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Northwestern University in Chicago. Ryan previously covered national politics and foreign affairs for the Medill News Service in Washington, D.C. He has also worked as an anchor and producer for the Northwestern News Network and a local news reporter for the C-ville Weekly in his hometown, Charlottesville, Virginia. Ryan studies journalism and Middle East studies at Northwestern. </p> <ul class="social_links"> <li><a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3c4e515f5f4e55515153527c4859445d4f484e555e49525912534e5b"> <i class="icon-envelope"></i> <span><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d5a7b8b6b6a7bcb8b8babb95a1b0adb4a6a1a7bcb7a0bbb0fbbaa7b2">[email protected]</span><script cf-hash="f9e31" type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */!function(){try{var t="currentScript"in document?document.currentScript:function(){for(var t=document.getElementsByTagName("script"),e=t.length;e--;)if(t[e].getAttribute("cf-hash"))return t[e]}();if(t&&t.previousSibling){var e,r,n,i,c=t.previousSibling,a=c.getAttribute("data-cfemail");if(a){for(e="",r=parseInt(a.substr(0,2),16),n=2;a.length-n;n+=2)i=parseInt(a.substr(n,2),16)^r,e+=String.fromCharCode(i);e=document.createTextNode(e),c.parentNode.replaceChild(e,c)}}}catch(u){}}();/* ]]> */</script></span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150416154523/http://twitter.com/RyanMcCrimmon" target="_blank"> <i class="icon-twitter"></i> <span>@RyanMcCrimmon</span> </a></li> </ul> </div> <section id="contributions"> <a name="contributions"></a> <h2>Recent Contributions</h2> <div class="contributions"> <nav class="pagination"> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>&lsaquo;</span> previous</span></li><li><span class="current page">1</span></li><li><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="page">2</a></li><li><a href="?page=3#contributions" class="page">3</a></li><li><a href="?page=4#contributions" class="page">4</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/shark-fin-ban-back-house-menu/">Shark Fin Ban Back on the House Menu</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/shark-fin-ban-back-house-menu/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/15/Shark_Fin_SoupTT_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="A bowl of shark fin soup with crab meat at Ho Ho Chinese BBQ in Austin."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/15/Shark_Fin_SoupTT_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="A bowl of shark fin soup with crab meat at Ho Ho Chinese BBQ in Austin." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Ryan McCrimmon</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">A bowl of shark fin soup with crab meat at Ho Ho Chinese BBQ in Austin.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 15 Apr 2015 12:10:20 -0500" title="2015-04-15 12:10"> April 15, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/shark-fin-ban-back-house-menu/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A proposal to ban the trade of shark fins in Texas sailed through the Texas House on Wednesday, but it faces choppier waters ahead: the Texas Senate, where similar legislation foundered in 2013. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/15/shark-fin-ban-back-house-menu/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/uber-lyft-back-house-headlights/">Uber, Lyft Back in House Headlights</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/uber-lyft-back-house-headlights/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/09/Uber-Lyft-Hybrid_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Uber and Lyft, two San Francisco-based transportation networking companies, have launched services in several Texas cities."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/09/Uber-Lyft-Hybrid_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Uber and Lyft, two San Francisco-based transportation networking companies, have launched services in several Texas cities." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Uber and Lyft, two San Francisco-based transportation networking companies, have launched services in several Texas cities.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 14 Apr 2015 15:49:19 -0500" title="2015-04-14 15:49"> April 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/uber-lyft-back-house-headlights/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Another round of sparring between Texas cities and car service companies Lyft and Uber played out on Tuesday, when a panel of Texas lawmakers considered </span><span>letting cities regulate Lyft and Uber the same way they regulate cab companies.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/uber-lyft-back-house-headlights/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/open-carry-bill-poised-clear-texas-house/">After Delay, House to Take up Open Carry Bill on Friday</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/open-carry-bill-poised-clear-texas-house/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/14/_BDB8222TMFCMS_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="San Antonio Democratic Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, c, confronts State Rep. Larry Phillips, R-Sherman, with a Point of Order on HB 910 that delayed the open carry gun bill on April 14, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/14/_BDB8222TMFCMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="San Antonio Democratic Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, c, confronts State Rep. Larry Phillips, R-Sherman, with a Point of Order on HB 910 that delayed the open carry gun bill on April 14, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">San Antonio Democratic Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, c, confronts State Rep. Larry Phillips, R-Sherman, with a Point of Order on HB 910 that delayed the open carry gun bill on April 14, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a> and <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 14 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-14 06:00"> April 14, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/open-carry-bill-poised-clear-texas-house/comments/"><span class="value">149</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><strong>UPDATED:</strong> <span>After a technical error caused the Texas House to delay its debate on open carry legislation Tuesday, the legislation is now cleared to go back to the full House floor on Friday.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/14/open-carry-bill-poised-clear-texas-house/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/13/tesla-makes-sales-pitch-house-panel/">Tesla Makes Sales Pitch to House Panel</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/13/tesla-makes-sales-pitch-house-panel/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/15/UP9A0772_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Tesla vehicle on display outside the Texas Capitol on January 15th, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/15/UP9A0772_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Tesla vehicle on display outside the Texas Capitol on January 15th, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Tesla vehicle on display outside the Texas Capitol on January 15th, 2015</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 13 Apr 2015 20:20:57 -0500" title="2015-04-13 20:20"> April 13, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/13/tesla-makes-sales-pitch-house-panel/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>At a packed committee hearing Monday evening, advocates for Tesla Motors told a panel of Texas House members that it was time to bring state laws into the 21</span><span>st</span><span> century and let the company sell its luxury electric cars in Texas.