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Prior to that, he was a reporter for Quorum Report, a non-partisan online political newsletter focusing on the ins and outs under the Dome, for more than seven years – covering the waterfront from health and human services and redistricting to pensions and elections. A native of Atlanta, Ga., he started his journalistic career one day after the attacks of Sept. 11 in Lubbock, Texas, where he rotated through a slew of beats at The Avalanche-Journal. He received his undergraduate degree from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., and studied at the University of Georgia's graduate school in journalism. When not at work, he actively attempts to convince himself he is adept at tennis with varying levels of success. And he has adopted the Austin custom of appreciating smoked meats and listening to music in grassy/muddy fields. </p> <ul class="social_links"> <li><a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5a30283f233435363e291a2e3f223b292e2833382f343f7435283d"> <i class="icon-envelope"></i> <span><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fc968e9985929390988fbc8899849d8f888e959e899299d2938e9b">[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/20150508022303/tel:512-716-8656"> <i class="icon-phone"></i> <span>512-716-8656</span> </a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://twitter.com/johnreynoldstt" target="_blank"> <i class="icon-twitter"></i> <span>@johnreynoldstt</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><a class="disabled">…</a></li><li><a href="?page=61#contributions" class="page">61</a></li><li><a href="?page=62#contributions" class="page">62</a></li><li><a href="?page=63#contributions" class="page">63</a></li><li><a href="?page=64#contributions" class="page">64</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/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/brief/">The Brief: A Taxing Conversation Continues at the Legislature</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/24/PropertyTax-DollarSigns_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/24/PropertyTax-DollarSigns_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/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 7 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-07 05:59"> May 7, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/brief/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The Legislature's two chambers are still not on the same page when it comes to figuring out how to extend tax relief. The prognosis on whether they find room to compromise varies as well.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/07/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/water/">New in Trib+Water: Is California Texas' Future?</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/water/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/08/Tribwater_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/08/Tribwater_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 6 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-06 06:00"> May 6, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's edition of the Trib+Water newsletter: California's drought response could foreshadow future action in Texas, a new study raises new concerns about fracking and drinking water </span><span>and an i</span><span>nterview with <span>Antonietta Quigg, an oceanography professor at Texas A&M University at Galveston.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/water/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/brief/">The Brief: Lawmakers Targeted by Group Making Secret Recordings</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/05/7C2A9699_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Empty Texas House seat with paperwork, May 1, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/05/7C2A9699_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Empty Texas House seat with paperwork, May 1, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Empty Texas House seat with paperwork, May 1, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 6 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-06 05:59"> May 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/brief/comments/"><span class="value">20</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>News broke Tuesday afternoon of plans by an activist group to release videos this summer of state lawmakers that purportedly capture "a whole variety of bad behavior" but that lawmakers said was harassment.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/brief/">The Brief: Gloves Come Off in Race for San Antonio Mayor</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/VDP-MV-Split_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Sen. Leticia Van De Putte and state Rep. Mike Villarreal — both Democrats from San Antonio — will face-off in the race to become the city's next mayor."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/11/20/VDP-MV-Split_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Sen. Leticia Van De Putte and state Rep. Mike Villarreal — both Democrats from San Antonio — will face-off in the race to become the city's next mayor." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Sen. Leticia Van De Putte and state Rep. Mike Villarreal — both Democrats from San Antonio — will face-off in the race to become the city's next mayor.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 5 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-05 05:59"> May 5, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Early voting in the San Antonio mayoral election wraps up today ahead of Election Day on Saturday. And the gloves have come off in the increasingly rough-and-tumble election.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/04/brief/">The Brief: In Garland, A Shooting Outside Muhammad Cartoon Contest</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/04/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-SchoolSecurity002_JPG_260x1000_q100.JPG" alt="Austin Police Officer Cory Ehrler monitors the entrance to Ridgetop Elementary School after classes start on the Monday following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. As the 83rd legislative session approaches, Texas lawmakers are considering making firearms more available to teachers and other school personnel."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-SchoolSecurity002_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Austin Police Officer Cory Ehrler monitors the entrance to Ridgetop Elementary School after classes start on the Monday following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. As the 83rd legislative session approaches, Texas lawmakers are considering making firearms more available to teachers and other school personnel." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Tamir Kalifa </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Austin Police Officer Cory Ehrler monitors the entrance to Ridgetop Elementary School after classes start on the Monday following the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. As the 83rd legislative session approaches, Texas lawmakers are considering making firearms more available to teachers and other school personnel.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 4 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-04 05:59"> May 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/04/brief/comments/"><span class="value">31</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Texas officials </span>continue to investigate<span> an incident Sunday night in Garland where two men shot a security guard outside a contest featuring cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. Police returned fire, killing the two men.