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href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/emails-reveal-ag-commissioners-leadership-approach/">Emails Show Ag Commissioner Focused on Image</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/emails-reveal-ag-commissioners-leadership-approach/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150720065824im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/27/UP9A0221_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller on Jan. 13, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150720065824/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/27/UP9A0221_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller on Jan. 13, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller on Jan. 13, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a> and <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 17 Jul 2015 09:07:36 -0500" title="2015-07-17 09:07"> July 17, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/emails-reveal-ag-commissioners-leadership-approach/comments/"><span class="value">27</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Emails and correspondence from <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150720065824/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/sid-miller/">Sid Miller</a>'s first six months as Texas agriculture commissioner show a leader involved in the daily dealings of his department, conscious of his portrayal in the press and eager to burnish his image.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/emails-reveal-ag-commissioners-leadership-approach/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/16/george-hw-bush-fractures-neck-fall/">George H.W. Bush in Fair Condition After Fall</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/16/george-hw-bush-fractures-neck-fall/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150720065824im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/11/a41Bush094cms_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="George H.W. Bush waves as he is introduced at Texas A&M University on Nov. 11, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150720065824/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/11/a41Bush094cms_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="George H.W. Bush waves as he is introduced at Texas A&M University on Nov. 11, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">George H.W. Bush waves as he is introduced at Texas A&M University on Nov. 11, 2014.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Jul 2015 11:29:04 -0500" title="2015-07-16 11:29"> July 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/16/george-hw-bush-fractures-neck-fall/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Former President George H.W. Bush remained hospitalized Thursday, the day after a fall at his home in Kennebunkport, Maine, in which he fractured a bone in his neck.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/16/george-hw-bush-fractures-neck-fall/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/13/rusk-county-clerk-steps-down/">Rusk County Clerk Resigns Over Gay Marriage Ruling</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/13/rusk-county-clerk-steps-down/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150720065824im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/05/TxTrib-GayWedding_017_JPG_260x1000_q100.JPG" alt="Pamela Holwerds holds up her marriage license following the ceremony that married over 40 same-sex couples on the south lawn of the Texas State Capitol in Austin on July 4, 2015. (Tamir Kalifa for The Texas Tribune)"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150720065824/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/05/TxTrib-GayWedding_017_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Pamela Holwerds holds up her marriage license following the ceremony that married over 40 same-sex couples on the south lawn of the Texas State Capitol in Austin on July 4, 2015. (Tamir Kalifa for The Texas Tribune)" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Tamir Kalifa</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Pamela Holwerds holds up her marriage license following the ceremony that married over 40 same-sex couples on the south lawn of the Texas State Capitol in Austin on July 4, 2015. (Tamir Kalifa for The Texas Tribune)</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 13 Jul 2015 16:13:56 -0500" title="2015-07-13 16:13"> July 13, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/13/rusk-county-clerk-steps-down/comments/"><span class="value">218</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Rusk County Commissioners Court on Monday formally accepted the resignation of County Clerk Joyce Lewis-Kugle, apparently the first Texas elected official to quit office rather than abide by the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/13/rusk-county-clerk-steps-down/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/11/wedding-capital-texas-welcomes-new-couples/">Texas' New Wedding Capital Greets Gay Couples</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/11/wedding-capital-texas-welcomes-new-couples/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150720065824im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/10/Amber_Gregg_Tavanya_WrightTT_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Tavanya Wright, left, and Amber Gregg will be married at the Terrace Club in Dripping Springs, Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150720065824/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/10/Amber_Gregg_Tavanya_WrightTT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Tavanya Wright, left, and Amber Gregg will be married at the Terrace Club in Dripping Springs, Texas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Tavanya Wright</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Tavanya Wright, left, and Amber Gregg will be married at the Terrace Club in Dripping Springs, Texas.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 11 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-11 06:00"> July 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/11/wedding-capital-texas-welcomes-new-couples/comments/"><span class="value">40</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>When Tavanya Wright and Amber Gregg got engaged, they weren't expecting to be able to get legally married in Texas. </span>Now, their ceremony in the newly named wedding capital of Texas will be recognized by the state.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/11/wedding-capital-texas-welcomes-new-couples/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/commissioner-sid-miller-delivers-state-agriculture/">Miller Defends Deep Fryers in Agriculture Address</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/commissioner-sid-miller-delivers-state-agriculture/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150720065824im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/05/Miller216CMS_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="New Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller does a fist pump on election night Nov. 4, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150720065824/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/05/Miller216CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="New Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller does a fist pump on election night Nov. 4, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">New Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller does a fist pump on election night Nov. 4, 2014.