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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/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/commissioner-sid-miller-delivers-state-agriculture/comments/"><span class="value">62</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas Agriculture Commissioner <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150709010707/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 defended his new nutrition policy Wednesday, praising his department's decision to "abolish outdated and unneeded state mandates" and allow schools to install deep fryers and soda machines if they wish.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/commissioner-sid-miller-delivers-state-agriculture/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> <aside class="related"> <header 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src="//web.archive.org/web/20150709010707im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/texas-suing-epa-again/">Texas Is Suing the EPA – Again</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a> and <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Jul 2015 16:46:14 -0500" title="2015-07-08 16:46"> July 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/texas-suing-epa-again/comments/"><span class="value">37</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday filed a lawsuit over the Environmental Protection Agency's rejection of parts of a Texas clean air program, launching the state’s second battle against EPA regulations in less than two weeks.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/texas-suing-epa-again/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/state-sales-taxes-drop-ending-62-month-growth-stre/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150709010707im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/Receipts_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Steven Depolo</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/state-sales-taxes-drop-ending-62-month-growth-stre/">State Sales Taxes Drop, Ending 62-Month Growth Streak</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Jul 2015 16:42:38 -0500" title="2015-07-08 16:42"> July 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/state-sales-taxes-drop-ending-62-month-growth-stre/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Texas collected less state sales tax revenue in June than it did in the same month a year earlier, ending a remarkable 62-month streak of growth, Comptroller </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/glenn-hegar/">Glenn Hegar</a><span> said Wednesday.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/state-sales-taxes-drop-ending-62-month-growth-stre/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/ut-review-athletes-academics-cost-200000/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150709010707im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/SunsetUT_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo illustration by Nicolas Raymond / Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/ut-review-athletes-academics-cost-200000/">UT Review of Athlete Academics to Cost $200,000</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Jul 2015 16:16:02 -0500" title="2015-07-08 16:16"> July 8, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Following allegations of cheating by men's basketball players, the University of Texas at Austin has finalized a contract with the firm of sports lawyer Gene Marsh to review the academic experience of Longhorn athletes. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/ut-review-athletes-academics-cost-200000/"> <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/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/texas-suing-epa-again/">Texas Is Suing the EPA – Again</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a> and <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Jul 2015 16:46:14 -0500" title="2015-07-08 16:46"> July 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/texas-suing-epa-again/comments/"><span class="value">37</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/texas-suing-epa-again/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150709010707im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8842_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks to media after keynoting a June 2015 event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday filed a lawsuit over the Environmental Protection Agency's rejection of parts of a Texas clean air program, launching the state’s second battle against EPA regulations in less than two weeks.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/texas-suing-epa-again/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/state-sales-taxes-drop-ending-62-month-growth-stre/">State Sales Taxes Drop, Ending 62-Month Growth Streak</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Jul 2015 16:42:38 -0500" title="2015-07-08 16:42"> July 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/state-sales-taxes-drop-ending-62-month-growth-stre/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/state-sales-taxes-drop-ending-62-month-growth-stre/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150709010707im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/Receipts_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo by Steven Depolo</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texas collected less state sales tax revenue in June than it did in the same month a year earlier, ending a remarkable 62-month streak of growth, Comptroller </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/glenn-hegar/">Glenn Hegar</a><span> said Wednesday.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/state-sales-taxes-drop-ending-62-month-growth-stre/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/ut-review-athletes-academics-cost-200000/">UT Review of Athlete Academics to Cost $200,000</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Jul 2015 16:16:02 -0500" title="2015-07-08 16:16"> July 8, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/ut-review-athletes-academics-cost-200000/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150709010707im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/SunsetUT_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>Photo illustration by Nicolas Raymond / Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Following allegations of cheating by men's basketball players, the University of Texas at Austin has finalized a contract with the firm of sports lawyer Gene Marsh to review the academic experience of Longhorn athletes. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/ut-review-athletes-academics-cost-200000/"> <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 href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/government-employee-salaries/"> News App: Government Salary Database Updated </a> </h2> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar"> <a 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class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/paxton-investor-company-under-sec-probe/comments/"><span class="value">26</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/paxton-investor-company-under-sec-probe/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150709010707im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8838_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks to media following remarks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks to media following remarks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The name of Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a>, already facing a potential indictment by the state for first-degree felony securities fraud, has surfaced in a federal probe of a company in which he is an investor.