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href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/house-committee-takes-hate-crimes-anti-sodomy-law/">Hate Crimes, Sodomy Law Before House Panel</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 6 May 2015 19:59:45 -0500" title="2015-05-06 19:59"> May 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/house-committee-takes-hate-crimes-anti-sodomy-law/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas lawmakers Wednesday considered extending hate crime protections to transgender people and repealing the state’s anti-sodomy law, which remains on the books even though it's been found unconstitutional.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/house-committee-takes-hate-crimes-anti-sodomy-law/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> <aside class="related"> <header class="smallcaps"> <h2>Related</h2> </header> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/18/opposition-gay-conversion-therapy-grows/">Opposition to Gay Conversion Therapy Grows</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/04/bathroom-bills-pit-transgender-community-against-g/">"Bathroom Bills" Pit Transgender Texans Against GOP</a></li> </ul> </aside> </div> </article> </section> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-8 main_column"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/pot-legalization-bill-headed-house/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/07/Marijuana-Capitol-2_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/07/Marijuana-Capitol-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/pot-legalization-bill-headed-house/">Pot Legalization Bill Clears House Panel</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 6 May 2015 19:11:22 -0500" title="2015-05-06 19:11"> May 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/pot-legalization-bill-headed-house/comments/"><span class="value">55</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>State Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/david-simpson/">David Simpson</a>'s proposal to legalize marijuana in Texas moved closer to a full House after it was approved by a House committee Wednesday evening.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/pot-legalization-bill-headed-house/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/personal-finance-statements-non-elected-officials/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/05/Bidness-FinancialDisclosure-2_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/05/Bidness-FinancialDisclosure-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/personal-finance-statements-non-elected-officials/">A Smorgasbord of Disclosure, Online for the First Time</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 6 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-06 06:00"> May 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/personal-finance-statements-non-elected-officials/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>A state lawmaker is pushing to make all financial disclosure statements filed with the Texas Ethics Commission available online so the public can easily find them. In that spirit, the Tribune presents the disclosures filed by scores of state agency heads, regents and others that you can't get online now.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/personal-finance-statements-non-elected-officials/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media medium"> <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/senate-passes-bill-allow-more-offenders-seal-crimi/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/12/BDA_3468_jpg_231x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, then a state representative, at a committee hearing on May 12, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/12/BDA_3468_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, then a state representative, at a committee hearing on May 12, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, then a state representative, at a committee hearing on May 12, 2014.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/senate-passes-bill-allow-more-offenders-seal-crimi/">Senate OKs Sealing More Criminal Records</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eva-hershaw/">Eva Hershaw</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 5 May 2015 15:04:03 -0500" title="2015-05-05 15:04"> May 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/senate-passes-bill-allow-more-offenders-seal-crimi/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The criminal records of one-time offenders who stay out of trouble would be sealed and hidden from the public under a bill that cleared the Senate Tuesday. Supporters call it a second chance, but critics fear unknowing employers will pay the price. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/senate-passes-bill-allow-more-offenders-seal-crimi/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="show-for-medium-down"> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/pot-legalization-bill-headed-house/">Pot Legalization Bill Clears House Panel</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 6 May 2015 19:11:22 -0500" title="2015-05-06 19:11"> May 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/pot-legalization-bill-headed-house/comments/"><span class="value">55</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/pot-legalization-bill-headed-house/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/07/Marijuana-Capitol-2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/07/Marijuana-Capitol-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>State Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/david-simpson/">David Simpson</a>'s proposal to legalize marijuana in Texas moved closer to a full House after it was approved by a House committee Wednesday evening.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/pot-legalization-bill-headed-house/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/personal-finance-statements-non-elected-officials/">A Smorgasbord of Disclosure, Online for the First Time</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a> and <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 6 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-06 06:00"> May 6, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/personal-finance-statements-non-elected-officials/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/personal-finance-statements-non-elected-officials/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/05/Bidness-FinancialDisclosure-2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/05/Bidness-FinancialDisclosure-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>A state lawmaker is pushing to make all financial disclosure statements filed with the Texas Ethics Commission available online so the public can easily find them. In that spirit, the Tribune presents the disclosures filed by scores of state agency heads, regents and others that you can't get online now.