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Mike Huckabee speaks with a reporter after delivering a speech on energy policy in Houston. The Republican presidential candidate spoke about reducing the United States' dependence on foreign sources of energy."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Patrick Svitek</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks with a reporter after delivering a speech on energy policy in Houston. The Republican presidential candidate spoke about reducing the United States' dependence on foreign sources of energy.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/houston-huckabee-details-energy-plan/">In Houston, Huckabee Details Energy Plan</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 11 May 2015 14:56:33 -0500" title="2015-05-11 14:56"> May 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/houston-huckabee-details-energy-plan/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, the latest Republican to jump into the 2016 presidential race, took to Texas' oil capital Monday to flesh out his energy plan. <span>The speech to the Houston Club — atop a skyscraper named after Shell Oil — was among Huckabee's first forays into policy since announcing his candidacy last week. </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/houston-huckabee-details-energy-plan/"> <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/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/huckabee-start-campaign-texas-base/">Embarking on 2016 Run, Huckabee Looks to Texas Ties</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/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/house-shoots-down-increased-financial-disclosures/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150512065723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/31/HS1880Turner_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Chris Turner, left, on the House floor during a budget debate on March 31, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Chris Turner, left, on the House floor during a budget debate on March 31, 2015.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/house-shoots-down-increased-financial-disclosures/">House Shoots Down Increased Financial Disclosures</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 11 May 2015 21:34:21 -0500" title="2015-05-11 21:34"> May 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/house-shoots-down-increased-financial-disclosures/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas House on Monday night rejected a bill that would have increased the level of detail in personal financial statements filed by lawmakers and other state officials.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/house-shoots-down-increased-financial-disclosures/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/house-gives-initial-ok-e-cigarette-ban-minors/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150512065723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/17/E-Cig_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="E-cigarettes vaporize a liquid solution for inhalation. They have grown steadily in popularity since they were introduced in 2005."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Joseph Morris</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">E-cigarettes vaporize a liquid solution for inhalation. They have grown steadily in popularity since they were introduced in 2005.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/house-gives-initial-ok-e-cigarette-ban-minors/">House Advances E-Cigarette Ban for Minors</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 11 May 2015 21:04:38 -0500" title="2015-05-11 21:04"> May 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/house-gives-initial-ok-e-cigarette-ban-minors/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Texas moved a step closer to banning the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors after the state House gave tentative approval Monday to a bill that lawmakers say would prevent young Texans from purchasing nicotine products.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/house-gives-initial-ok-e-cigarette-ban-minors/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/senate-bill-keep-execution-drug-secret-passes/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150512065723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Lethal-Injection_Split_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/senate-bill-keep-execution-drug-secret-passes/">Senate Approves Bill to Keep Execution Drug Providers Secret</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a> and <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 11 May 2015 18:53:42 -0500" title="2015-05-11 18:53"> May 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/senate-bill-keep-execution-drug-secret-passes/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>A measure to keep the names of execution drug providers from the public won initial approval <span>in the Texas Senate</span> on Monday. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/senate-bill-keep-execution-drug-secret-passes/"> <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/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/house-shoots-down-increased-financial-disclosures/">House Shoots Down Increased Financial Disclosures</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 11 May 2015 21:34:21 -0500" title="2015-05-11 21:34"> May 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/house-shoots-down-increased-financial-disclosures/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/house-shoots-down-increased-financial-disclosures/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150512065723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/31/HS1880Turner_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Chris Turner, left, on the House floor during a budget debate on March 31, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Chris Turner, left, on the House floor during a budget debate on March 31, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas House on Monday night rejected a bill that would have increased the level of detail in personal financial statements filed by lawmakers and other state officials.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/house-shoots-down-increased-financial-disclosures/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/house-gives-initial-ok-e-cigarette-ban-minors/">House Advances E-Cigarette Ban for Minors</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 11 May 2015 21:04:38 -0500" title="2015-05-11 21:04"> May 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/house-gives-initial-ok-e-cigarette-ban-minors/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/house-gives-initial-ok-e-cigarette-ban-minors/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150512065723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/17/E-Cig_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="E-cigarettes vaporize a liquid solution for inhalation. They have grown steadily in popularity since they were introduced in 2005."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Joseph Morris</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">E-cigarettes vaporize a liquid solution for inhalation. They have grown steadily in popularity since they were introduced in 2005.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas moved a step closer to banning the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors after the state House gave tentative approval Monday to a bill that lawmakers say would prevent young Texans from purchasing nicotine products.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/house-gives-initial-ok-e-cigarette-ban-minors/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/senate-bill-keep-execution-drug-secret-passes/">Senate Approves Bill to Keep Execution Drug Providers Secret</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a> and <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 11 May 2015 18:53:42 -0500" title="2015-05-11 18:53"> May 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/senate-bill-keep-execution-drug-secret-passes/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/senate-bill-keep-execution-drug-secret-passes/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150512065723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Lethal-Injection_Split_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A measure to keep the names of execution drug providers from the public won initial approval <span>in the Texas Senate</span> on Monday. