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<p><span>A shift in the public debate over the relationship between oil and gas production and earthquakes <span>happened Tuesday </span>with a new study in Texas and a turnabout by the Oklahoma government on the issue.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/22/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/double-dipping-ban-sails-out-committee/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Turner-Perry_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Turner-Perry_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox 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The proposed double-dipping ban now heads to the House floor.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/16/double-dipping-ban-sails-out-committee/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/11/transparency-committee-exploring-multiple-options/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/23/7C2A4718_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Dan Flynn (right), R-Van, talks to state Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, on Oct. 23, 2013. Van is co-chair of the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations, whose members include Fischer."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/23/7C2A4718_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Dan Flynn (right), R-Van, talks to state Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, on Oct. 23, 2013. Van is co-chair of the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations, whose members include Fischer." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Dan Flynn (right), R-Van, talks to state Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, on Oct. 23, 2013. Van is co-chair of the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations, whose members include Fischer.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/11/transparency-committee-exploring-multiple-options/">Transparency Committee Votes to Censure UT Regent Hall</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 11 Aug 2014 14:26:56 -0500" title="2014-08-11 14:26"> Aug. 11, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/11/transparency-committee-exploring-multiple-options/comments/"><span class="value">20</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><strong>UPDATED:</strong><span> </span><span>In a 6-1 vote Monday, the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations voted to censure University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall. <span>The committee’s investigation of Hall has focused mostly on his personal investigations of the University of Texas at Austin administration. <span>In a statement, Hall said, "The committee's findings are based on distortions, untruths and intentional misrepresentations."</span></span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/08/11/transparency-committee-exploring-multiple-options/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/24/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/APerryFinal150CMSsolo_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="The empty stage at the West Des Moines Sheraton after Rick Perry announces that he'll return home to Texas to reassess his presidential campaign after finishing fifth in the Iowa caucuses on January 3, 2012."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/APerryFinal150CMSsolo_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="The empty stage at the West Des Moines Sheraton after Rick Perry announces that he'll return home to Texas to reassess his presidential campaign after finishing fifth in the Iowa caucuses on January 3, 2012." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">The empty stage at the West Des Moines Sheraton after Rick Perry announces that he'll return home to Texas to reassess his presidential campaign after finishing fifth in the Iowa caucuses on January 3, 2012.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/24/brief/">The Brief: Mr. Perry Goes to Iowa (Again)</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 24 Jul 2014 05:59:00 -0500" title="2014-07-24 05:59"> July 24, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/24/brief/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150516152106/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a><span> Presidential Watch has revved up in a big way.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/24/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_4"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/16/transparency-committee-question-ut-system-official/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/10/Cigarroa126_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa (left) and UT Board of Regents Chairman Paul L. Foster are shown at the announcement of Cigarroa's resignation on Feb. 10, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/10/Cigarroa126_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa (left) and UT Board of Regents Chairman Paul L. Foster are shown at the announcement of Cigarroa's resignation on Feb. 10, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa (left) and UT Board of Regents Chairman Paul L. Foster are shown at the announcement of Cigarroa's resignation on Feb. 10, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/16/transparency-committee-question-ut-system-official/">Transparency Committee to Question UT System Officials</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 16 Jul 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-07-16 06:00"> July 16, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/16/transparency-committee-question-ut-system-official/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>High-ranking University of Texas System officials are expected to appear before</span><span> the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations on Wednesday to answer questions about recent developments at UT-Austin.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/16/transparency-committee-question-ut-system-official/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_5"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/09/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/09/Obama-5_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="President Obama after landing in Austin on May 9, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/05/09/Obama-5_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="President Obama after landing in Austin on May 9, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">President Obama after landing in Austin on May 9, 2013.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/09/brief/">The Brief: Perry Gets More Than a Handshake This Time</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 9 Jul 2014 05:59:00 -0500" title="2014-07-09 05:59"> July 9, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/09/brief/comments/"><span class="value">17</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150516152106/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> will get his meeting today in Dallas with President Obama on border security, with much riding on the line for both men.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/09/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_6"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/02/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/24/TX_Trib_SMU_83rd_03_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="L to R: Larry Phillips (R) Sherman and Joe Pickett (D) El Paso during the Transportation and the 83rd Legislature section of The Texas Tribune's symposium held on the SMU campus."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/24/TX_Trib_SMU_83rd_03_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="L to R: Larry Phillips (R) Sherman and Joe Pickett (D) El Paso during the Transportation and the 83rd Legislature section of The Texas Tribune's symposium held on the SMU campus." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Mark Graham</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">L to R: Larry Phillips (R) Sherman and Joe Pickett (D) El Paso during the Transportation and the 83rd Legislature section of The Texas Tribune's symposium held on the SMU campus.