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href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/10/racing-commission-crying-risk-closure/">Racing Commission Hopes to Stave Off Closure</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/10/racing-commission-crying-risk-closure/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Texas-Slot-Machine_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Texas-Slot-Machine_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 10 Aug 2015 16:13:14 -0500" title="2015-08-10 16:13"> Aug. 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/10/racing-commission-crying-risk-closure/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>With its funds dwindling, the Texas Racing Commission plans to meet Aug. 25 and reverse its earlier decision allowing historical racing at Texas tracks, hoping to placate angry lawmakers and free up its funding.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/10/racing-commission-crying-risk-closure/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/police-associations-ask-coleman-apologize-remarks/">Police Associations Ask Rep. Coleman to Apologize</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/police-associations-ask-coleman-apologize-remarks/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/30/_aBDA8041Coleman2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Garnet Coleman, chairman of the House Committee on County Affairs, expresses his frustration with DPS Director Steve McCraw during a hearing on mental health and jail standards on July 30, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/30/_aBDA8041Coleman2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Garnet Coleman, chairman of the House Committee on County Affairs, expresses his frustration with DPS Director Steve McCraw during a hearing on mental health and jail standards on July 30, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Garnet Coleman, chairman of the House Committee on County Affairs, expresses his frustration with DPS Director Steve McCraw during a hearing on mental health and jail standards on July 30, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 6 Aug 2015 12:25:08 -0500" title="2015-08-06 12:25"> Aug. 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/police-associations-ask-coleman-apologize-remarks/comments/"><span class="value">32</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Several law enforcement organizations are calling on state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/garnet-coleman/">Garnet Coleman</a>, D-Houston, to apologize after saying he was "treated like a child" during a traffic stop. But Coleman said he doesn't see a reason why he should apologize.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/06/police-associations-ask-coleman-apologize-remarks/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/federal-judge-rules-gay-spouse-named-death-certifi/">Judge: Texas Must Name Gay Spouse on Death Certificate</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/federal-judge-rules-gay-spouse-named-death-certifi/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/05/TxTrib-GayWedding_017_JPG_260x1000_q100.JPG" alt="Pamela Holwerds holds up her marriage license following the ceremony that married over 40 same-sex couples on the south lawn of the Texas Capitol in Austin on July 4, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/05/TxTrib-GayWedding_017_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Pamela Holwerds holds up her marriage license following the ceremony that married over 40 same-sex couples on the south lawn of the Texas Capitol in Austin on July 4, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Tamir Kalifa</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Pamela Holwerds holds up her marriage license following the ceremony that married over 40 same-sex couples on the south lawn of the Texas Capitol in Austin on July 4, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 5 Aug 2015 15:25:51 -0500" title="2015-08-05 15:25"> Aug. 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/federal-judge-rules-gay-spouse-named-death-certifi/comments/"><span class="value">38</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A federal judge ruled Wednesday that Texas must recognize the same-sex marriage of a Conroe resident by naming him as the surviving spouse on his late husband's death certificate. The judge also ordered Texas Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> to appear in court.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/05/federal-judge-rules-gay-spouse-named-death-certifi/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/04/texplainer-if-convicted-will-paxton-have-leave-off/">Texplainer: If Convicted, Will Paxton Have to Leave Office?</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/04/texplainer-if-convicted-will-paxton-have-leave-off/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/03/Paxton-Mug-2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/08/03/Paxton-Mug-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a> and <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ally-mutnick/">Ally Mutnick</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 4 Aug 2015 17:14:22 -0500" title="2015-08-04 17:14"> Aug. 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/04/texplainer-if-convicted-will-paxton-have-leave-off/comments/"><span class="value">23</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Paxton has </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/paxton-set-surrender-securities-fraud-indictment/">indicated he won't resign after being indicted</a><span> Monday on three felony securities fraud charges. But, hypothetically, what would happen if the case makes its way through the legal maze and Paxton is found guilty?</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/04/texplainer-if-convicted-will-paxton-have-leave-off/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/former-ut-president-joins-top-law-firm/">Former UT President Joins Law Firm</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/former-ut-president-joins-top-law-firm/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/10/UP9A1662_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="UT President Bill Powers speaks during a UT Board of Regents meeting on July 10, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/10/UP9A1662_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="UT President Bill Powers speaks during a UT Board of Regents meeting on July 10, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">UT President Bill Powers speaks during a UT Board of Regents meeting on July 10, 2014.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 3 Aug 2015 14:11:02 -0500" title="2015-08-03 14:11"> Aug. 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/former-ut-president-joins-top-law-firm/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Former University of Texas at Austin President William Powers has joined the law firm of Jackson Walker, according to the firm.