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/13/tesla-makes-sales-pitch-house-panel/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/13/house-approves-heart-exams-high-school-athletes/">House Approves Heart Exams for High School Athletes</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/13/house-approves-heart-exams-high-school-athletes/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/10/CodyStephens_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Cody Stephens, a Crosby High School football player, died in 2012 of sudden cardiac arrest."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/10/CodyStephens_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Cody Stephens, a Crosby High School football player, died in 2012 of sudden cardiac arrest." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: The Cody Stephens Go Big or Go Home Foundation</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Cody Stephens, a Crosby High School football player, died in 2012 of sudden cardiac arrest.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 13 Apr 2015 18:03:44 -0500" title="2015-04-13 18:03"> April 13, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/13/house-approves-heart-exams-high-school-athletes/comments/"><span class="value">16</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Almost three years after a Texas high school football player died from sudden cardiac arrest, the Texas House has tentatively approved mandatory</span><span> electrocardiograms for high school athletes.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/13/house-approves-heart-exams-high-school-athletes/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/background-checks-drive-uber-lyft-debate/">Background Checks Drive Uber Debate</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/background-checks-drive-uber-lyft-debate/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/09/Uber-Lyft-Hybrid_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Uber and Lyft, two San Francisco-based transportation networking companies, have launched services in several Texas cities."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/06/09/Uber-Lyft-Hybrid_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Uber and Lyft, two San Francisco-based transportation networking companies, have launched services in several Texas cities." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Uber and Lyft, two San Francisco-based transportation networking companies, have launched services in several Texas cities.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Apr 2015 11:57:21 -0500" title="2015-04-09 11:57"> April 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/background-checks-drive-uber-lyft-debate/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>One week after an Uber driver in Houston was charged with sexually assaulting a passenger, a panel of Texas lawmakers on Thursday considered a bill critics say will open the door for more criminals to slip past driver background checks.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/background-checks-drive-uber-lyft-debate/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/committees-moving-bills-limit-tuition-increases/">Committees Moving on Bills to Limit Tuition Increases</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/committees-moving-bills-limit-tuition-increases/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/University_Tuition_Money_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/University_Tuition_Money_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a> and <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Apr 2015 11:42:47 -0500" title="2015-04-08 11:42"> April 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/committees-moving-bills-limit-tuition-increases/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A Senate committee has approved a bill that would limit tuition increases to the rate of inflation unless universities meet "performance measures." Meanwhile, a House committee is considering a bill to tie tuition increases only to inflation.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/committees-moving-bills-limit-tuition-increases/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/house-panel-weigh-private-property-gun-rights/">House Panel Weighs Private Property, Gun Rights</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/house-panel-weigh-private-property-gun-rights/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Gun-Holstered_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Gun-Holstered_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 7 Apr 2015 14:29:17 -0500" title="2015-04-07 14:29"> April 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/house-panel-weigh-private-property-gun-rights/comments/"><span class="value">13</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><strong>UPDATED:</strong> Business groups are weighing in on gun legislation, trying to preserve a business owner's rights to ban guns from private property. A House committee took up the question up Tuesday.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/house-panel-weigh-private-property-gun-rights/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/bill-would-untangle-messy-hair-care-regulations/">Bill Would Untangle Hair Braiding Regulations</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/bill-would-untangle-messy-hair-care-regulations/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/30/Braiding_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/30/Braiding_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 6 Apr 2015 18:05:51 -0500" title="2015-04-06 18:05"> April 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/bill-would-untangle-messy-hair-care-regulations/comments/"><span class="value">10</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>For nearly two decades, the state of Texas has been trying to shut down Isis Brantley's hair braiding business. Prodded by a federal court, state lawmakers are now considering exempting hair braiders from regulation and leaving Brantley alone.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/bill-would-untangle-messy-hair-care-regulations/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/houston-dallas-would-become-largest-cities-allow-o/">Houston, Dallas Would Be Largest Cities to Allow Open Carry</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/houston-dallas-would-become-largest-cities-allow-o/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/16/MP3_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/16/MP3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a>, <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jolie-mccullough/">Jolie McCullough</a> and <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 3 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-03 06:00"> April 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/houston-dallas-would-become-largest-cities-allow-o/comments/"><span class="value">54</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A Tribune analysis of gun laws nationwide shows passing "open carry" legislation would make Texas an outlier among states with large urban populations. Many of the nation's biggest cities are located in states that prohibit it. </p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/03/houston-dallas-would-become-largest-cities-allow-o/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/house-reconvenes-take-unfinished-budget-business/">House Approves $503 Million Boost to Current Budget</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/house-reconvenes-take-unfinished-budget-business/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/01/HS1919CMS_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Tony Tinderholt, R-Arlington, and State Rep. Molly White, R-Belton, during House budget debate Mar. 31, 2015. Both were no votes on the budget bill HB 1 after 17 hours of debate."