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While earning her journalism degree at the University of Texas at Austin, she was a reporter and editor for The Daily Texan. A Laredo native, Alexa is a fluent Spanish-speaker and is constantly seeking genuine Mexican food in Austin. </p> <ul class="social_links"> <li><a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1e7f6b6c7f5e6a7b667f6d6a6c777c6b707b30716c79"> <i class="icon-envelope"></i> <span><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c8a9bdbaa988bcadb0a9bbbcbaa1aabda6ade6a7baaf">[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/20150128094221/tel:512-716-8637"> <i class="icon-phone"></i> <span>512-716-8637</span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150128094221/http://twitter.com/alexazura" target="_blank"> <i class="icon-twitter"></i> <span>@alexazura</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><a class="disabled">…</a></li><li><a href="?page=15#contributions" class="page">15</a></li><li><a href="?page=16#contributions" class="page">16</a></li><li><a href="?page=17#contributions" class="page">17</a></li><li><a href="?page=18#contributions" class="page">18</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/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/25/gop-presidential-contenders-and-hispanic-vote/">GOP Hopefuls Eyeing the Texas Hispanic Vote</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/25/gop-presidential-contenders-and-hispanic-vote/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150128094221im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/23/FourTexasPresCands_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, Rick Perry, Jeb Bush"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150128094221/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/23/FourTexasPresCands_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, Rick Perry, Jeb Bush" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, Rick Perry, Jeb Bush</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 25 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-25 06:00"> Jan. 25, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/25/gop-presidential-contenders-and-hispanic-vote/comments/"><span class="value">38</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Winning a large share of the Hispanic vote in Texas will be crucial for Texas-affiliated Republican presidential hopefuls. As the candidates tiptoe toward the 2016 starting gate, experts helped the Tribune handicap their chances with this critical voting bloc. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/25/gop-presidential-contenders-and-hispanic-vote/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/20/storify-inauguration-day-abbott-patrick/">Storify: Inauguration Day for Abbott, Patrick</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/20/storify-inauguration-day-abbott-patrick/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150128094221im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/20/Abbott_Speech_copy_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott delivers his inaugural address on Jan. 20, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150128094221/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/20/Abbott_Speech_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott delivers his inaugural address on Jan. 20, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott delivers his inaugural address on Jan. 20, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a> and <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 20 Jan 2015 10:51:00 -0600" title="2015-01-20 10:51"> Jan. 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/20/storify-inauguration-day-abbott-patrick/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>There was music, dancing and (literally) tons of barbecue at Tuesday's inauguration celebration. Use this Storify page to see what folks shared on social media and follow the Tribune's on-the-ground reporting. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/20/storify-inauguration-day-abbott-patrick/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/14/demographics-2015-texas-legislature/">The 84th Texas Legislature, by the Numbers</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/14/demographics-2015-texas-legislature/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150128094221im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/13/Capitol-Stats_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150128094221/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/13/Capitol-Stats_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 14 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-14 06:00"> Jan. 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/14/demographics-2015-texas-legislature/comments/"><span class="value">21</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>What does the Texas Legislature look like? A lot like this, according to a Tribune analysis of demographics under the Pink Dome. <span>While the makeup of the Lege is </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150128094221/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/09/white-democrats-continue-fall-texas-legislature/" target="_blank">changing by the session</a>,<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150128094221/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/09/white-democrats-continue-fall-texas-legislature/" target="_blank"> </a><span>it remains out of whack with the Texas population.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/14/demographics-2015-texas-legislature/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/09/appeals-judges-appear-skeptical-texas-gay-marriage/">Appeals Judges Raise Doubts on Gay Marriage Ban</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/09/appeals-judges-appear-skeptical-texas-gay-marriage/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150128094221im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/07/5thCircuit_copy_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals building in New Orleans"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150128094221/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/07/5thCircuit_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals building in New Orleans" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Alexa Ura</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals building in New Orleans</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 9 Jan 2015 16:10:34 -0600" title="2015-01-09 16:10"> Jan. 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/09/appeals-judges-appear-skeptical-texas-gay-marriage/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-63731c1b-d041-0f9b-e34e-f1519826113b"><span>Two of three federal appeals judges hearing arguments on Texas' ban on same-sex marriages had tough questions for <span>a state attorney's argument that marriage is a “subsidy” that the state has the right to grant and withhold.</span></span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/09/appeals-judges-appear-skeptical-texas-gay-marriage/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/07/federal-appeals-judges-question-texas-abortion-law/">Appeals Judges Grill Lawyers Over Abortion Law</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/07/federal-appeals-judges-question-texas-abortion-law/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150128094221im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/07/5thCircuit_copy_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals building in New Orleans"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150128094221/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/07/5thCircuit_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals building in New Orleans" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Alexa Ura</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals building in New Orleans</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 7 Jan 2015 13:24:42 -0600" title="2015-01-07 13:24"> Jan. 