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Rick Perry during a press conference with his legal team on Jan. 28, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Gov. Rick Perry during a press conference with his legal team on Jan. 28, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/appeals-court-rejects-one-count-perry-indictment/">Appeals Court Rejects One of Two Counts in Perry Indictment</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 24 Jul 2015 14:04:42 -0500" title="2015-07-24 14:04"> July 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/appeals-court-rejects-one-count-perry-indictment/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A state appeals court on Friday threw one of two counts in the indictment against former Gov. Rick Perry. He was indicted by a Travis County grand jury almost a year ago.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/appeals-court-rejects-one-count-perry-indictment/"> <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/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/16/perrys-legal-defense-bill-now-tops-2-million/">Perry's Legal Defense Bill Now Tops $2 Million</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/15/grand-jury-indicts-perry-abuse-authority/">Grand Jury Indicts Perry Over Integrity Unit Veto</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/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/in-stunning-display-cruz-calls-mcconnell-a-liar/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150724203409im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/15/TT_Cruz_03_071515-sized_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Joined by Dave McIntosh (left), the president of the Washington, D.C-based Club for Growth, and U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz spoke at a July 15, 2015, news conference in front the U.S. Capitol to call on U.S. House and Senate leaders to eliminate any path for the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Chris Maddaloni</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Joined by Dave McIntosh (left), the president of the Washington, D.C-based Club for Growth, and U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz spoke at a July 15, 2015, news conference in front the U.S. Capitol to call on U.S. House and Senate leaders to eliminate any path for the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/in-stunning-display-cruz-calls-mcconnell-a-liar/">Sen. Cruz Calls Sen. Majority Leader McConnell a Liar</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 24 Jul 2015 15:14:20 -0500" title="2015-07-24 15:14"> July 24, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">There are few places in modern life where strict decorum remains like the halls and the floor of the United States Senate. <span>And on Friday morning, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz shattered one of the surest unwritten rules of the Upper Chamber.</span></span></p> <p><span class="s1"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/in-stunning-display-cruz-calls-mcconnell-a-liar/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/officials-release-sandra-bland-autopsy-report/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150724203409im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/18/Sandra_Bland_Memorial_2_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A memorial for Sandra Bland at the site of her arrest."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A memorial for Sandra Bland at the site of her arrest.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/officials-release-sandra-bland-autopsy-report/">Waller County Releases Sandra Bland Autopsy Report</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 24 Jul 2015 12:28:29 -0500" title="2015-07-24 12:28"> July 24, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">Waller County officials have released the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150724203409/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/documents/BLAND_Autopsy_Report.pdf">autopsy report</a> for Sandra Bland, the 28-year-old African-American woman found dead in the county jail on July 13. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/officials-release-sandra-bland-autopsy-report/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/emails-patricks-office-did-not-object-veto-memo/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150724203409im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/01/UP9A6517_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick signs bills on the last day of the 84th session June 1, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick signs bills on the last day of the 84th session June 1, 2015</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/emails-patricks-office-did-not-object-veto-memo/">In Emails, Patrick's Office Did Not Object to Abbott Veto Memo</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 24 Jul 2015 11:37:57 -0500" title="2015-07-24 11:37"> July 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/emails-patricks-office-did-not-object-veto-memo/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Emails released to The Texas Tribune show <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/">Dan Patrick</a>'s budget guru raised no obvious objections while approving the release of a memo that the lieutenant governor is now railing against.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/emails-patricks-office-did-not-object-veto-memo/"> <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/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/in-stunning-display-cruz-calls-mcconnell-a-liar/">Sen. Cruz Calls Sen. Majority Leader McConnell a Liar</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 24 Jul 2015 15:14:20 -0500" title="2015-07-24 15:14"> July 24, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/in-stunning-display-cruz-calls-mcconnell-a-liar/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150724203409im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/15/TT_Cruz_03_071515-sized_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Joined by Dave McIntosh (left), the president of the Washington, D.C-based Club for Growth, and U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz spoke at a July 15, 2015, news conference in front the U.S. Capitol to call on U.S. House and Senate leaders to eliminate any path for the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Chris Maddaloni</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Joined by Dave McIntosh (left), the president of the Washington, D.C-based Club for Growth, and U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, R-Bryan, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz spoke at a July 15, 2015, news conference in front the U.S. Capitol to call on U.S. House and Senate leaders to eliminate any path for the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">There are few places in modern life where strict decorum remains like the halls and the floor of the United States Senate. <span>And on Friday morning, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz shattered one of the surest unwritten rules of the Upper Chamber.