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/06/personal-finance-statements-non-elected-officials/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class=" responsive-secondary"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/senate-passes-bill-allow-more-offenders-seal-crimi/">Senate OKs Sealing More Criminal Records</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eva-hershaw/">Eva Hershaw</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 5 May 2015 15:04:03 -0500" title="2015-05-05 15:04"> May 5, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/senate-passes-bill-allow-more-offenders-seal-crimi/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/senate-passes-bill-allow-more-offenders-seal-crimi/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/12/BDA_3468_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, then a state representative, at a committee hearing on May 12, 2014."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/05/12/BDA_3468_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, then a state representative, at a committee hearing on May 12, 2014." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, then a state representative, at a committee hearing on May 12, 2014.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>The criminal records of one-time offenders who stay out of trouble would be sealed and hidden from the public under a bill that cleared the Senate Tuesday. Supporters call it a second chance, but critics fear unknowing employers will pay the price. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/05/senate-passes-bill-allow-more-offenders-seal-crimi/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 gap hide-for-medium-down left_rail"> <section class="folder"> <div class="tab data"> <hgroup> <h1>Featured Data</h1> <h2> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/perry-executions/">Visualization: Executions on Rick Perry's Watch</a> </h2> <ul class="meta separator short"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-murphy/">Ryan Murphy</a> and Noah Seger </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 2 Sep 2011 05:00:00 -0500" title="2011-09-02 05:00"> Sept. 2, 2011 </time></li></ul> </hgroup> <div class="content"> <div class="media sidebar" <a href="http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/perry-executions/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/103109-terrhaute-gurney-_jpg_300x1000_q100.jpg" alt="This gurney is used to perform executions at Terre Haute by lethal injection."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/103109-terrhaute-gurney-_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="This gurney is used to perform executions at Terre Haute by lethal injection." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">This gurney is used to perform executions at Terre Haute by lethal injection.</div> </div> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/"><span>+</span> More Data</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> <aside class="ad_container sidebar_block"> <div class="sponsor_image_holder"> <div class="ad adunit tablet standard" data-dimensions="300x250" data-adunit="TexasTribune_Content_Home_BTF_LeftRail1_TTRectangle_300x250"> </div> </div> </aside> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/04/abbott-defends-jade-helm-15-decision/">Abbott Defends Decision to Have State Guard Monitor Jade Helm 15</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a> and <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/rocha-alana/">Alana Rocha</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 4 May 2015 12:17:01 -0500" title="2015-05-04 12:17"> May 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/04/abbott-defends-jade-helm-15-decision/comments/"><span class="value">150</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/04/abbott-defends-jade-helm-15-decision/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/04/_BDB2299Abbott_speaks_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott at the annual Texas State Prayer Breakfast on May 4, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/04/_BDB2299Abbott_speaks_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott at the annual Texas State Prayer Breakfast on May 4, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott at the annual Texas State Prayer Breakfast on May 4, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a> defended his decision to have the Texas State Guard monitor a military training exercise known as Jade Helm 15. He <span>said his office is simply looking to serve as a "communication facilitator" between the military and concerned citizens.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/04/abbott-defends-jade-helm-15-decision/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/04/experts-see-grounds-recusal-perry-appeal/">Will He or Won't He? Judge in Perry Case Faces Recusal Questions</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 4 May 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-05-04 06:00"> May 4, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/04/experts-see-grounds-recusal-perry-appeal/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/04/experts-see-grounds-recusal-perry-appeal/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/16/UP9A5791_JPG_150x1000_q100.JPG" alt="Gov. Rick Perry speaks at an Aug. 16, 2014, news conference, the day after a grand jury indicted him on charges related to his veto of public integrity unit funding. "This indictment amounts to nothing more than abuse of power," Perry said."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/08/16/UP9A5791_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="Gov. Rick Perry speaks at an Aug. 16, 2014, news conference, the day after a grand jury indicted him on charges related to his veto of public integrity unit funding. "This indictment amounts to nothing more than abuse of power," Perry said." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Rick Perry speaks at an Aug. 16, 2014, news conference, the day after a grand jury indicted him on charges related to his veto of public integrity unit funding. "This indictment amounts to nothing more than abuse of power," Perry said.