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datetime="2015-10-29T07:49:57.197506">Thursday, October 29, 2015</time> </div> </header> </div> <div class="wrapper content-wrapper"> <div id="site_content" class="content "> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-8 main_column"> <header class="auxiliary content_header"> <ul class="actions"> <li class="rss"> <a type="application/rss+xml" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/feeds/staff/jordan-rudner/">RSS <span></span></a> </li> </ul> <h1>Jordan Rudner <span></span></h1> </header> <div class="intro"> <div class="media headshot_portrait"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958/http://static.texastribune.org/media/profiles/rudner-jordan_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox inline"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/profiles/rudner-jordan_jpg_131x197_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""/> </a> </div> <p> <strong>Jordan Rudner</strong> is a reporting fellow for The Texas Tribune and a Plan II and history senior at the University of Texas at Austin. Jordan previously interned at KUT News and the Supreme Court of the United States. She spent five semesters in the dimly lit basement offices of The Daily Texan, including one semester serving as managing editor. She is also the proud owner of a Betta fish. </p> <ul class="social_links"> <li><a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#214b5354454f445361554459405255534843544f440f4e5346"> <i class="fa fa-envelope"></i> <span><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="503a2225343e352210243528312324223932253e357e3f2237">[email protected]</span><script data-cfhash="f9e31" type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */!function(){try{var t="currentScript"in document?document.currentScript:function(){for(var t=document.getElementsByTagName("script"),e=t.length;e--;)if(t[e].getAttribute("data-cfhash"))return t[e]}();if(t&&t.previousSibling){var e,r,n,i,c=t.previousSibling,a=c.getAttribute("data-cfemail");if(a){for(e="",r=parseInt(a.substr(0,2),16),n=2;a.length-n;n+=2)i=parseInt(a.substr(n,2),16)^r,e+=String.fromCharCode(i);e=document.createTextNode(e),c.parentNode.replaceChild(e,c)}t.parentNode.removeChild(t);}}catch(u){}}()/* ]]> */</script></span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151029124958/http://twitter.com/jrud" target="_blank"> <i class="fa fa-twitter"></i> <span>@jrud</span> </a></li> </ul> </div> <section id="contributions"> <a name="contributions"></a> <h2>Recent Contributions</h2> <div class="contributions"> <nav class="pagination"> <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#contributions" class="page">2</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/26/texas-has-beef-who-over-cancer-study/">Texas Has Beef with WHO over Cancer Study</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/26/texas-has-beef-who-over-cancer-study/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/10/26/Texas-Beef-2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/10/26/Texas-Beef-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Kay Ledbetter</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jordan-rudner/">Jordan Rudner</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 26 Oct 2015 13:48:37 -0500" title="2015-10-26 13:48"> Oct. 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/26/texas-has-beef-who-over-cancer-study/comments/"><span class="value">33</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Processed meats such as bacon and hot dogs cause cancer in humans, according to the World Health Organization — but consumers shouldn't worry about it, according to Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/26/texas-has-beef-who-over-cancer-study/"> <i class="fa fa-share"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/19/dhs-contradicts-ben-carson-secret-service-protecti/">Carson Asks for Protection, Says He Doesn't Need It</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/19/dhs-contradicts-ben-carson-secret-service-protecti/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/22/Carson17_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Dr. Ben Carson gives a keynote address to the Texas Hospital Assn. membership on Jan. 22, 2015. Carson is considering a 2016 presidential run."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/22/Carson17_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Dr. Ben Carson gives a keynote address to the Texas Hospital Assn. membership on Jan. 22, 2015. Carson is considering a 2016 presidential run." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Dr. Ben Carson gives a keynote address to the Texas Hospital Assn. membership on Jan. 22, 2015. Carson is considering a 2016 presidential run.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jordan-rudner/">Jordan Rudner</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 19 Oct 2015 15:43:42 -0500" title="2015-10-19 15:43"> Oct. 19, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/19/dhs-contradicts-ben-carson-secret-service-protecti/comments/"><span class="value">17</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Citing his faith in God, </span><span>Ben Carson said Monday that he </span><span>doesn't really need U.S. Secret Service protection as he campaigns for president. That was news to the Secret Service, which says Carson approached them about setting up coverage.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/19/dhs-contradicts-ben-carson-secret-service-protecti/"> <i class="fa fa-share"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/17/ag-commissioner-humans-contribute-climate-change/">Sid Miller Sees Human Role in Climate Change</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/17/ag-commissioner-humans-contribute-climate-change/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/27/XMillerSid_BDB3882_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller at Texas Republican Convention in Fort Worth, June 5th, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/27/XMillerSid_BDB3882_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller at Texas Republican Convention in Fort Worth, June 5th, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller at Texas Republican Convention in Fort Worth, June 5th, 2014.