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/02/brief/">The Brief: Lawmakers Clash on Best Way to Prevent Another West</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 2 Jul 2014 05:59:00 -0500" title="2014-07-02 05:59"> July 2, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/02/brief/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Lawmakers had a busy Tuesday, with the safe storage of ammonium nitrate and the alleged influence of criminal cartels in the current immigration crisis among the topics addressed.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/02/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_7"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/27/politics-admissions-investigation-may-complicate-i/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/26/Admitting-3_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Clockwise, from top left: Attorney General Greg Abbott, the Republican nominee for governor; University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall; Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst; former U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison; and state Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/26/Admitting-3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Clockwise, from top left: Attorney General Greg Abbott, the Republican nominee for governor; University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall; Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst; former U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison; and state Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera / Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Clockwise, from top left: Attorney General Greg Abbott, the Republican nominee for governor; University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall; Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst; former U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison; and state Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/27/politics-admissions-investigation-may-complicate-i/">Political Landscape Shifts as Hall Inquiry Continues</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 27 Jun 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-06-27 06:00"> June 27, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/27/politics-admissions-investigation-may-complicate-i/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span><span>As a lengthy legislative investigation of University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall appears to be nearing an end</span><span>, the 2014 elections and developments at the University of Texas System are adding new twists </span>with the potential to affect the ultimate outcome.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/06/27/politics-admissions-investigation-may-complicate-i/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_8"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/05/13/transparency-committee-looks-ut-system-changes/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/12/BDB_8686_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="State Reps. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, and Dan Flynn, R-Canton, explain the House Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations recommendation of impeachment in the case against Regent Wallace Hall, Jr. on May 12, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/12/BDB_8686_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Reps. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, and Dan Flynn, R-Canton, explain the House Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations recommendation of impeachment in the case against Regent Wallace Hall, Jr. on May 12, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Reps. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, and Dan Flynn, R-Canton, explain the House Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations recommendation of impeachment in the case against Regent Wallace Hall, Jr. on May 12, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/05/13/transparency-committee-looks-ut-system-changes/">Transparency Committee Looks to UT System to Take Action</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 13 May 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-05-13 06:00"> May 13, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/05/13/transparency-committee-looks-ut-system-changes/comments/"><span class="value">25</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>After voting on Monday that grounds exist to impeach one of the regents of the University of Texas System, members of a legislative committee say they hope to see a proactive response from UT's board of regents, which meets this week.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/05/13/transparency-committee-looks-ut-system-changes/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_9"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/05/12/transparency-committee-expected-vote-hall/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/12/BDB_8652_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="House Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations chairs Carol Alvarado, D-Houston and Dan Flynn, R-Canton, explain the 7-1 vote to recommend drawing up articles of impeachment against UT Regent Wallace Hall, Jr. on May 12, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/12/BDB_8652_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="House Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations chairs Carol Alvarado, D-Houston and Dan Flynn, R-Canton, explain the 7-1 vote to recommend drawing up articles of impeachment against UT Regent Wallace Hall, Jr. on May 12, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">House Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations chairs Carol Alvarado, D-Houston and Dan Flynn, R-Canton, explain the 7-1 vote to recommend drawing up articles of impeachment against UT Regent Wallace Hall, Jr. on May 12, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/05/12/transparency-committee-expected-vote-hall/">Panel Votes That Grounds for Impeachment Exist for Hall</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 12 May 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-05-12 06:00"> May 12, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/05/12/transparency-committee-expected-vote-hall/comments/"><span class="value">34</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span><strong>UPDATED:</strong> The </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150516152106/http://www.house.state.tx.us/committees/committee/?committee=465&session=83">House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations</a><span> voted Monday that there are grounds to impeach University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall. The panel will meet May 21 on whether to draft articles of impeachment against Hall.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/05/12/transparency-committee-expected-vote-hall/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_10"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/05/09/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/05/txtregents-ccr005_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/05/txtregents-ccr005_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Callie Richmond</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/05/09/brief/">The Brief: No Consensus in Hall Investigation Ahead of Monday Meeting</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 9 May 2014 05:59:00 -0500" title="2014-05-09 05:59"> May 9, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/05/09/brief/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Ahead of a possible vote on impeachment on Monday, members of the House select committee investigating UT System Regent Wallace Hall appear split on how to proceed.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/05/09/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_11"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/05/08/flynn-obnoxious-attitude-not-reason-impeachment/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/23/_BDA5211X_1_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="House Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations co-chairs Rep. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, and Rep. Dan Flynn, R-Canton, during a hearing on Oct. 22, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/23/_BDA5211X_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="House Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations co-chairs Rep. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, and Rep. Dan Flynn, R-Canton, during a hearing on Oct. 22, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">House Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations co-chairs Rep. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, and Rep. Dan Flynn, R-Canton, during a hearing on Oct. 22, 2013.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/05/08/flynn-obnoxious-attitude-not-reason-impeachment/">Flynn: "Obnoxious Attitude" Not a Basis for Impeachment</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 8 May 2014 16:07:41 -0500" title="2014-05-08 16:07"> May 8, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/05/08/flynn-obnoxious-attitude-not-reason-impeachment/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span><span>The co-chair of the committee<span> </span>considering the actions of University of Texas System Regent Wallace Hall<span>, a</span><span>fter listening to hours of testimony and reading thousands of documents,</span> has concluded that the </span><span>regent's behavior does not warrant impeachment. </span><br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/05/08/flynn-obnoxious-attitude-not-reason-impeachment/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_12"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/14/lawmakers-renew-calls-hearings-halls-resignation/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/05/txtregents-ccr005_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/05/txtregents-ccr005_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Callie Richmond</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/14/lawmakers-renew-calls-hearings-halls-resignation/">Two Lawmakers Renew Calls for Action Against Hall</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 14 Mar 2014 17:48:57 -0500" title="2014-03-14 17:48"> March 14, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/14/lawmakers-renew-calls-hearings-halls-resignation/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Two members of the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations indicated on Friday that they would like more action taken against a University of Texas System regent.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/14/lawmakers-renew-calls-hearings-halls-resignation/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_13"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/11/push-tra-bag-ban-goes-attorney-general/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib_PlasticBag_MS_1_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib_PlasticBag_MS_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Muliadi Soenaryo</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/11/push-tra-bag-ban-goes-attorney-general/">AG's Office Poised to Weigh In on Plastic Bag Bans</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Aamena Ahmed </li><li><time datetime="Tue, 11 Mar 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-03-11 06:00"> March 11, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/11/push-tra-bag-ban-goes-attorney-general/comments/"><span class="value">31</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>A letter from a state lawmaker asks the attorney general's office to give an opinion on whether Texas cities' bans on plastic bags are in compliance with the state’s health and safety laws. At least nine cities, including Austin, have enacted such bans.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/11/push-tra-bag-ban-goes-attorney-general/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_14"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/12/18/evening-brief-texas-headlines-dec-18-2013/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/20/BorderCrossing_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/20/BorderCrossing_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Michelle Ramos</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/12/18/evening-brief-texas-headlines-dec-18-2013/">The Evening Brief: Texas Headlines for Dec. 18, 2013</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Dec 2013 16:16:44 -0600" title="2013-12-18 16:16"> Dec. 18, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/12/18/evening-brief-texas-headlines-dec-18-2013/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Your evening reading: horrible details emerge in lawsuit filed on behalf of woman searched by customs officials; Phil Wilson moves from TxDOT to LCRA; BP sues San Antonio lawyer for fraud in class-action suit from 2010 Gulf spill</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/12/18/evening-brief-texas-headlines-dec-18-2013/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_15"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/12/18/brief-texas-political-news-dec-18-2013/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/24/WallaceHall-WithOthers_1_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/24/WallaceHall-WithOthers_1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Callie Richmond / Marjorie Kamys Cotera / Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/12/18/brief-texas-political-news-dec-18-2013/">The Brief: Texas Political News for Dec. 18, 2013</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 18 Dec 2013 06:00:00 -0600" title="2013-12-18 06:00"> Dec. 18, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/12/18/brief-texas-political-news-dec-18-2013/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The House select committee investigating possible articles of impeachment against UT System Regent </span>Wallace Hall<span> meets Wednesday. And indications are that it could be the last meeting as the investigation moves toward a conclusion.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/12/18/brief-texas-political-news-dec-18-2013/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_16"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/07/transparency-committee-co-chairs-respond-criticism/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/12/D54H8340_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Transparency in State Agency Operations Co-Chair, Rep. Dan Flynn, speaks to UT Law representatives during committee hearing on March 12th, 2013"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150516152106/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/12/D54H8340_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Transparency in State Agency Operations Co-Chair, Rep. Dan Flynn, speaks to UT Law representatives during committee hearing on March 12th, 2013" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Transparency in State Agency Operations Co-Chair, Rep. Dan Flynn, speaks to UT Law representatives during committee hearing on March 12th, 2013</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/07/transparency-committee-co-chairs-respond-criticism/">Committee's Co-chairs Respond to Simpson's Concerns</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reeve-hamilton/">Reeve Hamilton</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 7 Oct 2013 14:54:30 -0500" title="2013-10-07 14:54"> Oct. 7, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/07/transparency-committee-co-chairs-respond-criticism/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>In a letter to state Rep. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150516152106/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/david-simpson/">David Simpson</a><span>, the co-chairs of the House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency Operations wrote that if he wanted to </span><span>attend the committee's executive sessions, he would need to take it up with the House parliamentarian.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150516152106/https://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/07/transparency-committee-co-chairs-respond-criticism/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-12"> <nav class="pagination clear"> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper-r"> <footer id="site_footer" class="wrapper-r"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> </div> <div id="footer" class="grid"> <dl id="staff_writers" class="cell w-3"> <dt>Writers</dt> <div class="cell w-6"> <dd> <a 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