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>More than a week after a judge who once worked for <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a> was tapped to hear an appeal in the former governor's indictment, it's still unclear whether he'll see the case through.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/04/experts-see-grounds-recusal-perry-appeal/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/03/abbott-state-officials-probing-senseless-attack/">Abbott: Shooting in Garland Strikes at Heart of First Amendment</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/patrick-svitek/">Patrick Svitek</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 3 May 2015 17:44:10 -0500" title="2015-05-03 17:44"> May 3, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/03/abbott-state-officials-probing-senseless-attack/comments/"><span class="value">98</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/03/abbott-state-officials-probing-senseless-attack/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/04/_BDB2339Abbottpauses_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Gov. Greg Abbott pauses during his remarks to the Texas State Prayer Breakfast in Austin on May 4, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/05/04/_BDB2339Abbottpauses_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Gov. Greg Abbott pauses during his remarks to the Texas State Prayer Breakfast in Austin on May 4, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Gov. Greg Abbott pauses during his remarks to the Texas State Prayer Breakfast in Austin on May 4, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Texas' top elected officials on Monday offered an absolute defense of free speech in the wake of a Garland shooting that left two gunmen dead outside a contest featuring cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. </p> <p><span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/03/abbott-state-officials-probing-senseless-attack/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/amid-investigation-activists-critical-red-light-ca/">The Complicated Politics of Red Light Cameras</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/aman-batheja/">Aman Batheja</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 1 May 2015 20:06:16 -0500" title="2015-05-01 20:06"> May 1, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/amid-investigation-activists-critical-red-light-ca/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/amid-investigation-activists-critical-red-light-ca/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/04/RedLightCamera-2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/12/04/RedLightCamera-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Ben Schumin</cite> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>State Rep. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/jonathan-stickland/">Jonathan Stickland</a>'s ejection from a House Transportation Committee hearing aside, activists devoted to purging Texas of red light cameras say they aren't thrilled with the bills under consideration this session.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/01/amid-investigation-activists-critical-red-light-ca/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 hide-for-medium-down mid_rail"> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/23/senate-oks-bill-creating-statewide-police-body-cam/">Senate Approves Body Camera Legislation</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/eva-hershaw/">Eva Hershaw</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 23 Apr 2015 16:46:01 -0500" title="2015-04-23 16:46"> April 23, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/23/senate-oks-bill-creating-statewide-police-body-cam/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/23/senate-oks-bill-creating-statewide-police-body-cam/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib_Police_MS_2_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Left to right: Officer Mario Martinez, Sergeant R. Richman and officer L. Lyons on duty."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TxTrib_Police_MS_2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Left to right: Officer Mario Martinez, Sergeant R. Richman and officer L. Lyons on duty." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Muliadi Soenaryo</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Left to right: Officer Mario Martinez, Sergeant R. Richman and officer L. Lyons on duty.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Local law enforcement agencies could apply for grants to equip their officers with body cameras and could also come up with guidelines for the equipment under legislation that the Senate approved Thursday.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/23/senate-oks-bill-creating-statewide-police-body-cam/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/bonnen-patrick-playing-games-border-security/">Bonnen: Patrick "Playing Games" With Border Security</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 21 Apr 2015 14:33:55 -0500" title="2015-04-21 14:33"> April 21, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/bonnen-patrick-playing-games-border-security/comments/"><span class="value">12</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/bonnen-patrick-playing-games-border-security/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/HB11Border245finger_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Ways and Means chair State Rep.Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, while debating State Rep. Sylvester Turner on HB11 border security bill March 18, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/HB11Border245finger_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Ways and Means chair State Rep.Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, while debating State Rep. Sylvester Turner on HB11 border security bill March 18, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Ways and Means chair State Rep.Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, while debating State Rep. Sylvester Turner on HB11 border security bill March 18, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>A key member of the Texas House’s Republican leadership blasted Lt. Gov. </span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/dan-patrick/">Dan Patrick</a><span> as a Washington-style politician a day after the Texas Senate passed its version of a sweeping border security bill.