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New abortion restrictions, funding agreements for state infrastructure projects, and changes to public education took center stage. But with hundreds of other laws approved, the 2013 legislative session will impact Texas in numerous other ways for years to come.</p> <p>Covering the Texas Legislature for KUT is <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://kutnews.org/term/agenda-texas">Agenda Texas</a>, your guide to everything under the Capitol dome and how it hits home. Agenda Texas is a co-production of KUT 90.5 FM and our reporting partners <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://www.texastribune.org/">The Texas Tribune</a>.</p> <p>Follow KUT’s legislative reporting team on Twitter:</p> <ul><li>Ben Philpott: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/https://twitter.com/BenPhilpottKUT">@BenPhilpottKUT</a></li> <li>Veronica Zaragovia: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/https://twitter.com/verozaragovia">@verozaragovia</a></li> </ul><p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/https://soundcloud.com/kut-texas-tribune">Follow Agenda Texas on Soundcloud</a>. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="block-pi_topic-posts" class="block block-pi-topic region-even region-count-2"> <div class="content block-no-title"> <div class="content-center-frame"><h2 class="element-invisible">Pages</h2><div class="item-list"><ul class="pager"><li class="pager-current pager-item first">1</li> <li class="pager-item"><a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/topic/texas-legislature?page=1" title="Go to page 2" class="active">2</a></li> <li class="pager-item"><a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/topic/texas-legislature?page=2" title="Go to page 3" class="active">3</a></li> <li class="pager-item"><a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/topic/texas-legislature?page=3" title="Go to page 4" class="active">4</a></li> <li class="pager-next"><a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/topic/texas-legislature?page=1" class="active">next</a></li> <li class="pager-last last"><a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/topic/texas-legislature?page=39" class="active">last</a></li> </ul></div> <div id="node-9598" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/texas-judge-reopens-school-finance-trial-update" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">School Finance </h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">4:48 <span class="card-ampm">pm</span> </div> <div class="card-date">Tue January 21, 2014</div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/post/texas-judge-reopens-school-finance-trial-update">Texas Judge Reopens School Finance Trial (Update)</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <div class="cp-image card-image"> <div class="cp-image-single"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201401/1-Dietz.jpg" class="cp-image-link lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="Judge John Dietz (right) speaking with lawyers on both sides of the school finance trial, which reopened Tuesday with opening arguments. The trial will see if actions during the 2013 legislature should change the judge's initial ruling." agency="Kate McGee, KUT News"><img itemprop="image" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201401/1-Dietz.jpg" width="220" height="165" alt=""/></a> <div class="enlarge-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201401/1-Dietz.jpg" class="lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="Judge John Dietz (right) speaking with lawyers on both sides of the school finance trial, which reopened Tuesday with opening arguments. The trial will see if actions during the 2013 legislature should change the judge's initial ruling." agency="Kate McGee, KUT News">Enlarge image</a> </div> <div class="image-meta-wrapper"> <div class="cp-si-credit">Credit <span>Kate McGee, KUT News</span></div> <div class="cp-si-caption">Judge John Dietz (right) speaking with lawyers on both sides of the school finance trial, which reopened Tuesday with opening arguments. The trial will see if actions during the 2013 legislature should change the judge's initial ruling.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://kutnews.org/post/texas-judge-reopens-school-finance-trial-update" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/texas-judge-reopens-school-finance-trial-update">Share</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-twitter"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://kutnews.org/post/texas-judge-reopens-school-finance-trial-update" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/texas-judge-reopens-school-finance-trial-update" addthis:title="Texas Judge Reopens School Finance Trial (Update)">Tweet</a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-googleplus"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://kutnews.org/post/texas-judge-reopens-school-finance-trial-update" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/texas-judge-reopens-school-finance-trial-update" g:plusone:count="false" g:plusone:size="medium"></a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-email"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/texas-judge-reopens-school-finance-trial-update" addthis:title="Texas Judge Reopens School Finance Trial (Update)">E-mail</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-disqus"> <a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/node/9598#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="node/9598">Comments</a> </div> </div>  <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/people/kate-mcgee" rel="author">Kate McGee</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>Update</strong>: Travis County District Judge John Dietz heard opening arguments today in the second round of Texas' school finance trial. The two sides are arguing over whether actions taken by the legislature last year change the judge’s preliminary ruling that the state’s public education finance system is unconstitutional.