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/03/former-ut-president-joins-top-law-firm/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/01/law-enforcement-will-receive-training-dog-encounte/">Law Enforcement Will Receive Training on Dog Encounters</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/01/law-enforcement-will-receive-training-dog-encounte/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/31/31-Days-Day-1-Dogs_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/31/31-Days-Day-1-Dogs_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 1 Aug 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-08-01 06:00"> Aug. 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/01/law-enforcement-will-receive-training-dog-encounte/comments/"><span class="value">34</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Due to a new law mandating training on canine encounters, all law enforcement officers will spend at least four hours in a classroom and interacting with dogs. <span>This story is part of our </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/31ways/84R/">31 Days, 31 Ways</a><span> series. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/08/01/law-enforcement-will-receive-training-dog-encounte/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/lawmakers-review-county-jail-procedures-following-/">McCraw Hammered at Hearing on Bland Case</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/lawmakers-review-county-jail-procedures-following-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/30/_BDA8218McCraw2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="DPS Director Col. Steve McCraw answers questions from State Rep. Garnet Coleman during invited testimony of the House Committee on County Affairs investigating the Sandra Bland death in Waller County on July 30, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/30/_BDA8218McCraw2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="DPS Director Col. Steve McCraw answers questions from State Rep. Garnet Coleman during invited testimony of the House Committee on County Affairs investigating the Sandra Bland death in Waller County on July 30, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">DPS Director Col. Steve McCraw answers questions from State Rep. Garnet Coleman during invited testimony of the House Committee on County Affairs investigating the Sandra Bland death in Waller County on July 30, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a> and <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 30 Jul 2015 19:00:24 -0500" title="2015-07-30 19:00"> July 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/lawmakers-review-county-jail-procedures-following-/comments/"><span class="value">14</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>State lawmakers grilled Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw on Thursday, voicing concerns about arrest procedures used by state police and pressing the agency head to explain the July 10 arrest of Sandra Bland, who was found hanged three days later in the Waller County Jail.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/30/lawmakers-review-county-jail-procedures-following-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/emails-reveal-ag-commissioners-leadership-approach/">Emails Show Ag Commissioner Focused on Image</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/emails-reveal-ag-commissioners-leadership-approach/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/27/UP9A0221_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller on Jan. 13, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/27/UP9A0221_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller on Jan. 13, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller on Jan. 13, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a> and <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 17 Jul 2015 09:07:36 -0500" title="2015-07-17 09:07"> July 17, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/emails-reveal-ag-commissioners-leadership-approach/comments/"><span class="value">29</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Emails and correspondence from <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/sid-miller/">Sid Miller</a>'s first six months as Texas agriculture commissioner show a leader involved in the daily dealings of his department, conscious of his portrayal in the press and eager to burnish his image.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/17/emails-reveal-ag-commissioners-leadership-approach/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/16/george-hw-bush-fractures-neck-fall/">George H.W. Bush in Fair Condition After Fall</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/16/george-hw-bush-fractures-neck-fall/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/11/a41Bush094cms_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="George H.W. Bush waves as he is introduced at Texas A&M University on Nov. 11, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/11/a41Bush094cms_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="George H.W. Bush waves as he is introduced at Texas A&M University on Nov. 11, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">George H.W. Bush waves as he is introduced at Texas A&M University on Nov. 11, 2014.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Jul 2015 11:29:04 -0500" title="2015-07-16 11:29"> July 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/16/george-hw-bush-fractures-neck-fall/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Former President George H.W. Bush remained hospitalized Thursday, the day after a fall at his home in Kennebunkport, Maine, in which he fractured a bone in his neck.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/16/george-hw-bush-fractures-neck-fall/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/13/rusk-county-clerk-steps-down/">Rusk County Clerk Resigns Over Gay Marriage Ruling</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/13/rusk-county-clerk-steps-down/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/05/TxTrib-GayWedding_017_JPG_260x1000_q100.JPG" alt="Pamela Holwerds holds up her marriage license following the ceremony that married over 40 same-sex couples on the south lawn of the Texas Capitol in Austin on July 4, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/05/TxTrib-GayWedding_017_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Pamela Holwerds holds up her marriage license following the ceremony that married over 40 same-sex couples on the south lawn of the Texas Capitol in Austin on July 4, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Tamir Kalifa</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Pamela Holwerds holds up her marriage license following the ceremony that married over 40 same-sex couples on the south lawn of the Texas Capitol in Austin on July 4, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 13 Jul 2015 16:13:56 -0500" title="2015-07-13 16:13"> July 13, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/13/rusk-county-clerk-steps-down/comments/"><span class="value">218</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Rusk County Commissioners Court on Monday formally accepted the resignation of County Clerk Joyce Lewis-Kugle, apparently the first Texas elected official to quit office rather than abide by the U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/13/rusk-county-clerk-steps-down/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/11/wedding-capital-texas-welcomes-new-couples/">Texas' New Wedding Capital Greets Gay Couples</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/11/wedding-capital-texas-welcomes-new-couples/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/10/Amber_Gregg_Tavanya_WrightTT_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Tavanya Wright, left, and Amber Gregg will be married at the Terrace Club in Dripping Springs, Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/10/Amber_Gregg_Tavanya_WrightTT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Tavanya Wright, left, and Amber Gregg will be married at the Terrace Club in Dripping Springs, Texas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Tavanya Wright</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Tavanya Wright, left, and Amber Gregg will be married at the Terrace Club in Dripping Springs, Texas.