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class="grid"> <div class="cell w-8 main_column"> <header class="auxiliary content_header"> <ul class="actions"> <li class="rss"> <a type="application/rss+xml" href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/feeds/staff/morgan-smith/">RSS <span></span></a> </li> </ul> <h1>Morgan Smith <span>Reporter</span></h1> </header> <div class="intro"> <div class="media headshot_portrait"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/profiles/Morgan_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox inline"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/profiles/Morgan_jpg_131x197_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""/> </a> </div> <p> <strong>Morgan Smith</strong> reports on politics and education for the Tribune, which she joined in November 2009. She writes about the effects of the state budget, school finance reform, accountability and testing in Texas public schools. Her political coverage has included congressional and legislative races, as well as Gov. Rick Perry's presidential campaign, which she followed to Iowa and New Hampshire. In 2013, she received a National Education Writers Association award for "Death of a District," a series on school closures. After earning a bachelor's degree in English from Wellesley College, she moved to Austin in 2008 to enter law school at the University of Texas. A San Antonio native, her work has also appeared in Slate, where she spent a year as an editorial intern in Washington D.C. </p> <ul class="social_links"> <li><a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#274a544a4e534f6753425f465453554e4552494209485540"> <i class="icon-envelope"></i> <span><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="365b455b5f425e7642534e574542445f5443585318594451">[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/20150120225800/tel:512.716.8620"> <i class="icon-phone"></i> <span>512.716.8620</span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120225800/http://twitter.com/MorganSmith" target="_blank"> <i class="icon-twitter"></i> <span>@MorganSmith</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=43#contributions" class="page">43</a></li><li><a href="?page=44#contributions" class="page">44</a></li><li><a href="?page=45#contributions" class="page">45</a></li><li><a href="?page=46#contributions" class="page">46</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/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/20/lt-gov-advisory-council-spends-millions-lobbying/">Companies Tied to Patrick's Advisers Lobby Heavily</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/20/lt-gov-advisory-council-spends-millions-lobbying/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/15/090Patrick_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Dan Patrick at a press conference on Jan. 15, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/15/090Patrick_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Dan Patrick at a press conference on Jan. 15, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Dan Patrick at a press conference on Jan. 15, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a>, <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a> and <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 20 Jan 2015 15:33:48 -0600" title="2015-01-20 15:33"> Jan. 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/20/lt-gov-advisory-council-spends-millions-lobbying/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The companies owned and operated by many of the people Lt. Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/">Dan Patrick</a> has appointed to his new advisory council </span><span>heavily lobby the Legislature and rake in millions of dollars in state contracts.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/20/lt-gov-advisory-council-spends-millions-lobbying/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/fundraisers-hefty-donations-lt-gov-elect/">Patrick Pulled in Hefty Donations After Election</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/fundraisers-hefty-donations-lt-gov-elect/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/15/090Patrick_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Dan Patrick at a press conference on Jan. 15, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/15/090Patrick_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Dan Patrick at a press conference on Jan. 15, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Dan Patrick at a press conference on Jan. 15, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 16 Jan 2015 18:12:43 -0600" title="2015-01-16 18:12"> Jan. 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/fundraisers-hefty-donations-lt-gov-elect/comments/"><span class="value">25</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Contributions continued to pour into </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/">Dan Patrick</a>'s<span> campaign even after the Houston Republican won the lieutenant governor's race in November, finance reports show. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/16/fundraisers-hefty-donations-lt-gov-elect/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/lt-gov-elect-creates-special-policy-advisory-board/">Lt. Gov.-Elect Taps Business Leaders for New Advisory Board</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/lt-gov-elect-creates-special-policy-advisory-board/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/15/053Patrick_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Reporters listen as Lt. Gov.-elect Dan Patrick announces the creation of an advisory council on Jan. 15, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/15/053Patrick_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Reporters listen as Lt. Gov.-elect Dan Patrick announces the creation of an advisory council on Jan. 15, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Reporters listen as Lt. Gov.-elect Dan Patrick announces the creation of an advisory council on Jan. 15, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 15 Jan 2015 11:26:29 -0600" title="2015-01-15 11:26"> Jan. 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/lt-gov-elect-creates-special-policy-advisory-board/comments/"><span class="value">90</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Lt. Gov.-elect </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/">Dan Patrick</a><span> said Thursday he had appointed</span><span> a 55-member special council made up of business and industry leaders in the state to provide recommendations to lawmakers throughout the legislative session.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/15/lt-gov-elect-creates-special-policy-advisory-board/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/13/gun-rights-activists-cause-stir-texas-capitol/">Gun Rights Activists Cause Stir at Texas Capitol</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/13/gun-rights-activists-cause-stir-texas-capitol/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/13/_S3R8001DeLeon_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Senate Sergeant at Arms Rick DeLeon tells a group from Lone Star Gun Rights that they are not allowed in the secure back hall of the Senate on opening day Jan. 13, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/13/_S3R8001DeLeon_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Senate Sergeant at Arms Rick DeLeon tells a group from Lone Star Gun Rights that they are not allowed in the secure back hall of the Senate on opening day Jan. 13, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Senate Sergeant at Arms Rick DeLeon tells a group from Lone Star Gun Rights that they are not allowed in the secure back hall of the Senate on opening day Jan. 13, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 13 Jan 2015 18:57:48 -0600" title="2015-01-13 18:57"> Jan. 13, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/13/gun-rights-activists-cause-stir-texas-capitol/comments/"><span class="value">69</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The behavior of open-carry advocates trying to drum up votes for a measure repealing handgun licensing requirements</span><span> prompted one lawmaker to escort them from his office Monday.