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src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315102404im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/22/AustinCityHall_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/22/AustinCityHall_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Seth Anderson</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 13 Mar 2015 15:06:50 -0500" title="2015-03-13 15:06"> March 13, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Local control and liberty are important governing principles, but when the two are in conflict, liberty should always prevail, state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/matt-rinaldi/">Matt Rinaldi</a>, R-Irving, writes in TribTalk.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2015/03/12/liberty-trumps-local-control/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2015/03/02/the-christian-case-for-drug-law-reform/">New in TribTalk: Simpson on Drug Laws</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2015/03/02/the-christian-case-for-drug-law-reform/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315102404im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MarijuanaInShadows_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MarijuanaInShadows_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: flickr: El Tekolote</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 2 Mar 2015 18:16:25 -0600" title="2015-03-02 18:16"> March 2, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>"I don’t believe that when God made marijuana he made a mistake that government needs to fix," writes state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/david-simpson/">David Simpson</a>, R-Longview.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2015/03/02/the-christian-case-for-drug-law-reform/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2015/02/11/why-drill-baby-drill-was-right/">New in TribTalk: Palin on Energy</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2015/02/11/why-drill-baby-drill-was-right/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315102404im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Palin_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Palin_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Mark Taylor</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 11 Feb 2015 17:09:36 -0600" title="2015-02-11 17:09"> Feb. 11, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who is in Houston this week to speak at an oil and gas summit, writes that "drill, baby, drill" is more than just a political slogan — it's a strategy that's working for America.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2015/02/11/why-drill-baby-drill-was-right/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2015/02/08/in-selma-a-missing-message-of-hope/">New in TribTalk: Luci Baines Johnson on "Selma"</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2015/02/08/in-selma-a-missing-message-of-hope/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315102404im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/11/dyc_clinton_civil_08_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of former President Lyndon Johnson, gives a reading prior to a speech by former President Bill Clinton during the Civil Rights Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library on April 9, 2014. Deborah Cannon / Austin American Statesman"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/11/dyc_clinton_civil_08_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of former President Lyndon Johnson, gives a reading prior to a speech by former President Bill Clinton during the Civil Rights Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library on April 9, 2014. Deborah Cannon / Austin American Statesman" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Deborah Cannon / Austin American Statesman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of former President Lyndon Johnson, gives a reading prior to a speech by former President Bill Clinton during the Civil Rights Summit at the LBJ Presidential Library on April 9, 2014. Deborah Cannon / Austin American Statesman</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 8 Feb 2015 22:27:49 -0600" title="2015-02-08 22:27"> Feb. 8, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>"I was deeply saddened that the film does not convey the message of hope that the historical Selma does," writes Luci Baines Johnson, the daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson. </p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2015/02/08/in-selma-a-missing-message-of-hope/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/">From the TribTalk Archives: The Perry Indictment</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315102404im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/15/7C2A0951_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Perry gives his farewell speech during a joint session of the Texas Legislature on January 15th, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/15/7C2A0951_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Perry gives his farewell speech during a joint session of the Texas Legislature on January 15th, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Perry gives his farewell speech during a joint session of the Texas Legislature on January 15th, 2015</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 27 Jan 2015 16:43:55 -0600" title="2015-01-27 16:43"> Jan. 27, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>In August, defense attorney <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://www.tribtalk.org/2014/08/16/why-the-indictment-doesnt-matter/">Dick DeGuerin</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://www.tribtalk.org/2014/08/18/why-the-indictment-matters/">Glenn W. Smith</a>, director of the Progress Texas PAC, faced off in TribTalk over whether the indictment of Rick Perry matters.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/">New in TribTalk: Delisi, Linn and Hammond on 2015</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315102404im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TexasCapitol_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TexasCapitol_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 18 Jan 2015 02:27:50 -0600" title="2015-01-18 02:27"> Jan. 18, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2015/01/14/2015-an-agenda-for-transportation/">Deirdre Delisi</a>, a former Texas Transportation Commission chairwoman; <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2015/01/15/2015-an-agenda-for-education-reform/">Julie Linn</a>, the president of Texans for Education Reform; and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2015/01/13/2015-an-agenda-for-business/">Bill Hammond</a>, the CEO of the Texas Association of Business, lay out their hopes and expectations for this year's legislative session.