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datetime="2015-04-14T02:57:22.039965">Tuesday, April 14, 2015</time> </div> </header> </div> <div class="wrapper content-wrapper"> <div id="site_content" class="content "> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-8 main_column"> <header class="auxiliary content_header"> <ul class="actions"> <li class="rss"> <a type="application/rss+xml" href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/feeds/staff/patrick-svitek/">RSS <span></span></a> </li> </ul> <h1>Patrick Svitek <span>Reporter</span></h1> </header> <div class="intro"> <div class="media headshot_portrait"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/profiles/PS-Headshot_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox inline"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/profiles/PS-Headshot_jpg_131x197_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""/> </a> </div> <p> <strong>Patrick Svitek</strong> is a reporter for the Texas Tribune. He previously worked for the Houston Chronicle's Austin bureau. He graduated in 2014 from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. He originally is from Fort Wayne, Indiana. </p> <ul class="social_links"> <li><a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#522221243b2637391226372a332126203b30273c377c3d2035"> <i class="icon-envelope"></i> <span><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="077774716e73626c4773627f667473756e6572696229687560">[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/20150414075723/http://twitter.com/PatrickSvitek" target="_blank"> <i class="icon-twitter"></i> <span>@PatrickSvitek</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/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/12/clintons-run-gives-cruz-and-perry-official-target/">Cruz, Perry Take Two Approaches to Targeting Clinton</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/12/clintons-run-gives-cruz-and-perry-official-target/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/23/PerryCruz_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/23/PerryCruz_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Cooper Neill</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 12 Apr 2015 14:31:21 -0500" title="2015-04-12 14:31"> April 12, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/12/clintons-run-gives-cruz-and-perry-official-target/comments/"><span class="value">52</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>While </span><span>U.S. Sen. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a><span> and </span><span>former Texas Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a><span> </span><span>unsurprisingly agree former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton would make a bad president, </span><span>they</span><span> have taken different approaches to explaining why.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/12/clintons-run-gives-cruz-and-perry-official-target/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/11/paul-skeptical-senators-motives-iran-deal-demand/">Paul Skeptical of Senators' Motives in Iran Deal Demand</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/11/paul-skeptical-senators-motives-iran-deal-demand/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/25/Ron_and_Rand_Paul_copy_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul and son Rand speak at a Tea Party rally at the Texas Capitol on May 6, 2012."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/01/25/Ron_and_Rand_Paul_copy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul and son Rand speak at a Tea Party rally at the Texas Capitol on May 6, 2012." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul and son Rand speak at a Tea Party rally at the Texas Capitol on May 6, 2012.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 11 Apr 2015 18:18:33 -0500" title="2015-04-11 18:18"> April 11, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/11/paul-skeptical-senators-motives-iran-deal-demand/comments/"><span class="value">30</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ron-paul/">Ron Paul</a> on Saturday cast skepticism on the motives of senators who want a congressional review of President Obama's emerging nuclear deal with Iran — a group that includes his son, presidential candidate Rand Paul.</p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/11/paul-skeptical-senators-motives-iran-deal-demand/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/10/perry-2016-will-be-show-me-dont-tell-me-election/">Perry: 2016 Will Be "Show-Me-Don't-Tell-Me Election"</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/10/perry-2016-will-be-show-me-dont-tell-me-election/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/10/perrynra_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Gov. Rick Perry addresses the National Rifle Association's annual meeting Friday in Nashville. He used the speech to say the 2016 presidential election will not be about "lofty rhetoric.""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/10/perrynra_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Gov. Rick Perry addresses the National Rifle Association's annual meeting Friday in Nashville. He used the speech to say the 2016 presidential election will not be about "lofty rhetoric."" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: National Rifle Association screenshot</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Gov. Rick Perry addresses the National Rifle Association's annual meeting Friday in Nashville. He used the speech to say the 2016 presidential election will not be about "lofty rhetoric."</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Apr 2015 16:07:35 -0500" title="2015-04-10 16:07"> April 10, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/10/perry-2016-will-be-show-me-dont-tell-me-election/comments/"><span class="value">27</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Former Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a>, drawing a sharp contrast between himself and his less experienced rivals for the White House, said Friday the 2016 presidential race will be a "show-me-don't-tell-me election" in which the candidate with the strongest resume will prevail.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/10/perry-2016-will-be-show-me-dont-tell-me-election/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/10/long-awaited-purple-hearts-awarded-fort-hood-victi/">Long-Awaited Purple Hearts Awarded to Fort Hood Victims</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/10/long-awaited-purple-hearts-awarded-fort-hood-victi/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/10/_F5U1777Munley_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Retired Fort Hood police officer Kimberly Munley, who fired the shots that stopped Maj. Nadal Hasan's 2009 rampage, receives her Defense of Freedom Medal on April 10, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/10/_F5U1777Munley_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Retired Fort Hood police officer Kimberly Munley, who fired the shots that stopped Maj. Nadal Hasan's 2009 rampage, receives her Defense of Freedom Medal on April 10, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Retired Fort Hood police officer Kimberly Munley, who fired the shots that stopped Maj. Nadal Hasan's 2009 rampage, receives her Defense of Freedom Medal on April 10, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 10 Apr 2015 12:56:37 -0500" title="2015-04-10 12:56"> April 10, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;">Dozens of Purple Heart medals were awarded Friday to victims of the 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, capping years of waiting for the United States' oldest military award and the benefits that come with it. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/10/long-awaited-purple-hearts-awarded-fort-hood-victi/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/fort-hood-victims-be-awarded-purple-heart-medals/">Fort Hood Victims to be Awarded Purple Heart Medals</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/fort-hood-victims-be-awarded-purple-heart-medals/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/27/SoldiersFtHood_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/02/27/SoldiersFtHood_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Spc. Karen Kozub</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Apr 2015 20:51:21 -0500" title="2015-04-09 20:51"> April 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/fort-hood-victims-be-awarded-purple-heart-medals/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texas' top elected officials are convening Friday at Fort Hood to help award Purple Heart medals to victims of the 2009 shooting there, the culmination of a years-long push to make them eligible for the decoration.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/fort-hood-victims-be-awarded-purple-heart-medals/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/collin-da-asks-texas-rangers-probe-paxton-case/">Collin DA Asks Texas Rangers to Probe Paxton Case</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/collin-da-asks-texas-rangers-probe-paxton-case/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/27/paxton_006_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Sen. Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for attorney general, celebrated his GOP primary win with supporters on May 27, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/27/paxton_006_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Sen. Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for attorney general, celebrated his GOP primary win with supporters on May 27, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Laura Buckman</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Sen. Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for attorney general, celebrated his GOP primary win with supporters on May 27, 2014.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Apr 2015 17:15:52 -0500" title="2015-04-09 17:15"> April 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/collin-da-asks-texas-rangers-probe-paxton-case/comments/"><span class="value">22</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis has asked the Texas Rangers to look into Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ken-paxton/">Ken Paxton</a>'s violation of state securities law, Willis' office said Thursday. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/collin-da-asks-texas-rangers-probe-paxton-case/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/texas-house-gives-final-approval-pre-k-bill/">Texas House Gives Final Approval to Pre-K Bill</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/texas-house-gives-final-approval-pre-k-bill/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/26/_01F0435_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Rep. Dan Huberty R-Humble, votes on one of the 165 amendments to House Bill 5 on March 26, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/26/_01F0435_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Rep. Dan Huberty R-Humble, votes on one of the 165 amendments to House Bill 5 on March 26, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Rep. Dan Huberty R-Humble, votes on one of the 165 amendments to House Bill 5 on March 26, 2013.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Apr 2015 13:09:11 -0500" title="2015-04-09 13:09"> April 9, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/texas-house-gives-final-approval-pre-k-bill/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>The Texas House gave final approval Thursday to an early education bill backed by Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a>, sending it to the upper chamber on a vote of 128-17.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/texas-house-gives-final-approval-pre-k-bill/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/3-super-pacs-set-back-cruzs-2016-campaign/">Pro-Cruz Super PACs Expect $31 Million First-Week Haul</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/3-super-pacs-set-back-cruzs-2016-campaign/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/23/TT-leadart-cruz-02_png_260x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/23/TT-leadart-cruz-02_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Matt McClain, The Washington Post</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Apr 2015 10:38:24 -0500" title="2015-04-08 10:38"> April 8, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/3-super-pacs-set-back-cruzs-2016-campaign/comments/"><span class="value">55</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A quartet of super PACs is coming to the aid of U.S. Sen. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a><span> as he embarks on his 2016 presidential campaign, and they expect to raise a whopping $31 million during their first week. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/08/3-super-pacs-set-back-cruzs-2016-campaign/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://apps.texastribune.org/tedtracker/">TedTracker: Follow Cruz on the Campaign Trail</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://apps.texastribune.org/tedtracker/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/07/tedtracker-leadart_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/07/tedtracker-leadart_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Michael Stravato/Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a>, <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> and <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 8 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-08 06:00"> April 8, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Use the </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://apps.texastribune.org/tedtracker/">TedTracker</a><span> to check the public events — past and future — <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/ted-cruz/">Ted Cruz</a> has announced since making his run for president official.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://apps.texastribune.org/tedtracker/"> <i 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Rick Perry announcing on Jan. 19, 2012, that he's withdrawing from the presidential race."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/APerryOut200headbowedCMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Rick Perry announcing on Jan. 19, 2012, that he's withdrawing from the presidential race." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Rick Perry announcing on Jan. 19, 2012, that he's withdrawing from the presidential race.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 7 Apr 2015 21:41:06 -0500" title="2015-04-07 21:41"> April 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/perrys-pitch-faithful-stresses-second-chances/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Former Gov. Rick Perry, courting faith-based voters in South Carolina, emphasized "second chances" Tuesday as he spoke at a Christian college.