</span></span></p> <p><span class="s1"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/in-stunning-display-cruz-calls-mcconnell-a-liar/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/officials-release-sandra-bland-autopsy-report/">Waller County Releases Sandra Bland Autopsy Report</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 24 Jul 2015 12:28:29 -0500" title="2015-07-24 12:28"> July 24, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/officials-release-sandra-bland-autopsy-report/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150724203409im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/18/Sandra_Bland_Memorial_2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A memorial for Sandra Bland at the site of her arrest."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A memorial for Sandra Bland at the site of her arrest.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">Waller County officials have released the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150724203409/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/documents/BLAND_Autopsy_Report.pdf">autopsy report</a> for Sandra Bland, the 28-year-old African-American woman found dead in the county jail on July 13. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/officials-release-sandra-bland-autopsy-report/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/emails-patricks-office-did-not-object-veto-memo/">In Emails, Patrick's Office Did Not Object to Abbott Veto Memo</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 24 Jul 2015 11:37:57 -0500" title="2015-07-24 11:37"> July 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/emails-patricks-office-did-not-object-veto-memo/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/emails-patricks-office-did-not-object-veto-memo/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150724203409im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/01/UP9A6517_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick signs bills on the last day of the 84th session June 1, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick signs bills on the last day of the 84th session June 1, 2015</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Emails released to The Texas Tribune show <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/">Dan Patrick</a>'s budget guru raised no obvious objections while approving the release of a memo that the lieutenant governor is now railing against.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/emails-patricks-office-did-not-object-veto-memo/"> <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 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class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Ben Philpott and <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 23 Jul 2015 16:56:24 -0500" title="2015-07-23 16:56"> July 23, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/ticket-donald-trump-vs-gop/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150724203409im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/12/TT-theticket_leadart-sside_png_150x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>This week on The Ticket: Jay Root and Ben Philpott break down the campaign of Donald Trump and talk to Josh Hafner, who's reporting on the Trump campaign in Iowa for the </span><i>Des Moines Register</i><span>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/ticket-donald-trump-vs-gop/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/officials-release-sandra-bland-autopsy-report/">Sandra Bland Autopsy: No Signs of Violent Struggle</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/sophia-bollag/">Sophia Bollag</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 23 Jul 2015 14:45:15 -0500" title="2015-07-23 14:45"> July 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/officials-release-sandra-bland-autopsy-report/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/officials-release-sandra-bland-autopsy-report/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150724203409im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/21/SandraBland_exits_car_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Screenshot from Department of Public Safety dash cam video shows Sandra Bland as she exits her car after DPS officer Brian Encinia has drawn his taser on July 10, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Screenshot from Department of Public Safety dash cam video shows Sandra Bland as she exits her car after DPS officer Brian Encinia has drawn his taser on July 10, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">Initial findings of Sandra Bland's autopsy report did not show signs of a violent struggle, Waller County officials said Thursday.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/officials-release-sandra-bland-autopsy-report/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/patrick-my-office-didnt-start/">Patrick: My Office Didn't Start Veto Inquiry</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 23 Jul 2015 14:09:52 -0500" title="2015-07-23 14:09"> July 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/patrick-my-office-didnt-start/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/patrick-my-office-didnt-start/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150724203409im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/04/7C2A7576_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick at a Texas Tribune event on June 4, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick at a Texas Tribune event on June 4, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Lt. Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/">Dan Patrick</a> on Thursday reiterated his disagreement with a letter questioning the governor's budget vetoes, saying his office did not initiate a letter from a legislative agency on that subject.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/patrick-my-office-didnt-start/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150724203409/http://tribtalk.org/2015/07/23/welcome-to-laredo-mr-trump/">New in TribTalk: Zaffirini on Trump</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 23 Jul 2015 13:00:48 -0500" title="2015-07-23 13:00"> July 23, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150724203409/http://tribtalk.org/2015/07/23/welcome-to-laredo-mr-trump/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150724203409im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/30/Donald_TrumpTT_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Real estate mogul and potential presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at CPAC 2014 in National Harbor, Md. on March 6, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Real estate mogul and potential presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at CPAC 2014 in National Harbor, Md. on March 6, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>If he’s willing to listen, Donald Trump's visit to Texas today should provide him with a much-needed lesson on what life in border communities is actually like, writes state Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo.</p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150724203409/http://tribtalk.org/2015/07/23/welcome-to-laredo-mr-trump/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/new-state-goal-60-percent-young-texans-degree-2030/">New State Goal: 60 Percent of Adults With a Degree By 2030</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 23 Jul 2015 12:39:00 -0500" title="2015-07-23 12:39"> July 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/new-state-goal-60-percent-young-texans-degree-2030/comments/"><span class="value">45</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/new-state-goal-60-percent-young-texans-degree-2030/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150724203409im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/10/03/TexTrib-TUITION-07_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Chelsea Stewart listens to a lecture in the College of Health Professions at Texas State University. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board recently reclassified the school as an Emerging Research University."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Chelsea Stewart listens to a lecture in the College of Health Professions at Texas State University. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board recently reclassified the school as an Emerging Research University.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>With an eye on keeping up with demographic changes and competing with other states and countries, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has adopted a new goal: Get 60 percent of Texans between 25 and 34 a postsecondary degree by 2030.  </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/new-state-goal-60-percent-young-texans-degree-2030/"> <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/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/tx-supreme-court-rules-repeal-hero/">Court: Houston Must Repeal Antidiscrimination Ordinance or Put it on Ballot</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 24 Jul 2015 11:19:52 -0500" title="2015-07-24 11:19"> July 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/tx-supreme-court-rules-repeal-hero/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/tx-supreme-court-rules-repeal-hero/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150724203409im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/19/LadyJustice-GayMarriage-2a_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Houston City Council must repeal or put up for public vote the <span>Houston Equal Rights Ordinance, or HERO,</span> which extends protections to gay and transgender residents.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/tx-supreme-court-rules-repeal-hero/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/video-roundup-sandra-bland-gop-sweet-16/">Roundup: Sandra Bland, GOP Sweet 16</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rocha-alana/">Alana Rocha</a> and <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/justin-dehn/">Justin Dehn</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 24 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-24 06:00"> July 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/video-roundup-sandra-bland-gop-sweet-16/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/video-roundup-sandra-bland-gop-sweet-16/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150724203409im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/072415_Still_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>In the Roundup: State officials vow to find out what happened to Sandra Bland, the woman who died in a Southeast Texas jail. And an addition to the 2016 Republican presidential field could affect some Texas hopefuls.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/video-roundup-sandra-bland-gop-sweet-16/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/hanging-most-common-suicide-method-texas-jails/">In Texas Jails, Hanging Most Common Method of Inmate Suicide</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a>, <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/mallory-busch/">Mallory Busch</a> and <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/annie-daniel/">Annie Daniel</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 24 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-24 06:00"> July 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/hanging-most-common-suicide-method-texas-jails/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/hanging-most-common-suicide-method-texas-jails/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150724203409im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/23/Suicides-Jail_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Of the 501 inmate deaths that have occurred in county jails since 2009, nearly a third of them were by suicide. Most of those suicides were by hanging, with inmates using objects jailers provided for them as ligatures.