</p> <p>When the legislature reconvened last year, it added back $3.4 billion for public education after it cut $5.4 billion during the 2011 session. Lawmakers reduced the number of required standardized tests for graduation from 15 to five.</p> <p>At issue: were those changes enough to create a fair and equitable system to finance public education and allow schools and students to meet the state standards?</p> <p><strike></strike></p> </div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/post/texas-judge-reopens-school-finance-trial-update" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="node-9591" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/turners-declaration-could-impact-republican-primaries" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">Politics</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">11:17 <span class="card-ampm">am</span> </div> <div class="card-date">Mon January 20, 2014</div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/post/turners-declaration-could-impact-republican-primaries">Turner's Declaration Could Impact Republican Primaries</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <div class="cp-image card-image"> <div class="cp-image-single"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201401/Scott_Turner_Pic.jpg" class="cp-image-link lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption=" Rep. Scott Turner, R-Frisco, after he filed for House Speaker on Jan. 10, 2014" agency="Bob Daemmrich, Texas Tribune"><img itemprop="image" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201401/Scott_Turner_Pic.jpg" width="220" height="154" alt=""/></a> <div class="enlarge-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201401/Scott_Turner_Pic.jpg" class="lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption=" Rep. Scott Turner, R-Frisco, after he filed for House Speaker on Jan. 10, 2014" agency="Bob Daemmrich, Texas Tribune">Enlarge image</a> </div> <div class="image-meta-wrapper"> <div class="cp-si-credit">Credit <span>Bob Daemmrich, Texas Tribune</span></div> <div class="cp-si-caption"> Rep. Scott Turner, R-Frisco, after he filed for House Speaker on Jan. 10, 2014</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://kutnews.org/post/turners-declaration-could-impact-republican-primaries" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/turners-declaration-could-impact-republican-primaries">Share</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-twitter"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://kutnews.org/post/turners-declaration-could-impact-republican-primaries" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/turners-declaration-could-impact-republican-primaries" addthis:title="Turner's Declaration Could Impact Republican Primaries">Tweet</a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-googleplus"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://kutnews.org/post/turners-declaration-could-impact-republican-primaries" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/turners-declaration-could-impact-republican-primaries" g:plusone:count="false" g:plusone:size="medium"></a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-email"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/turners-declaration-could-impact-republican-primaries" addthis:title="Turner's Declaration Could Impact Republican Primaries">E-mail</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-disqus"> <a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/node/9591#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="node/9591">Comments</a> </div> </div>  <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/people/ross-ramsey-texas-tribune" rel="author">Ross Ramsey, Texas Tribune</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>State Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/scott-turner/">Scott Turner</a>, R-Frisco, recently announced his candidacy for speaker of the House, an election for which will not be held until 2015.</p> <p>His timing is more provocative than the candidacy itself, because it could force candidates in the Republican primary for the House to declare their preference for a sitting speaker perceived as a moderate or for an alternative — Turner or someone else — thought to be more conservative. It’s not about the speaker’s race. It’s about those primaries.</p> <p></div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/post/turners-declaration-could-impact-republican-primaries" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="node-9515" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/texas-house-race-draws-focus-vietnamese-voters" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">Politics</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">7:48 <span class="card-ampm">am</span> </div> <div class="card-date">Fri January 10, 2014</div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/post/texas-house-race-draws-focus-vietnamese-voters">Texas House Race Draws Focus to Vietnamese Voters</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <div class="cp-image card-image"> <div class="cp-image-single"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201401/V-Race_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" class="cp-image-link lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="Republicans Nghi Ho, left, and Al Hoang are running for the state House seat now held by Democratic Rep. Hubert Vo." agency="Michael Stravato"><img itemprop="image" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201401/V-Race_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" width="220" height="146" alt=""/></a> <div class="enlarge-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201401/V-Race_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" class="lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="Republicans Nghi Ho, left, and Al Hoang are running for the state House seat now held by Democratic Rep. Hubert Vo." agency="Michael Stravato">Enlarge image</a> </div> <div class="image-meta-wrapper"> <div class="cp-si-credit">Credit <span>Michael Stravato</span></div> <div class="cp-si-caption">Republicans Nghi Ho, left, and Al Hoang are running for the state House seat now held by Democratic Rep. Hubert Vo.