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Jul 2015 12:37:55 -0500" title="2015-07-08 12:37"> July 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/commissioner-sid-miller-delivers-state-agriculture/comments/"><span class="value">77</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas Ag Commissioner <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150720065824/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/sid-miller/">Sid Miller</a> defended his new nutrition policy Wednesday, praising his department's decision to "abolish outdated and unneeded state mandates" and allow schools to install deep fryers and soda machines.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/commissioner-sid-miller-delivers-state-agriculture/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/05/san-antonio-missions-named-un-designation/">Alamo and Other Texas Shrines Win UN Designation</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/05/san-antonio-missions-named-un-designation/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150720065824im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/28/Alamo-2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The Alamo in San Antonio."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150720065824/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/28/Alamo-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The Alamo in San Antonio." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Chris Silver Smith</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The Alamo in San Antonio.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 5 Jul 2015 09:45:13 -0500" title="2015-07-05 09:45"> July 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/05/san-antonio-missions-named-un-designation/comments/"><span class="value">27</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The Alamo and other historic shrines known as the San Antonio Missions have been added to a list of internationally recognized landmarks that includes the Taj Mahal and the Great Barrier Reef.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/05/san-antonio-missions-named-un-designation/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/united-nations-decide-alamo-designation/">United Nations to Decide Alamo Designation</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/united-nations-decide-alamo-designation/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150720065824im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/28/Alamo-1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The Alamo in San Antonio."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150720065824/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/28/Alamo-1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The Alamo in San Antonio." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Angi English</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The Alamo in San Antonio.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Jul 2015 17:41:13 -0500" title="2015-07-02 17:41"> July 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/united-nations-decide-alamo-designation/comments/"><span class="value">31</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>After nine years of trying, boosters of the San Antonio Missions — including the Alamo — will find out early Sunday morning if the historic Texas shrines will join a list of other internationally recognized landmarks such as the Taj Mahal and the Pyramids of Giza.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/united-nations-decide-alamo-designation/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/despite-change-many-schools-wont-offer-fatty-foods/">Not All Districts Warm to Miller's Food Initiative</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/despite-change-many-schools-wont-offer-fatty-foods/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150720065824im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/12/7C2A0054_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller gives away cupcakes at a press conference on Jan. 12, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150720065824/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/12/7C2A0054_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller gives away cupcakes at a press conference on Jan. 12, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller gives away cupcakes at a press conference on Jan. 12, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 1 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-01 06:00"> July 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/despite-change-many-schools-wont-offer-fatty-foods/comments/"><span class="value">96</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Soda machines and deep fat fryers are now allowed back in Texas public schools, thanks to Agriculture Commissioner <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150720065824/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/sid-miller/">Sid Miller</a>'s reversal of a 10-year ban. But many school districts say they have no appetite for reinstating the unhealthy choices for students.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/despite-change-many-schools-wont-offer-fatty-foods/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/counties-plan-varied-responses-marriage-ruling/">Texas Counties' Responses to Marriage Ruling Vary</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/counties-plan-varied-responses-marriage-ruling/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150720065824im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDA7245secondcouple_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Jacque Roberts, left, and Carmelita Cabello, the second couple to receive a marriage license in Travis County on June 26, 2015, leave the clerk's office. They had been together 31 years."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150720065824/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/26/_BDA7245secondcouple_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Jacque Roberts, left, and Carmelita Cabello, the second couple to receive a marriage license in Travis County on June 26, 2015, leave the clerk's office. They had been together 31 years." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Jacque Roberts, left, and Carmelita Cabello, the second couple to receive a marriage license in Travis County on June 26, 2015, leave the clerk's office. They had been together 31 years.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a> and <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 26 Jun 2015 09:31:37 -0500" title="2015-06-26 09:31"> June 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/counties-plan-varied-responses-marriage-ruling/comments/"><span class="value">63</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Elated couples across Texas hurried into county clerks' offices </span><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_757245520">Friday</span><span> to apply for marriage licenses following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/26/counties-plan-varied-responses-marriage-ruling/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/supreme-court-rules-dallas-fair-housing-case/">Supreme Court: Texas Reinforced Segregated Housing</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/supreme-court-rules-dallas-fair-housing-case/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150720065824im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/scotus_chamber_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150720065824/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/scotus_chamber_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Credit: Supreme Court of the United States</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 09:11:26 -0500" title="2015-06-25 09:11"> June 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/supreme-court-rules-dallas-fair-housing-case/comments/"><span class="value">32</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The biggest federal housing subsidy program in Texas — which awarded $9.7 billion in tax credits from 1990 to 2011 — effectively has been reinforcing segregated housing, the U.S. Supreme Court found Thursday.