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href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 11 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-11 06:00"> July 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/11/wedding-capital-texas-welcomes-new-couples/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>When Austinites Tavanya Wright and Amber Gregg got engaged last spring, the two women weren't expecting to be able to get legally married in Texas. </span><span>Now</span><span>, their ceremony in October will be recognized by the state — and it will take place in Dripping Springs, which lawmakers recently named the wedding capital of Texas.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/11/wedding-capital-texas-welcomes-new-couples/"> <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/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/04/house-dripping-springs-wedding-capital-texas/">House: Dripping Springs "Wedding Capital of Texas"</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/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/11/hurd-outraises-gallego-fundraising/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711175101im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/15/GallegoHurd-CD23_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego (left) was ousted by Republican Will Hurd, right, in the 2014 CD-23 contest."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego (left) was ousted by Republican Will Hurd, right, in the 2014 CD-23 contest.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/11/hurd-outraises-gallego-fundraising/">Hurd Holds Strong Lead Over Gallego in Fundraising</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 11 Jul 2015 12:13:04 -0500" title="2015-07-11 12:13"> July 11, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Former U.S. Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/pete-gallego/">Pete Gallego</a> raised $224,000 in his first three months as a 2016 House candidate, according to his campaign. He's well behind U.S. Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/will-hurd/">Will Hurd</a>, who <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711175101/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/will-hurd-raises-458000-second-quarter/">raised</a> $458,000 in the same period. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/11/hurd-outraises-gallego-fundraising/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/perry-supporters-say-theyve-raised-nearly-18-milli/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711175101im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_S3R7970Perry2_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Rick Perry at his presidential campaign kickoff on June 4, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Rick Perry at his presidential campaign kickoff on June 4, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/perry-supporters-say-theyve-raised-nearly-18-milli/">Perry Supporters Say They've Raised Nearly $18 Million</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Jul 2015 15:37:37 -0500" title="2015-07-10 15:37"> July 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/perry-supporters-say-theyve-raised-nearly-18-milli/comments/"><span class="value">29</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Groups supporting former Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a>’s presidential effort have raised nearly $18 million, they announced Friday, cementing his status as a competitive, but certainly not dominant, fundraiser in the Republican field.  </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/perry-supporters-say-theyve-raised-nearly-18-milli/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711175101/http://tribtalk.org/2015/07/10/stop-throwing-our-tax-dollars-to-big-business/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711175101im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/11/TTEventsSenators030_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Sen.-Elect Konni Burton, R-Colleyville, who replaced Sen. Wendy Davis, at TTEvents on Dec. 11, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Sen.-Elect Konni Burton, R-Colleyville, who replaced Sen. Wendy Davis, at TTEvents on Dec. 11, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711175101/http://tribtalk.org/2015/07/10/stop-throwing-our-tax-dollars-to-big-business/">New in TribTalk: Burton on Facebook and Fort Worth</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Jul 2015 14:59:19 -0500" title="2015-07-10 14:59"> July 10, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>"It’s wonderful to have a company like Facebook in our community, but I strongly disagree with how we lured it here," writes state Sen. Konni Burton, R-Colleyville.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711175101/http://tribtalk.org/2015/07/10/stop-throwing-our-tax-dollars-to-big-business/"> <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/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/11/hurd-outraises-gallego-fundraising/">Hurd Holds Strong Lead Over Gallego in Fundraising</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 11 Jul 2015 12:13:04 -0500" title="2015-07-11 12:13"> July 11, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/11/hurd-outraises-gallego-fundraising/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711175101im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/15/GallegoHurd-CD23_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego (left) was ousted by Republican Will Hurd, right, in the 2014 CD-23 contest."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former U.S. Rep. Pete Gallego (left) was ousted by Republican Will Hurd, right, in the 2014 CD-23 contest.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Former U.S. Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/pete-gallego/">Pete Gallego</a> raised $224,000 in his first three months as a 2016 House candidate, according to his campaign. He's well behind U.S. Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/will-hurd/">Will Hurd</a>, who <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711175101/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/will-hurd-raises-458000-second-quarter/">raised</a> $458,000 in the same period. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/11/hurd-outraises-gallego-fundraising/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/perry-supporters-say-theyve-raised-nearly-18-milli/">Perry Supporters Say They've Raised Nearly $18 Million</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Jul 2015 15:37:37 -0500" title="2015-07-10 15:37"> July 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/perry-supporters-say-theyve-raised-nearly-18-milli/comments/"><span class="value">29</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/perry-supporters-say-theyve-raised-nearly-18-milli/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711175101im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/_S3R7970Perry2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Rick Perry at his presidential campaign kickoff on June 4, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Rick Perry at his presidential campaign kickoff on June 4, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Groups supporting former Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a>’s presidential effort have raised nearly $18 million, they announced Friday, cementing his status as a competitive, but certainly not dominant, fundraiser in the Republican field.  </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/perry-supporters-say-theyve-raised-nearly-18-milli/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711175101/http://tribtalk.org/2015/07/10/stop-throwing-our-tax-dollars-to-big-business/">New in TribTalk: Burton on Facebook and Fort Worth</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Jul 2015 14:59:19 -0500" title="2015-07-10 14:59"> July 10, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711175101/http://tribtalk.org/2015/07/10/stop-throwing-our-tax-dollars-to-big-business/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711175101im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/11/TTEventsSenators030_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Sen.-Elect Konni Burton, R-Colleyville, who replaced Sen. Wendy Davis, at TTEvents on Dec. 11, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Sen.-Elect Konni Burton, R-Colleyville, who replaced Sen. Wendy Davis, at TTEvents on Dec. 11, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>"It’s wonderful to have a company like Facebook in our community, but I strongly disagree with how we lured it here," writes state Sen. Konni Burton, R-Colleyville.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711175101/http://tribtalk.org/2015/07/10/stop-throwing-our-tax-dollars-to-big-business/"> <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/20150711175101/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 href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/government-employee-salaries/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711175101im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/23/Capitol-Money-Salary_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/data/"><span>+</span> More Data</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <aside id="tweetwire" class="featurebox yella-box"> <header class="featurebox-header"> <h1><span>Tweet</span>Wire</h1> </header> <div class="featurebox-content tweetwire"> <a class="twitter-timeline" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711175101/https://twitter.com/TexasTribune/lists/texas-elected-officials" data-widget-id="545984156623052800" data-chrome="nofooter noheader noborders" data-tweet-limit="1">TweetWire</a> </div> <footer class="clearfix featurebox-footer"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="200x38" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_TweetWireWidget_Bottom_Text_200x38"> </div> <a target="_blank" href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/tweetwire/"> <span>+</span> View All </a> </footer> </aside> <aside class="ad_container ad-mediumrectangle sidebar_block"> <div class="sponsor_image_holder"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="300x250" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_Home_BTF_LeftRail1_TTRectangle_300x250"> </div> </div> </aside> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/el-paso-democrat-marquez-bows-out/">El Paso Democrat Márquez Bows Out</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Jul 2015 22:05:15 -0500" title="2015-07-09 22:05"> July 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/el-paso-democrat-marquez-bows-out/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/el-paso-democrat-marquez-bows-out/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711175101im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/09/Marisa_Marquez_Capitol_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Marisa Márquez, D-El Paso, who announced she will not seek reelection."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Marisa Márquez, D-El Paso, who announced she will not seek reelection.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>El Paso Democratic state Rep. Marisa Márquez will not seek reelection after four terms in the Texas House. She announced her retirement in a statement on her official <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150711175101/http://www.marisamarquez.com/">website</a>, saying she would remain an active figure in the state politics.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/el-paso-democrat-marquez-bows-out/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/texas-members-congress-spar-over-crude-oil-export-/">Texas Members of Congress Spar Over Crude Oil Export Ban</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Phoebe Tollefson, Medill News Service </li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Jul 2015 21:05:57 -0500" title="2015-07-09 21:05"> July 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/texas-members-congress-spar-over-crude-oil-export-/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/texas-members-congress-spar-over-crude-oil-export-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711175101im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/09/GreenBarton_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, and U.S. Rep. Gene Green, D-Houston."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Ennis, and U.S. Rep. Gene Green, D-Houston.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas Congressmen Gene Green and Joe Barton went head-to-head Thursday on a bill that would lift a 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/texas-members-congress-spar-over-crude-oil-export-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/congress-explodes-over-confederate-flag/">Congress Explodes Over Confederate Flag</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Jul 2015 18:44:16 -0500" title="2015-07-09 18:44"> July 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/congress-explodes-over-confederate-flag/comments/"><span class="value">17</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/congress-explodes-over-confederate-flag/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711175101im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Chaos engulfed the U.S. Capitol on Thursday as House Republicans and Democrats clashed over where the Confederate battle flag can and cannot be displayed.