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/07/federal-appeals-judges-question-texas-abortion-law/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>As they weigh the </span><span>constitutionality </span><span id="docs-internal-guid-0e9db6bc-c5cf-3ac4-bbeb-235b3ed6e017">of a Texas abortion law</span>, federal appeals court judges on Wednesday challenged arguments presented by the state and abortion providers d<span>uring more than an hour of tough questioning</span>.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/07/federal-appeals-judges-question-texas-abortion-law/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/07/lakey-prepares-new-role-focused-population-health/">Lakey Leaving DSHS, but Not Public Health</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/07/lakey-prepares-new-role-focused-population-health/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150128094221im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/23/7C2A0002_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Dr. Lakey questions witness during the Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response at the Texas Capitol on October 23rd, 2014"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150128094221/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/23/7C2A0002_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Dr. Lakey questions witness during the Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response at the Texas Capitol on October 23rd, 2014" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Dr. Lakey questions witness during the Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response at the Texas Capitol on October 23rd, 2014</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a> and <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 7 Jan 2015 11:45:45 -0600" title="2015-01-07 11:45"> Jan. 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/07/lakey-prepares-new-role-focused-population-health/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>It's official: David Lakey is leaving his job as the state's public health chief for a new academic post. His move comes as lawmakers are considering consolidating the state's health agencies, which could've meant changes for Lakey. </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/07/lakey-prepares-new-role-focused-population-health/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/07/state-heads-appeals-court-over-abortion-gay-marria/">Court to Weigh Texas Policies on Abortion, Gay Marriage</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/07/state-heads-appeals-court-over-abortion-gay-marria/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150128094221im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/22/Protesters-Split_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150128094221/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/22/Protesters-Split_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman / Callie Richmond</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 7 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-07 06:00"> Jan. 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/07/state-heads-appeals-court-over-abortion-gay-marria/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>This week, a federal appeals court is set to consider two prominent Texas cases: a legal challenge to the state's strict abortion regulations and an attempt to overturn the state’s longstanding ban on same-sex marriages.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/07/state-heads-appeals-court-over-abortion-gay-marria/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/05/special-elections-central-texas-seats-pull-crowded/">Elections for Central Texas Seats Draw Crowded Field</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/05/special-elections-central-texas-seats-pull-crowded/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150128094221im_/http://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/20150128094221/http://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/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/bobby-blanchard/">Bobby Blanchard</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 5 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-05 06:00"> Jan. 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/05/special-elections-central-texas-seats-pull-crowded/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Central Texas voters will return to the polls on Tuesday to fill three vacant legislative posts — one in the Senate and two in the House. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/05/special-elections-central-texas-seats-pull-crowded/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150128094221/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/health-care">Battles Near and Far Over Medicaid, Women's Health</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150128094221/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/health-care"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150128094221im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/Legacy-Healthcare_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150128094221/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/Legacy-Healthcare_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 1 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-01 06:00"> Jan. 1, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> has championed private-market health care solutions and criticized public programs like Medicaid for being inefficient. Alexa Ura and Edgar Walters write about that and other notable health care issues that have come up during Perry's tenure.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150128094221/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/health-care"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/21/future-texas-same-sex-marriage-ban-question/">Gay Marriage Ban on Precarious Legal Ground</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/21/future-texas-same-sex-marriage-ban-question/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150128094221im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/TexTrib-Marriage-014_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Cleopatra De Leon and Nicole Dimetman, plaintiffs in the Texas same-sex marriage lawsuit, pose before a a town hall discussion about the upcoming hearing before the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150128094221/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/TexTrib-Marriage-014_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Cleopatra De Leon and Nicole Dimetman, plaintiffs in the Texas same-sex marriage lawsuit, pose before a a town hall discussion about the upcoming hearing before the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Cleopatra De Leon and Nicole Dimetman, plaintiffs in the Texas same-sex marriage lawsuit, pose before a a town hall discussion about the upcoming hearing before the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 21 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-21 06:00"> Dec. 21, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/21/future-texas-same-sex-marriage-ban-question/comments/"><span class="value">23</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Almost a decade after voters overwhelmingly added it to the Texas Constitution, the clock may be running out on the state's gay marriage ban. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/21/future-texas-same-sex-marriage-ban-question/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/11/chip-funding-expiring-advocates-raise-concerns/">Future of CHIP Funding Looms Over State Budget</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/11/chip-funding-expiring-advocates-raise-concerns/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150128094221im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/10/CHIP_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Dr. Javier Saenz checks the ear of Viviana Escareño, 6, for infection. The young girl’s mother, Claudia Escareño, has brought “Vivi” to Saenz’s clinic since she was born."