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://kutnews.org/post/texas-house-race-draws-focus-vietnamese-voters" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/texas-house-race-draws-focus-vietnamese-voters">Share</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-twitter"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://kutnews.org/post/texas-house-race-draws-focus-vietnamese-voters" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/texas-house-race-draws-focus-vietnamese-voters" addthis:title="Texas House Race Draws Focus to Vietnamese Voters">Tweet</a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-googleplus"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://kutnews.org/post/texas-house-race-draws-focus-vietnamese-voters" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/texas-house-race-draws-focus-vietnamese-voters" g:plusone:count="false" g:plusone:size="medium"></a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-email"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/texas-house-race-draws-focus-vietnamese-voters" addthis:title="Texas House Race Draws Focus to Vietnamese Voters">E-mail</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-disqus"> <a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/node/9515#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="node/9515">Comments</a> </div> </div>  <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/people/corrie-maclaggan-texas-tribune" rel="author">Corrie MacLaggan, Texas Tribune</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p class="byline">A Democratic state representative who is the only Vietnamese-American ever elected to the Texas Legislature has drawn two Vietnamese-American Republican challengers. The contest underscores the diversity of the Houston district in a state where Asian-Americans are the fastest-growing race or ethnic group.</p> <p class="body">Nghi Ho and Al Hoang, the Republicans who are vying to unseat Rep. <a data-tooltip="/directory/hubert-vo/quicklook/" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/hubert-vo/">Hubert Vo</a>, are talking about the usual issues, like abortion. They are also talking about some unlikely topics, like the Communist government in Vietnam, the birthplace of all three candidates running in the southwest Harris County district, which includes most of Alief.</p> <p class="body">“It shows that a place like Alief has come a long way from what it was when it was first established as a fairly Anglo suburb of Houston,” said Mustafa Tameez, a political consultant for Vo’s first race.</p> </div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/post/texas-house-race-draws-focus-vietnamese-voters" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="node-9467" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/mixed-drinks-could-be-served-higher-price-new-texas-law-goes-effect" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">Texas</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">3:15 <span class="card-ampm">pm</span> </div> <div class="card-date">Tue December 31, 2013</div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/post/mixed-drinks-could-be-served-higher-price-new-texas-law-goes-effect">Mixed Drinks Could Be Served With Higher Price, As New Texas Law Goes Into Effect</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <div class="cp-image card-image"> <div class="cp-image-single"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201312/mixed_drink.jpg" class="cp-image-link lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="A mixed drink in Texas could cost you more starting Jan. 1, 2014 in Texas." agency="Veronica Zaragovia, KUT News"><img itemprop="image" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201312/mixed_drink.jpg" width="220" height="147" alt=""/></a> <div class="enlarge-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201312/mixed_drink.jpg" class="lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="A mixed drink in Texas could cost you more starting Jan. 1, 2014 in Texas." agency="Veronica Zaragovia, KUT News">Enlarge image</a> </div> <div class="image-meta-wrapper"> <div class="cp-si-credit">Credit <span>Veronica Zaragovia, KUT News</span></div> <div class="cp-si-caption">A mixed drink in Texas could cost you more starting Jan. 1, 2014 in Texas.