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href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/was-kyle-janek-steered-terrell-state-hospital-vend/">Failed Hospital Deal Reveals Ties to Janek</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a> and <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Apr 2015 19:04:18 -0500" title="2015-04-16 19:04"> April 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/was-kyle-janek-steered-terrell-state-hospital-vend/comments/"><span class="value">18</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>Three years ago, a company called Geo Care Inc. gave HHSC chief Kyle Janek a blueprint for privatizing state hospitals. The only contract awarded — privatizing Terrell State Hospital — ended up going to that same company.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/was-kyle-janek-steered-terrell-state-hospital-vend/"> <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/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/27/fbi-interviewing-hhsc-employees-about-21ct/">FBI at Health Commission Asking About 21CT</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/02/hhsc-ig-zero-agency-inefficiencies/">New Sheriff Arrives at Troubled Health Agency</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"> 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class="comments" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/flawed-bill-analysis-brings-quick-end-house-discus/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Legislation that would relocate the state’s anti-corruption unit was temporarily derailed in the House on Thursday because of a missing element in the legislation.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/flawed-bill-analysis-brings-quick-end-house-discus/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/sharp-requests-resignations-all-m-vice-presidents/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417082120im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Sharp3CMS_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas A&M University System John Sharp at a Capitol press conference on Jan. 23, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>credit: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas A&M University System John Sharp at a Capitol press conference on Jan. 23, 2013.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/sharp-requests-resignations-all-m-vice-presidents/">A&M Chancellor Requests Resignation Letters at Flagship Campus</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Apr 2015 16:14:52 -0500" title="2015-04-16 16:14"> April 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/sharp-requests-resignations-all-m-vice-presidents/comments/"><span class="value">14</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Texas A&M System Chancellor John Sharp has asked all vice presidents at the system's flagship College Station campus to submit letters of resignation prior to the arrival of the school's new president. <br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/sharp-requests-resignations-all-m-vice-presidents/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/after-purple-hearts-fort-hood-victims-get-benefits/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417082120im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/10/_S3R1950ClarkCMS_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="SSG Joy Clark (Nelson), center, and other Purple Heart recipients receive their awards during the Fort Hood ceremony."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">SSG Joy Clark (Nelson), center, and other Purple Heart recipients receive their awards during the Fort Hood ceremony.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/after-purple-hearts-fort-hood-victims-get-benefits/">After Purple Hearts, Fort Hood Victims to Get Benefits</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Apr 2015 16:02:41 -0500" title="2015-04-16 16:02"> April 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/after-purple-hearts-fort-hood-victims-get-benefits/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>A week after dozens of Purple Heart medals were awarded to victims of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, the Army announced Thursday that those victims will also receive all possible benefits that come along with the medals.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/after-purple-hearts-fort-hood-victims-get-benefits/"> <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/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/flawed-bill-analysis-brings-quick-end-house-discus/">Point of Order Ends Discussion on Integrity Unit Bill</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eva-hershaw/">Eva Hershaw</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Apr 2015 17:00:04 -0500" title="2015-04-16 17:00"> April 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/flawed-bill-analysis-brings-quick-end-house-discus/comments/"><span class="value">7</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/flawed-bill-analysis-brings-quick-end-house-discus/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417082120im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/25/capitolbuilding8_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Anneke Paterson</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Legislation that would relocate the state’s anti-corruption unit was temporarily derailed in the House on Thursday because of a missing element in the legislation.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/flawed-bill-analysis-brings-quick-end-house-discus/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/sharp-requests-resignations-all-m-vice-presidents/">A&M Chancellor Requests Resignation Letters at Flagship Campus</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Apr 2015 16:14:52 -0500" title="2015-04-16 16:14"> April 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/sharp-requests-resignations-all-m-vice-presidents/comments/"><span class="value">14</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/sharp-requests-resignations-all-m-vice-presidents/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417082120im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Sharp3CMS_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas A&M University System John Sharp at a Capitol press conference on Jan. 23, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>credit: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas A&M University System John Sharp at a Capitol press conference on Jan. 23, 2013.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texas A&M System Chancellor John Sharp has asked all vice presidents at the system's flagship College Station campus to submit letters of resignation prior to the arrival of the school's new president. <br/></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/sharp-requests-resignations-all-m-vice-presidents/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/after-purple-hearts-fort-hood-victims-get-benefits/">After Purple Hearts, Fort Hood Victims to Get Benefits</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Apr 2015 16:02:41 -0500" title="2015-04-16 16:02"> April 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/after-purple-hearts-fort-hood-victims-get-benefits/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/after-purple-hearts-fort-hood-victims-get-benefits/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417082120im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/10/_S3R1950ClarkCMS_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="SSG Joy Clark (Nelson), center, and other Purple Heart recipients receive their awards during the Fort Hood ceremony."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">SSG Joy Clark (Nelson), center, and other Purple Heart recipients receive their awards during the Fort Hood ceremony.