</span><span><br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/13/gun-rights-activists-cause-stir-texas-capitol/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/13/gun-advocates-take-and-make-arms-texas-capitol/">Gun Advocates Take Up — and Make — Arms at Texas Capitol</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/13/gun-advocates-take-and-make-arms-texas-capitol/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/13/_F5U8004_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Activists who support a legislative proposal that would lift the state's handgun licensing requirements stand outside the state Capitol on the opening day of the Texas Legislature on Jan. 13, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/13/_F5U8004_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Activists who support a legislative proposal that would lift the state's handgun licensing requirements stand outside the state Capitol on the opening day of the Texas Legislature on Jan. 13, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Activists who support a legislative proposal that would lift the state's handgun licensing requirements stand outside the state Capitol on the opening day of the Texas Legislature on Jan. 13, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 13 Jan 2015 13:36:13 -0600" title="2015-01-13 13:36"> Jan. 13, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/13/gun-advocates-take-and-make-arms-texas-capitol/comments/"><span class="value">138</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>As Texas lawmakers convened for the first day of the 2015 legislative session Tuesday, about a dozen activists carrying a variety of firearms gathered in front of the state Capitol to protest gun laws.</p> <p><span> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/13/gun-advocates-take-and-make-arms-texas-capitol/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/12/education-chairman-calls-school-finance-discussion/">Education Chairman Calls for School Finance Discussion</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/12/education-chairman-calls-school-finance-discussion/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/30/Jimmie-Don-Aycock_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock, R-Killeen listens to HB5 debate in House on March 26th, 2013. There are currently 165 amendments to the bill and debate is expected to go well into the night"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/30/Jimmie-Don-Aycock_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock, R-Killeen listens to HB5 debate in House on March 26th, 2013. There are currently 165 amendments to the bill and debate is expected to go well into the night" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock, R-Killeen listens to HB5 debate in House on March 26th, 2013. There are currently 165 amendments to the bill and debate is expected to go well into the night</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 12 Jan 2015 16:09:19 -0600" title="2015-01-12 16:09"> Jan. 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/12/education-chairman-calls-school-finance-discussion/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>State Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/jimmie-don-aycock/">Jimmie Don Aycock</a>, the chairman of the House Public Education Committee, says Texas lawmakers shouldn't wait for the outcome of a sprawling school finance lawsuit to discuss changes to the state's public education funding system.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/12/education-chairman-calls-school-finance-discussion/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/10/primer-endangered-two-thirds-rule/">Dan Patrick and the Two-Thirds Rule: A Primer</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/10/primer-endangered-two-thirds-rule/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Senate-Chamber_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Senate-Chamber_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Rick Mach</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 10 Jan 2015 06:00:00 -0600" title="2015-01-10 06:00"> Jan. 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/10/primer-endangered-two-thirds-rule/comments/"><span class="value">25</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>When he first tried to end the Senate's two-thirds rule eight years ago, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/">Dan Patrick</a> was a neophyte state senator easily brushed aside by tradition-bound colleagues. As lieutenant governor, the odds are a bit more in his favor.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/10/primer-endangered-two-thirds-rule/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/patrick-vows-follow-voter-mandate-2015-session/">Discussing "Clear Mandate," Patrick Talks Tax Cuts</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/patrick-vows-follow-voter-mandate-2015-session/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/04/DPatrickNov4_03_JPG_260x1000_q100.JPG" alt="Sen. Dan Patrick greets a supporter at St. Martin's Church in Houston, Texas on the morning of November 4th, 2014"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/04/DPatrickNov4_03_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Sen. Dan Patrick greets a supporter at St. Martin's Church in Houston, Texas on the morning of November 4th, 2014" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Dan Patrick greets a supporter at St. Martin's Church in Houston, Texas on the morning of November 4th, 2014</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 8 Jan 2015 12:41:35 -0600" title="2015-01-08 12:41"> Jan. 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/patrick-vows-follow-voter-mandate-2015-session/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Five days before the 84th legislative session begins, Lt. Gov.-elect <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/">Dan Patrick</a> discussed his ambitious agenda — a lineup that includes </span><span>tax relief, spending limits and education reform.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/08/patrick-vows-follow-voter-mandate-2015-session/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/06/gun-rights-advocates-build-weapons-capitol/">Gun Rights Advocates to Build Weapons at Capitol</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/06/gun-rights-advocates-build-weapons-capitol/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/LongRifle_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/LongRifle_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 6 Jan 2015 11:33:44 -0600" title="2015-01-06 11:33"> Jan. 