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://kutnews.org/post/mixed-drinks-could-be-served-higher-price-new-texas-law-goes-effect" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/mixed-drinks-could-be-served-higher-price-new-texas-law-goes-effect">Share</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-twitter"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://kutnews.org/post/mixed-drinks-could-be-served-higher-price-new-texas-law-goes-effect" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/mixed-drinks-could-be-served-higher-price-new-texas-law-goes-effect" addthis:title="Mixed Drinks Could Be Served With Higher Price, As New Texas Law Goes Into Effect">Tweet</a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-googleplus"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://kutnews.org/post/mixed-drinks-could-be-served-higher-price-new-texas-law-goes-effect" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/mixed-drinks-could-be-served-higher-price-new-texas-law-goes-effect" g:plusone:count="false" g:plusone:size="medium"></a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-email"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/mixed-drinks-could-be-served-higher-price-new-texas-law-goes-effect" addthis:title="Mixed Drinks Could Be Served With Higher Price, As New Texas Law Goes Into Effect">E-mail</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-disqus"> <a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/node/9467#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="node/9467">Comments</a> </div> </div>  <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/people/veronica-zaragovia" rel="author">Veronica Zaragovia</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>If you order a mixed drink in Texas tomorrow, you might see the price on your bill higher than what you’re used to. That’s because of a new state law that goes into effect on Jan. 1.</p> <p>In Texas, if a bar sells you a mixed drink, it has to give 14 percent of what you pay back to the state. And that tax doesn’t show up on your receipt.</p> <p>If the bar only sells beer and wine, it doesn't pay that tax. In that case the customer pays a sales tax of 8.25 percent. And that does show up on the receipt.</p> <p>Tomorrow – on Jan. 1 – a new law goes into effect, which changes that. </p> <p><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050if_/https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/127326395&color=ff6600&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true" width="100%"></iframe></p> <p></div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/post/mixed-drinks-could-be-served-higher-price-new-texas-law-goes-effect" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="node-9391" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser gallery-post clearfix card-agg " about="/post/new-texas-law-protects-collateral-victims-domestic-violence-pets" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">Texas</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">11:14 <span class="card-ampm">am</span> </div> <div class="card-date">Mon December 30, 2013</div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/post/new-texas-law-protects-collateral-victims-domestic-violence-pets">New Texas Law Protects Collateral Victims of Domestic Violence: Pets</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <div class="cp-image gallery-image"> <div class="cp-si cp-si-2"> <div class="cp-si-controls"> <a class="cp-si-arrow cp-si-arrow-next">Next image</a> <a class="cp-si-arrow cp-si-arrow-prev">Previous image</a> <div class="cp-si-count"></div> </div> <div class="cp-si-images"> <div class="cp-si-image cp-si-show"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201312/SadPuppy.jpg" class="cp-image-link lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="The Texas Federation of Animal Care Societies say pets can also be victims of domestic violence." agency="flickr.com/tudor"><img itemprop="image" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/card_wide/public/201312/SadPuppy.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt=""/></a> <div class="enlarge-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201312/SadPuppy.jpg" class="lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="The Texas Federation of Animal Care Societies say pets can also be victims of domestic violence." agency="flickr.com/tudor">Enlarge image</a> </div> <div class="image-meta-wrapper"> <div class="cp-si-credit">Credit <span>flickr.com/tudor</span></div> <div class="cp-si-caption">The Texas Federation of Animal Care Societies say pets can also be victims of domestic violence.</div> </div> </div> <div class="cp-si-image cp-si-hide"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201312/IMG_2109.JPG" class="cp-image-link lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="Patt Nordyke fought for eight years to pass a law to include pets in protective orders." agency="Laura Rice, KUT News"><img itemprop="image" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/card_wide/public/201312/IMG_2109.JPG" width="578" height="434" alt=""/></a> <div class="enlarge-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201312/IMG_2109.JPG" class="lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="Patt Nordyke fought for eight years to pass a law to include pets in protective orders." agency="Laura Rice, KUT News">Enlarge image</a> </div> <div class="image-meta-wrapper"> <div class="cp-si-credit">Credit <span>Laura Rice, KUT News</span></div> <div class="cp-si-caption">Patt Nordyke 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Some mental health health professionals say this pressure can lead to a spike in domestic violence. </p> <p class="p1">In Texas, domestic violence victims who find the courage to leave an abusive situation can now have their pets included in protective orders.</p> <p>Patt Nordyke of the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://www.txfacs.org/">Texas Federation of Animal Care Societies</a> fought for eight years <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=83R&Bill=SB555">to pass the law</a> in the Texas legislature.