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A week after dozens of Purple Heart medals were awarded to victims of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, the Army announced Thursday that those victims will also receive all possible benefits that come along with the medals.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/after-purple-hearts-fort-hood-victims-get-benefits/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <div 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src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417082120im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/TribPlus-EDU_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: A key early education bill passes the Texas House, rethinking the role of school librarian </span><span>and an interview with <span>Christopher McCarthy, an </span><span>educational psychology </span><span>professor at the University of Texas at Austin.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417082120/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/brief/">The Brief: April 16, 2015</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-16 05:59"> April 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/brief/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417082120im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/06/7C2A6058_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Students arrive in caps & gowns to Texas Capitol on April 6th, 2015. The Senate sub-committee on border security will listen to testimony on SB #1819 relating to determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Students arrive in caps & gowns to Texas Capitol on April 6th, 2015. The Senate sub-committee on border security will listen to testimony on SB #1819 relating to determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>For all the talk about undocumented immigrants qualifying for in-state tuition at Texas colleges and universities, it turns out that these students make up a very small portion of the college-going population.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/cruz-nets-43m-help-texas-top-gop-donors/">Cruz Nets $4.3M With Help of Texas' Top GOP Donors</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 15 Apr 2015 21:20:52 -0500" title="2015-04-15 21:20"> April 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/cruz-nets-43m-help-texas-top-gop-donors/comments/"><span class="value">29</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/cruz-nets-43m-help-texas-top-gop-donors/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417082120im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/31/Cruz_HQ_1_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks to supporters with his father Rafael, left, and wife Heidi, back, outside his new presidential campaign headquarters in Houston on Tuesday, March 31, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks to supporters with his father Rafael, left, and wife Heidi, back, outside his new presidential campaign headquarters in Houston on Tuesday, March 31, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>In early campaign fundraising, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is adding some deep-pocketed Texas donors to the loyal base of small givers backing his presidential bid.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/cruz-nets-43m-help-texas-top-gop-donors/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/lawmaker-says-death-penalty-jeopardy/">Lawmaker Says Death Penalty Could End if Drug Suppliers Revealed</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 15 Apr 2015 18:56:33 -0500" title="2015-04-15 18:56"> April 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/lawmaker-says-death-penalty-jeopardy/comments/"><span class="value">42</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/lawmaker-says-death-penalty-jeopardy/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417082120im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/04/TCJD-Execution_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>If the names of the compounding pharmacies providing execution drugs to Texas officials are made public, it could end the death penalty, state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/john-smithee/">John Smithee</a> told a house committee on Wednesday.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/lawmaker-says-death-penalty-jeopardy/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/parent-trigger-school-bill-clears-texas-senate/">"Parent Trigger" School Bill Clears Texas Senate</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 15 Apr 2015 17:10:58 -0500" title="2015-04-15 17:10"> April 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/parent-trigger-school-bill-clears-texas-senate/comments/"><span class="value">31</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/parent-trigger-school-bill-clears-texas-senate/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417082120im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Seats_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>If a public school isn't getting the job done, parents would have greater power to demand changes under legislation passed by the Texas Senate on Wednesday. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/parent-trigger-school-bill-clears-texas-senate/"> <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/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/dps-chief-tells-piu-resume-halted-probe/">DPS Chief: Resume Inquiry Into Border Security Contracts</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Apr 2015 12:39:09 -0500" title="2015-04-16 12:39"> April 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/dps-chief-tells-piu-resume-halted-probe/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/dps-chief-tells-piu-resume-halted-probe/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417082120im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/24/UP9A4422_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Steve McCraw gives testimony during the joint Interim Committee to Study Human Trafficking in La Joya, Texas July 24th, 2014"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Steve McCraw gives testimony during the joint Interim Committee to Study Human Trafficking in La Joya, Texas July 24th, 2014</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Looking to clear the Texas Department of Public Safety's name, the agency’s top official is asking the head of the state's anti-corruption unit to renew </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/17/report-prosecutors-dropped-probe-after-perry-veto/">a halted investigation</a><span> into $20 million no-bid </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417082120/http://www.statesman.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/dps-outsourced-border-security-to-private-firm-via/nRmFb/">border security contracts</a><span>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/dps-chief-tells-piu-resume-halted-probe/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/how-are-texas-house-members-raising-and-spending-t/">A Look at How Texans in Congress Are Raising, Spending Campaign Cash</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Apr 2015 11:55:14 -0500" title="2015-04-16 11:55"> April 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/how-are-texas-house-members-raising-and-spending-t/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/how-are-texas-house-members-raising-and-spending-t/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417082120im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/19/TTEvents_JoaquinCastro082_JPG_150x1000_q100.JPG" alt="U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas' 10th District talks about recent immigration issues at TTEvents on Feb. 19, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas' 10th District talks about recent immigration issues at TTEvents on Feb. 19, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Midnight marked the deadline for Texas' members of Congress to file their campaign fundraising reports with the Federal Election Commission. Here's a look at what they're raising — and spending. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/how-are-texas-house-members-raising-and-spending-t/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/heavily-watered-down-ethics-bill-advances/">Committee Waters Down Ethics Reform Legislation</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Apr 2015 11:20:52 -0500" title="2015-04-16 11:20"> April 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/heavily-watered-down-ethics-bill-advances/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/heavily-watered-down-ethics-bill-advances/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417082120im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/06/Abbott-Taylor-Geren_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth; Gov. Greg Abbott; and state Sen. Van Taylor, R-Plano."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth; Gov. Greg Abbott; and state Sen. Van Taylor, R-Plano.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Proposed ethics reform legislation underwent a significant overhaul Thursday in a Senate committee. <span>Gone is the plan to take state pensions from lawbreaking lawmakers. Also out: a <span>proposal to stop legislators from cashing in on a piece of the public debt business. </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/heavily-watered-down-ethics-bill-advances/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/video-a-conversation-with-seliger-and-zerwas/">Video: A Conversation With Seliger and Zerwas</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Apr 2015 09:51:14 -0500" title="2015-04-16 09:51"> April 16, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/video-a-conversation-with-seliger-and-zerwas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417082120im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/_BDB8542three_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Full video of my 4/16 conversation with state Sen. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/kel-seliger/">Kel Seliger</a>, R-Amarillo, and state Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/john-zerwas/">John Zerwas</a>, R-Richmond — the chairmen, respectively, of the Senate and House Higher Education committees.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/video-a-conversation-with-seliger-and-zerwas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/cruz-aide-starts-pac/">Cruz Aide Leading New Political Action Committee</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Apr 2015 08:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-16 08:00"> April 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/cruz-aide-starts-pac/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/cruz-aide-starts-pac/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417082120im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/31/Cruz_HQ_2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks to supporters with his father Rafael, his wife Heidi and their children outside his new presidential campaign headquarters in Houston on Tues. March 31, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks to supporters with his father Rafael, his wife Heidi and their children outside his new presidential campaign headquarters in Houston on Tues. March 31, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The campaign manager for <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a>’s successful 2012 Senate bid, John Drogin, will run a new political action committee that endorsed the senator on its first day in operation Thursday.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/cruz-aide-starts-pac/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/colleges-undocumented-students-with-state-tuition/">Interactive: Where Undocumented Students Pay In-State Tuition</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/alexa-ura/">Alexa Ura</a> and <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-16 06:00"> April 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/colleges-undocumented-students-with-state-tuition/comments/"><span class="value">11</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/colleges-undocumented-students-with-state-tuition/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417082120im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/15/sanjacinto-cc_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p dir="ltr">Just 2 percent of students enrolled in an institution of higher education in Texas are undocumented and pay in-state tuition — and most of them attend community college. Check out these students' enrollment by campus.  </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/colleges-undocumented-students-with-state-tuition/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/states-attorneys-prep-immigration-battle-bayou/">State Readies for Court Battle in New Orleans</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-16 06:00"> April 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/states-attorneys-prep-immigration-battle-bayou/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/states-attorneys-prep-immigration-battle-bayou/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417082120im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/10/_S3R1632_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="President Obama talked about the U.S. economy in a speech on July 10, 2014, at the Paramount Theatre in Austin."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">President Obama talked about the U.S. economy in a speech on July 10, 2014, at the Paramount Theatre in Austin.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Two months after a Brownsville-based federal judge halted President Obama's immigration program, attorneys for Texas will try to convince a three-judge panel at the 5th Circuit <span>Court of Appeals in New Orleans</span> to keep it on hold. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/states-attorneys-prep-immigration-battle-bayou/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/analysis-senate-trying-regulate-its-own-spending/">Analysis: A Senate Trying to Regulate Its Own Spending Habits</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ross-ramsey/">Ross Ramsey</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-16 06:00"> April 16, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/analysis-senate-trying-regulate-its-own-spending/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/analysis-senate-trying-regulate-its-own-spending/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150417082120im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/09/Kelly_Hancock_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Sen. Kelly Hancock, R-North Richland Hills, speaking at the Texas Public Policy Foundation legislative orientation session on Jan. 7, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Sen. Kelly Hancock, R-North Richland Hills, speaking at the Texas Public Policy Foundation legislative orientation session on Jan. 7, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The Texas Senate wants to limit growth in the state budget — by adding a fifth spending limit to state law.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/analysis-senate-trying-regulate-its-own-spending/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 show-for-medium-down"> <ul class="mobile_headlines"> <li><a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/dps-chief-tells-piu-resume-halted-probe/">DPS Chief: Resume Inquiry Into Border Security Contracts</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150417082120/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/16/how-are-texas-house-members-raising-and-spending-t/">A Look at How Texans in Congress Are Raising, Spending Campaign Cash</a></li> <li><a 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