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<span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <article> <div class="cell w-12 content"> <p><p>We’re merged the convenience of the email blast and the need-to-know nature of the Brief into a single daily missive, delivered from newsletters editor John Reynolds’ fingertips directly to your inbox first thing every morning.</p> <p>The Brief will still show up on our website — once a day, early in the morning. But if you’re the type who reaches ...</p></p> <a class="permalink" href="about/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Read More</a> </div> </article> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-12"> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/15/brief/">The Brief: Leadership Moves Toward Deal on Legislative Priorities</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 15 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-15 05:59"> May 15, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/15/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/28/_BDA0906CMS_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Timothy Mateer straightens napkins at the table in the Lt. Governor's Reception Room where Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Joe Straus and Gov. Greg Abbott will meet April 29, 2015 for their weekly leadership breakfast."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/28/_BDA0906CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Timothy Mateer straightens napkins at the table in the Lt. Governor's Reception Room where Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Joe Straus and Gov. Greg Abbott will meet April 29, 2015 for their weekly leadership breakfast." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Timothy Mateer straightens napkins at the table in the Lt. Governor's Reception Room where Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, House Speaker Joe Straus and Gov. Greg Abbott will meet April 29, 2015 for their weekly leadership breakfast.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Amid the spectacle of bills dying in the House as part of Democrats' concerted effort to take out a controversial gay marriage bill came news that the legislative leadership might be close to hammering out a deal to resolve their major outstanding conflicts.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/15/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/05/UP9A8399A_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Texas House Parliamentarian Chris Griesel and Speaker Joe Straus with several other House members on dias May 1, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/05/UP9A8399A_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas House Parliamentarian Chris Griesel and Speaker Joe Straus with several other House members on dias May 1, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas House Parliamentarian Chris Griesel and Speaker Joe Straus with several other House members on dias May 1, 2015</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/brief/">The Brief: House Up Against Midnight Deadline to Pass Bills</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 14 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-14 05:59"> May 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/brief/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The long hours this week are a direct result of one of the first big end-of-session deadlines that hits today. The House has until the end of today to take initial action on any bill or resolution coming out of that chamber.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/14/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/13/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/28/_BDB2017CMS_Bonnen_claps_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, celebrates passage of his tax cut measures during the House session April 28, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/28/_BDB2017CMS_Bonnen_claps_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, celebrates passage of his tax cut measures during the House session April 28, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, celebrates passage of his tax cut measures during the House session April 28, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/13/brief/">The Brief: Chambers Are a Long Way From Kumbaya on Tax Cuts</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 13 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-13 05:59"> May 13, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/13/brief/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The House's tax writing committee on Tuesday took up the Senate's proposal to cut property taxes by raising homeowners' residential homestead exemption. But what transpired on Tuesday was far from a kumbaya moment.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/13/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/12/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/10/IMG_9754_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/10/IMG_9754_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/12/brief/">The Brief: Texas Rangers Ask About Taping of Lawmakers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 12 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-12 05:59"> May 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/12/brief/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The nonprofit group that has been secretly videotaping legislators this session has drawn the scrutiny of the Texas Rangers, the </span><em>Houston Chronicle </em><span>reports.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/12/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_4"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-Interior_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Crowds of visitors, lobbyists, and lawmakers turned out to the Texas capitol for the opening day of the 83rd legislative session, Jan. 8, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-Interior_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Crowds of visitors, lobbyists, and lawmakers turned out to the Texas capitol for the opening day of the 83rd legislative session, Jan. 8, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Crowds of visitors, lobbyists, and lawmakers turned out to the Texas capitol for the opening day of the 83rd legislative session, Jan. 8, 2013.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/brief/">The Brief: Video of Lawmakers Shared With Breitbart Texas</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 11 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-11 05:59"> May 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/brief/comments/"><span class="value">22</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The news organization Breitbart Texas confirmed that it has received footage of lawmakers shot by a nonprofit tied to conservative causes, but it has no plans to release any of it before the end of the legislative session in three weeks.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_5"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/08/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/31/SanAntonio-Skyline_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/31/SanAntonio-Skyline_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Lotus Carroll</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/08/brief/">The Brief: Four Seek Two Runoff Spots in SA Mayoral Race</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 8 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-08 05:59"> May 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/08/brief/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>San Antonio voters go to the polls on Saturday with the smart money on the election going an extra round.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/08/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_6"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/24/PropertyTax-DollarSigns_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/24/PropertyTax-DollarSigns_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/brief/">The Brief: A Taxing Conversation Continues at the Legislature</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 7 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-07 05:59"> May 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/brief/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The Legislature's two chambers are still not on the same page when it comes to figuring out how to extend tax relief. The prognosis on whether they find room to compromise varies as well.