</p> <iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050if_/https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/127136997&color=ff6600&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true" width="100%"></iframe></div> </div> </div> <a 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</div> </div>  <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/people/kate-mcgee" rel="author">Kate McGee</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Saturday marks <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/post/developing-shooting-elementary-school-connecticut">the one-year anniversary</a> of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.</p> <p>The shooting left 20 students and six adults dead. It also caused school districts and lawmakers across the country to re-examine security protocols in schools – including Texas. </p> <p>“When you talk about Sandy Hook Elementary and what happened that day – I think that a lot of people believe that it created or caused a reaction by law enforcement, first responders – that somehow changed from what we had been doing," says Austin School District Police Chief Eric Mendez.</p> <p><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050if_/https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/124656405&color=ff6600&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true" width="100%"></iframe></p> <p></div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/post/how-texas-school-security-has-changed-sandy-hook" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="node-9269" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/should-texas-pay-power-companies-just-opening-new-plants" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">Politics</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">2:23 <span class="card-ampm">pm</span> </div> <div class="card-date">Tue November 26, 2013</div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/post/should-texas-pay-power-companies-just-opening-new-plants">Should Texas Pay Power Companies Just For Opening New Plants?</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <div class="cp-image card-image"> <div class="cp-image-single"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201311/1-electric_line_jessie_wang.jpg" class="cp-image-link lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="The Public Utility Commission of Texas is proposing a change to the way the state’s electricity market is run. But some lawmakers have voiced concerns." agency="Jessie Wang for KUT News"><img itemprop="image" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201311/1-electric_line_jessie_wang.jpg" width="220" height="146" alt=""/></a> <div class="enlarge-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201311/1-electric_line_jessie_wang.jpg" class="lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="The Public Utility Commission of Texas is proposing a change to the way the state’s electricity market is run. But some lawmakers have voiced concerns." agency="Jessie Wang for KUT News">Enlarge image</a> </div> <div class="image-meta-wrapper"> <div class="cp-si-credit">Credit <span>Jessie Wang for KUT News</span></div> <div class="cp-si-caption">The Public Utility Commission of Texas is proposing a change to the way the state’s electricity market is run. But some lawmakers have voiced concerns.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://kutnews.org/post/should-texas-pay-power-companies-just-opening-new-plants" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/should-texas-pay-power-companies-just-opening-new-plants">Share</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-twitter"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://kutnews.org/post/should-texas-pay-power-companies-just-opening-new-plants" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/should-texas-pay-power-companies-just-opening-new-plants" addthis:title="Should Texas Pay Power Companies Just For Opening New Plants?">Tweet</a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-googleplus"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://kutnews.org/post/should-texas-pay-power-companies-just-opening-new-plants" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/should-texas-pay-power-companies-just-opening-new-plants" g:plusone:count="false" g:plusone:size="medium"></a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-email"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/should-texas-pay-power-companies-just-opening-new-plants" addthis:title="Should Texas Pay Power Companies Just For Opening New Plants?">E-mail</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-disqus"> <a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/node/9269#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="node/9269">Comments</a> </div> </div>  <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/people/veronica-zaragovia" rel="author">Veronica Zaragovia</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://www.puc.texas.gov/" target="_blank">Public Utility Commission of Texas</a> is proposing a change to the way the state’s electricity market is run. And some lawmakers voiced concerns during a public hearing at the Capitol yesterday.</p> <p>The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/commit/c580/c580.htm" target="_blank">Texas Senate Natural Resources Committee </a>hosted a hearing to question the Public Utility Commission, or PUC, about the possible change to the market.