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jordan-rudner/">Jordan Rudner</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 17 Oct 2015 14:16:14 -0500" title="2015-10-17 14:16"> Oct. 17, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/17/ag-commissioner-humans-contribute-climate-change/comments/"><span class="value">29</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>After seeing the smog in China, <span>Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller says he believes h</span>uman actions have contributed to climate change — though Texas isn't a big part of the problem. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/17/ag-commissioner-humans-contribute-climate-change/"> <i class="fa fa-share"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/16/abbott-blm-cease-your-unconscionable-land-grab/">Abbott to BLM: Cease "Unconscionable" Land Grab</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/16/abbott-blm-cease-your-unconscionable-land-grab/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/05/HendersonBLMDispute_0226_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas landowner Tommy Henderson speaks to a gathering of politicians, landowners, law enforcement and media at the bridge over the Red River on Highway 79, northeast of Byers, Texas on April 28, 2014. Henderson has been in a legal battle with the BLM over land he says he paid for and owns."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/05/HendersonBLMDispute_0226_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas landowner Tommy Henderson speaks to a gathering of politicians, landowners, law enforcement and media at the bridge over the Red River on Highway 79, northeast of Byers, Texas on April 28, 2014. Henderson has been in a legal battle with the BLM over land he says he paid for and owns." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Robert W. Hart</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas landowner Tommy Henderson speaks to a gathering of politicians, landowners, law enforcement and media at the bridge over the Red River on Highway 79, northeast of Byers, Texas on April 28, 2014. Henderson has been in a legal battle with the BLM over land he says he paid for and owns.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jordan-rudner/">Jordan Rudner</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 16 Oct 2015 13:45:03 -0500" title="2015-10-16 13:45"> Oct. 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/16/abbott-blm-cease-your-unconscionable-land-grab/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">Texas Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> fired a new volley at the Bureau of Land Management Friday, adding to the years-long standoff between the state and the federal agency over the ownership of roughly 90,000 acres along the Red River.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/16/abbott-blm-cease-your-unconscionable-land-grab/"> <i class="fa fa-share"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/14/kirk-supports-clinton-despite-opposition-trade-dea/">Kirk Supports Clinton Despite Opposition to Trade Deal</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/14/kirk-supports-clinton-despite-opposition-trade-dea/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCB9485_JPG_260x1000_q100.JPG" alt="U.S. Trade Rep. Ron Kirk speaking at the state Democratic convention on June 8, 2012."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/_KCB9485_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="U.S. Trade Rep. Ron Kirk speaking at the state Democratic convention on June 8, 2012." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Trade Rep. Ron Kirk speaking at the state Democratic convention on June 8, 2012.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jordan-rudner/">Jordan Rudner</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 14 Oct 2015 16:13:39 -0500" title="2015-10-14 16:13"> Oct. 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/14/kirk-supports-clinton-despite-opposition-trade-dea/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">Former U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_283149518">Wednesday</span> he still supports Hillary Clinton, who lauded the Trans-Pacific Partnership he helped negotiate during her tenure as secretary of state but has more recently opposed it.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/14/kirk-supports-clinton-despite-opposition-trade-dea/"> <i class="fa fa-share"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/12/santorum-gop-fails-connect-working-class/">Santorum Says GOP Fails to Connect with Workers</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/12/santorum-gop-fails-connect-working-class/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/10/12/EDIT_10-12-15-RickSantorum_0691_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Rick Santorum speaks at a campaign luncheon in Fort Worth, Texas on October 12, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/10/12/EDIT_10-12-15-RickSantorum_0691_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Rick Santorum speaks at a campaign luncheon in Fort Worth, Texas on October 12, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Cooper Neill</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Rick Santorum speaks at a campaign luncheon in Fort Worth, Texas on October 12, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jordan-rudner/">Jordan Rudner</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 12 Oct 2015 13:51:19 -0500" title="2015-10-12 13:51"> Oct. 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/12/santorum-gop-fails-connect-working-class/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">The Democratic Party has done a better job than the Republican Party connecting with low-income voters frustrated by a persistent “wealth gap,” GOP presidential contender Rick Santorum said in North Texas Monday. </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/12/santorum-gop-fails-connect-working-class/"> <i class="fa fa-share"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/09/judge-gives-go-ahead-hearing-wallace-hall-suit/">Judge Gives Go-Ahead for Hearing in Wallace Hall Suit</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/09/judge-gives-go-ahead-hearing-wallace-hall-suit/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/BestOf-2014-005_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="UT Regent Wallace Hall on April 28, 2014. Lawmakers admonished and censured Hall, who was waging a personal investigation into lawmaker influence in the UT-Austin admissions process."