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_7"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/05/7C2A9699_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Empty Texas House seat with paperwork, May 1, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/05/7C2A9699_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Empty Texas House seat with paperwork, May 1, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Empty Texas House seat with paperwork, May 1, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/brief/">The Brief: Lawmakers Targeted by Group Making Secret Recordings</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 6 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-06 05:59"> May 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/brief/comments/"><span class="value">20</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>News broke Tuesday afternoon of plans by an activist group to release videos this summer of state lawmakers that purportedly capture "a whole variety of bad behavior" but that lawmakers said was harassment.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_8"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/VDP-MV-Split_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="State Sen. Leticia Van De Putte and state Rep. Mike Villarreal — both Democrats from San Antonio — will face-off in the race to become the city's next mayor."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/VDP-MV-Split_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Sen. Leticia Van De Putte and state Rep. Mike Villarreal — both Democrats from San Antonio — will face-off in the race to become the city's next mayor." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Sen. Leticia Van De Putte and state Rep. Mike Villarreal — both Democrats from San Antonio — will face-off in the race to become the city's next mayor.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/brief/">The Brief: Gloves Come Off in Race for San Antonio Mayor</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 5 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-05 05:59"> May 5, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Early voting in the San Antonio mayoral election wraps up today ahead of Election Day on Saturday. And the gloves have come off in the increasingly rough-and-tumble election.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_9"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/04/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-SchoolSecurity002_JPG_312x176_crop_q100.JPG" alt="Austin Police Officer Cory Ehrler monitors the entrance to Ridgetop Elementary School after classes start on the Monday following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. As the 83rd legislative session approaches, Texas lawmakers are considering making firearms more available to teachers and other school personnel."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-SchoolSecurity002_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Austin Police Officer Cory Ehrler monitors the entrance to Ridgetop Elementary School after classes start on the Monday following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. As the 83rd legislative session approaches, Texas lawmakers are considering making firearms more available to teachers and other school personnel." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Tamir Kalifa </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Austin Police Officer Cory Ehrler monitors the entrance to Ridgetop Elementary School after classes start on the Monday following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. As the 83rd legislative session approaches, Texas lawmakers are considering making firearms more available to teachers and other school personnel.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/04/brief/">The Brief: In Garland, A Shooting Outside Muhammad Cartoon Contest</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 4 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-04 05:59"> May 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/04/brief/comments/"><span class="value">31</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Texas officials </span>continue to investigate<span> an incident Sunday night in Garland where two men shot a security guard outside a contest featuring cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. Police returned fire, killing the two men.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/04/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_10"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/7C2A8436_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to reporters at Texas Public Policy Foundation's grand opening of new building on April 21st, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/7C2A8436_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to reporters at Texas Public Policy Foundation's grand opening of new building on April 21st, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to reporters at Texas Public Policy Foundation's grand opening of new building on April 21st, 2015</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/brief/">The Brief: More Reaction to Abbott and Jade Helm Controversy</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 1 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-01 05:59"> May 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/brief/comments/"><span class="value">110</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The decision earlier this week by Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a><span> to get involved in the controversy over a planned military exercise taking place across several Southwestern states continues to draw comment.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_11"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/14/TxTrib-Patrick-001_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Former Florida Governor and potential 2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush visits the Texas Capitol to discuss education initiatives in the Senate chamber. At right is Sen. Dan Patrick."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/14/TxTrib-Patrick-001_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Florida Governor and potential 2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush visits the Texas Capitol to discuss education initiatives in the Senate chamber. At right is Sen. Dan Patrick." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Florida Governor and potential 2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush visits the Texas Capitol to discuss education initiatives in the Senate chamber. At right is Sen. Dan Patrick.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/brief/">The Brief: Reaching Out to Hispanic Evangelicals in Houston</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 30 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-30 05:59"> April 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/brief/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>A gathering of Hispanic evangelicals in Houston on Wednesday attracted two Republicans eyeing a run for the White House who repeated positions on immigration that have gotten them in hot water with party conservatives.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_12"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/01/_BDB0077_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, D-McAllen, speaks his concerns about law enforcement agencies working together on the border surge during a discussion at the Legislative Budget Board meeting on Dec. 1, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/01/_BDB0077_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, D-McAllen, speaks his concerns about law enforcement agencies working together on the border surge during a discussion at the Legislative Budget Board meeting on Dec. 1, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, D-McAllen, speaks his concerns about law enforcement agencies working together on the border surge during a discussion at the Legislative Budget Board meeting on Dec. 1, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/brief/">The Brief: On Border Security, What a Difference A Week Makes</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 29 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-29 05:59"> April 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/brief/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Gone are accusations of gamesmanship as lawmakers get to work finding common ground <span>on the session's border security bill.