</p> <p><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050if_/https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/122031726" width="100%"></iframe></p> <p></div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/post/should-texas-pay-power-companies-just-opening-new-plants" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="node-9047" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " 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supporters of House Bill 2, the state's new restrictive law on abortion." agency="Veronica Zaragovia, KUT News"><img itemprop="image" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201310/Greg_Abbott_0.JPG" width="220" height="147" alt=""/></a> <div class="enlarge-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201310/Greg_Abbott_0.JPG" class="lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="Attorney General Greg Abbott greets supporters of House Bill 2, the state's new restrictive law on abortion." agency="Veronica Zaragovia, KUT News">Enlarge image</a> </div> <div class="image-meta-wrapper"> <div class="cp-si-credit">Credit <span>Veronica Zaragovia, KUT News</span></div> <div class="cp-si-caption">Attorney General Greg Abbott greets supporters of House Bill 2, the state's new restrictive law on abortion.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div 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Zaragovia</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has appealed yesterday’s ruling striking down part of the state’s new restrictions on abortion.</p> <p>Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel ruled a requirement that doctors who perform abortions have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of their clinics was unconstitutional. Judge Yeakel partially allowed another provision to stand, ruling a new requirement that doctors follow FDA protocol for dispensing abortion-inducing drugs was not an undue burden – unless the woman’s life was in danger due to the pregnancy.</p> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="54" scrolling="no" src="//web.archive.org/web/20140211055050if_/http://www.thetakeaway.org/widgets/ondemand_player/#file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetakeaway.org%2Faudio%2Fxspf%2F327797%2F;containerClass=takeaway" width="585"></iframe></p> <p></div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/post/state-appeals-ruling-striking-down-part-texas-abortion-law" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="node-9037" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/federal-ruling-part-texas-new-abortion-law-unconstitutional" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">Abortion</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">4:15 <span class="card-ampm">pm</span> </div> <div class="card-date">Mon October 28, 2013</div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/post/federal-ruling-part-texas-new-abortion-law-unconstitutional">Federal Ruling In: Part of Texas' New Abortion Law is Unconstitutional</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <div class="cp-image card-image"> <div class="cp-image-single"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201306/Abortion_at_Capitol3.JPG" class="cp-image-link lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="A Texas Capitol protest this summer. A federal judge blocked certain provisions of a restrictive Texas abortion law today." agency="Veronica Zaragovia, KUT News"><img itemprop="image" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201306/Abortion_at_Capitol3.JPG" width="220" height="147" alt=""/></a> <div class="enlarge-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201306/Abortion_at_Capitol3.JPG" class="lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="A Texas Capitol protest this summer. A federal judge blocked certain provisions of a restrictive Texas abortion law today." agency="Veronica Zaragovia, KUT News">Enlarge image</a> </div> <div class="image-meta-wrapper"> <div class="cp-si-credit">Credit <span>Veronica Zaragovia, KUT News</span></div> <div class="cp-si-caption">A Texas Capitol protest this summer. A federal judge blocked certain provisions of a restrictive Texas abortion law today.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://kutnews.org/post/federal-ruling-part-texas-new-abortion-law-unconstitutional" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/federal-ruling-part-texas-new-abortion-law-unconstitutional">Share</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-twitter"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://kutnews.org/post/federal-ruling-part-texas-new-abortion-law-unconstitutional" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/federal-ruling-part-texas-new-abortion-law-unconstitutional" addthis:title="Federal Ruling In: Part of Texas' New Abortion Law is Unconstitutional">Tweet</a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-googleplus"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://kutnews.org/post/federal-ruling-part-texas-new-abortion-law-unconstitutional" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/federal-ruling-part-texas-new-abortion-law-unconstitutional" g:plusone:count="false" g:plusone:size="medium"></a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-email"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/federal-ruling-part-texas-new-abortion-law-unconstitutional" addthis:title="Federal Ruling In: Part of Texas' New Abortion Law is Unconstitutional">E-mail</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-disqus"> <a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/node/9037#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="node/9037">Comments</a> </div> </div>  <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/people/veronica-zaragovia" rel="author">Veronica Zaragovia</a> and <a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/people/wells-dunbarkut-news" rel="author">Wells Dunbar</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>Update</strong>: With a federal judge blocking enforcement of a key restriction on abortion in Texas, here’s reaction from Gov. Rick Perry:</p> <blockquote><p>“Today’s decision will not stop our ongoing efforts to protect life and ensure the women of our state aren’t exposed to any more of the abortion-mill horror stories that have made headlines recently. We will continue fighting to implement the laws passed by the duly-elected officials of our state, laws that reflect the will and values of Texans.”