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/21/bonnen-patrick-playing-games-border-security/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/senate-sends-its-border-security-package-house/">Senate Sends Border Security Measure to House</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 20 Apr 2015 19:12:16 -0500" title="2015-04-20 19:12"> April 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/senate-sends-its-border-security-package-house/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/senate-sends-its-border-security-package-house/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/7C2A4747_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Sen. Brian Birdwell R-Granbury listens during debate of his campus carry bill SB #11 on March 18th, 2015"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/18/7C2A4747_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Sen. Brian Birdwell R-Granbury listens during debate of his campus carry bill SB #11 on March 18th, 2015" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Sen. Brian Birdwell R-Granbury listens during debate of his campus carry bill SB #11 on March 18th, 2015</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>The Texas Senate on Monday passed its own sweeping border security bill, choosing to send its own version to the House rather than taking up the House’s measure, which the lower chamber passed last month.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/senate-sends-its-border-security-package-house/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/politicians-pick-new-way-get-prosecuted/">Politicians Pick New Way to Get Prosecuted</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/jay-root/">Jay Root</a></li><li><time datetime="Mon, 20 Apr 2015 17:00:18 -0500" title="2015-04-20 17:00"> April 20, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/politicians-pick-new-way-get-prosecuted/comments/"><span class="value">36</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/politicians-pick-new-way-get-prosecuted/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/03/HuffmanKing_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/03/HuffmanKing_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>State politicians, high court judges and top bureaucrats would get public corruption cases against them moved to their home counties under a controversial bill that cleared the Texas House on Monday.<span style="line-height: 1.35;"> </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/20/politicians-pick-new-way-get-prosecuted/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/17/house-approves-canine-training-program-cops/">After Dog Shootings, House Approves Canine Training for Cops</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 17 Apr 2015 09:44:28 -0500" title="2015-04-17 09:44"> April 17, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/17/house-approves-canine-training-program-cops/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/17/house-approves-canine-training-program-cops/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/17/LilyTTcrop_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Lily was shot and killed on May 26, 2012, by a Fort Worth police officer who had never received training to deal with his fear of dogs."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/17/LilyTTcrop_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Lily was shot and killed on May 26, 2012, by a Fort Worth police officer who had never received training to deal with his fear of dogs." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Cindy Boling</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Lily was shot and killed on May 26, 2012, by a Fort Worth police officer who had never received training to deal with his fear of dogs.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Three years after a police officer shot and killed their 5-year-old border collie, Mark and Cindy Boling watched Friday as the Texas House voted </span><span>for a police canine training program they have been calling for since the day the dog died.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/17/house-approves-canine-training-program-cops/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/17/after-misfire-house-takes-another-shot-open-carry/">After Misfire, House Reloads Open Carry Bill</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a> and <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/morgan-smith/">Morgan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Fri, 17 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-17 06:00"> April 17, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/17/after-misfire-house-takes-another-shot-open-carry/comments/"><span class="value">28</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/17/after-misfire-house-takes-another-shot-open-carry/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/14/DSC_8302_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="State Rep. Larry Phillips, R-Sherman, held an impromptu press conference to explain the postponement of his open carry bill after House Democrats raised a point of order on April 14, 2015."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/14/DSC_8302_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Larry Phillips, R-Sherman, held an impromptu press conference to explain the postponement of his open carry bill after House Democrats raised a point of order on April 14, 2015." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Larry Phillips, R-Sherman, held an impromptu press conference to explain the postponement of his open carry bill after House Democrats raised a point of order on April 14, 2015.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span><span>After a bit of a Democratic gamesmanship shot down a major gun debate before it started, a measure that would allow gun owners with a concealed handgun license to carry their weapons openly in public is back on the House schedule Friday.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/17/after-misfire-house-takes-another-shot-open-carry/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-6 show-for-medium-down"> <ul class="mobile_headlines"> <li><a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/04/abbott-defends-jade-helm-15-decision/">Abbott Defends Decision to Have State Guard Monitor Jade Helm 15</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/05/04/experts-see-grounds-recusal-perry-appeal/">Will He or Won't He? 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Sylvester Turner, D-Houston and State Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, D-McAllen."