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_13"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/28/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/HB11Border375Bonnen2_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Texas House Ways and Means Chairman Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, talks over amendments to border security legislation on March 1, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/HB11Border375Bonnen2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas House Ways and Means Chairman Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, talks over amendments to border security legislation on March 1, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas House Ways and Means Chairman Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, talks over amendments to border security legislation on March 1, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/28/brief/">The Brief: Impasse on Tax Cuts Persists on Eve of House Debate</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 28 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-28 05:59"> April 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/28/brief/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The House is set to consider its tax relief package today as the impasse between its approach emphasizing a cut to the sales tax rate and the Senate's recipe that relies on a property tax reduction shows no sign of resolution.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/28/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_14"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/27/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-004RCC_JPG_312x176_crop_q100.JPG" alt="Texas Railroad Commission lead engineering technician for districts 1 and 2, Michael Polasek, inspects a salt water disposal injection well at a Heckman Water Resources commercial disposal facility on the LAMZA lease near Highway 80, January 22, 2012."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-004RCC_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Texas Railroad Commission lead engineering technician for districts 1 and 2, Michael Polasek, inspects a salt water disposal injection well at a Heckman Water Resources commercial disposal facility on the LAMZA lease near Highway 80, January 22, 2012." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Jennifer Whitney</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Railroad Commission lead engineering technician for districts 1 and 2, Michael Polasek, inspects a salt water disposal injection well at a Heckman Water Resources commercial disposal facility on the LAMZA lease near Highway 80, January 22, 2012.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/27/brief/">The Brief: SMU Earthquake Report Could Cause Well Closures</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 27 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-27 05:59"> April 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/27/brief/comments/"><span class="value">17</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>There was more fallout late last week from the Southern Methodist University-led research study that linked wastewater injection wells to a swarm of earthquakes near Reno and Azle in late 2013 and early 2014.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/27/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_15"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/24/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/StrausPatrick_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="House Speaker Joe Straus (left) and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/StrausPatrick_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="House Speaker Joe Straus (left) and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">House Speaker Joe Straus (left) and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/24/brief/">The Brief: Straus and Patrick Signal Detente With Bill Referrals</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 24 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-24 05:59"> April 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/24/brief/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The House and Senate made some gestures of goodwill on Thursday designed to lower the tensions that had developed between the chambers this week.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/24/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_16"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/23/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/StrausPatrick_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="House Speaker Joe Straus (left) and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/StrausPatrick_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="House Speaker Joe Straus (left) and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">House Speaker Joe Straus (left) and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/23/brief/">The Brief: A Tension-Filled Day Highlights Rifts in the Lege</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 23 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-23 05:59"> April 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/23/brief/comments/"><span class="value">22</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The word of the day on Wednesday was tension, which infected the traditional weekly breakfast work meeting held by the state's top three leaders and later manifested itself on the House floor as members selected their budget negotiators.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/23/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_17"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/22/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/InjectionWell-2_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/InjectionWell-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: KQED QUEST</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/22/brief/">The Brief: New Studies Link Injection Wells, Earthquakes</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 22 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-22 05:59"> April 22, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/22/brief/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>A shift in the public debate over the relationship between oil and gas production and earthquakes <span>happened Tuesday </span>with a new study in Texas and a turnabout by the Oklahoma government on the issue.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/22/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_18"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/10/IMG_9736_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/10/IMG_9736_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/brief/">The Brief: Legislative Action on Corruption, Ethics Draws Critics</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 21 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-21 05:59"> April 21, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/brief/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The House gave the OK on Monday to legislation overhauling the way public corruption cases are handled in the state, but not before criticism that the new mechanism creates "a new protected class" of elected officials.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_19"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/11/Medicaid-Expansion-3_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/11/Medicaid-Expansion-3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/brief/">The Brief: Feds Attempt to Force Texas' Hand on Medicaid Expansion</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 20 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-20 05:59"> April 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/brief/comments/"><span class="value">40</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The federal government is putting new pressure on Texas to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, possibly pushing the issue to the front burner of a Legislature entering its final six weeks.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_20"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/17/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/14/Sunset084_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Kyle Janek whispers to an aide at a hearing of the Sunset Advisory Commission on Jan. 14, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/14/Sunset084_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Kyle Janek whispers to an aide at a hearing of the Sunset Advisory Commission on Jan. 14, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Kyle Janek whispers to an aide at a hearing of the Sunset Advisory Commission on Jan. 14, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/17/brief/">The Brief: Janek Contacts With Lobbyist Scrutinized in Hospital Deal</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 17 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-17 05:59"> April 17, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/17/brief/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Health and Human Services chief </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/kyle-janek/">Kyle Janek</a><span> finds himself in the spotlight again over a contract awarded to a single bidder.