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/perrys-pitch-faithful-stresses-second-chances/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/perry-says-dream-act-repeal-state-legislators/">Perry: Repeal of In-State Tuition Law is Up to Legislators</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/perry-says-dream-act-repeal-state-legislators/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/05/Rick_Perry_WaPo_Interview_2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry in a video interview in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 5, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/05/Rick_Perry_WaPo_Interview_2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry in a video interview in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 5, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Washington Post</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry in a video interview in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 5, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 7 Apr 2015 15:26:03 -0500" title="2015-04-07 15:26"> April 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/perry-says-dream-act-repeal-state-legislators/comments/"><span class="value">24</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Former Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> on Tuesday deferred to state lawmakers on whether they want to repeal Texas' in-state tuition law, a measure he signed into law in 2001 and has defended to varying degrees ever since.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/07/perry-says-dream-act-repeal-state-legislators/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/rand-pauls-play-texas/">Rand Paul Keeping an Eye on Texas</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/rand-pauls-play-texas/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/16/7C2A3977_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Rand Paul speaks to supporter after briefly addressing public at the opening of his new office at the downtown Austin, Texas incubator Capital Factory on March 16th, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/16/7C2A3977_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Rand Paul speaks to supporter after briefly addressing public at the opening of his new office at the downtown Austin, Texas incubator Capital Factory on March 16th, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Rand Paul speaks to supporter after briefly addressing public at the opening of his new office at the downtown Austin, Texas incubator Capital Factory on March 16th, 2015</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/abby-livingston/">Abby Livingston</a> and <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 6 Apr 2015 17:45:22 -0500" title="2015-04-06 17:45"> April 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/rand-pauls-play-texas/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is readying his presidential campaign — and his political play for the Lone Star State. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/rand-pauls-play-texas/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/citadel-perry-fuses-foreign-policy-biography/">At Citadel, Perry Fuses Foreign Policy With Biography</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/citadel-perry-fuses-foreign-policy-biography/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/06/IMG_3013_JPG_260x1000_q100.JPG" alt="Former Gov. Rick Perry poses with cadets after delivering a foreign policy speech Monday at The Citadel, South Carolina's military college. The likely 2016 presidential candidate blasted President Barack Obama's foreign policy and offered his own plan to reassert American influence abroad."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/06/IMG_3013_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Former Gov. Rick Perry poses with cadets after delivering a foreign policy speech Monday at The Citadel, South Carolina's military college. The likely 2016 presidential candidate blasted President Barack Obama's foreign policy and offered his own plan to reassert American influence abroad." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Patrick Svitek</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Gov. Rick Perry poses with cadets after delivering a foreign policy speech Monday at The Citadel, South Carolina's military college. The likely 2016 presidential candidate blasted President Barack Obama's foreign policy and offered his own plan to reassert American influence abroad.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 6 Apr 2015 13:51:35 -0500" title="2015-04-06 13:51"> April 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/citadel-perry-fuses-foreign-policy-biography/comments/"><span class="value">66</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Former Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> visited South Carolina's military college on Monday in a bid to show that his military background undergirds his foreign policy. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/06/citadel-perry-fuses-foreign-policy-biography/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/hd-124-special-election-sets-record-low-turnout/">HD-124 Special Election Sets Record for Low Turnout</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/hd-124-special-election-sets-record-low-turnout/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/08/Voting_Machine_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/07/08/Voting_Machine_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 2 Apr 2015 17:43:21 -0500" title="2015-04-02 17:43"> April 2, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/hd-124-special-election-sets-record-low-turnout/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Tuesday's special election to replace former state Rep. José Menéndez appears to have set a record low for voter turnout in races of its kind.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/hd-124-special-election-sets-record-low-turnout/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/3-texas-sites-apply-host-presidential-debate/">3 Texas Sites Apply to Host Presidential Debate</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/3-texas-sites-apply-host-presidential-debate/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/13/TexasAM_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150414075723/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/13/TexasAM_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Stuart Seeger</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 1 Apr 2015 14:37:39 -0500" title="2015-04-01 14:37"> April 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/3-texas-sites-apply-host-presidential-debate/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>The city of McAllen, Houston Community College and Texas A&M University</span> have applied to host a presidential or vice presidential debate in 2016, organizers announced Wednesday. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150414075723/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/01/3-texas-sites-apply-host-presidential-debate/"> <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>Patrick’s Twitter Feed</h1> </header> <a 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