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/04/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/">New in Texas Weekly: Working a Long Friday Shift</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/13/Trib-Plus-LeadArt-001_1_png_260x1000_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/13/Trib-Plus-LeadArt-001_1_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>credit: Emily Albracht</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 1 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-01 06:00"> May 1, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The House adds a long Friday shift this week, the Senate passes an ethics bill and a fight on tax cuts looms — a</span><span>ll that and more in the latest issue of our </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/https://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/subscribe/">subscriber-only newsletter</a><span> for political insiders ($).</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/texas-weekly/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/brief/">The Brief: More Reaction to Abbott and Jade Helm Controversy</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/7C2A8436_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to reporters at Texas Public Policy Foundation's grand opening of new building on April 21st, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/21/7C2A8436_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to reporters at Texas Public Policy Foundation's grand opening of new building on April 21st, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to reporters at Texas Public Policy Foundation's grand opening of new building on April 21st, 2015</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 1 May 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-05-01 05:59"> May 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/brief/comments/"><span class="value">110</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The decision earlier this week by Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a><span> to get involved in the controversy over a planned military exercise taking place across several Southwestern states continues to draw comment.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/senate-passes-ethics-reform-generation/">Senate Passes Ethics Reform of a Generation?</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/senate-passes-ethics-reform-generation/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Taylor1_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Van Taylor, R-Plano, talks with a member on the House floor on May 16, 2011."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Taylor1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Van Taylor, R-Plano, talks with a member on the House floor on May 16, 2011." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Van Taylor, R-Plano, talks with a member on the House floor on May 16, 2011.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a>, <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Julián Aguilar</a> and <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/matthew-watkins/">Matthew Watkins</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 30 Apr 2015 23:06:00 -0500" title="2015-04-30 23:06"> April 30, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <span class="txweekly-icon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508022303im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/txweekly-summary-icon.png" alt="Texas Weekly" title="Texas Weekly"> </span> <p>Bill author <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/van-taylor/">Van Taylor</a> said SB 19 was one for the history books. Others, including <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/john-whitmire/">John Whitmire</a>, disagreed.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/senate-passes-ethics-reform-generation/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/house-works-weekend/">The House Works a Late Friday Shift</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/house-works-weekend/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/10/IMG_9754_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/02/10/IMG_9754_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a>, <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eva-hershaw/">Eva Hershaw</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 30 Apr 2015 23:04:00 -0500" title="2015-04-30 23:04"> April 30, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <span class="txweekly-icon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508022303im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/txweekly-summary-icon.png" alt="Texas Weekly" title="Texas Weekly"> </span> <p>The workload in the chambers picks up on the budget, contracting reform and taxes.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/house-works-weekend/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/">New in Trib+Edu: STAAR Scores in Texas Hold Steady</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/TribPlus-EDU_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/04/17/TribPlus-EDU_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Jacob Villanueva</cite> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 30 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-30 06:00"> April 30, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's edition of the Trib+Edu newsletter: No change in passing rates since introduction of STAAR test, Obama stresses education as a response to Baltimore unrest </span><span>and an interview with <span>Colleen Reutebuch of the Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk at the University of Texas at Austin.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/https://www.texastribune.org/plus/edu/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/brief/">The Brief: Reaching Out to Hispanic Evangelicals in Houston</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/14/TxTrib-Patrick-001_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Former Florida Governor and potential 2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush visits the Texas Capitol to discuss education initiatives in the Senate chamber. At right is Sen. Dan Patrick."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/03/14/TxTrib-Patrick-001_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Former Florida Governor and potential 2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush visits the Texas Capitol to discuss education initiatives in the Senate chamber. At right is Sen. Dan Patrick." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Former Florida Governor and potential 2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush visits the Texas Capitol to discuss education initiatives in the Senate chamber. At right is Sen. Dan Patrick.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 30 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-30 05:59"> April 30, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/brief/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>A gathering of Hispanic evangelicals in Houston on Wednesday attracted two Republicans eyeing a run for the White House who repeated positions on immigration that have gotten them in hot water with party conservatives.