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/supreme-court-rules-dallas-fair-housing-case/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/some-convicted-felons-now-eligible-food-stamps/">Some Convicted Felons Eligible for Food Stamps</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/some-convicted-felons-now-eligible-food-stamps/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150720065824im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/SNAP-Food-Stamps-2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150720065824/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/SNAP-Food-Stamps-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Becca Aaronson / Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Jun 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-06-25 06:00"> June 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/some-convicted-felons-now-eligible-food-stamps/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>If they finish their sentences and comply with any terms of parole, Texans convicted on felony drug charges soon will be able to receive food stamps, though another strike will put them back under a lifetime ban.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/25/some-convicted-felons-now-eligible-food-stamps/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150720065824/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/05/09/interactive-map-capitol-confederate-markers/">Map: Confederate Statues on Texas Capitol Grounds</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150720065824/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/05/09/interactive-map-capitol-confederate-markers/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150720065824im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/24/TXConfederateMonuments_png_260x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150720065824/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/24/TXConfederateMonuments_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Jacob Villanueva / Allen Otto</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Brandi Grissom, <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/chris-chang/">Christopher Chang</a>, <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jacob-villanueva/">Jacob Villanueva</a> and <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Jun 2015 12:05:05 -0500" title="2015-06-24 12:05"> June 24, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>There are more than a dozen monuments, markers and statues that reference the Confederacy on the Texas Capitol grounds. Use our interactive map — first published in 2012 — to find them. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150720065824/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/05/09/interactive-map-capitol-confederate-markers/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/san-antonio-company-stop-selling-confederate-flags/">Van de Putte Company Dropping Confederate Flags</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/san-antonio-company-stop-selling-confederate-flags/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150720065824im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/23/onfederate_Flags_from_Dixie_Flags_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Screenshot of out-of-stock Confederate flags from Dixie Flag Manufacturing Company in San Antonio, Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150720065824/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/23/onfederate_Flags_from_Dixie_Flags_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Screenshot of out-of-stock Confederate flags from Dixie Flag Manufacturing Company in San Antonio, Texas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Screenshot of out-of-stock Confederate flags from Dixie Flag Manufacturing Company in San Antonio, Texas.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 23 Jun 2015 18:20:36 -0500" title="2015-06-23 18:20"> June 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/san-antonio-company-stop-selling-confederate-flags/comments/"><span class="value">36</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Pete Van de Putte — owner of Dixie Flag Manufacturing Company and husband of former state Sen. and San Antonio mayoral candidate <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150720065824/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/leticia-van-de-putte/">Leticia Van de Putte</a> — changed his mind Tuesday and decided to stop making and selling Confederate flags.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/23/san-antonio-company-stop-selling-confederate-flags/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/abbott-names-new-board-education-chair/">Abbott Names New Board of Education Chair</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/abbott-names-new-board-education-chair/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150720065824im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/EmptyDesks_ClassSize_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150720065824/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/EmptyDesks_ClassSize_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 18 Jun 2015 15:53:34 -0500" title="2015-06-18 15:53"> June 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/abbott-names-new-board-education-chair/comments/"><span class="value">83</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150720065824/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> has appointed <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150720065824/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/donna-bahorich/">Donna Bahorich</a>, a former staffer for Lt. Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150720065824/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/">Dan Patrick</a>, the next chairwoman of the State Board of Education.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/abbott-names-new-board-education-chair/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/agriculture-commissioner-rolls-back-ban-deep-fryer/">Ag Commission Rolls Back Ban on Deep Fryers, Soda Machines</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/06/18/agriculture-commissioner-rolls-back-ban-deep-fryer/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150720065824im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/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/20150720065824/https://s3.amazonaws.com/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/20150720065824/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 18 Jun 2015 12:56:10 -0500" title="2015-06-18 12:56"> June 18, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" 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