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/senate-bill-keep-execution-drug-secret-passes/"> <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/20150512065723/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 href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/government-employee-salaries/"> <img 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<div class="media small"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/10/slideshow-prisoners-turned-preachers-seek-redempti/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150512065723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/10/TT-PrisonsPreachers-011_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Graduates Vondre Demond Cash (from left) and Gary L. Everett smile at fellow graduate Troup Hubert Foster Jr., as he shows them his diploma. In 2010, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick – then a state senator – and Whitmire visited Angola, La., where officials credit their own program for changing the prison’s decades-long culture of violence. The Texas lawmakers said the site of smiling inmates leading others in prayer moved them and helped bring the program to Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Graduates Vondre Demond Cash (from left) and Gary L. Everett smile at fellow graduate Troup Hubert Foster Jr., as he shows them his diploma. In 2010, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick – then a state senator – and Whitmire visited Angola, La., where officials credit their own program for changing the prison’s decades-long culture of violence. The Texas lawmakers said the site of smiling inmates leading others in prayer moved them and helped bring the program to Texas.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Brazoria County’s 33 newest Christian ministers aren’t your typical men of God. Some have been convicted of murder, and others are locked away for other serious crimes. But a prison program has given them a chance to seek redemption and influence others. </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/10/slideshow-prisoners-turned-preachers-seek-redempti/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/10/turners-departure-leaves-democrats-less-clout/">Democrats Face Void as Sylvester Turner Exits</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 10 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-10 06:00"> May 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/10/turners-departure-leaves-democrats-less-clout/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/10/turners-departure-leaves-democrats-less-clout/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150512065723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/07/25/Turner_jpeg_150x1000_q100.jpeg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>During a quarter century in the House, Rep. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/sylvester-turner/">Sylvester Turner </a>gained influence as his party lost power by learning the rules and working with Republicans. As the chamber's Democratic pillar leaves to chase the Houston mayor's post one more time, many wonder <span>who will step up in his place. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/10/turners-departure-leaves-democrats-less-clout/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/10/audio-eyes-cops/">Reveal Radio: Tense Relationship Between "Cop Watchers," Police</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 10 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-10 06:00"> May 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/10/audio-eyes-cops/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/10/audio-eyes-cops/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150512065723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/07/TXTrib_PeacefulStreets_040_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Antonio Buehler, co-founder of the Peaceful Streets Project, films law enforcement during a public intoxication near the University of Texas at Austin on April 24, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Antonio Buehler, co-founder of the Peaceful Streets Project, films law enforcement during a public intoxication near the University of Texas at Austin on April 24, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Most of the high-profile cases of alleged police abuse today are caught on tape by people who happen to be walking by. But there's also an organized movement of "cop watchers" who consider it their jobs to police the police.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/10/audio-eyes-cops/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/09/2-advance-runoff-san-antonio-mayoral-race/">Taylor, Van de Putte Headed to Runoff in San Antonio Mayoral Race</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 9 May 2015 21:46:20 -0500" title="2015-05-09 21:46"> May 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/09/2-advance-runoff-san-antonio-mayoral-race/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/09/2-advance-runoff-san-antonio-mayoral-race/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150512065723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/09/Ivy_and_Leticia_runoff_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor (left) and former state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte are set for a runoff for the city's top job."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor (left) and former state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte are set for a runoff for the city's top job.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor and f<span>ormer state Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/leticia-van-de-putte/">Leticia Van de Putte </a></span>are expected to advance to a runoff in the race for the city's top job. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/09/2-advance-runoff-san-antonio-mayoral-race/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/09/playlist-isnt-occasional-taco/">Playlist: This Isn't the Occasional Taco</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/john-jordan/">John Jordan</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 9 May 2015 20:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-09 20:00"> May 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/09/playlist-isnt-occasional-taco/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/09/playlist-isnt-occasional-taco/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150512065723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/09/playlist_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Issues of surveillance and questions of paranoia kept coming up this week, <span>so this week’s playlist of the news has a quartet of paranoia-themed songs — but we’re not telling you where they’ll crop up.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/09/playlist-isnt-occasional-taco/"> <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/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/house-takes-video-visitation-county-jails/">House Gives Tentative OK to Visitation Rights for Inmates</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eva-hershaw/">Eva Hershaw</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 11 May 2015 17:06:20 -0500" title="2015-05-11 17:06"> May 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/house-takes-video-visitation-county-jails/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/house-takes-video-visitation-county-jails/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150512065723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Jail-Cells_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>County jail inmates in Texas may no longer have to look at visiting loved ones on a video screen under legislation tentatively passed by the state House on Monday.