</p> </blockquote> <p>NARAL Pro Choice America President Ilyse Hogue:</p> <blockquote><p>"We are pleased but not surprised by this development. It has been clear from day one that the laws advanced by Governor Perry and others are unconstitutional and put women at greater risk. We will continue to fight to ensure all parts of this law, and other laws restricting women's health care options, which are clearly unconstitutional are defeated." </p> </blockquote> <p></div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/post/federal-ruling-part-texas-new-abortion-law-unconstitutional" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="node-8989" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/plaintiffs-hope-judge-rules-parts-texas-abortion-law-unconstitutional" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">Abortion Law Lawsuit</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">6:48 <span class="card-ampm">am</span> </div> <div class="card-date">Tue October 22, 2013</div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/post/plaintiffs-hope-judge-rules-parts-texas-abortion-law-unconstitutional">Plaintiffs Hope Judge Rules Parts of Texas Abortion Law Unconstitutional</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <div class="cp-image card-image"> <div class="cp-image-single"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201310/Abortion_law_lawsuit.JPG" class="cp-image-link lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="L-R: Amy Hagstrom Miller of Whole Woman's Health, Janet Crepps of The Center for Reproductive Rights and Sarah Wheat of Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas speak to reporters after day one of the abortion lawsuit hearing on Oct. 21, 2013. " agency="Veronica Zaragovia, KUT"><img itemprop="image" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201310/Abortion_law_lawsuit.JPG" width="220" height="147" alt=""/></a> <div class="enlarge-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201310/Abortion_law_lawsuit.JPG" class="lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="L-R: Amy Hagstrom Miller of Whole Woman's Health, Janet Crepps of The Center for Reproductive Rights and Sarah Wheat of Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas speak to reporters after day one of the abortion lawsuit hearing on Oct. 21, 2013. " agency="Veronica Zaragovia, KUT">Enlarge image</a> </div> <div class="image-meta-wrapper"> <div class="cp-si-credit">Credit <span>Veronica Zaragovia, KUT</span></div> <div class="cp-si-caption">L-R: Amy Hagstrom Miller of Whole Woman's Health, Janet Crepps of The Center for Reproductive Rights and Sarah Wheat of Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas speak to reporters after day one of the abortion lawsuit hearing on Oct. 21, 2013. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="card-share"> <div class="card-stat card-facebook"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://kutnews.org/post/plaintiffs-hope-judge-rules-parts-texas-abortion-law-unconstitutional" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_facebook" fb:like:layout="button_count" fb:like:liketext="Share" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/plaintiffs-hope-judge-rules-parts-texas-abortion-law-unconstitutional">Share</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-twitter"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://kutnews.org/post/plaintiffs-hope-judge-rules-parts-texas-abortion-law-unconstitutional" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/plaintiffs-hope-judge-rules-parts-texas-abortion-law-unconstitutional" addthis:title="Plaintiffs Hope Judge Rules Parts of Texas Abortion Law Unconstitutional">Tweet</a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-googleplus"> <div> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://kutnews.org/post/plaintiffs-hope-judge-rules-parts-texas-abortion-law-unconstitutional" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_google_plusone" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/plaintiffs-hope-judge-rules-parts-texas-abortion-law-unconstitutional" g:plusone:count="false" g:plusone:size="medium"></a> </div> </div> <div class="card-stat card-email"> <a href="javascript:void(0);" rel="nofollow" class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://kutnews.org/post/plaintiffs-hope-judge-rules-parts-texas-abortion-law-unconstitutional" addthis:title="Plaintiffs Hope Judge Rules Parts of Texas Abortion Law Unconstitutional">E-mail</a> </div> <div class="card-stat card-disqus"> <a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/node/8989#disqus_thread" data-disqus-identifier="node/8989">Comments</a> </div> </div>  <div class="meta"> <span class="submitted"> <span class="submitted-label">By</span> <a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/people/veronica-zaragovia" rel="author">Veronica Zaragovia</a> </span> </div> <div class="card-text"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden "> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>A lawsuit attempting to block parts of a new restrictive abortion law is expected to wrap up today. Plaintiffs hope the judge will find certain provisions of the law unconstitutional. </p> <p>Plaintiffs -- including <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://www.plannedparenthood.org/" target="_blank">Planned Parenthood</a>, the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/https://www.aclu.org/" target="_blank">American Civil Liberties Union</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://wholewomanshealth.com/" target="_blank">Whole Woman's Health</a> and the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://reproductiverights.org/" target="_blank">Center for Reproductive Rights</a> -- are challenging two key provisions of the abortion law, arguing each creates an undue burden on women seeking an abortion, which makes each unconstitutional.