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Previously, he served on the Texas Supreme Court and as the attorney general of Texas.</p> </div> </div> <section> <h2>Latest Columns</h2> <article class="article-summary category-energy"> <div class="media"> <a href="/web/20150905224902/http://www.tribtalk.org/2015/09/01/its-time-to-lift-the-crude-oil-export-ban/"> <img class="lede_art" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905224902im_/http://cdn.tribtalk.org/media/photos/2015/08/Pump_JackTT.jpg"> </a> <div class="category"><a href="/web/20150905224902/http://www.tribtalk.org/category/energy/">Energy</a></div> <div class="comment_count hidden"> <a href="/web/20150905224902/http://www.tribtalk.org/2015/09/01/its-time-to-lift-the-crude-oil-export-ban/#comments">0</a> </div> </div> <div class="article_body"> <h2> <a href="/web/20150905224902/http://www.tribtalk.org/2015/09/01/its-time-to-lift-the-crude-oil-export-ban/">It鈥檚 time to lift the crude oil export ban </a> </h2> <p class="byline"> <span class="authors">By <a href="/web/20150905224902/http://www.tribtalk.org/author/john-cornyn/">John Cornyn</a>,</span> <time class="pubdate" datetime="Tue, 1 Sep 2015 18:07:48 -0500" title="2015-09-01 18:07"> Sept. 1, 2015 </time> </p> <p>In order to keep production going, and our economy growing, energy producers need access to the global market. The crude oil export ban represents an outdated, protectionist policy that negatively impacts our national security interests.</p> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary category-law-and-order"> <div class="media"> <a href="/web/20150905224902/http://www.tribtalk.org/2015/06/14/with-trafficking-law-signed-now-the-real-work-begins/"> <img class="lede_art" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905224902im_/http://cdn.tribtalk.org/media/photos/2015/06/Capitol-clouds.jpg"> </a> <div class="category"><a href="/web/20150905224902/http://www.tribtalk.org/category/law-and-order/">Law and Order</a></div> <div class="comment_count "> <a href="/web/20150905224902/http://www.tribtalk.org/2015/06/14/with-trafficking-law-signed-now-the-real-work-begins/#comments">1</a> </div> </div> <div class="article_body"> <h2> <a href="/web/20150905224902/http://www.tribtalk.org/2015/06/14/with-trafficking-law-signed-now-the-real-work-begins/">With trafficking law signed, now the real work begins</a> </h2> <p class="byline"> <span class="authors">By <a href="/web/20150905224902/http://www.tribtalk.org/author/john-cornyn/">John Cornyn</a> and <a href="/web/20150905224902/http://www.tribtalk.org/author/ted-poe/">Ted Poe</a>,</span> <time class="pubdate" datetime="Sun, 14 Jun 2015 22:15:40 -0500" title="2015-06-14 22:15"> June 14, 2015 </time> </p> <p>A new bipartisan bill is now the law of the land, but partnerships on the federal, state and local level will be instrumental in eradicating these crimes.</p> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary category-law-and-order"> <div class="media"> <a href="/web/20150905224902/http://www.tribtalk.org/2015/05/27/how-to-restore-trust-in-our-criminal-justice-system/"> <img class="lede_art" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905224902im_/http://cdn.tribtalk.org/media/photos/2015/05/TxTrib-PrisonCuts-TW310.png"> </a> <div class="category"><a href="/web/20150905224902/http://www.tribtalk.org/category/law-and-order/">Law and Order</a></div> <div class="comment_count "> <a href="/web/20150905224902/http://www.tribtalk.org/2015/05/27/how-to-restore-trust-in-our-criminal-justice-system/#comments">2</a> </div> </div> <div class="article_body"> <h2> <a href="/web/20150905224902/http://www.tribtalk.org/2015/05/27/how-to-restore-trust-in-our-criminal-justice-system/">How to restore trust in our criminal justice system</a> </h2> <p class="byline"> <span class="authors">By <a href="/web/20150905224902/http://www.tribtalk.org/author/john-cornyn/">John Cornyn</a>,</span> <time class="pubdate" datetime="Wed, 27 May 2015 16:38:29 -0500" title="2015-05-27 16:38"> May 27, 2015 </time> </p> <p>Reform isn’t easy, but if we work across party lines and think big, we can make real progress. I know, because I’ve seen it happen in Texas.