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/">Hall on Higher Ed; Nelson on Contracting</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315102404im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-HigherEd005_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The Main Building of The University of Texas at Austin."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-HigherEd005_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The Main Building of The University of Texas at Austin." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Tamir Kalifa</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The Main Building of The University of Texas at Austin.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 7 Jan 2015 18:27:45 -0600" title="2015-01-07 18:27"> Jan. 7, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall lays out <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2015/01/05/2015-an-agenda-for-higher-education/">his vision for higher education in 2015</a>, and state Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, weighs in on the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2015/01/06/critical-services-depend-on-sound-contracting/">contracting controversy</a> dogging the state's health and human services agency.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2014/12/08/why-water-is-not-the-new-oil/">In TribTalk: Leurig on Why Water is Not the New Oil</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2014/12/08/why-water-is-not-the-new-oil/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315102404im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-Pipeline-015_1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Water pipeline crew members prepare for the laying of the next section of the 60-mile-long chain running near Eden, Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-Pipeline-015_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Water pipeline crew members prepare for the laying of the next section of the 60-mile-long chain running near Eden, Texas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Jerod Foster</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Water pipeline crew members prepare for the laying of the next section of the 60-mile-long chain running near Eden, Texas.</div> </div> <header> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Treating water as a commodity neglects fundamental differences between the two resources that we ignore at our own peril, Sharlene Leurig, the water program director at Ceres, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2014/12/08/why-water-is-not-the-new-oil/">writes in TribTalk</a>.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2014/12/08/why-water-is-not-the-new-oil/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2014/12/07/tuition-deregulation-is-failing-texas-students/">New in TribTalk: Schwertner on Tuition Deregulation</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2014/12/07/tuition-deregulation-is-failing-texas-students/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315102404im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/25/ITP_3581_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Students at Townview Center in South Dallas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/25/ITP_3581_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Students at Townview Center in South Dallas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Stuart Palley</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Students at Townview Center in South Dallas.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 8 Dec 2014 16:44:45 -0600" title="2014-12-08 16:44"> Dec. 8, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Attending college in Texas shouldn't be a luxury afforded only to the wealthy or those willing to take on massive student loan debt, but that's what's happened in our state since we deregulated tuition, writes state Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/charles-schwertner/">Charles Schwertner</a>, R-Georgetown.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2014/12/07/tuition-deregulation-is-failing-texas-students/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/">New in TribTalk: Hernandez and Villalba on Immigration</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315102404im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/26/TxTrib-Obama-002_1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="President Barack Obama speaking in Austin on Thursday, May 9, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/26/TxTrib-Obama-002_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="President Barack Obama speaking in Austin on Thursday, May 9, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Tamir Kalifa</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">President Barack Obama speaking in Austin on Thursday, May 9, 2013.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 21 Nov 2014 13:03:13 -0600" title="2014-11-21 13:03"> Nov. 21, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>State Reps. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2014/11/21/the-case-for-obamas-immigration-action/">Ana Hernandez</a>, D-Houston, and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2014/11/21/the-case-against-obamas-immigration-action/">Jason Villalba</a>, R-Dallas, debate whether President Obama had the authority to issue executive orders preventing the deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants. </p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2014/11/16/health-regulation-makes-for-strange-bedfellows/">New in TribTalk: Ho on a New Health Care Fight</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2014/11/16/health-regulation-makes-for-strange-bedfellows/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315102404im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DentalFraud_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/DentalFraud_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Peter Skadberg / Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 16 Nov 2014 22:45:02 -0600" title="2014-11-16 22:45"> Nov. 16, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas is once again fighting with the Obama administration over health care policy. But this time, <span>writes former Texas Solicitor General James C. Ho,</span> it’s state officials who are pushing for <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2014/11/16/health-regulation-makes-for-strange-bedfellows/">more regulation of health care</a>.