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/house-takes-video-visitation-county-jails/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/senate-clarifies-pastors-right-refuse-gay-marriage/">Senate OKs Bill Allowing Pastors to Refuse to Marry Same-Sex Couples</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 11 May 2015 14:14:21 -0500" title="2015-05-11 14:14"> May 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/senate-clarifies-pastors-right-refuse-gay-marriage/comments/"><span class="value">82</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/senate-clarifies-pastors-right-refuse-gay-marriage/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150512065723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/16/7C2A4061_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Sen. Craig Estes, R-Wichita Falls, sits at his desk on March 16, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Sen. Craig Estes, R-Wichita Falls, sits at his desk on March 16, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The so-called Pastor Protection Act — a bill that clarifies clergy members' right to refuse to marry same-sex couples — tentatively passed the Texas Senate on Monday. </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/senate-clarifies-pastors-right-refuse-gay-marriage/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/house-gives-early-ok-expand-dna-testing/">House Gives Early OK to Expanding DNA Testing</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 11 May 2015 14:00:09 -0500" title="2015-05-11 14:00"> May 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/house-gives-early-ok-expand-dna-testing/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/house-gives-early-ok-expand-dna-testing/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150512065723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/13/Diplomacy065cms_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Michael Morton at the Texas Capitol in 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Michael Morton at the Texas Capitol in 2013.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas House on Monday gave early approval to expanding DNA testing in criminal cases, an effort to prevent the incarceration of innocent Texans like Michael Morton, who spent nearly 25 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/house-gives-early-ok-expand-dna-testing/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/abbott-signs-law-ensuring-students-who-fail-exams-/">Abbott Signs Bill to Help Students Who Fail State Exams</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eva-hershaw/">Eva Hershaw</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 11 May 2015 13:41:30 -0500" title="2015-05-11 13:41"> May 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/abbott-signs-law-ensuring-students-who-fail-exams-/comments/"><span class="value">30</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/abbott-signs-law-ensuring-students-who-fail-exams-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150512065723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/UP9A8642_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during Texas Public Policy Foundation's grand opening of new building on April 21st, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during Texas Public Policy Foundation's grand opening of new building on April 21st, 2015</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> warmed up his bill-signing pen on Monday, approving a measure ensuring that some high school seniors who fail to pass state exams can seek an alternate route to graduation.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/abbott-signs-law-ensuring-students-who-fail-exams-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/analysis-candid-cameras-critical-legislative-momen/">Analysis: Candid Cameras at a Critical Moment in the Legislative Session</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 11 May 2015 12:58:40 -0500" title="2015-05-11 12:58"> May 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/analysis-candid-cameras-critical-legislative-momen/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/analysis-candid-cameras-critical-legislative-momen/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150512065723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/10/IMG_9756_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Without showing their hand, conservatives outside of government have captured the attention of every nervous conservative in the Legislature at exactly the right time.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/analysis-candid-cameras-critical-legislative-momen/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/brief/">The Brief: May 11, 2015</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 11 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-11 05:59"> May 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/brief/comments/"><span class="value">21</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150512065723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Capitol-Interior_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Crowds of visitors, lobbyists, and lawmakers turned out to the Texas capitol for the opening day of the 83rd legislative session, Jan. 8, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Crowds of visitors, lobbyists, and lawmakers turned out to the Texas capitol for the opening day of the 83rd legislative session, Jan. 8, 2013.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The news organization Breitbart Texas confirmed that it has received footage of lawmakers shot by a nonprofit tied to conservative causes, but it has no plans to release any of it before the end of the legislative session in three weeks.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/11/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/10/secret-lawmaker-video-turned-over-breitbart-texas/">Copy of Lawmaker Videos Given to Breitbart Texas</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 10 May 2015 20:17:02 -0500" title="2015-05-10 20:17"> May 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/10/secret-lawmaker-video-turned-over-breitbart-texas/comments/"><span class="value">26</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/10/secret-lawmaker-video-turned-over-breitbart-texas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150512065723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/10/IMG_9705_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>A copy of more than 800 hours of video secretly shot of Texas lawmakers by a group with conservative ties has been turned over to Breitbart Texas, the news organization’s managing director confirmed Sunday.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/10/secret-lawmaker-video-turned-over-breitbart-texas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/10/inside-texas-politics-north-texas-elections/">Inside Texas Politics: North Texas Elections</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/john-jordan/">John Jordan</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 10 May 2015 14:03:45 -0500" title="2015-05-10 14:03"> May 10, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150512065723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/10/inside-texas-politics-north-texas-elections/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150512065723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/10/Inside_May_10_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="(L-R) The Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Bud Kennedy, WFAA's Jason Whitely, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and Arlington Mayor-Elect Jeff Williams on Inside Texas Politics on May 10, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">(L-R) The Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Bud Kennedy, WFAA's Jason Whitely, Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and Arlington Mayor-Elect Jeff Williams on Inside Texas Politics on May 10, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> 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