</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/hanging-most-common-suicide-method-texas-jails/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/sandra-bland-case-shows-deficiencies-jail-oversigh/">Bland Case Spotlights Gaps in Jail Oversight</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/edgar-walters/">Edgar Walters</a> and <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/kiah-kiah-collier/">Kiah Collier</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 24 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-24 06:00"> July 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/sandra-bland-case-shows-deficiencies-jail-oversigh/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/sandra-bland-case-shows-deficiencies-jail-oversigh/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150724203409im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/17/TXTSandraBland1-Richmond001_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Hempstead resident Adrienne Holland holds a sign outside of the Waller County Jail where Sandra Bland, 28, was found dead."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Hempstead resident Adrienne Holland holds a sign outside of the Waller County Jail where Sandra Bland, 28, was found dead.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Like many Texas lockups, the Waller County Jail staff had not been sufficiently trained in safeguarding suicidal or mentally ill inmates. Part of the problem is underfunding and understaffing at the state agency overseeing the disparate network of 244 local and private jails.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/sandra-bland-case-shows-deficiencies-jail-oversigh/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/">New in Texas Weekly: New Names Crop Up in SD-24 Race</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 24 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-24 06:00"> July 24, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150724203409im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/13/Trib-Plus-LeadArt-001_1_png_150x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A new round of names appears in the competitive SD-24 contest, a high-speed rail project gets an infusion of Texas cash and a look at the Big Three's campaign war chests — a</span><span>ll that and more in the latest issue of our </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150724203409/https://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/subscribe/">subscriber-only newsletter</a><span> for political insiders ($).</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/brief-july-24-2015/">The Brief: July 24, 2015</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 24 Jul 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-07-24 05:59"> July 24, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/brief-july-24-2015/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/brief-july-24-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150724203409im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/20/TXTBlandVigilFaves-Richmond021_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Attendees hold candles in honor of Bland."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Attendees hold candles in honor of Bland.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The death of Sandra Bland in a Waller County Jail cell has renewed concerns among criminal justice advocates who say jailers' mental health training is inadequate.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/24/brief-july-24-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/trumps-presidential-spectacle-sweeps-through-texas/">Trump's Presidential Spectacle Reaches Border</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 23 Jul 2015 20:03:59 -0500" title="2015-07-23 20:03"> July 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/trumps-presidential-spectacle-sweeps-through-texas/comments/"><span class="value">67</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/trumps-presidential-spectacle-sweeps-through-texas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150724203409im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/23/Trump-Hat_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Donald Trump speaks to the press at Laredo International Airport on July 23, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Donald Trump speaks to the press at Laredo International Airport on July 23, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Donald Trump swept through the sweltering border city of Laredo on Thursday afternoon at a dizzying, sometimes incomprehensible clip, mostly serving as the grand marshal of an amorphous parade of angry detractors, rowdy supporters and a massive press corps packed into a pair of coach buses.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/trumps-presidential-spectacle-sweeps-through-texas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/abbott-trump-presents-challenge-hispanics/">For Abbott, Trump Creates a Challenge With Hispanics</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 23 Jul 2015 19:42:08 -0500" title="2015-07-23 19:42"> July 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/abbott-trump-presents-challenge-hispanics/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/23/abbott-trump-presents-challenge-hispanics/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150724203409im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/05/TexTrib-Hispanics-006_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov-elect Greg Abbott at an executive aviation terminal on election eve."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov-elect Greg Abbott at an executive aviation terminal on election eve.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Hispanic Republican leaders in Texas were pretty happy with how Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150724203409/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> performed in his maiden year, but they're less pleased with his silence since Donald Trump starting bashing Mexican immigrants. <br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" 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