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2014/11/16/health-regulation-makes-for-strange-bedfellows/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/13/brief/">The Brief: Chronicle of a Davis Rout Foretold</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/13/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315102404im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/11/UP9A7558_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Sen. Wendy Davis shows her book "Forgetting to be Afraid" at Book People on September 11th, 2014"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/11/UP9A7558_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Sen. Wendy Davis shows her book "Forgetting to be Afraid" at Book People on September 11th, 2014" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Sen. Wendy Davis shows her book "Forgetting to be Afraid" at Book People on September 11th, 2014</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a> and <a href="/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 13 Nov 2014 05:59:00 -0600" title="2014-11-13 05:59"> Nov. 13, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/13/brief/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/wendy-davis/">Wendy Davis</a>' rout was foretold by a couple of Democratic strategists who despaired nearly a year ago over the direction in which the Democratic gubernatorial candidate was taking her campaign.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/11/13/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2014/11/09/why-i-came-back-to-ut/">New in TribTalk: Vince Young on His New Job at UT</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2014/11/09/why-i-came-back-to-ut/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315102404im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/SunsetUT_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/SunsetUT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Nicolas Raymond / Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 9 Nov 2014 17:45:12 -0600" title="2014-11-09 17:45"> Nov. 9, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Former NFL and University of Texas quarterback Vince Young explains why identifying with the struggles of many first-generation college students made him want to <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2014/11/09/why-i-came-back-to-ut/">return to the university</a>.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2014/11/09/why-i-came-back-to-ut/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/">New in TribTalk: Carter, Collier on the Governor's Race</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150315102404im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/19/ttf-davisabbott-5_JPG_260x1000_q100.JPG" alt="State Sen. Wendy Davis and Attorney General Greg Abbott before their debate at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance in Edinburg on Sept. 19, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/19/ttf-davisabbott-5_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="State Sen. Wendy Davis and Attorney General Greg Abbott before their debate at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance in Edinburg on Sept. 19, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Joel Martinez</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Sen. Wendy Davis and Attorney General Greg Abbott before their debate at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance in Edinburg on Sept. 19, 2014.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 3 Nov 2014 05:59:00 -0600" title="2014-11-03 05:59"> Nov. 3, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>State Reps. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2014/11/02/why-minorities-should-vote-for-abbott/">Stefani Carter</a>, R-Dallas, and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2014/11/02/why-minorities-should-vote-for-davis/">Nicole Collier</a>, D-Fort Worth, debate which gubernatorial candidate will better represent the state's fast-growing minority communities. </p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/"> <i 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Oct 2014 01:31:37 -0500" title="2014-10-31 01:31"> Oct. 31, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Attorney Joe Nixon writes that the Texas Ethics Commission's new "dark money" rule for political nonprofits is a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2014/10/30/dark-money-rule-a-loss-for-free-speech-in-texas/">loss for free speech</a> in Texas, while Texas Ethics Commissioner Chase Untermeyer calls it a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/2014/10/30/dark-money-rule-a-win-for-transparency-in-texas/">win for transparency</a> in the state.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://tribtalk.org/"> <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 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<h1>David’s Blog Posts</h1> </header> <dl> <dt> <a href="/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/21/brief-texas-political-news-oct-21-2013/">The Brief: Texas Political News for Oct. 21, 2013</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta short separator relative-time"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 21 Oct 2013 03:42:32 -0500" title="2013-10-21 03:42"> Oct. 21, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/21/brief-texas-political-news-oct-21-2013/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/18/evening-brief-texas-headlines-oct-18-2013/">The Evening Brief: Texas Headlines for Oct. 18, 2013</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta short separator relative-time"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 18 Oct 2013 17:28:35 -0500" title="2013-10-18 17:28"> Oct. 18, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/18/evening-brief-texas-headlines-oct-18-2013/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/17/evening-brief-texas-headlines-oct-17-2013/">The Evening Brief: Texas Headlines for Oct. 17, 2013</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta short separator relative-time"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 17 Oct 2013 18:09:24 -0500" title="2013-10-17 18:09"> Oct. 17, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" 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href="/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/15/evening-brief-texas-headlines-oct-15-2013/">The Evening Brief: Texas Headlines for Oct. 15, 2013</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta short separator relative-time"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 15 Oct 2013 18:01:15 -0500" title="2013-10-15 18:01"> Oct. 15, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150315102404/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/15/evening-brief-texas-headlines-oct-15-2013/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </dd> </dl> </section> <section class="sidebar_block content_list"> <header> <h1>David’s Favorite Websites</h1> </header> <ul class="blog-roll"> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://www.nytimes.com/" class="external">The New York Times</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://www.slate.com/" class="external">Slate</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://www.politico.com/" class="external">Politico</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://www.statesman.com/" class="external">Austin American-Statesman</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://www.citylab.com/" class="external">CityLab</a> </li> </ul> </section> <section class="sidebar_block content_list"> <header> <h1>David’s Wire</h1> </header> <dl> <dt> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/06/us/anticipating-nationwide-right-to-same-sex-marriage-states-weigh-religious-exemption-bills.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0">States Weigh Legislation to Let Businesses Refuse</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/06/us/anticipating-nationwide-right-to-same-sex-marriage-states-weigh-religious-exemption-bills.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0">New York Times</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Thu, 5 Mar 2015 19:02:15 -0600" title="2015-03-05 19:02"> March 5, 2015 </time> </li> </ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/austin-affordable-housing-equitable-development">Austin Housing Debate Pits Traffic Concerns Agains</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/austin-affordable-housing-equitable-development">Next City</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Mon, 2 Mar 2015 11:07:51 -0600" title="2015-03-02 11:07"> March 2, 2015 </time> </li> </ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://www.npr.org/2015/02/13/385495327/a-community-takes-on-racial-tensions-once-hidden-under-the-surface">A Texas Community Takes On Racial Tensions Once Hi</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://www.npr.org/2015/02/13/385495327/a-community-takes-on-racial-tensions-once-hidden-under-the-surface">NPR</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Tue, 17 Feb 2015 17:49:29 -0600" title="2015-02-17 17:49"> Feb. 17, 2015 </time> </li> </ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://www.npr.org/2015/02/12/385474414/with-porches-and-parks-a-texas-community-aims-for-urban-utopia">With Porches And Parks, A Texas Community Aims For</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://www.npr.org/2015/02/12/385474414/with-porches-and-parks-a-texas-community-aims-for-urban-utopia">NPR</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Thu, 12 Feb 2015 20:39:39 -0600" title="2015-02-12 20:39"> Feb. 12, 2015 </time> </li> </ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://transportationblog.dallasnews.com/2015/01/will-transit-expansion-bullet-train-displace-dmn-and-wfaa.html/">Could The DMN and its ‘Rock of Truth’ be moving?</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://transportationblog.dallasnews.com/2015/01/will-transit-expansion-bullet-train-displace-dmn-and-wfaa.html/">Dallas Morning News</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:37:30 -0600" title="2015-01-13 12:37"> Jan. 13, 2015 </time> </li> </ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/california-bested-texas">How California Bested Texas</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/california-bested-texas">The New Yorker</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Fri, 9 Jan 2015 17:36:22 -0600" title="2015-01-09 17:36"> Jan. 9, 2015 </time> </li> </ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://www.elpasotimes.com/latestnews/ci_27210895">El Paso Border Patrol officials taking additional</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://www.elpasotimes.com/latestnews/ci_27210895">El Paso Times</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Fri, 26 Dec 2014 15:24:51 -0600" title="2014-12-26 15:24"> Dec. 26, 2014 </time> </li> </ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/27/us/falling-oil-prices-have-ripple-effect-in-texas-louisiana-oklahoma.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news">In Oil States, Bracing for a Price Bust’s Ripple T</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/27/us/falling-oil-prices-have-ripple-effect-in-texas-louisiana-oklahoma.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news">New York Times</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Fri, 26 Dec 2014 15:03:25 -0600" title="2014-12-26 15:03"> Dec. 26, 2014 </time> </li> </ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/26/politics/democratic-technology/">Revenge of the Democratic techies?</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/26/politics/democratic-technology/">CNN</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Fri, 26 Dec 2014 12:50:09 -0600" title="2014-12-26 12:50"> Dec. 26, 2014 </time> </li> </ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/texas/article/Medicaid-expansion-supporters-see-sliver-of-hope-5978084.php?t=37a731a76129895b84&cmpid=twitter-premium">Medicaid expansion supporters see sliver of hope i</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150315102404/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/texas/article/Medicaid-expansion-supporters-see-sliver-of-hope-5978084.php?t=37a731a76129895b84&cmpid=twitter-premium">Houston Chronicle</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Fri, 26 Dec 2014 12:43:16 -0600" title="2014-12-26 12:43"> Dec. 26, 2014 </time> </li> </ul> </dd> </dl> </section> 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