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Rick Perry case on Nov. 6, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Prosecutor Michael McCrum gathers his thoughts as testimony continues in Travis County District Court on the Gov. Rick Perry case on Nov. 6, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/perry-prosecutors-fight-keep-invoices-secret/">Perry Prosecutors Fight to Keep Invoices Secret</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 3 Apr 2015 16:48:21 -0500" title="2015-04-03 16:48"> April 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/perry-prosecutors-fight-keep-invoices-secret/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A public records request has added another twist to the Rick Perry legal saga, with special prosecutors now suing Attorney General Ken Paxton to keep confidential detailed invoices that would show who they interviewed while building their case.</span></p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/perry-prosecutors-fight-keep-invoices-secret/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> <aside class="related"> <header class="smallcaps"> <h2>Related</h2> </header> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/26/perry-lawyers-ask-3rd-court-appeals-dismiss-case/">Perry Lawyers Ask Appeals Court to Dismiss Case</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/02/13/prosecutors-perry-case-amend-charges/">Prosecutors Lift Veil on Perry's Alleged Crimes</a></li> </ul> </aside> </div> </article> </section> <div class="mobile-only"> <div class="ad adunit mobile" data-dimensions="300x100" data-adunit="_TexasTribune_Content_Home_BetweenArticles_Top_300x100"> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-8 main_column"> <div class="grid"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/cruz-wont-speak-texas-m-international-graduation/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150404004210im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/31/Cruz_HQ_2_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks to supporters with his father Rafael, his wife Heidi and their children outside his new presidential campaign headquarters in Houston on Tues. March 31, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Michael Stravato</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks to supporters with his father Rafael, his wife Heidi and their children outside his new presidential campaign headquarters in Houston on Tues. March 31, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/cruz-wont-speak-texas-m-international-graduation/">Cruz Won't Speak at Texas A&M International Graduation</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 3 Apr 2015 15:17:55 -0500" title="2015-04-03 15:17"> April 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/cruz-wont-speak-texas-m-international-graduation/comments/"><span class="value">34</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>In a brief statement, the school said it was notified that Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> is "regrettably unable to join us" at the May event. No reason was given.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/cruz-wont-speak-texas-m-international-graduation/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/rick-perry-keeping-his-texas-donor-network-alive/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150404004210im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/25/Perry_in_Iowa_copy_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Texas Governor Rick Perry campaigns at a Pizza Ranch in Indianola, Iowa."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Abby Livingston</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Texas Governor Rick Perry campaigns at a Pizza Ranch in Indianola, Iowa.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/rick-perry-keeping-his-texas-donor-network-alive/">Perry Keeping Texas Donor Network Alive</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Philip Rucker, The Washington Post </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 3 Apr 2015 08:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-03 08:00"> April 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/rick-perry-keeping-his-texas-donor-network-alive/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150404004210/http://opportunityandfreedompac.com/" target="_blank">Opportunity and Freedom PAC</a>, a group set up by Rick Perry's advisers to support his candidacy, raised more than $1 million this week in Texas, according to two Republicans with knowledge of the fundraising activity.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/rick-perry-keeping-his-texas-donor-network-alive/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/buyouts-shaka-smart-rick-barnes-add-longhorns/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150404004210im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/03/Shaka_and_Tower_MoneyTT_g6ZfFTz_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="New UT basketball coach Shaka Smart."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Rickster2/T. Wiseman / A. Miscoe / Bill Oriani</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">New UT basketball coach Shaka Smart.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/buyouts-shaka-smart-rick-barnes-add-longhorns/">Sticker Shaka: Costs Mount in UT Basketball Coaching Change</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 3 Apr 2015 06:16:18 -0500" title="2015-04-03 06:16"> April 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/buyouts-shaka-smart-rick-barnes-add-longhorns/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Buyouts for Rick Barnes and Shaka Smart could force the Longhorns to pay $2.5 million.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/buyouts-shaka-smart-rick-barnes-add-longhorns/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="show-for-medium-down"> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/cruz-wont-speak-texas-m-international-graduation/">Cruz Won't Speak at Texas A&M International Graduation</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 3 Apr 2015 15:17:55 -0500" title="2015-04-03 15:17"> April 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/cruz-wont-speak-texas-m-international-graduation/comments/"><span class="value">34</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/cruz-wont-speak-texas-m-international-graduation/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150404004210im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/31/Cruz_HQ_2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks to supporters with his father Rafael, his wife Heidi and their children outside his new presidential campaign headquarters in Houston on Tues. March 31, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Michael Stravato</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks to supporters with his father Rafael, his wife Heidi and their children outside his new presidential campaign headquarters in Houston on Tues. March 31, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>In a brief statement, the school said it was notified that Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> is "regrettably unable to join us" at the May event. No reason was given.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/cruz-wont-speak-texas-m-international-graduation/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/rick-perry-keeping-his-texas-donor-network-alive/">Perry Keeping Texas Donor Network Alive</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Philip Rucker, The Washington Post </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 3 Apr 2015 08:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-03 08:00"> April 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/rick-perry-keeping-his-texas-donor-network-alive/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/rick-perry-keeping-his-texas-donor-network-alive/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150404004210im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/25/Perry_in_Iowa_copy_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Texas Governor Rick Perry campaigns at a Pizza Ranch in Indianola, Iowa."