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/30/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/brief/">The Brief: On Border Security, What a Difference A Week Makes</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/01/_BDB0077_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, D-McAllen, speaks his concerns about law enforcement agencies working together on the border surge during a discussion at the Legislative Budget Board meeting on Dec. 1, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/12/01/_BDB0077_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, D-McAllen, speaks his concerns about law enforcement agencies working together on the border surge during a discussion at the Legislative Budget Board meeting on Dec. 1, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, D-McAllen, speaks his concerns about law enforcement agencies working together on the border surge during a discussion at the Legislative Budget Board meeting on Dec. 1, 2014.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 29 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-29 05:59"> April 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/brief/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Gone are accusations of gamesmanship as lawmakers get to work finding common ground <span>on the session's border security bill.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/29/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/health/">New in Trib+Health: Inside the Blue Bell Recall</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/health/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/03/Trib-Plus-Health-leadart002_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/03/Trib-Plus-Health-leadart002_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 28 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-28 06:00"> April 28, 2015 </time></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>In this week's edition of the Trib+Health newsletter: A detailed look at the Blue Bell ice cream recall, a health reporter's cancer diagnosis refocuses the conversation on screenings </span><span>and an interview with <span>John Warner, </span><span>CEO of UT Southwestern University Hospitals.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/plus/health/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/28/brief/">The Brief: Impasse on Tax Cuts Persists on Eve of House Debate</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/28/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/HB11Border375Bonnen2_jpg_260x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Ways and Means chairman Re. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, talks over amendments to HB11 the border security bill debated on Mar. 1, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/HB11Border375Bonnen2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Ways and Means chairman Re. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, talks over amendments to HB11 the border security bill debated on Mar. 1, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Ways and Means chairman Re. Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, talks over amendments to HB11 the border security bill debated on Mar. 1, 2015.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 28 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-28 05:59"> April 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/28/brief/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The House is set to consider its tax relief package today as the impasse between its approach emphasizing a cut to the sales tax rate and the Senate's recipe that relies on a property tax reduction shows no sign of resolution.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/28/brief/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=""> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/27/brief/">The Brief: SMU Earthquake Report Could Cause Well Closures</a></h1> </header> <div class="media story_page"> <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/27/brief/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-004RCC_JPG_260x1000_q100.JPG" alt="Texas Railroad Commission lead engineering technician for districts 1 and 2, Michael Polasek, inspects a salt water disposal injection well at a Heckman Water Resources commercial disposal facility on the LAMZA lease near Highway 80, January 22, 2012."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib-004RCC_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Texas Railroad Commission lead engineering technician for districts 1 and 2, Michael Polasek, inspects a salt water disposal injection well at a Heckman Water Resources commercial disposal facility on the LAMZA lease near Highway 80, January 22, 2012." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Jennifer Whitney</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Texas Railroad Commission lead engineering technician for districts 1 and 2, Michael Polasek, inspects a salt water disposal injection well at a Heckman Water Resources commercial disposal facility on the LAMZA lease near Highway 80, January 22, 2012.</div> </div> <header> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 27 Apr 2015 05:59:00 -0500" title="2015-04-27 05:59"> April 27, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/27/brief/comments/"><span class="value">17</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p><span>There was more fallout late last week from the Southern Methodist University-led research study that linked wastewater injection wells to a swarm of earthquakes near Reno and Azle in late 2013 and early 2014.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/27/brief/"> <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><a class="disabled">…</a></li><li><a href="?page=61#contributions" class="page">61</a></li><li><a href="?page=62#contributions" 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class="meta short separator relative-time"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 16 Apr 2015 23:02:00 -0500" title="2015-04-16 23:02"> April 16, 2015 </time></li></ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/09/inside-intelligence-about-those-dueling-tax-cuts/">Inside Intelligence: About Those Dueling Tax Cuts...</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta short separator relative-time"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/reynolds-john/">John Reynolds</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 9 Apr 2015 23:02:00 -0500" title="2015-04-09 23:02"> April 9, 2015 </time></li></ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="/web/20150508022303/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/02/inside-intelligence-about-those-lege-reform-effort/">Inside Intelligence: About Those Lege Reform Efforts...</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta short 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</dd> <dt> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20150506-paxton-says-he-hasnt-spoken-with-texas-rangers-about-his-securities-law-violations.ece">Paxton says he hasn’t spoken with Texas Rangers ab</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20150506-paxton-says-he-hasnt-spoken-with-texas-rangers-about-his-securities-law-violations.ece">Dallas Morning News</a> </li> <li> <time datetime="Thu, 7 May 2015 00:15:40 -0500" title="2015-05-07 00:15"> May 7, 2015 </time> </li> </ul> </dd> <dt> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508022303/http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20150506-senate-votes-for-interstate-compact-to-enforce-federal-immigration-laws.ece">Senate votes for interstate compact to enforce fed</a> </dt> <dd> <ul class="meta separator relative-time"> <li class="byline"> <a 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