</p> <p>One requires the physician to give two rounds of abortion-inducing medication to the patient in person. The second requires physicians to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of where they perform the abortion.</p> <p><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050if_/https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/116514206" width="100%"></iframe></p> <p></div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/post/plaintiffs-hope-judge-rules-parts-texas-abortion-law-unconstitutional" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="node-8979" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/ut-college-communication-receives-50-million-donation-new-name" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">Education</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">6:24 <span class="card-ampm">am</span> </div> <div class="card-date">Mon October 21, 2013</div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/post/ut-college-communication-receives-50-million-donation-new-name">UT College of Communication Receives $50 Million Donation, New Name</a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <div class="cp-image card-image"> <div class="cp-image-single"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201309/Building-pic-1-580x402.jpg" class="cp-image-link lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="The University of Texas at Austin's College of Communication is now the Moody College of Communication." agency="KUT News"><img itemprop="image" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201309/Building-pic-1-580x402.jpg" 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Austin will soon have a new name – the Moody College of Communication.</p> <p>The Moody Foundation is donating $50 million to the college, the largest donation in the college’s history.</p> <p>The donation will be paid out over 10 years and will fund various initiatives, including a $10 million innovation fund and $13 million for graduate student recruitment and retention.</p> <p>Money will also be used to build a sky bridge across Dean Keeton Street to link the Belo Center for New Media and the Jesse H. Jones Communication Center. UT will provide an extra $5 million to improve classroom space and facilities, which includes the sky bridge.</p> <p><iframe frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050if_/https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F116415188&show_artwork=true" width="100%"></iframe></p> <p></div> </div> </div> <a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/post/ut-college-communication-receives-50-million-donation-new-name" class="read-more">Read more</a> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div id="node-8954" class="card node node-post node-promoted node-teaser node-type-post node-promoted node-teaser clearfix card-agg " about="/post/texas-ted-cruz-shutdown-ends-little-political-damage" typeof="sioc:Item foaf:Document" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div class="card-content"> <h5 class="slug">Agenda Texas</h5> <div id="published-datetime" class="clearfix"> <h5> <div class="card-time">8:10 <span class="card-ampm">am</span> </div> <div class="card-date">Thu October 17, 2013</div> </h5> </div> <h2 property="dc:title" datatype="" class="node-title" itemprop="name"><a href="/web/20140211055050/http://kut.org/post/texas-ted-cruz-shutdown-ends-little-political-damage">For Texas' Ted Cruz, Shutdown Ends with Little Political Damage </a></h2> <div class="content"> <div class="card-image-container"> <div class="cp-image card-image"> <div class="cp-image-single"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201301/120523-cruz-by-ben-philpott.jpg" class="cp-image-link lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has made it through the shutdown without hurting his support in Texas." agency="KUT News"><img itemprop="image" typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050im_/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/styles/medium/public/201301/120523-cruz-by-ben-philpott.jpg" width="220" height="152" alt=""/></a> <div class="enlarge-image"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kut/files/201301/120523-cruz-by-ben-philpott.jpg" class="lightbox" rel="nofollow" caption="Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has made it through the shutdown without hurting his support in Texas." agency="KUT News">Enlarge image</a> </div> <div class="image-meta-wrapper"> <div class="cp-si-credit">Credit <span>KUT News</span></div> <div class="cp-si-caption">Sen. 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But the battle over who gets the blame for the congressional meltdown will likely extend through the 2014 party primaries and general election. So how did the shutdown affect the political landscape in Texas?</p> <p>A recent Rasmussen poll found <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/october_2013/78_want_to_throw_out_entire_congress_and_start_over">78 percent of the country</a> would vote to get rid of the entire Congress and start over. And yesterday, the <em>Houston Chronicle</em> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140211055050/http://www.chron.com/opinion/editorials/article/Why-we-miss-Kay-Bailey-Hutchison-4898405.php">expressed regret</a> for its endorsement of Sen.Ted Cruz in the 2012 Senate race. 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