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/06/gun-rights-advocates-build-weapons-capitol/comments/"><span class="value">29</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Gun rights advocates will use a 3-D printer to manufacture weapons at the Texas Capitol during an armed rally set for the opening day of the 2015 legislative session. </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/06/gun-rights-advocates-build-weapons-capitol/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120225800/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/public-education">Perry Focuses on Guarding State Control of Schools</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120225800/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/public-education"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/_0001_perrylegacy-share_publiced_1.png_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/19/_0001_perrylegacy-share_publiced_1.png_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 29 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-29 06:00"> Dec. 29, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Protecting Texas' oversight of school classrooms against federal regulation has been the most prominent feature of Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a>’s approach to education.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120225800/http://apps.texastribune.org/perry-legacy/public-education"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/23/hhsc-chief-says-he-was-misled-21ct-deal/">Health Chief Says He Was Misled on No-Bid Deal</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/23/hhsc-chief-says-he-was-misled-21ct-deal/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/D54H5582_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Health and Human Services Commission chief Kyle Janek at a Texas Tribune event."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/D54H5582_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Health and Human Services Commission chief Kyle Janek at a Texas Tribune event." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Health and Human Services Commission chief Kyle Janek at a Texas Tribune event.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a> and <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 23 Dec 2014 15:35:07 -0600" title="2014-12-23 15:35"> Dec. 23, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/23/hhsc-chief-says-he-was-misled-21ct-deal/comments/"><span class="value">35</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas Health and Human Services Commission<strong> </strong>chief <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/kyle-janek/">Kyle Janek</a> said Tuesday he was misled in briefings on a no-bid, $110 million deal handed to an Austin company for unproven software to detect Medicaid fraud.</p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/23/hhsc-chief-says-he-was-misled-21ct-deal/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/23/tribunes-best-quotes-2014/">In Their Own Words: Best Quotes of 2014</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/23/tribunes-best-quotes-2014/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/23/2014_Quotes_copy_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/23/2014_Quotes_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>graphic by: John Jordan</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a> and <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/annie-daniel/">Annie Daniel</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 23 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-23 06:00"> Dec. 23, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/23/tribunes-best-quotes-2014/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In a year in which the governor got indicted, candidates duked it out in races for every statewide political office and Ebola came to Dallas, there were plenty of contenders for this list. But we’ve done our best to collect the most noteworthy quotes of 2014.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/23/tribunes-best-quotes-2014/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/18/five-things-watch-public-ed-lawmakers-return/">For Public Schools, What to Watch in Next Session</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/18/five-things-watch-public-ed-lawmakers-return/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/EmptyDesks_ClassSize_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/EmptyDesks_ClassSize_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 18 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-18 06:00"> Dec. 18, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/18/five-things-watch-public-ed-lawmakers-return/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A new governor who touts <span>public schools as a top priority and plenty of money in the state bank account</span> don’t mean everything will go smoothly as the 84th Legislature navigates public education policy.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/18/five-things-watch-public-ed-lawmakers-return/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/12/new-math-standards-hurdle-some-classrooms/">New Math Standards a Hurdle for Some Students and Teachers</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/12/new-math-standards-hurdle-some-classrooms/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/11/Math-2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Fourth and fifth grade students at the Austin Discovery School."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/11/Math-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Fourth and fifth grade students at the Austin Discovery School." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Jeff Heimsath</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Fourth and fifth grade students at the Austin Discovery School.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 12 Dec 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-12-12 06:00"> Dec. 12, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/12/new-math-standards-hurdle-some-classrooms/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>As new, more rigorous math standards hit Texas elementary and middle schools this year, s<span>chool officials are reporting that they lack the resources to help teachers learn the new material.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/12/new-math-standards-hurdle-some-classrooms/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/10/texas-loses-federal-pre-k-grant-competition/">Texas Loses Bid for Federal Pre-K Funding</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/10/texas-loses-federal-pre-k-grant-competition/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/18/DISDPre-K3_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Pre-kindergarten students in Josefina Pineda's classroom do the hokey-pokey at the Dallas Independent School District's Cesar Chavez Learning Center."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150120225800/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/18/DISDPre-K3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Pre-kindergarten students in Josefina Pineda's classroom do the hokey-pokey at the Dallas Independent School District's Cesar Chavez Learning Center." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Robert W. Hart</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Pre-kindergarten students in Josefina Pineda's classroom do the hokey-pokey at the Dallas Independent School District's Cesar Chavez Learning Center.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 10 Dec 2014 08:44:11 -0600" title="2014-12-10 08:44"> Dec. 10, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150120225800/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/12/10/texas-loses-federal-pre-k-grant-competition/comments/"><span class="value">30</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texas will not receive a share of $250 million in federal funding </span><span>marked to help states expand preschool programs</span><span>, the U.S. Department of Education announced Wednesday.</span></p> <a class="permalink" 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