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Previously, the Austin native worked as a national correspondent for Reuters, writing and editing stories about Texas and nearby states and overseeing a network of freelance writers. Before joining Reuters, she covered Texas government and politics for the Austin American-Statesman, writing about everything from gubernatorial races to food stamp application backlogs. She spent her first year at the Statesman writing for the newspaper's weekly Spanish-language publication. She has also worked in Mexico City, where she wrote for publications including the Miami Herald's Mexico edition, Latin Trade magazine and the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Her first reporting job was at the El Paso Times. Corrie is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she studied journalism and Spanish. </p> <ul class="social_links"> <li><a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#90f3fdf1f3fcf1f7f7f1fed0e4f5e8f1e3e4e2f9f2e5fef5beffe2f7"> <i class="icon-envelope"></i> <span><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6a09070b09060b0d0d0b042a1e0f120b191e1803081f040f4405180d">[email protected]</span><script cf-hash="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("cf-hash"))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)}}}catch(u){}}();/* ]]> */</script></span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630084153/tel:512-716-8631"> <i class="icon-phone"></i> <span>512-716-8631</span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630084153/http://twitter.com/corriemac" target="_blank"> <i class="icon-twitter"></i> <span>@corriemac</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><a href="?page=3#contributions" class="page">3</a></li><li><a href="?page=4#contributions" class="page">4</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/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/20/full-text-inaugural-speeches-abbott-patrick/">Full Text of Inaugural Speeches by Abbott, Patrick</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/20/full-text-inaugural-speeches-abbott-patrick/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084153im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/12/Abbott_Patrick_Inauguration_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Governor- and Lieutenant Governor-elect Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick will be inaugurated into office on Jan. 20, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084153/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/12/Abbott_Patrick_Inauguration_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Governor- and Lieutenant Governor-elect Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick will be inaugurated into office on Jan. 20, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Governor- and Lieutenant Governor-elect Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick will be inaugurated into office on Jan. 20, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/corrie-maclaggan/">Corrie MacLaggan</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 20 Jan 2015 11:01:41 -0600" title="2015-01-20 11:01"> Jan. 20, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Here is the full text of the prepared inaugural remarks by Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/20/full-text-inaugural-speeches-abbott-patrick/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/25/former-president-bush-spends-christmas-hospital/">Former President Bush Spends Christmas in Hospital</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/25/former-president-bush-spends-christmas-hospital/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084153im_/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/20150630084153/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/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/corrie-maclaggan/">Corrie MacLaggan</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Dec 2014 19:50:47 -0600" title="2014-12-25 19:50"> Dec. 25, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/25/former-president-bush-spends-christmas-hospital/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Former President George H.W. Bush received visitors on Christmas Day at a Houston hospital and will remain there Thursday evening, according to a statement from his spokesman.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/25/former-president-bush-spends-christmas-hospital/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/25/tribunes-best-stories-2014/">Texas Tribune Reporters: Our Top Stories of 2014</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/25/tribunes-best-stories-2014/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084153im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/BestStories-2014_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084153/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/BestStories-2014_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/corrie-maclaggan/">Corrie MacLaggan</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 25 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-25 06:00"> Dec. 25, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>For those infatuated with Texas government and politics, 2014 was a blockbuster year. Hear it directly from the source: Here are our reporters' favorite stories of the year. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/25/tribunes-best-stories-2014/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/24/former-president-bush-remains-hospital/">Former President Bush Remains in Hospital</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/24/former-president-bush-remains-hospital/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084153im_/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/20150630084153/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/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/corrie-maclaggan/">Corrie MacLaggan</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Dec 2014 19:36:01 -0600" title="2014-12-24 19:36"> Dec. 24, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/24/former-president-bush-remains-hospital/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Former President George H.W. Bush will remain at a Houston hospital Wednesday night "as a precaution," a spokesman said.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/24/former-president-bush-remains-hospital/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/14/brenham-synagogue-moving-austin-and-new-life/">Brenham Synagogue Moving to Austin, and a New Life</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/14/brenham-synagogue-moving-austin-and-new-life/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084153im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/11/Synagogue_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="B'nai Abraham synagogue in Brenham, Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084153/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/11/Synagogue_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="B'nai Abraham synagogue in Brenham, Texas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Anneke Paterson</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">B'nai Abraham synagogue in Brenham, Texas.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/corrie-maclaggan/">Corrie MacLaggan</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 14 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-14 06:00"> Dec. 14, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/14/brenham-synagogue-moving-austin-and-new-life/comments/"><span class="value">18</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>In Leon Toubin's dreams, Jewish life would again be vibrant in Brenham, where he cares for the synagogue where generations of his family worshipped. But Jews are not moving to Brenham, so Toubin has arranged to move Texas' oldest Orthodox synagogue to Austin. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/14/brenham-synagogue-moving-austin-and-new-life/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/16/in-spanish-ads-abbott-touts-businesses-moving-to/">In Spanish Ads, Abbott Touts Businesses Moving to Texas</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/16/in-spanish-ads-abbott-touts-businesses-moving-to/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084153im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Screen_Shot_2014-09-16_at_9.20.39_AM_png_260x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084153/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Screen_Shot_2014-09-16_at_9.20.39_AM_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/corrie-maclaggan/">Corrie MacLaggan</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 16 Sep 2014 09:44:27 -0500" title="2014-09-16 09:44"> Sept. 16, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Republican gubernatorial candidate <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630084153/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> says in new, Spanish-language ads that businesses are leaving California for Texas, where regulations are reasonable and taxes are low.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/16/in-spanish-ads-abbott-touts-businesses-moving-to/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/28/in-web-ad-abbott-highlights-education/">Abbott Web Ad Highlights Education</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/28/in-web-ad-abbott-highlights-education/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084153im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Screen_Shot_2014-08-28_at_11.47.47_AM_png_260x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084153/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Screen_Shot_2014-08-28_at_11.47.47_AM_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/corrie-maclaggan/">Corrie MacLaggan</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 28 Aug 2014 11:36:03 -0500" title="2014-08-28 11:36"> Aug. 28, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A new online ad from Republican gubernatorial candidate </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630084153/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a><span> focuses on the importance of education. </span><span>"As a student, I know that education has value," one Texan says in the ad.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/28/in-web-ad-abbott-highlights-education/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630084153/http://apps.texastribune.org/no-miracle-here/">For Many Texans, "Miracle" Economy Doesn't Apply</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630084153/http://apps.texastribune.org/no-miracle-here/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084153im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/25/ByPassed-PointerLead-3_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084153/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/25/ByPassed-PointerLead-3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Callie Richmond</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Alex Duner, <a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/corrie-maclaggan/">Corrie MacLaggan</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 26 Aug 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-08-26 06:00"> Aug. 26, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>State leaders tout the so-called Texas miracle – the idea that the economy here is thriving thanks to their small-government approach. </span><span>But not everyone benefits. </span><span>Here are the stories of six Texans who've found little relief in the Texas miracle.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150630084153/http://apps.texastribune.org/no-miracle-here/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/24/payday-lending/">Thousands Lose Cars Amid Calls for Loan Restrictions</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/24/payday-lending/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084153im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/22/Bypassed-PayDay_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Tiffany Richardson took out a short-term loan against a Nissan Altima and another against a Toyota 4Runner. Both vehicles were repossessed."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084153/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/22/Bypassed-PayDay_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Tiffany Richardson took out a short-term loan against a Nissan Altima and another against a Toyota 4Runner. Both vehicles were repossessed." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Michael Stravato</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Tiffany Richardson took out a short-term loan against a Nissan Altima and another against a Toyota 4Runner. Both vehicles were repossessed.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/corrie-maclaggan/">Corrie MacLaggan</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 24 Aug 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-08-24 06:00"> Aug. 24, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/24/payday-lending/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>State leaders in business-friendly Texas have been reluctant to put new limits on any industry, and a lack of regulation is being acutely felt by the low-income borrowers to whom the payday and auto-title lending industry most often caters.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/24/payday-lending/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/15/veterinary-medicine-few-hispanics/">Veterinary Medicine Lacks Hispanics in Texas, U.S.</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/15/veterinary-medicine-few-hispanics/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084153im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/14/Vet-1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Dr. Orlando Garza walks with a dog that was boarding at his animal hospital on Monday in El Paso. Garza has been a practicing veterinarian since 1982."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084153/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/14/Vet-1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Dr. Orlando Garza walks with a dog that was boarding at his animal hospital on Monday in El Paso. Garza has been a practicing veterinarian since 1982." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Ivan Pierre Aguirre</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Dr. Orlando Garza walks with a dog that was boarding at his animal hospital on Monday in El Paso. Garza has been a practicing veterinarian since 1982.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/corrie-maclaggan/">Corrie MacLaggan</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 15 Aug 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-08-15 06:00"> Aug. 15, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/15/veterinary-medicine-few-hispanics/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p class="body">There were 84 Hispanic veterinarians in Texas in 2010, making up less than 2 percent of the state’s 5,728 veterinarians, according to the 2014 book <em>Changing Texas</em>, whose lead author, Steve H. Murdock, is the former state demographer.