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/28/TurnerAndChuy_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Houston and State Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, D-McAllen." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo illustration by: Marjorie Kamys Cotera</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Houston and State Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, D-McAllen.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Despite appearances, the House and Senate aren't too far apart on border security funding, says the lone border lawmaker on the budget conference committee. 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</header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/28/supreme-court-looms-texas-republicans-strike-back/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/23/_BDB6810CMS_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="During the Defense of Texas Marriage Amendment Rally on Mar. 23, 2015 at the Texas Capitol, a protester raises questions of marriage sanctity noting celebrities who've been married multiple times."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/03/23/_BDB6810CMS_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="During the Defense of Texas Marriage Amendment Rally on Mar. 23, 2015 at the Texas Capitol, a protester raises questions of marriage sanctity noting celebrities who've been married multiple times." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Bob Daemmrich </cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">During the Defense of Texas Marriage Amendment Rally on Mar. 23, 2015 at the Texas Capitol, a protester raises questions of marriage sanctity noting celebrities who've been married multiple times.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>With the U.S. Supreme Court set to hear oral arguments in four same-sex marriage cases on Tuesday, Texas Republicans are already looking for loopholes in hopes of getting around a possible decision that effectively legalizes gay marriage. </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/28/supreme-court-looms-texas-republicans-strike-back/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/28/texas-inmate-asks-supreme-court-execution-stay/">Inmate Set for Execution Seeks Supreme Court Stay</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Tue, 28 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-28 06:00"> April 28, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/28/texas-inmate-asks-supreme-court-execution-stay/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/28/texas-inmate-asks-supreme-court-execution-stay/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/27/Robert_Pruett_Death_Row_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Robert Lynn Pruett, scheduled to be executed Tuesday night in Huntsville for the 1999 murder of a Bee County prison guard."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/27/Robert_Pruett_Death_Row_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Robert Lynn Pruett, scheduled to be executed Tuesday night in Huntsville for the 1999 murder of a Bee County prison guard." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>photo by: Texas Department of Criminal Justice</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Robert Lynn Pruett, scheduled to be executed Tuesday night in Huntsville for the 1999 murder of a Bee County prison guard.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Lawyers for a Texas inmate convicted of capital murder in the 1999 stabbing death of a prison guard have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his Tuesday execution. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/https://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/death_row/dr_info/pruettrobert.html"><span style="line-height: 1.35; color: #000000;"> </span></a></p> <a class="permalink" 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WFAA-TV's </span><em>Inside Texas Politics,</em><span> host Jason Whitely, the </span><em>Fort Worth Star-Telegram</em><span>'s Bud Kennedy and Tribune Executive Editor Ross Ramsey talk about last week's "</span><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/22/legislative-tensions-peak-leadership-breakfast/">breakfast blowup</a>.<span>" </span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/26/inside-texas-politics-breakfast-blowup/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <article class="small "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/26/guardianship-reform-could-offer-new-freedoms/">Guardianship Reform Could Offer New Freedoms</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Sun, 26 Apr 2015 06:00:00 -0500" title="2015-04-26 06:00"> April 26, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/26/guardianship-reform-could-offer-new-freedoms/comments/"><span class="value">6</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media small"> <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/26/guardianship-reform-could-offer-new-freedoms/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/24/DawnCarlton_jpg_150x1000_q100.jpg" alt="Dawn Carlton is pushing for a series of bills this legislative session to change the way court-appointed guardians are used in Texas."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150508044521/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2015/04/24/DawnCarlton_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Dawn Carlton is pushing for a series of bills this legislative session to change the way court-appointed guardians are used in Texas." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>credit: Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Dawn Carlton is pushing for a series of bills this legislative session to change the way court-appointed guardians are used in Texas.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p><span>Dawn Carlton is intellectually disabled, but she says she manages fine on her own. <span>The </span><span>38-year-old woman</span><span> is pushing for a series of bills this legislative session to change the way court-appointed guardians are used in Texas.</span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/04/26/guardianship-reform-could-offer-new-freedoms/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> <ul class="actions simple"> <li> <a href="/web/20150508044521/http://www.texastribune.org/law-and-order/all/" title=""><span>+</span> More News</a> 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