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150128094221/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/10/CHIP_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Dr. Javier Saenz checks the ear of Viviana Escareño, 6, for infection. The young girl’s mother, Claudia Escareño, has brought “Vivi” to Saenz’s clinic since she was born." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Reynaldo Leal</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Dr. Javier Saenz checks the ear of Viviana Escareño, 6, for infection. The young girl’s mother, Claudia Escareño, has brought “Vivi” to Saenz’s clinic since she was born.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 11 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-11 06:00"> Dec. 11, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/11/chip-funding-expiring-advocates-raise-concerns/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>With federal funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program set to expire next year, children’s health advocates and Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> are urging Congress to reauthorize it as soon as possible.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/11/chip-funding-expiring-advocates-raise-concerns/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/10/lawmakers-move-forward-hhsc-consolidation/">Bid to Consolidate Texas Health Agencies Moves Forward</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/10/lawmakers-move-forward-hhsc-consolidation/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150128094221im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/SunsetEthics_1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150128094221/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/SunsetEthics_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman / Jessica Schaefers</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 10 Dec 2014 11:40:01 -0600" title="2014-12-10 11:40"> Dec. 10, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/10/lawmakers-move-forward-hhsc-consolidation/comments/"><span class="value">14</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>With the endorsement Wednesday of the Sunset Advisory Commission, legislators are set to move forward with a consolidation of the state's five health agencies into a single health commission with seven divisions.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/10/lawmakers-move-forward-hhsc-consolidation/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/09/18/comparing-nondiscrimination-ordinances/">Map: Comparing Nondiscrimination Ordinances in TX</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/09/18/comparing-nondiscrimination-ordinances/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150128094221im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/17/GaysWorkplace_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150128094221/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/17/GaysWorkplace_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Travis Swicegood, <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 9 Dec 2014 11:48:09 -0600" title="2014-12-09 11:48"> Dec. 9, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>On Monday, the Plano City Council <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150128094221/http://planoblog.dallasnews.com/2014/12/plano-approves-controversial-equal-rights-policy.html/" target="_blank">voted to extend</a> its nondiscrimination policy to include protections for sexual orientation and gender identity. <span>Use our map to see what nondiscrimination policies other major Texas </span><span>cities have on the books. </span></p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/09/18/comparing-nondiscrimination-ordinances/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/07/abbott-balancing-act-far-right-and-hispanics/">For Abbott, a Balancing Act of Far Right and Hispanics</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/07/abbott-balancing-act-far-right-and-hispanics/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150128094221im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/05/TexTrib-Hispanics-006_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov-elect Greg Abbott at an executive aviation terminal on election eve."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150128094221/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/05/TexTrib-Hispanics-006_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov-elect Greg Abbott at an executive aviation terminal on election eve." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov-elect Greg Abbott at an executive aviation terminal on election eve.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 7 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-07 06:00"> Dec. 7, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/07/abbott-balancing-act-far-right-and-hispanics/comments/"><span class="value">65</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>After winning 44 percent of the Hispanic vote on Election Day, Gov.-elect <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> may find himself in turbulent political waters as he attempts to balance the interests of his Republican base and his newfound Hispanic friends.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/07/abbott-balancing-act-far-right-and-hispanics/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/21/san-antonio-emerges-epicenter-hispanic-democrats/">In San Antonio, Ambitions Rise for Hispanic Democrats</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/21/san-antonio-emerges-epicenter-hispanic-democrats/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150128094221im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/VDP-MV-Split_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Sen. Leticia Van De Putte and state Rep. Mike Villarreal — both Democrats from San Antonio — will face-off in the race to become the city's next mayor."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150128094221/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/VDP-MV-Split_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Sen. Leticia Van De Putte and state Rep. Mike Villarreal — both Democrats from San Antonio — will face-off in the race to become the city's next mayor." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Sen. Leticia Van De Putte and state Rep. Mike Villarreal — both Democrats from San Antonio — will face-off in the race to become the city's next mayor.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 21 Nov 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-11-21 06:00"> Nov. 21, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/21/san-antonio-emerges-epicenter-hispanic-democrats/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Nothing better demonstrates San Antonio's</span><span> distinction as a political springboard for Hispanic Democrats than</span><strong> </strong><span>the political turnover triggered when Mayor Julián Castro left to </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/05/23/obama-names-julian-castro-cabinet-position/">join</a><span> the Obama administration.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150128094221/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/21/san-antonio-emerges-epicenter-hispanic-democrats/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <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><a class="disabled">…</a></li><li><a href="?page=15#contributions" class="page">15</a></li><li><a href="?page=16#contributions" class="page">16</a></li><li><a href="?page=17#contributions" class="page">17</a></li><li><a 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