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/BestOf-2014-005_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="UT Regent Wallace Hall on April 28, 2014. Lawmakers admonished and censured Hall, who was waging a personal investigation into lawmaker influence in the UT-Austin admissions process." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Charlie Pearce</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">UT Regent Wallace Hall on April 28, 2014. Lawmakers admonished and censured Hall, who was waging a personal investigation into lawmaker influence in the UT-Austin admissions process.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jordan-rudner/">Jordan Rudner</a> and <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 9 Oct 2015 12:29:53 -0500" title="2015-10-09 12:29"> Oct. 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/09/judge-gives-go-ahead-hearing-wallace-hall-suit/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>After weeks of legal filings and procedural moves on both sides, a judge has given the go-ahead for a hearing in the lawsuit between University of Texas System Chancellor Bill McRaven and Regent Wallace Hall. </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/09/judge-gives-go-ahead-hearing-wallace-hall-suit/"> <i class="fa fa-share"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/09/state-supreme-court-will-review-tax-small-tobacco/">State Supreme Court Will Review Tax on "Small Tobacco"</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/09/state-supreme-court-will-review-tax-small-tobacco/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Cigarettes-Sky_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/Cigarettes-Sky_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jordan-rudner/">Jordan Rudner</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 9 Oct 2015 10:15:27 -0500" title="2015-10-09 10:15"> Oct. 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/09/state-supreme-court-will-review-tax-small-tobacco/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas Supreme Court agreed Friday morning to review a state tax on small cigarette manufacturers, known collectively as "Small Tobacco."</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/09/state-supreme-court-will-review-tax-small-tobacco/"> <i class="fa fa-share"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/07/criminal-court-flag-desecration-ban-violates-const/">Court: Flag Desecration Ban Violates Constitution</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/07/criminal-court-flag-desecration-ban-violates-const/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/18/Flags_Over_Capitol_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/18/Flags_Over_Capitol_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by John Jordan</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jordan-rudner/">Jordan Rudner</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 7 Oct 2015 10:48:54 -0500" title="2015-10-07 10:48"> Oct. 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/07/criminal-court-flag-desecration-ban-violates-const/comments/"><span class="value">23</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The state's highest criminal court ruled Wednesday that a Texas law banning defacement of the U.S.and state flags is unconstitutional.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/07/criminal-court-flag-desecration-ban-violates-const/"> <i class="fa fa-share"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/06/texas-cases-major-factor-new-supreme-court-term/">Texas Cases Factor in New Supreme Court Term</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/06/texas-cases-major-factor-new-supreme-court-term/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/01/TexasSupremeCourt_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/01/TexasSupremeCourt_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jordan-rudner/">Jordan Rudner</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 6 Oct 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-10-06 06:00"> Oct. 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/06/texas-cases-major-factor-new-supreme-court-term/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The U.S. Supreme Court is back in session, and the upcoming term will feature at least two cases from Texas — if not more. The justices will look at voting rights, UT-Austin admissions and — maybe — the state's new abortion restrictions.</span></p> <p><span> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/06/texas-cases-major-factor-new-supreme-court-term/"> <i class="fa fa-share"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/25/tdcj-making-lethal-drugs-agency-wont-say/">Texas Prisons Deny Making Execution Drugs</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/25/tdcj-making-lethal-drugs-agency-wont-say/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/04/TCJD-Execution_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/04/TCJD-Execution_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a> and <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jordan-rudner/">Jordan Rudner</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:11:00 -0500" title="2015-09-25 16:11"> Sept. 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/25/tdcj-making-lethal-drugs-agency-wont-say/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>The Texas Department of Criminal Justice on Friday shot down allegations that it is manufacturing its own hard-to-find execution drugs after federal defense attorneys in an Oklahoma death row case accused the Texas prison system of doing exactly that.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/25/tdcj-making-lethal-drugs-agency-wont-say/"> <i class="fa fa-share"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/25/ex-lawmaker-stick-gets-six-days-jail-drunken-drivi/">Ex-Lawmaker Stick Gets Six Days in Jail for Drunken Driving</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/25/ex-lawmaker-stick-gets-six-days-jail-drunken-drivi/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/18/7C2A9244_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Jack Stick, former chief counsel of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, sits inside a Travis County courtroom during his 2015 trial for a 2012 DWI arrest."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/18/7C2A9244_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Jack Stick, former chief counsel of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, sits inside a Travis County courtroom during his 2015 trial for a 2012 DWI arrest." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Jack Stick, former chief counsel of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, sits inside a Travis County courtroom during his 2015 trial for a 2012 DWI arrest.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jordan-rudner/">Jordan Rudner</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:22:12 -0500" title="2015-09-25 10:22"> Sept. 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/25/ex-lawmaker-stick-gets-six-days-jail-drunken-drivi/comments/"><span class="value">22</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A Travis County judge <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1159061339">on Friday</span> sentenced former state representative Jack Stick to six days in jail and a 90-day driver's license suspension for driving while intoxicated, according to prosecutors.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/25/ex-lawmaker-stick-gets-six-days-jail-drunken-drivi/"> <i class="fa fa-share"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/23/tarrant-county-defends-court-fees-against-poor/">Tarrant County Defends Right to Charge Poor Petitioners</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a 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Jefferson argued on behalf of six plaintiffs who were charged with court fees during divorce proceedings even though all six had filed "pauper petitions.""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/23/UP9A0023_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court Wallace Jefferson speaks with a group of people after oral arguments before the Texas Supreme Court. Jefferson argued on behalf of six plaintiffs who were charged with court fees during divorce proceedings even though all six had filed "pauper petitions."" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court Wallace Jefferson speaks with a group of people after oral arguments before the Texas Supreme Court. Jefferson argued on behalf of six plaintiffs who were charged with court fees during divorce proceedings even though all six had filed "pauper petitions."</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jordan-rudner/">Jordan Rudner</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 23 Sep 2015 12:10:11 -0500" title="2015-09-23 12:10"> Sept. 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/23/tarrant-county-defends-court-fees-against-poor/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">The Texas Supreme Court scrutinized the legality of court costs imposed on indigent plaintiffs — in this case, fees the Tarrant County clerk’s office charged six poor<strong> </strong>plaintiffs pursuing divorces — during oral arguments on Wednesday.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/23/tarrant-county-defends-court-fees-against-poor/"> <i class="fa fa-share"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/former-hhs-lawyer-stands-trial-dwi-charge/">Trial Begins for Former State Official Accused of DWI</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/former-hhs-lawyer-stands-trial-dwi-charge/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/18/7C2A9244_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Jack Stick, former chief counsel of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, sits inside a Travis County courtroom during his 2015 trial for a 2012 DWI arrest."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/18/7C2A9244_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Jack Stick, former chief counsel of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, sits inside a Travis County courtroom during his 2015 trial for a 2012 DWI arrest." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Jack Stick, former chief counsel of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, sits inside a Travis County courtroom during his 2015 trial for a 2012 DWI arrest.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jordan-rudner/">Jordan Rudner</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 18 Sep 2015 14:38:04 -0500" title="2015-09-18 14:38"> Sept. 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/former-hhs-lawyer-stands-trial-dwi-charge/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/jack-stick/">Jack Stick</a>, a former state representative and a former inspector general for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, went on trial Friday for a drunk driving charge he has fiercely contested in the court system.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/18/former-hhs-lawyer-stands-trial-dwi-charge/"> <i class="fa fa-share"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/16/cia-declassifies-thousands-of-50-year-old-briefing/">CIA Declassifies Kennedy, Johnson Documents</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/16/cia-declassifies-thousands-of-50-year-old-briefing/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958im_/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/16/_Brennan384TT_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="CIA Director John O. Brennan speaks at the LBJ Library as the agency releases to the public Sept. 16, 2015 classified copies of the President's Daily Briefings from the Kennedy and Johnson years of 1961-1969."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20151029124958/http://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/09/16/_Brennan384TT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="CIA Director John O. Brennan speaks at the LBJ Library as the agency releases to the public Sept. 16, 2015 classified copies of the President's Daily Briefings from the Kennedy and Johnson years of 1961-1969." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">CIA Director John O. Brennan speaks at the LBJ Library as the agency releases to the public Sept. 16, 2015 classified copies of the President's Daily Briefings from the Kennedy and Johnson years of 1961-1969.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jordan-rudner/">Jordan Rudner</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 16 Sep 2015 16:28:14 -0500" title="2015-09-16 16:28"> Sept. 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20151029124958/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/16/cia-declassifies-thousands-of-50-year-old-briefing/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">The CIA on Wednesday unveiled roughly eight years of presidential daily briefings from the administrations of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. 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