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/paxton-investor-company-under-sec-probe/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/new-study-adds-fuel-debate-fracking-and-climate/">Shale Drilling Leaks More Methane Than Thought</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jim-malewitz/">Jim Malewitz</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 7 Jul 2015 17:06:04 -0500" title="2015-07-07 17:06"> July 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/new-study-adds-fuel-debate-fracking-and-climate/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/new-study-adds-fuel-debate-fracking-and-climate/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150709010707im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/09/Well-head-post-frack_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Gas producers in North Texas’ Barnett Shale are responsible for significantly more methane pollution than previously estimated, according to a new series of studies.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/new-study-adds-fuel-debate-fracking-and-climate/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/otto-lead-house-budget-writer-announces-retirement/">Otto, House's Lead Budget Writer, Announces He Won't Seek Re-election</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 7 Jul 2015 15:30:01 -0500" title="2015-07-07 15:30"> July 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/otto-lead-house-budget-writer-announces-retirement/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/otto-lead-house-budget-writer-announces-retirement/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150709010707im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/29/7C2A6469_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Group congratulates Rep. John Otto R-Dayton after HB1 passes on May 29, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Group congratulates Rep. John Otto R-Dayton after HB1 passes on May 29, 2015</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>After a decade in the Texas House and fresh off his first session as chairman of the powerful Appropriations Committee, state Rep. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/john-otto/" data-tooltip="/directory/john-otto/quicklook/">John Otto</a><span>, R-Dayton, announced Tuesday that he is not planning to seek re-election.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/otto-lead-house-budget-writer-announces-retirement/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/google-testing-self-driving-vehicles-austin/">Google Puts Self-Driving Vehicle to the Test on Austin Streets</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 7 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-07 06:00"> July 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/google-testing-self-driving-vehicles-austin/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/google-testing-self-driving-vehicles-austin/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150709010707im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/06/lexus-selfdriving_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Google confirmed it is testing its self-driving technology in Austin with two Lexus RX450h SUVs."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Google confirmed it is testing its self-driving technology in Austin with two Lexus RX450h SUVs.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Over the past week, <span>Google began testing one of its self-driving vehicles in Austin. The test drives come </span>after years of experimenting with its groundbreaking autonomous vehicle technology almost exclusively in California.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/google-testing-self-driving-vehicles-austin/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/advocates-see-small-steps-new-baylor-sexual-conduc/">A Small Step in Baylor's Sexual Conduct Policy</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 7 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-07 06:00"> July 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/advocates-see-small-steps-new-baylor-sexual-conduc/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/advocates-see-small-steps-new-baylor-sexual-conduc/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150709010707im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/06/Baylor-Campus_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Baylor University in Waco, Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Baylor University in Waco, Texas.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>It won't go down as a landmark achievement in gay rights, but a recent change in Baylor University's student sexual conduct policy has nonetheless heartened gays at the conservative Baptist school.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/07/advocates-see-small-steps-new-baylor-sexual-conduc/"> <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/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/over-his-strong-objections-wallace-hall-asked-leav/">After Closed-Door Session, UT Regents Urge Hall to Drop Suit</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Jul 2015 12:01:35 -0500" title="2015-07-08 12:01"> July 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/over-his-strong-objections-wallace-hall-asked-leav/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/over-his-strong-objections-wallace-hall-asked-leav/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150709010707im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/09/04/_BDA0247CMS_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="UT Regent Wallace Hall speaks at a Texas Tribune event on Sept. 4, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">UT Regent Wallace Hall speaks at a Texas Tribune event on Sept. 4, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span><strong>UPDATED:</strong> University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall was asked to leave a closed-door regents meeting Wednesday in which his lawsuit against UT Chancellor William McRaven was discussed. The regents later voted to urge Hall to drop his lawsuit.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/over-his-strong-objections-wallace-hall-asked-leav/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/paxtons-legal-woes-patricks-grassroots-advisers/">TribCast: Paxton's Legal Woes and Patrick's Grassroots Advisers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/emily-ramshaw/">Emily Ramshaw</a> and <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/twiseman/">Todd Wiseman</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Jul 2015 11:52:33 -0500" title="2015-07-08 11:52"> July 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/paxtons-legal-woes-patricks-grassroots-advisers/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/paxtons-legal-woes-patricks-grassroots-advisers/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150709010707im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/11/TT-tribcast2015-1024x680-final_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>On this week's TribCast, Emily talks with Evan, Ross and Morgan about Attorney General Ken Paxton's legal troubles, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's split with his grassroots advisers and what to do with Confederate monuments on the Capitol grounds. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/paxtons-legal-woes-patricks-grassroots-advisers/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/will-hurd-raises-458000-second-quarter/">U.S. Rep. Hurd Reports Raising $458,000 in Second Quarter</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Jul 2015 11:18:48 -0500" title="2015-07-08 11:18"> July 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/will-hurd-raises-458000-second-quarter/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/will-hurd-raises-458000-second-quarter/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150709010707im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/18/TTEvent_WillHurd013_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-San Antonio, at a Texas Tribune event on Dec. 18, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-San Antonio, at a Texas Tribune event on Dec. 18, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>U.S. Rep. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/will-hurd/">Will Hurd</a><span>, R-San Antonio, had a healthy second-quarter campaign fundraising haul, reporting a total of $458,000 raised from April to June.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/will-hurd-raises-458000-second-quarter/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/what-happened-patrick-and-straus-priority-bills/">Here's a Look at What Happened With Straus' and Patrick's Priority Bills</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-08 06:00"> July 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/what-happened-patrick-and-straus-priority-bills/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/what-happened-patrick-and-straus-priority-bills/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150709010707im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/20/StrausPatrick_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="House Speaker Joe Straus (left) and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">House Speaker Joe Straus (left) and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Over the course of this year's legislative session, </span><span>House Speaker </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/joe-straus/" target="_blank">Joe Straus</a><span> and <span>Lt. Gov. </span><a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/" target="_blank">Dan Patrick</a><span> </span>made their priorities known by what bills got the lowest bill numbers. <span>Take a look at how those proposals fared.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/what-happened-patrick-and-straus-priority-bills/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/analysis-waiting-political-field-form/">Analysis: Waiting, Literally, for the Political Field to Take Shape</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-08 06:00"> July 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/analysis-waiting-political-field-form/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/analysis-waiting-political-field-form/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150709010707im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/RedistrictingEraser_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Not all of the pieces are in place as the new political season begins. For starters, the maps used to elect people to the Texas House and to the state's congressional delegation are still tangled up in federal litigation. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/analysis-waiting-political-field-form/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/dallas-area-senators-sent-fewest-bills-to-abbott/">Just One Bill Among Three Freshman Senators</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Jul 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-07-08 06:00"> July 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/dallas-area-senators-sent-fewest-bills-to-abbott/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/dallas-area-senators-sent-fewest-bills-to-abbott/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150709010707im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/07/07/HallBurtonHuffines_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="The three senators who sent the fewest bills to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk this session: Bob Hall, R-Edgwood (left), Konni Burton, R-Colleyville (middle) and Don Huffines, R-Dallas (right)."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The three senators who sent the fewest bills to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk this session: Bob Hall, R-Edgwood (left), Konni Burton, R-Colleyville (middle) and Don Huffines, R-Dallas (right).</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>State Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/konni-burton/">Konni Burton</a> sent one bill to Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a>'s desk this past session, and that's one more than fellow conservative Republicans <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/donald-huffines/">Don Huffines</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/bob-hall/">Bob Hall</a>. But that's just one legislative yardstick among many, supporters say.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/dallas-area-senators-sent-fewest-bills-to-abbott/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150709010707/http://tribtalk.org/2015/07/07/the-2015-texas-house-from-left-to-right/">New in TribTalk: Jones' Texas House Rankings</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/david-muto/">David Muto</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Jul 2015 05:59:01 -0500" title="2015-07-08 05:59"> July 8, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150709010707/http://tribtalk.org/2015/07/07/the-2015-texas-house-from-left-to-right/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150709010707im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/08/IMG_0033_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Members vote in the House chamber on May 7, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Members vote in the House chamber on May 7, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Who had the most conservative voting record in the Texas House this year? The most liberal? Rice University political scientist Mark P. Jones <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150709010707/http://tribtalk.org/2015/07/07/the-2015-texas-house-from-left-to-right/">looks at the evidence</a>. </p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150709010707/http://tribtalk.org/2015/07/07/the-2015-texas-house-from-left-to-right/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/brief-july-8-2015/">The Brief: July 8, 2015</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/polo-rocha/">Polo Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Jul 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-07-08 05:59"> July 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/brief-july-8-2015/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/brief-july-8-2015/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150709010707im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/06/22/7C2A8782_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">TX Attorney General Ken Paxton, speaks at event hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding impact of the EPA's Clean Power Plan on June 22, 2015</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is conducting an investigation into a company, Servergy, in which Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> owns more than 10,000 shares.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/brief-july-8-2015/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 show-for-medium-down"> <ul class="mobile_headlines"> <li><a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/over-his-strong-objections-wallace-hall-asked-leav/">After Closed-Door Session, UT Regents Urge Hall to Drop Suit</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/paxtons-legal-woes-patricks-grassroots-advisers/">TribCast: Paxton's Legal Woes and Patrick's Grassroots Advisers</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150709010707/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/07/08/will-hurd-raises-458000-second-quarter/">U.S. Rep. 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