioner, and he wants the Legislature to dramatically increase funding to his cash-strapped agency. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/fiscal-hawk-sid-miller-on-his-need-for-cash/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150319053726/http://tribtalk.org/2015/03/17/would-lbj-have-supported-marriage-equality/">New in TribTalk: Updegrove on LBJ and Gay Marriage</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Mar 2015 15:20:01 -0500" title="2015-03-18 15:20"> March 18, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150319053726/http://tribtalk.org/2015/03/17/would-lbj-have-supported-marriage-equality/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150319053726im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/03/13/TexTrib-CivilRights-003_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Mark K. Updegrove, director of the LBJ Library, with, President Jimmy Carter. Updegrove is hosting an April summit featuring four presidents."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Mark K. Updegrove, director of the LBJ Library, with, President Jimmy Carter. Updegrove is hosting an April summit featuring four presidents.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Johnson’s keen sense of social justice is a sign that if he were alive today, he’d view the gay marriage fight in much the same way he saw civil rights in the 1960s, LBJ Presidential Library Director Mark K. Updegrove writes in TribTalk.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150319053726/http://tribtalk.org/2015/03/17/would-lbj-have-supported-marriage-equality/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/judge-reaffirms-dismissal-ethics-ruling-against-ac/">Judge Reaffirms Dismissal of Ethics Ruling Against Conservative Activist</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Mar 2015 14:49:37 -0500" title="2015-03-18 14:49"> March 18, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/judge-reaffirms-dismissal-ethics-ruling-against-ac/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150319053726im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/01/FriRPT1329cms_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Republican activist Michael Quinn Sullivan visits at the State Republican Convention trade show on June 6, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Republican activist Michael Quinn Sullivan visits at the State Republican Convention trade show on June 6, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>A new judge Wednesday reaffirmed the dismissal of a ruling by the Texas Ethics Commission against conservative power broker Michael Quinn Sullivan. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/judge-reaffirms-dismissal-ethics-ruling-against-ac/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/cruzs-digital-chief-heads-likely-2016-campaign/">Cruz's Digital Guru Tapped for Likely 2016 Campaign</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:01:18 -0500" title="2015-03-18 13:01"> March 18, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/cruzs-digital-chief-heads-likely-2016-campaign/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150319053726im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/15/Cruz_NH_copy_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Ted Cruz campaigns in a Barrington, N.H. manufacturing plant."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Ted Cruz campaigns in a Barrington, N.H. manufacturing plant.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Josh Perry, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a>'s top digital strategist, is joining the Texas senator's political operation in Houston.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/cruzs-digital-chief-heads-likely-2016-campaign/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/gun-bills-and-texans-shooting-for-the-white-house/">TribCast: Gun Bills and Texans Shooting for the White House</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/">Emily Ramshaw</a> and <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/twiseman/">Todd Wiseman</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:00:18 -0500" title="2015-03-18 13:00"> March 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/gun-bills-and-texans-shooting-for-the-white-house/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/gun-bills-and-texans-shooting-for-the-white-house/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150319053726im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/25/TribCast-art-2015-002_png_150x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Jay about the presidential ambitions of Jeb Bush and Rand Paul, the gun bills moving in the Legislature and the fiscal needs of former lawmakers now at the helm of state agencies.</span></p> <div class="yj6qo ajU"></div> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/gun-bills-and-texans-shooting-for-the-white-house/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/another-candidate-drops-ut-presidency-race/">Leading Candidate Drops Out of UT President Search</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/bobby-blanchard/">Bobby Blanchard</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Mar 2015 12:21:30 -0500" title="2015-03-18 12:21"> March 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/another-candidate-drops-ut-presidency-race/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/another-candidate-drops-ut-presidency-race/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150319053726im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/10/7C2A0671_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="University of Texas President Bill Powers speaks to Provost Gregory Fenves during a board of regents meeting on July 10th, 2014"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">University of Texas President Bill Powers speaks to Provost Gregory Fenves during a board of regents meeting on July 10th, 2014</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The leading candidate to be the next president of the University of Texas at Austin, University of Oxford Vice Chancellor Andrew Hamilton, has been named the next president of New York University.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/another-candidate-drops-ut-presidency-race/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 show-for-medium-down"> <ul class="mobile_headlines"> <li><a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/ag-paxton-sues-feds-over-benefits-same-sex-couples/">Texas Sues Feds Over Benefits for Same-Sex Couples</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/prosecutor-accused-misconduct-tx-execution-case/">Prosecutor Accused of Misconduct in Disputed Texas Execution Case</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/fiscal-hawk-sid-miller-on-his-need-for-cash/">Audio: Fiscal Hawk Sid Miller on His Need for Cash</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150319053726/http://tribtalk.org/2015/03/17/would-lbj-have-supported-marriage-equality/">New in TribTalk: Updegrove on LBJ and Gay Marriage</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/judge-reaffirms-dismissal-ethics-ruling-against-ac/">Judge Reaffirms Dismissal of Ethics Ruling Against Conservative Activist</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/cruzs-digital-chief-heads-likely-2016-campaign/">Cruz's Digital Guru Tapped for Likely 2016 Campaign</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/gun-bills-and-texans-shooting-for-the-white-house/">TribCast: Gun Bills and Texans Shooting for the White House</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/another-candidate-drops-ut-presidency-race/">Leading Candidate Drops Out of UT President Search</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150319053726/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/18/campus-carry-debate-hits-senate-floor/">Campus Carry Gets Initial OK in Texas Senate</a></li> <li><a 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