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/17/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_21"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/06/7C2A6058_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Students arrive in caps & gowns to Texas Capitol on April 6th, 2015. The Senate sub-committee on border security will listen to testimony on SB #1819 relating to determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/06/7C2A6058_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Students arrive in caps & gowns to Texas Capitol on April 6th, 2015. The Senate sub-committee on border security will listen to testimony on SB #1819 relating to determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Students arrive in caps & gowns to Texas Capitol on April 6th, 2015. The Senate sub-committee on border security will listen to testimony on SB #1819 relating to determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/brief/">The Brief: 2 Percent of Texas Higher Ed Students Are Undocumented</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-16 05:59"> April 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/brief/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>For all the talk about undocumented immigrants qualifying for in-state tuition at Texas colleges and universities, it turns out that these students make up a very small portion of the college-going population.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_22"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/14/_BDB8408seated_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Student Jacob Hale listens to testimony on HB 1242 a Donna Howard-sponsored bill that would change the name of Confederate Heroes Day on April 14, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/14/_BDB8408seated_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Student Jacob Hale listens to testimony on HB 1242 a Donna Howard-sponsored bill that would change the name of Confederate Heroes Day on April 14, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Student Jacob Hale listens to testimony on HB 1242 a Donna Howard-sponsored bill that would change the name of Confederate Heroes Day on April 14, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/brief/">The Brief: Name Change Debate on Confederate Holiday Turns Heated</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 15 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-15 05:59"> April 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/brief/comments/"><span class="value">32</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Discussion in a House committee Tuesday on a proposed change to the name of a state holiday honoring soldiers who fought for the Confederacy took on an extra dose of notoriety because of the identity of the main proponent of the change.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_23"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/BestOf-2014-002_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Chris Way and his son Ryan, 2, participate in an open carry march on March 12, 2014 during the South by Southwest festival. The event was led by the Austin chapter of Come and Take It."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/BestOf-2014-002_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Chris Way and his son Ryan, 2, participate in an open carry march on March 12, 2014 during the South by Southwest festival. The event was led by the Austin chapter of Come and Take It." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Erika Rich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Chris Way and his son Ryan, 2, participate in an open carry march on March 12, 2014 during the South by Southwest festival. The event was led by the Austin chapter of Come and Take It.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/brief/">The Brief: Open Carry Has a Clear Shot at Passage in House</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 14 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-14 05:59"> April 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/brief/comments/"><span class="value">53</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Chances are good for passage of legislation up for debate in the House today that would allow for open carry of handguns by those already with concealed carry licenses.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_24"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/13/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/20/AHRCAustin024cms_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton readies for the onslaught of book patrons at BookPeople on June 20, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/20/AHRCAustin024cms_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton readies for the onslaught of book patrons at BookPeople on June 20, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton readies for the onslaught of book patrons at BookPeople on June 20, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/13/brief/">The Brief: Hillary Clinton and the Texas Connection</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 13 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-13 05:59"> April 13, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/13/brief/comments/"><span class="value">27</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The big political news of the weekend was the long-expected launch of Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. It was a move that made waves even in ruby red Texas.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/13/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_25"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/10/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/18/_BDB5795CMSPaxton_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Attorney General Ken Paxton, r, with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. Greg Abbott during the press conference praising federal Judge Andrew S. Hanen's immigration ruling on Feb. 18, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/18/_BDB5795CMSPaxton_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Attorney General Ken Paxton, r, with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. Greg Abbott during the press conference praising federal Judge Andrew S. Hanen's immigration ruling on Feb. 18, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Attorney General Ken Paxton, r, with U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. Greg Abbott during the press conference praising federal Judge Andrew S. Hanen's immigration ruling on Feb. 18, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/10/brief/">The Brief: Rangers Asked to Join Paxton Investigation</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-10 05:59"> April 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/10/brief/comments/"><span class="value">14</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The question of whether Attorney General </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a><span> will be charged in connection with his </span><span>failure to register with the State Securities Board while soliciting clients for investment firms could now rest in the hands of the Texas Rangers.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/10/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_26"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/HighSpeed-Train_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/HighSpeed-Train_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/brief/">The Brief: New Bill Would Target Bullet Train Land Acquisition</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-09 05:59"> April 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/brief/comments/"><span class="value">31</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Republicans leery of granting more eminent domain authority acted to fast-track to nowhere a proposed high-speed rail line between Houston and Dallas.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_27"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/01/Money-Capitol-3d-Budget_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150517081803/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/01/Money-Capitol-3d-Budget_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/brief/">The Brief: Giving Them Tax Relief They Can Feel</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-08 05:59"> April 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150517081803/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/brief/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Lawmakers are talking about giving taxpayers billions in tax relief this session. 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