</span><span> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/congress-explodes-over-confederate-flag/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/ut-mexico-sign-deal-collaborate-research/">UT, Mexico Sign Deal to Collaborate on Research</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Jul 2015 17:38:42 -0500" title="2015-07-09 17:38"> July 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/ut-mexico-sign-deal-collaborate-research/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/ut-mexico-sign-deal-collaborate-research/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711175101im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/UT-Tower_HDR_CC_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Mexican government signed a deal with the University of Texas at Austin on Thursday that will bring some of that country's top science and technology researchers to work temporarily in Austin.  </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/ut-mexico-sign-deal-collaborate-research/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/former-dallas-morning-news-editor-lead-unt-dallas/">Former Morning News Editor to Lead UNT-Dallas</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Jul 2015 16:43:23 -0500" title="2015-07-09 16:43"> July 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/former-dallas-morning-news-editor-lead-unt-dallas/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/former-dallas-morning-news-editor-lead-unt-dallas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711175101im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/09/Mong-UNT_png_150x1000_q100.png" alt="Bob Mong, former editor of The Dallas Morning News, was named the next president of the University of North Texas at Dallas on July 9."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Bob Mong, former editor of The Dallas Morning News, was named the next president of the University of North Texas at Dallas on July 9.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Bob Mong, the recently retired longtime editor of <em>The Dallas Morning News</em>, has been tapped as the next president of the University of North Texas at Dallas. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/09/former-dallas-morning-news-editor-lead-unt-dallas/"> <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="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/perry-consulting-big-donor-disclosures/">Rick Perry Consulting for Big Donor</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a> and <a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Jul 2015 11:38:19 -0500" title="2015-07-10 11:38"> July 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/perry-consulting-big-donor-disclosures/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/perry-consulting-big-donor-disclosures/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711175101im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/25/Perry_IA_Freedom_Summit_2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at the Iowa Freedom Summit in Des Moines on Jan. 24, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at the Iowa Freedom Summit in Des Moines on Jan. 24, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is reporting income of $250,000 from the company of top donor Peter Holt, helping boost the Republican presidential candidate’s family income past $700,000 over the last 18 months, new disclosures reveal.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/perry-consulting-big-donor-disclosures/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/a-night-with-george-w-bush-bill-clinton-and/">A Night With George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Mark Cuban</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Bill Zeeble, KERA </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Jul 2015 11:20:50 -0500" title="2015-07-10 11:20"> July 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/a-night-with-george-w-bush-bill-clinton-and/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/a-night-with-george-w-bush-bill-clinton-and/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711175101im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/11/41Bush1375cms_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former President George W. Bush tells a story about his father at Texas A&M University on Nov. 11."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former President George W. Bush tells a story about his father at Texas A&M University on Nov. 11.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>It was a first. Former Presidents George W. 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Greg Abbott at the Governor's Mansion on July 9, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico José Antonio Meade Kuribreña and Gov. Greg Abbott at the Governor's Mansion on July 9, 2015</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>José Antonio Meade Kuribreña, Mexico's secretary of foreign affairs, talks about the relationship between Mexico and Texas, border security, and whether Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto's security plan is working. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/jose-antonio-meade-kuribrena-tt-interview/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/lawsuits-needed-holdout-counties-gay-marriage/">Holdouts on Gay Marriage Could Face Lawsuits</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-10 06:00"> July 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/lawsuits-needed-holdout-counties-gay-marriage/comments/"><span class="value">55</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/lawsuits-needed-holdout-counties-gay-marriage/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711175101im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/01/TexasSupremeCourt_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-02f274ff-7481-467e-5220-441dcf490e10"><span><span>With most Texas counties now issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, legal experts and gay rights activists say it may take individual lawsuits to compel the handful of county clerks still refusing to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling legalizing same-sex marriage. </span></span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/lawsuits-needed-holdout-counties-gay-marriage/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/ut-system-partners-pharma-company/">UT Biomedical Research Turning More to Private Funds</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-10 06:00"> July 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/ut-system-partners-pharma-company/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150711175101/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/10/ut-system-partners-pharma-company/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150711175101im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/13/PillsOnTable_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>The University of Texas System announced a deal on Thursday accepting up to $2.4 million a year from the pharmaceutical company Sanofi to fund biomedical research. 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