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Abby Livingston</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Texas Governor Rick Perry campaigns at a Pizza Ranch in Indianola, Iowa.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150404004210/http://opportunityandfreedompac.com/" target="_blank">Opportunity and Freedom PAC</a>, a group set up by Rick Perry's advisers to support his candidacy, raised more than $1 million this week in Texas, according to two Republicans with knowledge of the fundraising activity.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/rick-perry-keeping-his-texas-donor-network-alive/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/buyouts-shaka-smart-rick-barnes-add-longhorns/">Sticker Shaka: Costs Mount in UT Basketball Coaching Change</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 3 Apr 2015 06:16:18 -0500" title="2015-04-03 06:16"> April 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/buyouts-shaka-smart-rick-barnes-add-longhorns/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/buyouts-shaka-smart-rick-barnes-add-longhorns/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150404004210im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/03/Shaka_and_Tower_MoneyTT_g6ZfFTz_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="New UT basketball coach Shaka Smart."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Rickster2/T. Wiseman / A. Miscoe / Bill Oriani</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">New UT basketball coach Shaka Smart.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Buyouts for Rick Barnes and Shaka Smart could force the Longhorns to pay $2.5 million.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/buyouts-shaka-smart-rick-barnes-add-longhorns/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <div class="mobile-only"> <div class="ad adunit mobile" data-dimensions="300x100" data-adunit="_TexasTribune_Content_Home_BetweenArticles_Middle_300x100"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cell w-6 gap hide-for-medium-down left_rail"> <section class="folder "> <div class="tab data"> <hgroup> <h1>Featured Data</h1> <h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/government-employee-salaries/"> News App: Government Salary Database Updated </a> </h2> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar"> <a 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href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Apr 2015 18:44:58 -0500" title="2015-04-02 18:44"> April 2, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/livestream-a-conversation-us-sen-bernie-sanders/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150404004210im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Screen_Shot_2015-04-02_at_6.42.38_PM_png_150x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span class="Explicit">Full video of my 4/2 conversation with<strong> </strong>U.S. Sen.<strong> </strong>Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, who is contemplating a run for president in 2016.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/livestream-a-conversation-us-sen-bernie-sanders/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> 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src="//web.archive.org/web/20150404004210im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/08/Voting_Machine_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Tuesday's special election to replace former state Rep. José Menéndez appears to have set a record low for voter turnout in races of its kind.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/hd-124-special-election-sets-record-low-turnout/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/cruz-courts-young-voters-in-iowa/">Cruz Courts Young Voters in Iowa</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Ben Philpott, KUT News </li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Apr 2015 15:45:22 -0500" title="2015-04-02 15:45"> April 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/cruz-courts-young-voters-in-iowa/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/cruz-courts-young-voters-in-iowa/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150404004210im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/01/10/TPPF_Cru075_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz at a Texas Public Policy Foundation legislative conference on Jan. 10, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz at a Texas Public Policy Foundation legislative conference on Jan. 10, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> this week began his first swing through Iowa as a declared presidential candidate. He started out at a college in Sioux City, hoping to attract young people to his fledgling campaign.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/cruz-courts-young-voters-in-iowa/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/state-audit-operational-defects-led-21ct-deal/">State Auditor: "Operational Defects" Led to 21CT Deal</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a> and <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Apr 2015 13:30:05 -0500" title="2015-04-02 13:30"> April 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/state-audit-operational-defects-led-21ct-deal/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/state-audit-operational-defects-led-21ct-deal/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150404004210im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/09/JanekStick_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Health and Human Services Commission Kyle Janek and former HHSC chief counsel, Jack Stick."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Health and Human Services Commission Kyle Janek and former HHSC chief counsel, Jack Stick.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>A scathing state investigative report of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's $20 million deal for fraud tracking software has revealed "operational defects" within the agency's procurement process. </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/state-audit-operational-defects-led-21ct-deal/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/will-hurd-rakes-half-million-first-quarter/">Will Hurd Rakes in Big Bucks in First Quarter</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Apr 2015 12:21:27 -0500" title="2015-04-02 12:21"> April 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/will-hurd-rakes-half-million-first-quarter/comments/"><span class="value">17</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/will-hurd-rakes-half-million-first-quarter/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150404004210im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/TTEvent_WillHurd013_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-San Antonio, at a Texas Tribune event on Dec. 18, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-San Antonio, at a Texas Tribune event on Dec. 18, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>U.S. Rep. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/will-hurd/">Will Hurd</a><span> raised over $500,000 in his first quarter in Congress. The figure comes hours after the man Hurd ousted last November, Democrat </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/pete-gallego/">Pete Gallego</a><span>, announced he would challenge Hurd to a rematch. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/will-hurd-rakes-half-million-first-quarter/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 hide-for-medium-down mid_rail"> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150404004210/http://localdebt.texastribune.org/">The Tribune's Local Debt Explorer Gets an Update</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a>, <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/annie-daniel/">Annie Daniel</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 3 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-03 06:00"> April 3, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150404004210/http://localdebt.texastribune.org/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150404004210im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/04/LocalDebtExplorer-Lead_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Use our Local Debt Explorer to find out how much tax-supported debt is held by your city, county and school district. <span>The data is collected by the </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150404004210/http://www.brb.state.tx.us/lgs/lgspubs2014.aspx">Texas Bond Review Board</a><span> and reflects each entity’s debt load as of August 2014.