</p> </div> </article> <article class="article-summary category-law-and-order"> <div class="media"> <a href="/web/20150905224902/http://www.tribtalk.org/2014/05/26/nothing-threatening-about-voter-id/"> <img class="lede_art" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905224902im_/http://cdn.tribtalk.org/media/photos/2014/05/TTalk-Voter-ID.jpg"> </a> <div class="category"><a href="/web/20150905224902/http://www.tribtalk.org/category/law-and-order/">Law and Order</a></div> <div class="comment_count "> <a href="/web/20150905224902/http://www.tribtalk.org/2014/05/26/nothing-threatening-about-voter-id/#comments">11</a> </div> </div> <div class="article_body"> <h2> <a href="/web/20150905224902/http://www.tribtalk.org/2014/05/26/nothing-threatening-about-voter-id/">Nothing threatening about voter ID</a> </h2> <p class="byline"> <span class="authors">By <a href="/web/20150905224902/http://www.tribtalk.org/author/john-cornyn/">John Cornyn</a>,</span> <time class="pubdate" datetime="Mon, 26 May 2014 20:30:12 -0500" title="2014-05-26 20:30"> May 26, 2014 </time> </p> <p>The Justice Department says there's something sinister about requiring voters to prove their identity, even though Americans must do so before boarding an airplane, cashing a check — or visiting the Justice Department headquarters.</p> </div> </article> </section> </div> </div> </div> <footer class="site-footer"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="logo-etc"> <h2> TribTalk<br/> <small>©2015 TribTalk</small> </h2> <p class="foo">A publication of:</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905224902/https://www.texastribune.org/"> <img src="/web/20150905224902im_/http://www.tribtalk.org/static/images/TT-logo-white.dd56ad79c0da.png" class="tt_logo"> </a> </div> <div class="info"> <h2>Info</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150905224902/http://www.tribtalk.org/about/">About Us</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905224902/http://www.tribtalk.org/authors/">Authors</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905224902/http://www.tribtalk.org/submit/">Submit</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150905224902/http://www.tribtalk.org/paid-placement/">Paid Placement</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905224902/https://www.texastribune.org/donate/" target="_blank">Donate</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905224902/https://www.texastribune.org/terms-of-service/" target="_blank">Terms of Service</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905224902/https://www.texastribune.org/privacy/" target="_blank">Privacy Policy</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905224902/https://www.texastribune.org/ethics/" target="_blank">Code of Ethics</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905224902/https://www.texastribune.org/contact/" target="_blank">Contact</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905224902/http://www.tribtalk.org/feeds/articles/" target="_blank">RSS Feed</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="share"> <h2>Share</h2> <ul class="share-list"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905224902/http://www.twitter.com/TribTalkTX" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i>Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905224902/http://www.facebook.com/TribTalkTX" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-facebook"></i>Facebook</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </footer> </div> </div> <script src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905224902js_/http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.0/jquery.min.js"></script> <script src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905224902js_/http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/underscore.js/1.6.0/underscore-min.js"></script> <script src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905224902js_/http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/backbone.js/1.1.2/backbone-min.js"></script> <script src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905224902js_/https://hammerjs.github.io/dist/hammer.js"></script> <script src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905224902js_/http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/moment.js/2.5.1/moment.min.js"></script> <script src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905224902js_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.texastribune.org/lib/jquery.cookie/1.4.0/jquery.cookie.js"></script> <script src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905224902js_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.texastribune.org/lib/jquery.scrollTo/1.4.11/jquery.scrollTo.min.js"></script> <script src="//web.archive.org/web/20150905224902js_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.texastribune.org/lib/xscrolly/0.4.0/xscrolly.min.js"></script> <script src="/web/20150905224902js_/http://www.tribtalk.org/static/js/app.5d9f1bf4fc23.js"></script> <script> jQuery(document).ready(function() { $canvasContent = $('.main-nav ul').html(); 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