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/15/veterinary-medicine-few-hispanics/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/25/a-housing-boom-hurts-foster-care-oversight/">Midland-Area Housing Crunch Hurts Foster Care Oversight</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/25/a-housing-boom-hurts-foster-care-oversight/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084153im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/24/140722.JuanCarlosPacheco.TxTrib.bt.0035_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Child Protective Services caseworker Juan Carlos Pacheco rents a spare bedroom in his childhood friend's home in Odessa. He has also lived in a trailer with five other people and a one-bedroom apartment with six other people. His own family lives in El Paso."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084153/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/24/140722.JuanCarlosPacheco.TxTrib.bt.0035_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Child Protective Services caseworker Juan Carlos Pacheco rents a spare bedroom in his childhood friend's home in Odessa. He has also lived in a trailer with five other people and a one-bedroom apartment with six other people. His own family lives in El Paso." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Brad Tollefson</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Child Protective Services caseworker Juan Carlos Pacheco rents a spare bedroom in his childhood friend's home in Odessa. He has also lived in a trailer with five other people and a one-bedroom apartment with six other people. His own family lives in El Paso.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/corrie-maclaggan/">Corrie MacLaggan</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 25 Jul 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-07-25 06:00"> July 25, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/25/a-housing-boom-hurts-foster-care-oversight/comments/"><span class="value">18</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p class="body">The oil boom has brought jobs and prosperity to Midland and Odessa, but it has also driven up housing prices, making it difficult for the Department of Family and Protective Services to hire caseworkers.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/25/a-housing-boom-hurts-foster-care-oversight/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/18/african-american-austin/">Feeling "Invisible," Black Residents Leave Austin</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/18/african-american-austin/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084153im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/17/IMG_2067_1123_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Natalie Madeira Cofield, president and CEO of the Greater Austin Black Chamber of Commerce, in her South Congress Avenue neighborhood in Austin."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084153/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/17/IMG_2067_1123_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Natalie Madeira Cofield, president and CEO of the Greater Austin Black Chamber of Commerce, in her South Congress Avenue neighborhood in Austin." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Leslie Boorhem-Stephenson</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Natalie Madeira Cofield, president and CEO of the Greater Austin Black Chamber of Commerce, in her South Congress Avenue neighborhood in Austin.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/corrie-maclaggan/">Corrie MacLaggan</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 18 Jul 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-07-18 06:00"> July 18, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/18/african-american-austin/comments/"><span class="value">47</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Among large, fast-growing cities, Austin is the only one with a shrinking African-American population, according to a report from the University of Texas at Austin. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/18/african-american-austin/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/17/driver-program-relies-lender-under-federal-scrutin/">Driver Program Relies on Lender Fined by Feds</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/17/driver-program-relies-lender-under-federal-scrutin/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084153im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/09/Driving-Capitol_1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084153/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/09/Driving-Capitol_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Brian Talbot</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/corrie-maclaggan/">Corrie MacLaggan</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 17 Jul 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-07-17 06:00"> July 17, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/17/driver-program-relies-lender-under-federal-scrutin/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas sends people who want to make cash payments under the Driver Responsibility Program to ACE Cash Express, which last week agreed to pay $10 million to settle allegations that it harasssed borrowers.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/17/driver-program-relies-lender-under-federal-scrutin/"> <i 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href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/corrie-maclaggan/">Corrie MacLaggan</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 10 Jul 2014 15:26:27 -0500" title="2014-07-10 15:26"> July 10, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/10/texas-company-pay-millions-predatory-lending/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas-based payday lender ACE Cash Express has agreed to pay $10 million to settle allegations by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that it used illegal tactics to push borrowers into a cycle of debt. </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/10/texas-company-pay-millions-predatory-lending/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/06/teen-births-texas/">In Texas, Less Progress on Reducing Teen Pregnancy</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/06/teen-births-texas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084153im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/01/FallingBehind-TeenMom_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Keshawn Johnson, then 20, colored earlier this year with her sons (l-r) Keenan Mitchell, 20 months, and Kenny Mitchell, 3, in their home in North Dallas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150630084153/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/01/FallingBehind-TeenMom_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Keshawn Johnson, then 20, colored earlier this year with her sons (l-r) Keenan Mitchell, 20 months, and Kenny Mitchell, 3, in their home in North Dallas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Allison V. Smith</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Keshawn Johnson, then 20, colored earlier this year with her sons (l-r) Keenan Mitchell, 20 months, and Kenny Mitchell, 3, in their home in North Dallas.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/corrie-maclaggan/">Corrie MacLaggan</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 6 Jul 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-07-06 06:00"> July 6, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150630084153/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/06/teen-births-texas/comments/"><span class="value">35</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p class="body">In Texas and across the country, the birth rate among teenagers has declined significantly. But Texas has not fared as well as other states. 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