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 11 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-11 06:00"> July 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/11/wedding-capital-texas-welcomes-new-couples/comments/"><span class="value">40</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>When Tavanya Wright and Amber Gregg got engaged, they weren't expecting to be able to get legally married in Texas. </span>Now, their ceremony in the newly named wedding capital of Texas will be recognized by the state.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/11/wedding-capital-texas-welcomes-new-couples/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/commissioner-sid-miller-delivers-state-agriculture/">Miller Defends Deep Fryers in Agriculture Address</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/commissioner-sid-miller-delivers-state-agriculture/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/05/Miller216CMS_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="New Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller does a fist pump on election night Nov. 4, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/05/Miller216CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="New Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller does a fist pump on election night Nov. 4, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">New Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller does a fist pump on election night Nov. 4, 2014.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Jul 2015 12:37:55 -0500" title="2015-07-08 12:37"> July 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/commissioner-sid-miller-delivers-state-agriculture/comments/"><span class="value">77</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas Ag Commissioner <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/sid-miller/">Sid Miller</a> defended his new nutrition policy Wednesday, praising his department's decision to "abolish outdated and unneeded state mandates" and allow schools to install deep fryers and soda machines.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/commissioner-sid-miller-delivers-state-agriculture/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/05/san-antonio-missions-named-un-designation/">Alamo and Other Texas Shrines Win UN Designation</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/05/san-antonio-missions-named-un-designation/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/28/Alamo-2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The Alamo in San Antonio."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/28/Alamo-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The Alamo in San Antonio." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Chris Silver Smith</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The Alamo in San Antonio.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 5 Jul 2015 09:45:13 -0500" title="2015-07-05 09:45"> July 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/05/san-antonio-missions-named-un-designation/comments/"><span class="value">27</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The Alamo and other historic shrines known as the San Antonio Missions have been added to a list of internationally recognized landmarks that includes the Taj Mahal and the Great Barrier Reef.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/05/san-antonio-missions-named-un-designation/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/united-nations-decide-alamo-designation/">United Nations to Decide Alamo Designation</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/united-nations-decide-alamo-designation/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/28/Alamo-1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The Alamo in San Antonio."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/28/Alamo-1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The Alamo in San Antonio." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Angi English</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The Alamo in San Antonio.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Jul 2015 17:41:13 -0500" title="2015-07-02 17:41"> July 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/united-nations-decide-alamo-designation/comments/"><span class="value">31</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>After nine years of trying, boosters of the San Antonio Missions — including the Alamo — will find out early Sunday morning if the historic Texas shrines will join a list of other internationally recognized landmarks such as the Taj Mahal and the Pyramids of Giza.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/02/united-nations-decide-alamo-designation/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/despite-change-many-schools-wont-offer-fatty-foods/">Not All Districts Warm to Miller's Food Initiative</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/despite-change-many-schools-wont-offer-fatty-foods/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/12/7C2A0054_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller gives away cupcakes at a press conference on Jan. 12, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150812030702/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/12/7C2A0054_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller gives away cupcakes at a press conference on Jan. 12, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller gives away cupcakes at a press conference on Jan. 12, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/liz-crampton/">Liz Crampton</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 1 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-01 06:00"> July 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/01/despite-change-many-schools-wont-offer-fatty-foods/comments/"><span class="value">96</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Soda machines and deep fat fryers are now allowed back in Texas public schools, thanks to Agriculture Commissioner <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150812030702/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/sid-miller/">Sid Miller</a>'s reversal of a 10-year ban. 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