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150404004210/http://localdebt.texastribune.org/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/roundup-house-budget-battle-cruz-climbs/">Roundup: The House Budget Marathon and Cruz's Campaign</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rocha-alana/">Alana Rocha</a> and <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/justin-dehn/">Justin Dehn</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 3 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-03 06:00"> April 3, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/roundup-house-budget-battle-cruz-climbs/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150404004210im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/040315_Roundup_Still_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>In the Roundup: The House debates hundreds of budget amendments, and <span>U.S. Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> raises money and moves up in the polls in </span>his first couple of weeks as a 2016 presidential contender.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/roundup-house-budget-battle-cruz-climbs/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/houston-dallas-would-become-largest-cities-allow-o/">Houston, Dallas Would Be Largest Cities to Allow Open Carry</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a>, <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a> and <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 3 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-03 06:00"> April 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/houston-dallas-would-become-largest-cities-allow-o/comments/"><span class="value">35</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/houston-dallas-would-become-largest-cities-allow-o/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150404004210im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/16/MP3_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>A Tribune analysis of gun laws nationwide shows passing "open carry" legislation would make Texas an outlier among states with large urban populations. Many of the nation's biggest cities are located in states that prohibit it. </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/houston-dallas-would-become-largest-cities-allow-o/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/analysis-two-tax-cuts-only-one-sales-pitch/">Analysis: Two Tax Plans, but Only One Comes With a Distinct Sales Pitch</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 3 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-03 06:00"> April 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/analysis-two-tax-cuts-only-one-sales-pitch/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/analysis-two-tax-cuts-only-one-sales-pitch/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150404004210im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/24/_S3R0030_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announces the filing of SB1 with a series of property and business tax cuts for Texans on Feb. 24, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announces the filing of SB1 with a series of property and business tax cuts for Texans on Feb. 24, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The Texas Senate has touted its plans for cuts to property and business taxes publicly. The House has some alternatives, but it is way behind in the race to build public support. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/analysis-two-tax-cuts-only-one-sales-pitch/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/">New in Texas Weekly: The House Adopts a Budget</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 3 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-03 06:00"> April 3, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150404004210im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/13/Trib-Plus-LeadArt-001_1_png_150x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The House takes almost 18 hours but it has a budget, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> has a good first week as presidential candidate and a deal is struck on contentious urban drilling legislation — a</span><span>ll that and more in the latest issue of our </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150404004210/https://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/subscribe/">subscriber-only newsletter</a><span> for political insiders ($).</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/brief/">The Brief: April 3, 2015</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 3 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-03 05:59"> April 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/brief/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150404004210im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/23/UP9A0526_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Kyle Janek asks questions during the first public hearing of the Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response at the Texas Capitol on Oct. 23, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Kyle Janek asks questions during the first public hearing of the Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response at the Texas Capitol on Oct. 23, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A state auditor's report that looked into the controversial no-bid fraud detection software contract awarded to the technology firm 21CT revealed "operational defects" in how the state's health and human services agency awards contracts.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/smoke-from-barbecue-restaurants-stirs/">Smoke From Barbecue Restaurants Stirs Debate in Austin</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Joy Diaz, KUT News </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 3 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-03 05:59"> April 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/smoke-from-barbecue-restaurants-stirs/comments/"><span class="value">27</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/smoke-from-barbecue-restaurants-stirs/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150404004210im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/02/bbq2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The Austin City Council on Thursday took a first step toward brokering a truce between some of the city's barbecue restaurants and neighbors who say smoke from the establishments makes their lives unbearable.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/smoke-from-barbecue-restaurants-stirs/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/huge-water-ruling-court-sides-ranchers/">Water Ruling Cuts State's Power in Droughts</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Apr 2015 19:43:14 -0500" title="2015-04-02 19:43"> April 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/huge-water-ruling-court-sides-ranchers/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/huge-water-ruling-court-sides-ranchers/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150404004210im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/18/INDUSTRIAL_BOOM_3282_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The Dow chemical plant along the Brazos River in Freeport, Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The Dow chemical plant along the Brazos River in Freeport, Texas.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>A state appeals court has sided with farmers, ranchers and other longstanding water rights holders in a Brazos River case with widespread implications for future water battles in drought-prone Texas.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150404004210/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/huge-water-ruling-court-sides-ranchers/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 show-for-medium-down"> <ul 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