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/01/HS1919CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Tony Tinderholt, R-Arlington, and State Rep. Molly White, R-Belton, during House budget debate Mar. 31, 2015. Both were no votes on the budget bill HB 1 after 17 hours of debate." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Tony Tinderholt, R-Arlington, and State Rep. Molly White, R-Belton, during House budget debate Mar. 31, 2015. Both were no votes on the budget bill HB 1 after 17 hours of debate.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 1 Apr 2015 15:56:35 -0500" title="2015-04-01 15:56"> April 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/house-reconvenes-take-unfinished-budget-business/comments/"><span class="value">9</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>After an 18-hour marathon Tuesday night to sign off on a $210 billion two-year state budget, lawmakers were back in the Texas House on Wednesday afternoon for a bit of unfinished business: plugging holes in the current budget.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/house-reconvenes-take-unfinished-budget-business/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/bill-allow-guns-campus-sent-house-floor/">Bill to Allow Guns on Campus Sent to Texas House</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/bill-allow-guns-campus-sent-house-floor/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/HandGunRestingOnWhite_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/HandGunRestingOnWhite_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 31 Mar 2015 13:07:26 -0500" title="2015-03-31 13:07"> March 31, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/bill-allow-guns-campus-sent-house-floor/comments/"><span class="value">33</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The Texas Senate has already passed a bill allowing handguns on college campuses. Now the House is poised to consider its own measure.  </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/31/bill-allow-guns-campus-sent-house-floor/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/30/powdered-alcohol-ban-sent-full-house/">Powdered Alcohol Ban Sent to Full House</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/30/powdered-alcohol-ban-sent-full-house/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Geren1CMS_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, talks with colleagues on the floor during discussion on school finance Friday afternoon May 27, 2011."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Geren1CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, talks with colleagues on the floor during discussion on school finance Friday afternoon May 27, 2011." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth, talks with colleagues on the floor during discussion on school finance Friday afternoon May 27, 2011.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 30 Mar 2015 16:03:34 -0500" title="2015-03-30 16:03"> March 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/30/powdered-alcohol-ban-sent-full-house/comments/"><span class="value">31</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texas has joined a growing number of states moving quickly to outlaw powdered alcohol, a new product that health officials say could make it easier for minors to conceal and consume alcohol.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/30/powdered-alcohol-ban-sent-full-house/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/texas-vs-federal-government/">Texas vs. the Feds: A Look at the Lawsuits</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/texas-vs-federal-government/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/13/Abbott-Obama-Gavel_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/13/Abbott-Obama-Gavel_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman / Marjorie Kamys Cotera / Pete Souza</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/neena-satija/">Neena Satija</a>, <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a> and <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/becca-aaronson/">Becca Aaronson</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 26 Mar 2015 14:07:38 -0500" title="2015-03-26 14:07"> March 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/texas-vs-federal-government/comments/"><span class="value">56</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>With Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a> suing the U.S. Labor Department over f<span>ederal medical leave benefits for certain same-sex couples, we've updated our interactive look at the lawsuits filed by Texas against the Obama administration.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/texas-vs-federal-government/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/house-committee-approves-open-carry/">Texas House Committee Approves Open Carry Bill</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/house-committee-approves-open-carry/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/17/DSC_5565CMS_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety Chairman Larry Phillips, R-Sherman, listened to testimony during a March 17, 2015, hearing."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150416154523/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/17/DSC_5565CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety Chairman Larry Phillips, R-Sherman, listened to testimony during a March 17, 2015, hearing." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety Chairman Larry Phillips, R-Sherman, listened to testimony during a March 17, 2015, hearing.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 26 Mar 2015 12:56:52 -0500" title="2015-03-26 12:56"> March 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" 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The legislation now goes to the House floor. <span>A similar bill passed the Senate last week.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150416154523/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/03/26/house-committee-approves-open-carry/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <nav class="pagination"> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>&lsaquo;</span> previous</span></li><li><span class="current page">1</span></li><li><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="page">2</a></li><li><a href="?page=3#contributions" class="page">3</a></li><li><a href="?page=4#contributions" class="page">4</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2#contributions" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> </div> </section> </div> <div class=" rail cell w-4 hide-for-medium-down"> <section class="sidebar_block content_list"> <header> <h1>Ryan ’s Twitter Feed</h1> </header> <a class="twitter-timeline" 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